BJP announces first list, Narendra Modi to contest again from Varanasi
Party chief Amit Shah to replace L.K. Advani in Gandhinagar. Rajnath Singh is fielded from Lucknow and Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur.
Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with Chennai college students not a breach of poll code: CEO
Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said local election officials have reported that there was no violation in terms of permission obtained by Stella Maris College for Women to host the interaction on March 13.
Another terror attack on India will be ‘extremely problematic’, U.S. warns Pakistan
White House asks Pakistan to take more “concrete and sustained” actions to rein in terror groups.
Dinakaran office attack case: High Court sentences ‘attack’ Pandi, eight others to life imprisonment
A mob led by ‘attack’ Pandi, allegedly a close aide of then former Union Minister M.K. Alagiri, hurled petrol bombs at the newspaper’s office in Madurai in 2007.
Police probe attacks on four mosques in Birmingham
Counter-terrorism officers are investigating attacks on the mosques in four different areas in the north of the city, West Midlands Police said in a statement.
New Zealand to ban military-style semi-automatics, assault rifles
The decision follows the killing of 50 people in the country's worst mass shooting by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15.
ECI stalls Karnataka farm loan waiver scheme till the end of election process
Decision to stop the scheme for now was based on opinion that unlike other schemes announced in the budget, this scheme entails cash transfer to beneficiaries, “which could sway them weeks before polling”.
One of two civilians held hostage by militants rescued in Jammu and Kashmir
Security forces launched a search operation in the area following information about the presence of militants in the Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, a police spokesman said.
Dhoni opens up on 2013 IPL fixing scandal
The two-time World Cup winning captain broke his silence in a docudrama aptly titled ‘Roar of the Lion’, which focuses on the scandal that rocked Indian cricket and the ensuing fairy tale comeback by Chennai Super Kings following a two-year suspension for its management’s role in spot-fixing.
Prajnesh makes it to Miami Masters main draw
Prajnesh defeated Great Britain’s Clarke 6-4 6-4 in the second qualifying round of the ATP-1000 tennis tournament in Miami to progress to the main draw.
