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"The way the Election Commission is going...it has resulted in political parties facing problems in reaching out to the voters. If I get an opportunity, I will tell the Commission what a 'tamasha' (scenario) it has created," Yadav said addressing a poll meeting in support of the JD-U candidate, Yamshankar Yadav.
Taking a jibe at both the Congress as well as the BJP, he said, "There is no difference in their style of work as both are becoming fat by indulging in corruption."
Lashing out at the Centre for its "failure" in curbing inflation, especially the rising onion prices in the country, Yadav said, "It would be better if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would be called as 'Mahangai' (inflation) Mohan Singh."
Holding the beedi industry responsible for the backwardness of the Bundelkhand region, Yadav said, " As per my knowledge, wherever beedi industry has flourished, that region has remained backward in terms of development."
Criticising the controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, Yadav said that he should be put behind the bars.
Congress today said BJP will be forced to rethink its prime ministerial candidate if snooping allegations against former Gujarat minister Amit Shah were true and demanded a CBI inquiry into the issue.
Shah was today accused of misusing his powers and police machinery for illegal surveillance of a young woman in 2009.
"If these claims are true, it is a very serious allegation and BJP will be forced to rethink their PM candidate," Law Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters.
"BJP accusing us of dirty tricks is expected, but this is what they did with Tehelka and Tarun Tejpal also. Why would a father want his daughter stalked? This issue has to be investigated," the senior Congress leader said.
Magnus Carlsen finally came upto expectations and beat Viswanathan Anand in the fifth game of the World Chess Championships in Chennai.
Playing in white the Norwegian finally edged clear with seven rounds left. The first four games had all ended in a stalemate.
In fact the defending champion had dug himself out of a hole in the fourth game to earn what seemed an inspiring draw. However, instead of carrying forward the advantage he let it slip. It stands at 3-2 after five rounds.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj criticised the Congress today for not considering those spending Rs 32 and Rs 28 per day as poor and remarked that it doesn't know what poverty is.
"Congress doesn't know what poverty is. They don't even consider those earning Rs 32 and Rs 28 per day as poor," Sushma said addressing a poll-rally in Manawar town in Dhar district from where Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Ranjana Baghel is contesting the MP assembly polls.
Praising MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's government, she said that in Madhya Pradesh the state government has framed schemes for people right from their birth until their death.
She specifically highlighted a scheme for women labourers who get one-month maternity leave during which the state government takes care of their welfare.
"We have prevented nearly five cinema halls from showing 'Ram Leela' because of it's controversial content," Bajrang Dal's Indore division convener Sachin Baghel said.
Though the title of the film is 'Ram Leela', it has lot of "obscene" content, like Lord Hanuman dancing, which hurt Hindu sentiments, he said.
The woman was allegedly stalked by the Gujarat police on the instruction of Amit Shah, then minister of state for Home.
The father is likely to say that as a parent of a young girl, he had requested the Gujarat police to "keep watch" over his daughter.
The gravity of the offense, however, will not diminish. The woman is now married and lives in Mumbai and has a business.
Yeddyurappa is a Modi fan, but he is no more part of the BJP, having split a year ago with his party of 40 years, to float his own political outfit, the Karnataka Janata Party, made up largely of BJP rebels. Read more
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24 years of career
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Waheed, who took office after the first democratically elected President, Mohamed Nasheed, resigned under duress in February 2012, had been under pressure from India and western powers to step down after his tenure ended on November 10.
"I want to thank your CEO, Lakshmi Mittal, for investing in America and the Cleveland area," Obama said during his visit to the ArcelorMittal Cleveland Steel Factory in Cleveland, Ohio yesterday.
This year alone, the company has invested USD 70 million resulting in creation of 150 new jobs, Mittal said.
"It's a great honour for all of us at ArcelorMittal Cleveland to welcome President Obama said today. We've been making steel in Cleveland for one hundred years," he said in his welcome address.
Rohit Sharma scored a double ton at Wankhede. Read the live commentary here.
"I imagine a lot of things were factored in," Khurshid told CNN in an interview when asked why the Prime Minister did not attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Colombo.
"We are now into five elections and important elections, the last round of elections before the general elections some time in the middle of next year. We are also handling some very, very critical economic issues including issues which are far-reaching reform issues, some of which will come before the next session of Parliament that's now a few weeks away," Khurshid said, explaining the reasons for Singh's absence at the summit.
Arjun (14), who was part of Mumbai's under-14 squad last year, was on the ground when the cricket legend was batting in his landmark 200th Test and also when he was caught at slips by Darren Sammy off Narsingh Deonarine.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 74 off 118 balls, in what could probably be his last innings for India.
Interestingly, Tendulkar had performed the job of a ball boy at the age of 14 during the India versus Zimbabwe match during the 1987 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium.
"Ten DCPs, 25 ACPs, 100 police inspectors, 250 sub inspectors, 300 assistant sub inspectors and 3,000 head constables and constables, 800 homeguards and 500 civil defence personnel, will be deployed for the rally," Bangalore Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said.
All necessary precautions have been taken in other sensitive areas of the city by police who have arrested some "bad elements" with suspected potential to create problems, he said. "In last 15 days, we have interrogated 1,200 bad elements and warned them," Auradkar added.
"We (RJD-LJP) have been saying that we the secular parties should come together to beat BJP and JD(U) in Bihar ... But I do not know why Congress is dithering," Paswan said. Asked if Congress' tilt towards JD(U) of Nitish Kumar could be the reason, Paswan said "Only they (Congress) can answer this."
She made the best of a bad situation that domestic politics has placed India in at the CHOGM, and her meeting today with veteran Sri Lankan Tamil politician R Sambanthan was evidence that diplomacy may salvage at least a part of what electoral compulsions had sought to entirely destroy. Read
Chaudhary is usually seen with his body painted in the tri-colour, waving the national flag and blowing conch shell during the cricket matches.
