People in 12 states and union territories will vote on Thursday to elect 140 MPs in the second phase of LS elections being contested by big names including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, George Fernandes, Ramvilas Paswan and Sushma Swaraj with their campaigning focussed mostly on the theme who is fit to lead the country.

Election is already on Wednesday in one seat in Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, although polling there is counted as part of round-two of the five-phase elections.

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Tags: George Fernandes, LS elections, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar

Rafiq Qureshi, the father of Slumdog Millionaire starlet Rubina Ali, has been arrested over claims that he tried to sell his daughter for 200,000 pounds.

A complaint from the 36-year-old man’s ex-wife initiated the arrest. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: father Rafiq Qureshi, mother Khurshida, Rubina Ali, Slumdog Millionaire

My Dear Fellow Citizens,

The decisive hour for electing the 15th Lok Sabha is upon us. Today, our nation is confronted by serious challenges of every kind. To successfully meet these challenges the nation needs a strong government and a determined leader. A government that by means of good governance, can ensure security for and rapid development of our country – a promise that has been made and will be delivered by Shri LK Advani.

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Tags: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Shri LK Advani

A ruling Congress party candidate for the Andhra Pradesh assembly in the state’s Anantapur district has been arrested by Karnataka police in connection with an attempt to murder case.

T. Prakash Reddy, who is a candidate from the Rapthadu assembly constituency, was arrested by a police team from Bangalore on Sunday. He was taken to Bangalore, where a court sent him to judicial custody. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, Prakash Reddy

Elections to all of Chhattisgarh’s 11 seats ended Thursday, but trouble within the Congress party in the state has begun after the polls as its election coordinators have accused at least two dozen legislators of deliberately staying away from the campaign.

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Tags: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chhattisgarh, Congress party

Slain Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Ajit Sarkar’s widow Madhavi Sarkar, who is contesting the Lok Sabh polls from Bihar’s Purnia constituency, has asked the Election Commission to provide her adequate security against her husband’s murderer and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Pappu Yadav.

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Tags: Ajit Sarkar, India-Marxist, Madhavi Sarkar, MP Pappu Yadav., Slain Communist Party