At the time of ticket distribution, the top BJP leadership preferred the turncoats over its loyal workers.
Pakistan and India should move forward together to resolve their outstanding issues through dialogue as wars offer no solutions, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said days ahead of Foreign Secretary-level talks between the two countries.
Authorities said the water level is expected to go up further and may touch 207.30 metres by Thursday afternoon but insisted that all arrangements have been made to deal with the situation.
Hashim Ansari, who was the first Muslim claimant to the 16th century Babri Masjid 61 years ago, took everybody by surprise on Sunday when he took the first step to draw the final curtain on the Ayodhya issue.
A mob on Thursday pelted stones on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Karvan-e-Aman bus in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, the first such attack on the cross-Line of Control bus service which started in April 2005. "Abdul Aziz Ganai, a resident of Garhi Dupatta in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, received minor injuries in the attack on the bus which was on its way to Uri from Srinagar," Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Mansoor Untoo said.
Almost 70 Pakistani VIPs, including the current and former chief ministers of North West Frontier Province, leaders of political parties, senior police officials and heads of paramilitary forces, are on the hit list of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, it has emerged.
The death toll in the terror attacks on two Ahmedi mosques in Lahore rose to 95 on Saturday. After receiving complete reports of the number of bodies recovered from the two mosques at Model Town and Garhi Shahu that were attacked by heavily armed terrorists on Friday, officials put the death toll at 95. Over 100 people were injured in the attacks in this eastern Pakistani city. The Jamaat-e-Ahamdiyya Pakista, which represents the sect, said the government was 'going soft'.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and several of his ministers and Pradesh Congress Committee chief Phool Chand Mullana figure in the list of 68 Congress candidates for the October 13 assembly polls, which was released by the party on Wednesday. While Hooda will contest from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi seat, Mullana has been re-nominated from Mulana. Randeep Singh Surjewala, a minister, has been shifted to Kaithal from Narwana that has become a reserved seat.
Her body was cremated in the early hours of Wednesday, with her family alleging the local police forced them to conduct the last rites in the dead of the night.
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He further said that time has come to discuss the issue of Ram Temple and should try to find a permanent solution.
In her latest salvo against slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto, Fatima Bhutto has accused her aunt of converting the sombre resting place of the Bhuttos in Sindh province into a revolting "Disney version of Taj Mahal".
The police have arrested one more person in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old MBA student in Noida, while five other accused were remanded to 14-day judicial custody.22-year-old Little, son of Jaibir, was picked up from Garhi Choukandi village on Wednesday afternoon, the police said, adding that four other accused were absconding.The police have till now arrested six persons in connection with the shocking incident.
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Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari offered prayers on Thursday at the grave of his slain wife and former premier Benazir Bhutto in Sindh, his first such visit since taking over the highest Constitutional post.
Sharif, who had described the killing as the most tragic event in the history of Pakistan, had earlier planned to travel to Larkana in Sindh province to join the funeral at Bhutto's ancestral graveyard in Garhi Khuda Buksh. But when Sharif spoke to Bhutto's husband today morning on the phone, Zardari advised the Pakistan Muslim League-N chief not to travel to Larkana in view of security concerns. PPP workers have already staged violent protests in Larkana.
The Delhi government also advised all private schools to remain closed on November 9 as a precautionary measure in view of the verdict.
Camps continue to be run despite the government's denial.
A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being abducted from her home by an unknown person in Dharuhera area, police said on Tuesday.
'This Sunday holds special significance for us, as we woke up to a new and transformed Sunday, with a feeling of relief that the lingering issue of Ayodhya dispute has been resolved once and for all'
The final figure of polling could increase and it will be available on Tuesday, officials said.
Iqbal Ansari, one of the main plaintiffs who fought for the right of the community over the disputed land, says Muslims in Ayodhya won't be satisfied if the Sunni Waqf Board accepts the five acres in Dhannipur.
The polls have come at a time when opposition parties in Haryana are in a disarray.
From Lord Ram's birthplace to where Sita was held captive by Ravana, this trip will be full of mythical stories.
Days after he vowed that Pakistan will take back entire Kashmir, the country's 'Gen Next' politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying Pakistan can retaliate "unlike his victims from Gujarat".
Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stayed away from the country as his mother and former premier Benazir's death anniversary was observed on Saturday across the country, giving credence to reports that he is having serious differences with his father Asif Ali Zardari.
Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistan army fired at six Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from Indian troops.
Pakistani army violated the ceasefire again on Monday by shelling forward posts and civilian areas along the Lien of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing retaliation from the Indian side.
The top cop of the state said despite the verdict coming out last week every district is on a "high state of preparedness" and no untoward incident has been reported so far.
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'The common Muslim of this country is not in favour of a review petition because he or she does not want that matters which have been settled are again raised and the community gets caught up in such things'
'Ayodhya will once again become Ram's city.'
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh virtually ruled out any enactment of law for building the much debated Ram temple in Ayodhya on Sunday.
A jawan of the Border Security Force was injured when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire again, resorting to unprovoked and heavy firing and rocket attacks on three Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian troops to retaliate effectively.
Thackeray recalled former prime minister Vajpayee as saying, Ab Hindu maat nahi khayega (Hindus will not be defeated now), and added, "Hindus will not sit silent."
The Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance looked set to return to power in Maharashtra while Haryana could be a cliffhanger with no clear majority for the BJP or the Congress, Election Commission trends indicated.
'Whether Lord Ram is a historical person is not the subject before the court.' 'The court was asking every time if can anyone show the exact birthplace of Lord Ram on the basis of documents.' 'I have shown that on the basis of documents. And these documents are not (based) on my beliefs.'
An analysis of the results in Haryana reveals that caste-based voting is anything but dead. It could even help the Bharatiya Janata Party win a second successive term in the state in the forthcoming assembly polls, reports Nitin Kumar.
'The signals were clear. December 6 would not witness another show of "Hindu" strength staged periodically in Ayodhya. Something grave was afoot.' Radhika Ramaseshan's personal recollection of the events of December 6, 1992.
Hashim Ansari's son says the long-drawn court battle had left his father disillusioned.
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