The insurance company will offer financial aid to Chaudhary to help him continue with his passion of loving cricket after Tendulkar retires.
Reliance Life said it would have a four year tie-up with Chaudhary to help him secure his future and continue with his passion for the sport.
Sunil Gavaskar 348 mts, 25834 runs (ave 51.46), 100s: 81
Sachin Tendulkar 310 mts, 25396 runs (ave 57.84), 100s: 81
He was once the best in the world; today even the uninformed fan can name half a dozen players who rank higher.
The tawdry, politically-riven governing body of his sport has done him the service of organizing a home series for what is likely to be his last great contest.
His contemporaries, mostly retired now, are respectful (as who wouldn't be, given his extraordinary achievements and the length of his reign at the top) but they are increasingly willing to say that his time is up, that in this new era younger men ought to carry the torch.
Mukul Kesavan on Sachin Tendulkar. Read
Chidambaram was speaking at an event in Mumbai, where he presented Mr Tata with the first CII President's award. Mr Tata is the chairman emeritus of the over $100 billion Tata Group.
"When I walked into the room I realized Mr Tata is as big as Sachin," Chidambaram said, referring to the cricketing legend who is playing his last test match at the city's Wankhede Stadium.
"Men like Ratan don't retire. They just move on to doing different things," said the minister.
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"No business can survive and person can take a decision if every decision is questioned as motivated or malicious," he said, while assuring the bankers that government will protect them for bonafide decisions keeping in view the prevailing facts and circumstances.
"Some of these decisions in retrospect after lapse of few years may turn out to be poor decisions, he said, adding "but if authorities begin to question every decision and attribute a motive and attribute criminal intent and describe it as a crime, I think that would be most dangerous decision that authorities can take. I would strongly advise that is not the approach to adopt".
He said this while addressing Bancon 2013, a conference of the bankers and economists in Mumbai.
"Shehzade, your father, your grandmother, your grandfather put these systems and destroyed them for vested interests."
The Congress has demanded an apology from the BJP leader. "We know Modi himself has no limits of decency, but he should at least think of the dignity of the party which has made him its PM candidate and apologise for the low level remarks," Congress spokesman Meem Afzal said.
Modi tells people that their love for the BJP has brought them here despite the scorching heat. "We won't forget it. We will pay you back by developing this state. Remember, Raman and Lotus. Congress doesn't stand a chance in this state. Congress doesn't have time to spare for Delhi, or the country.
"Desh bechne wale se accha hai chai bechne wala. Is it a crime to be poor? Is it a crime to have poor parents? Is it a crime to sell tea to fill your stomach? What kind of mentality is this?"
Modi takes on the SP, saying that a prime minister who sold tea is better than a PM who sells the country. "The people will decide whether a tea seller can be a PM," he said and added that the Congress is surviving because of the media's benevolence to it.
He said when Lata Mangeshkar praised him the Congress wanted her Bharat Ratna to be taken back. "They are dictators," he says.
"The girl, a student of Class XI of a school in Shalimar Bagh was first raped by her classmate in March. He then blackmailed her into having sexual relations with his friends by threatening to reveal about the incident to others," said a police official.
After months of abuse, the girl finally gathered courage and revealed the incident to her family who later approached police. One of the accused has been arrested, and two others are missing.-- NDTV
"The Little Master is about to go to bat in his final Test match and it is good to celebrate that. And as I must support my team, I have to say I am relieved when he will not be playing!" Cameron said at IIM Calcutta.
He echoed the view on an All India Radio interview: "As a Brit, obviously, a little part of me is relieved that we are not going to see him make all the centuries.' Read more
The mishap took place at around 6.20 am today when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Lakshadeep Mangala Express train was passing through the Ghoti-Igatpuri section, about 35 kms from Nashik.
The Central Railway has set up a helpline number for anxious relatives and kin of the Mangala Express passengers, which derailed near Nashik. Aa medical relief van has already reached Ghoti.
Following the mishap, rail-traffic on the up side was affected, forcing railway authorities to cancel various trains, including Manmad-Kurla-Godavari Express and Manmad-Mumbai Panchavati Express and Manmad-Pune Rajya Rani Express.
"You know, there are going to be ups and downs during the course of my presidency. I think I said early on when I was running, I am not a perfect man and I will not be a perfect president, but I'll wake up every single day working as hard as I can on behalf of Americans out there from every walk of life who are working hard, meeting their responsibilities but sometimes are struggling because the way the system works isn't giving them a fair shot," Obama said.
"And that pledge I haven't broken. That commitment, that promise continues to hold; the promise that I wouldn't be perfect, number one, but also the promise that as long as I've got the honour of having this office, I'm just going to work as hard as I can to make things better for folks," Obama told reporters at a White House news conference.
"The Supreme Court gave conditional bail to Sori and Kodopi on November 12 and we received the order today, after which which we released them," Jagdalpur Jail Superintendent Rajendra Gaikwad told PTI.
According to Bastar Additional Superintendent of Police SR Salaam, the duo were taken to Dantewada where they were given permission to spend 24 hours with their family, after which they will be taken to New Delhi on Friday where they have to report to the police station on a weekly basis.
The bail has been given on the condition that they would not visit Chhattisgarh while their case is being probed,Salaam said.
Without naming Modi, Verma said while the ElectionCommission is looking into the remarks made by the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, "There is a need to save the countryfrom a murderous person."
The Union minister was asked whether Modi's remarks were correct
Modi had, in a November 7 speech at a rally in Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), asked the people if they wanted to vote for a 'khooni panja', an apparent reference to Congress election symbol.
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