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TMC, BJP workers clash in Varanasi after Mamata's 'donkey' remark

This comes a day after the TMC chief Mamata Banerjee called BJP's PM nominee Narendra Modi a 'donkey' during a public meet in Kolkata.



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States with highest percentage of crorepati candidates have none with criminal records

North East states have the largest percentage of crorepati candidates and are the same states that have no candidates with criminal records.



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LS elections: Repolling ordered in three polling stations in Nagaland

In Akhakhu polling station out of 719 voters, 709 cast their votes while in Naltoqa out of 1008 voters, 997 had exercised their franchise on April 9.



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Not scared of anyone, sad that a party should protest against us: EC

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) had a stern message for the Bharatiya Janata Party today. "We appeal to senior leaders of parties to display greater maturity when referring to the EC," CEC VS Sampath said at a press conference, called shortly after the BJP held a massive protest in Varanasi over the cancellation by the district authorities of a rally by Narendra Modi.



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After the poll setback, Raj sends flowers to Uddhav

In a cordial gesture, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday sent a bouquet to his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray to congratulate him for the astounding success of Shiv Sena in the Lok Sabha elections.



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Prohibitory orders imposed around EC office in view of BJP protest

Section 144 of the CrPC restricting gathering of people was imposed as BJP activists were stopped around the nearby All India Radio building and prevented from going towards the Commission.



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Narendra Modi will lose Varanasi, BJP protest drama: Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit out at Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, saying that he was politicising the 'Ganga aarti' (worship of river Ganga). "We do not need permission for aarti at the Ganga. I had also gone for the aarti. I did not have to take any permission," he said. "If you are taking permission to perform Ganga aarti from the Election Commission (EC), then you are politicising the issue," he told CNN-IBN in an exclusive interview.



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BJP's protest against EC in Varanasi a mere 'drama', says Mayawati

The BJP has been holding massive protests in Varanasi against the Election Commission and Returning Officer for denying Narendra Mod the permission to hold a rally at a venue of his choice in Varanasi.



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BJP lodges complaint against Varanasi DM after Modi rally cancelled

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) over the denial of permission for Narendra Modi's rally in Varanasi. A delegation of senior BJP leaders met EC officials in New Delhi and lodged a complaint against the Returning Officer who barred Modi from holding a rally in Beniabagh.



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Will miss working with you on day-to-day basis: Obama to Manmohan Singh

US President Barack Obama on Saturday called up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon after he demitted office and said he was one of the few public leaders whom he "admired" and that he would "miss" working with him on "day-to-day basis."



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