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Satpal Maharaj quits Congress, joins BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand, Satpal Maharaj, quit the party on Friday and joined BJP, with less than a month to go for the general elections. Maharaj, who represents the Pauri Garhwal constituency in the Lok Sabha, had last week announced that he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls. He cited the neglect of party workers as the reason behind his decision to quit the Congress.

Mar 21, 2014

At least eight civilians killed in Kabul hotel attack: govt

At least eight civilians including children and foreigners are killed in a Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, says Afghanistan's interior ministry. Duration: 00:40

Mar 21, 2014

Shiv Sena denies fielding candidates against Modi, Rajnath

Mumbai, Mar 21 (ANI): Clarifying his earlier stand on Shiv Sena contesting against BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said that Shiv Sena will fight on 20 UP seats, but it's wrong that they will contest against Modi and Rajnath.

Mar 21, 2014

Trouble for BJP: Jaswant Singh miffed over ticket distribution, politicos react

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Jaswant Singh, a sitting Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling, wants to contest the polls from Barmer in Rajasthan. However, the BJP is keen on fielding Jat leader Colonel (retired) Sonaram, who quit the Congress to join BJP earlier this month, from Barmer. According to reports Jaswant, who is adamant on contesting from Barmer, will file his nomination on March 24 as an independent candidate if the BJP fails to give him a ticket from here. Reacting on this, SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that BJP is contesting for power and not the nation. Further, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that BJP is trying to attract businessmen and corrupt people into politics and that the party has got deviated from the path of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the party will take a decision soon.

Mar 21, 2014

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Missing Malaysia Plane MH370: Search Continues in Turbulent Deep Ocean; What is 'Roaring Forties'?

The efforts to locate the possible debris of MH370 are taking place over an expanse of deep sea so turbulent and treacherous, which is known to sailors as the "Roaring Forties."

Mar 21, 2014

Greatly honoured that Congress gave me opportunity to contest from Sivaganga: Karti Chidambaram

Chennai, Mar 21 (ANI): Karti Chidambaram, son of finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that he is greatly honoured that Congress gave him the opportunity to contest from Sivaganga. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has opted out of the Lok Sabha election with the party on Thursday night nominating his son Karthi from his constituency Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu

Mar 21, 2014

Chidambaram running away from contesting, responsible for India's gloomy economy: BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has opted out of the Lok Sabha election with the party on Thursday night nominating his son Karthi from his constituency Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman said that after bring the shining economy of India to the gloom, Chidambaram is running from contesting elections. She added that the move is symbolic of the mindset of all senior Congress leaders.

Mar 21, 2014

Coalgate: CBI to record statement of key PM aide

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): In Coalgate probe, CBI is likely to examine as a witness T K A Nair, advisor to PM, in connection with alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks. Speaking on the same NCP leader Tariq Anwar on Friday said that CBI wants to go to the depth of the matter.

Mar 21, 2014

Nandan Nilekani faces flak from BJP after declaring assets

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): The BJP on Friday took a jibe at the Congress and its candidate from Bangalore South, Nandan Nilekani saying that the man appointed by the party to plan schemes to wipe out poverty in the country has himself declared that he and his wife have assets worth Rs. 7,700 crore. Nilekani, in an official statement said that they have assets worth Rs 7,700 crore on account of the success of Infosys, which they were involved with from its founding stages in early 1980s.

Mar 21, 2014

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Iowa Man Died for 15 Minutes, Saved by Fire Chief

A night in a dancing pub turned out to be a lifesaving event when Done Roese, a resident of Iowa collapsed while dancing at Neil Diamond's classic "Sweet Caroline."

Mar 21, 2014

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Mar 21, 2014

CPI (M) releases its election manifesto in New Delhi

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Prakash Karat released the election manifesto in New Delhi, as CPI (M) gears up for the upcoming mammoth general elections. Karat said that the manifesto calls for people of the country to work towards forming a secular and democratic alternative against the Congress party. The left leader also appealed the nation to stand united against the communal forces such as the ideology of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that allegedly disintegrate the world's largest democracy.

Mar 21, 2014

Captain Amarinder Singh open to contest elections for Congress

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh has stated that he is open to fight the elections if asked to do so by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It has being speculated that the Congress will field Punjab's former chief to contest against BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who is contesting from Amritsar. Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed said that the decision to field Amarinder Singh was under consideration.

Mar 21, 2014

Australia resumes remote ocean search for plane debris

Australia resumes the search for possible wreckage from a missing Malaysian jetliner in a remote, stretch of the Indian Ocean, hoping for better weather as spotters seek to identify the objects shown on grainy satellite images. Duration: 00:44

Mar 21, 2014

Police destroy Maoist camp, seize arms and ammunitions in Odisha

Gajapati, March 21 (ANI): Following tip offs from rebels under police custody, the police in Gajapati district of Odisha destroyed a Maoist camp and seized a huge cache of arms, ammunitions and explosives. The police initiated a raid in Maoist hideouts in the forests of Salimagochha and Therubadi in Gajapati district after receiving primary information from three female Maoists under custody, Nikita, Anita and Susan who were arrested from a camp on February 28. Police seized three rifles, a tiffin bomb, two magazines and more than 160 rounds of live cartridges.

Mar 21, 2014