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Kejriwal files complaint with EC over discrepancies in EVMs

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday filed complaint with the Election Commission over discrepancies in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). He said that people are worried about the problems with the EVMs and that the party has sought help from the EC over the same. Kejriwal said that many times it happens like voters cast their vote to a particular party and the vote gets registered with another party. He appealed the voters to take pay attention on such incidents and ask the guards to address their grievances. Jan 31, 2015
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BJP files complaint with EC against 'sexist remarks' by Kumar Vishwas

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): BJP leadership on Saturday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against 'sexist remarks' by AAP leader Kumar Vishwas. Vishwas at a political rally for upcoming Delhi polls, said that BJP has two issues with AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal. He had said that the BJP has two problems with Kejriwal; first with his muffler and second with his coughing, and 'as if they have to sleep with Kejriwal in his bedroom'. Earlier, Kiran Bedi had lodged a police complaint against Kumar Vishwas for making objectionable comments against her party. Jan 31, 2015
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FIR filed against AAP candidate Pramila Tokas on derogatory remarks against schedule caste woman

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): AAP candidate Pramila Tokas along with her husband Dheeraj Tokas has been accused in an FIR of assaulting a scheduled caste woman. The complainant said that she was threatened and abused by the Pramila Tokas and few others. She further said that some AAP party workers also took all her documents. BJP leader Anil Sharma said that it is a saddening to know that AAP has given ticket to a criminal. He added that AAP has been making false promises especially related to issue of women security. Jan 31, 2015
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It's official! Men take twice as many selfies as women

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): A new research has recently shown that men take twice more selfies and share them online as compared to women. A leading smartphone company surveyed 2,000 Britishers and found that a quarter of men shares selfies to make their ex or current partner jealous, a leading daily reported. The researchers found that men post an average of three self portraits each week as compared to women who post 1.6 pictures. Men even confessed that they do so to make themselves appear more desirable. According to the researchers the selfie trend exploded in 2014 and showed no signs of slowing down, instead of that with all the social sites and dating apps having the best possible photos was an important part. Jan 31, 2015
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Bollywood rekindles its romance with Kashmir valleys

Srinagar, Jan 31 (ANI): India's thriving film industry, Bollywood, is once again flocking to its favourite shooting locales in Jammu and Kashmir to shoot for films. The valley was a favourite with Bollywood directors for over three decades till 1980s until the situation turned adverse in 1989 with the onset of militancy and Bollywood had to look for other locations to shoot as the security issues did not permit filming in the valley. Prior to the peace in the valley being disturbed iconic films like 'Silsila', 'Karma', 'Aarzoo', 'Mangal Pandey', 'Betaab' and many others were shot here. Bollywood Director Sharique Minhaj said that Bollywood was not able to do justice to its relation with Kashmir. However, now there is a visible change in this perception and Bollywood is going back to highlighting the picturesque beauty of Kashmir. The presence of films crew in the state is also likely to give tourism a fillip. Jan 31, 2015
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J and K governor NN Vohra meets PM Narendra Modi

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): JandK Governor NN Vohra on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. It is expected that an in-principle nod for a flood relief package for the state would be given after the meet. Earlier on Friday, Vohra also briefed about the financial problems in the state to Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and sought immediate central assistance for providing relief to people who had been affected by September's worst-ever flood. Jan 31, 2015
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PM congratulates scientists for successful Agni-V test-firing

Odisha, Jan 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated scientists for the successful test-firing of India's longest range ballistic missile Agni-V. "Successful test-firing of Agni V from a canister makes the missile a prized asset for our forces. I salute our scientists for their efforts," the Prime Minister tweeted. Agni-V was successfully test-fired on Saturday from a canister on the Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), this is the missile's third launch. However, it is the first from a canister, a method that allows the missile to be fired even from roads. The missile can carry a 1.1-tonne nuclear warhead over 5,000 km. Jan 31, 2015
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Padma Lakshmi jokes about having 'penis' in her bikini bottoms

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Padma Lakshmi sure is funny! The beauty shared a stunning snap of herself running on the beach, where it looked like she had a "penis" in her bikini bottoms, but she made people knew that she knew the joke. She captioned the image "My friend claims it looks like I have a penis in this pic. One guess to whether he's gay or not... #onhismind #tbt," a leading magazine reported. But even it did look a bit odd, the Top Chef host's fans didn't seem to mind and responded to her post saying that "Who cares?! You're freakin hot!!!!" while another wrote, "@padmalakshmi YOU are a goddess!!! Penis or not lol Love it." Jan 31, 2015
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Politicos play blame game over Jayanti Natarajan's allegations

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Politicos from various parties continued to play blame game over former Union minister Jayanthi Natarajan's allegations. In a major embarrassment for the Congress party Natarajan, who was sacked as Environment minister three months ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, blasted the leadership of Rahul Gandhi in a letter sent to party Chief Sonia Gandhi. The minister on Friday quit the party days ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls. Natarajan alleges the interference by Rahul Gandhi resulted in her being made the scapegoat for the then government's failed attempts to revive the inert economy. Jan 31, 2015
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Delhi police has created capacity to give training to women: BS Bassi

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Saturday said that the Delhi police have created the capacity to provide self defence training to women. He added that the aim of the Delhi Police is to provide training to one lakh girl child for self defence. He further stated that if women have the training of self defence, then women will be able to defend themselves in time of crisis. Jan 31, 2015
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Politicos react even as Northern Railways say 'chai pe charcha' cups on board Shatabdi Express was m

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Political leaders on Saturday react even as Northern Railway CPRO Neeraj Sharma said that the 'chai pe charcha' cups on board Shatabdi Express with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on them, was a mistake. He said that the Railways is enquiring on the issue and that the cups got mixed up with the other stock unknowingly. BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said that the cups may have been brought by BJP fans and that the Railway department is not involved in the same. Meanwhile, congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that if this is true, its shameful and insulting to an independent institution of the nation. Jan 31, 2015

Politicos react on recovery of over 5000 liquor bottles from AAP candidate's residence in EC raid

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Political leaders on Saturday reacted as Election Commission officials recovered over 5000 liquor bottles from residence of AAP Candidate Naresh Balyan in a raid. BJP leader Ashwani Upadhyay said that the real face of AAP is coming out. Party leader GVL Narasimha Rao said that AAP represents everything which is wrong in politics. He said that if AAP has any moral left in them, they should apologise and also expel the leader accused. Congress leader JP Aggarwal said that the Election Commission should take strict action against the AAP. Meanwhile, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that the whole incident is a political conspiracy and that no such raid has been done. Jan 31, 2015
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