Politics

Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi, journalist Swapan Dasgupta and boxer Mary Kom were also nominated as the new Rajya Sabha members.

The saffron party's pet themes like cow protection and a law to stop forced religious conversions also featured in the manifesto.

The Union Minister alleged there were no police personnel present at the polling booth.

Temperatures in many parts of Tamil Nadu in April has been above normal, touching 40 degrees Celsius at several places.

"I am deeply saddened by the death of 'Shaktiman'. It is an extremely unfortunate incident. Horses should no longer be part of our police system," Maneka said.

The poll panel had written a letter to the chief secretary of West Bengal Basudeb Banerjee, asking him to act on the issue.

On April 24, live broadcast of the PM Narendra Modi's speech will be organised by the BJP in most of the villages in Uttar Pradesh.

The Papers are a leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents that provide detailed information about more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by corporate services provider Mossack Fonseca.

After a massive drubbing in Delhi and Bihar, the BJP is trying to gain ground through these polls and the party leadership is campaigning extensively.

Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', said the government ignored every warning and allowed the Pakistani team investigate the Pathankot attacks.

The Mamata administration is now trying to make up for lost time.

"The saga of outsiders coming to Punjab to offer fake sympathies and then going back to betray the state within hours and leave its people bleeding continues," Badal said.

The Congress list includes names of several young leaders with a delicate balancing act to accommodate various factions of the Kerala unit.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy hit out Vice President Hamid Ansari for his remarks on politics and religion. "It is an undignified comment for a Vice President. He should become a force of modernity in Islam. He has absolutely attacked th...