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Maneka Gandhi launches trailer of Akshay's film 'It's Entertainment'

Mumbai, May 20 (ANI): BJP leader and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi was in the showbiz capital Mumbai to launch the trailer of Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie 'Its Entertainment'. Speaking on the occasion Maneka said that it's important to treat animals in a responsible way during the shooting of films. While Khiladi Kumar on the other hand thanked Maneka for coming all the way from Delhi for the launch. The film, which revolves around a dog, called Entertainment, will hit the theaters on August 8. May 20, 2014
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Narendra Modi elected as BJP parliamentary party leader

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Tuesday proposed the name of Narendra Modi for leader of BJP parliamentary party, paving the way for him to be the Prime Minister. Murli Manohar Joshi, Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari seconded the name of Modi as the leader of the parliamentary party. Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Karia Munda, Gopinath Munde, Ravishankar Prasad, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also seconded Advani's proposal. Rajnath Singh declared Modi elected as BJP parliamentary party leader. Newly elected BJP MPs gave standing ovation to Modi. May 20, 2014
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Newly elected MPs of BJP to meet today to formally elect Modi as its leader

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): The BJP Parliamentary Party is holding a meet in New Delhi today to formally elect BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as its leader. Parliament House is all decked up to welcome the new MPs, especially Narendra Modi. Modi will be elected by BJP's 282 MPs as the Parliamentary Party leader at a meeting in the central hall of Parliament. Party patriarch LK Advani will propose his name as the new leader of the Parliamentary Party. Later, the NDA MPs will also elect him as the leader of NDA parliamentary coalition. After Modi's election as the Parliamentary Party leader, the BJP-led NDA will stake claim to form a new government at the Centre. May 20, 2014
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Thailand's military declare martial law

Thailand's army declares martial law after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in the capital but insisting the move is "not a coup" (Duration 01:05) May 20, 2014
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Nitish Kumar names Jitan Ram Manjhi as Bihar new CM, Politicos react

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Political leaders react after Nitish Kumar named Dalit leader Jitan Ram Manjhi as the new chief minister of Bihar following his resignation. RJD Spokesperson Manoj Jha said that judgement should be passed on Manjhi after he has taken the oath and worked for the state. He said that its not fair enough to critise him before looking at his works. Further, BJP leader Sushil Kumar said that any such decision or bringing Manjhi to power won’t affect Bihar and the state’s politics. May 20, 2014
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Thailand's military declare martial law

Thailand's army declares martial law after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in the capital but insisting the move is "not a coup" (Duration 01:05) May 20, 2014
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At least 17 killed in JandK road accident

Jammu, May 20 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a bus going to the Kashmir valley fell into a deep gorge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district of Jammu on Tuesday. According to a senior official, the bus was carrying passengers from Jammu to Srinagar and fell into a deep gorge after it went out of the driver's control at Digdol in Ramban district. Helicopters have been rushed to the spot to evacuate the injured to hospital. Most of the passengers in the bus were youths coming to the Valley from Poonch and Rajouri districts for a recruitment rally. May 20, 2014
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Lokayukta raids Joint Director RC Kuril's residence

Bhopal, May 20 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday raided the residence of Bhopal Joint Director of Industries RC Kuril and unearthed illicit assets in Bhopal city of Madhya Pradesh. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, anti-corruption team (Lokayukta), Vinod Sharma talked about all that has been unearthed. Sharma also stated that Kuril owns seven houses three of which are in Jabalpur and four are in Bhopal. Kuril's bank lockers will also be looked into by the team. A complaint had been registered against Kuril for having disproportionate assets following which his house was raided. May 20, 2014
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Manmohan Singh takes responsibility of Congress's failure on government front

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): As Sonia and Rahul Gandhi offered to step down from the their posts in Congress party, PM Manmohan Singh took responsibility of party's failure on government front where he said it could not control the rising inflation and corruption leading to landslide victory of Narendra Modi. Congress leader Janardan Dwivedi addressed a news conference in New Delhi soon after the Congress working committee meeting was over. He said both Congress chief and vice president offered to quit but the members of the committee refused to accept their resignation and said it was not a solution. Singh who was present in the meeting said his government failed to control the inflation and other problems like rising corruption which dented the image of the party and therefore he was responsible for any failures on the government front. Congress leaders adopted a resolution authorizing Sonia to take steps to revamp the party. May 20, 2014
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