Mumbai, Apr. 6 : Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh has claimed that an associate of underworld don Chhota Rajan has given him a threatening call, and asked him to stay away from his party colleague Abu Asim Azmi.

"I have informed Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, home minister Jayant Patil and also the National Security Advisor about the threat," Singh told reporters in Mumbai.

Singh demanded security for himself, Azmi, Jaya Bachchan and actor Sanjay Dutt.

Shirdi (Maharashtra), Apr 5 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday visited Sai Baba temple at Shirdi in Maharashtra.

Advani offered prayers at the temple for the party’s victory in upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP leader said his party has always been a crusader for the overall development of the country.

Pune, Apr 4 : Grape growers in Maharashtra are loosing their business due to wineries canceling their contracts as a consequence of declining demand for Indian wines.

In 58 wineries of Maharashtra, the wine produced last year is still lying unsold. As a result, the wineries have reduced production. The farmers are unable to even get Rs. 24-30 per kg for grapes, which they were getting earlier.

Mumbai, Apr 2 : The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex on Thursday regained 10,000 mark and surged by 512.51 points to 10414.50.

The 30-share index touched a high of 10432.31 and low of 10107.25.

The National Stock Exchange's Nifty also rose by 160.80 points to 3221.15 points.

The broader index hit a high of 3227.15 and low of 3061.05.

BSE Midcap Index was up 4.32 per cent and the BSE Smallcap Index rose 3.50 percent.

Mumbai, April 1 : A day after stating that she was not in a position to defend Amir Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist in the November 26 terror strikes, Anjali Waghmare on Wednesday agreed to fight the case.

Confirming her decision to Justice Tahiliani, who will preside over Kasab''s trial, Waghmare said, "I will continue as Kasab''s lawyer and will represent him in trial."

Justifying her decision to defend Kasab, Waghmare said, "I am an Indian citizen and I have taken Kasab''s case in the country''s interest."

Mumbai, Apr 1 : Continuing to criticise the authorities for taking stringent action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, who has been accused of making communal remarks, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday said that that the imprisonment of Gandhi was a warning to Hindus and an attempt to gather Muslim vote bank.