In a jolt to the ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh, state party chief and Mandi MP Pratibha Singh on Wednesday announced that she has decided not to contest the Lok Sabha elections as the ground situation was "not favourable" and workers were disheartened.
A total of 4,140 candidates were left in the fray for 288 Maharashtra assembly seats after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Monday, a poll official said.
The Congress on Sunday replaced its candidate for the Jaipur Lok Sabha seat, fielding former Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas after a section of party leaders objected to Sunil Sharma's nomination.
Their lists show that a significant number of contenders are closely related to the current ministers, legislators or MPs, including their sons or daughters, wives and brothers or sisters.
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'Everyone should understand that Laapataa Ladies is not the only best film in India.' 'It is one of the best films out of these 29 entries.'
They said the very sanctity of the Constitutional process was being destroyed through the 'smear campaign' against her.
Former President Pratibha Patil's brother was named by a sessions court as an accused in the 2005 murder of a local Congress leader in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
The petition filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma alleged that Patil was an insolvent relating to the Sant Muktai Sugar Factory.
Non-fiction continues to grow with the most-watched unscripted show, Bigg Boss OTT S3 getting more than half the viewership that Panchayat (S3) got.
In his letter, which is to be submitted to the Election Commision on Monday, the former deputy prime minister points out that people fighting elections are required to disclose their assets.
"We will not support Kalam. He has lost place in my heart," Sena supremo Bal Thackeray said.
President Pratibha Patil, not Prince Charles, will officially declare the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi on Sunday. This is the first time the royal family has been denied the traditional honour, the Daily Mail claimed.
Pratibha Patil may thank Left parties, also, for getting this historical nomination because they rejected Shivraj Patil's name.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao played host at a screening of Laapataa Ladies.
A Bengaluru court on Friday adjourned the hearing in the rape and murder case of a BPO employee in 2005 to September 27. Adjourning the trial for further arguments, 11th Fast Track Court Judge B V Guddali expressed displeasure over the media reports, stating that the verdict would be delivered on Friday, even as the hearing was still on. The accused, Shiva Kumar, was produced before the court. So far, 80 witnesses have been examined in the case.
He said the incident occurred on August 12 at the busstahd and the police were informed about it Saturday evening.
Amid speculation on presidential candidate, the Congress on Tuesday hailed Pranab Mukherjee, whose name has been doing the rounds, as a "praiseworthy personality" but said it was too early to say anything on who would be the successor to Pratibha Patil.
'I am developing a supernatural thriller, a comedy-drama series and several other projects as well.'
"Ajit's brother Shriniwas was asked to maintain dialogue with him....My wife Pratibha and Ajit share a strong bond. Pratibha never gets into political developments, but Ajit's case was related to the family," Pawar said in his book.
Breaking new ground, President Pratibha Patil has decided to declare her assets soon. This is the first time that the president of the country will be making assets public although there is no law that mandates her to do it.
'Not even in my wildest dreams did I think I would write a book one day.'
Aamir Khan turned 59 on March 14, and celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake with the media.
'I have known Pratibhatai since I was five years old. Whatever I have achieved in life is because of her,' says Dr Kochure, a resident of Jalgaon.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi had been carrying on consultations with various political parties and individuals.
'I need to disconnect from the stress, smell the roses, chase the butterflies...'
After taking off in the frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil on Monday once again donned military fatigues to ride a T-90 main battle tank, becoming the first head of the State to do so.
The political crisis arose in Himachal Pradesh during the recently held polling for the Rajya Sabha elections as nine MLAs, including six Congress rebels and three independents, voted in favour of BJP candidate Harsh Mahajan.
'Romance not in a physical manner maybe, but, you know, where you are just sharing dialogues and looking at each other and conversations are happening.'
'I was very keen to make another film and I was dying to say action and cut and get back into creating characters and creating worlds.' 'But I just didn't have a script I was happy with.' 'I was working every day on the writing and I was struggling with that.'
Amid the political crisis in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Thursday left for Delhi to 'meet' the Congress high command.
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'I have been successful in Bollywood and I hope that I will get success in politics as well.'
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The BJP in Himachal has its own problems. But it is not a party that sits around twiddling its thumbs.
Laapataa Ladies is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma.
With the Congress emerging victorious in Himachal Pradesh, state party president Pratibha Singh is considered a key frontrunner for the chief minister's post, closely followed by former party chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and outgoing Congress Legislature Party leader Mukesh Agnihotri.
Deciding on the chief ministerial face who can bind the party going forward is the immediate challenge for the Congress.
Pawar said, "I will meet PM Narendra Modi on July 18. During the meeting, I will take up various issues related to farmers with him. (NCP leader) Praful Patel and I will attend the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting."
Later, Pratibha Singh said she and her son Vikramaditya Singh have received a joint invitation and she is yet to take a call on attending the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya on January 22.
