Gurdaspur (Punjab), Apr 28 : Ahead of the last three phases of general elections, the nominees of various parties are trying to woo the voters with every possible trick up their sleeves.

For instance, the actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna and a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Gurdaspur in Punjab campaigned in a train.

The veteran actor has been elected thrice from the Gurdaspur constituency as BJP''s nominee.

Khanna said that he canvassed for votes by travelling in a train since he was keen to learn about the grievances of the commuters.

London, April 27 : Supporters of the Sri Lankan Tamils right to self-determination have described Sonia Gandhi, the wife of former Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, as a terrorist out to finish the community as retribution for her husband's assassination allegedly by the LTTE in May 1991.

Washington - Police arrested five members of the US Congress on Monday during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy against the conflict in Darfur. Democratic representatives Jim McGovern, John Lewis, Donna Edwards, Keith Ellison and Lynn Woolsey were taken into custody for crossing into an area cordoned off by police, Chris Shields, a spokesman for Woolsey, said.

Police warned the lawmakers several times to not cross the yellow-taped line outside the embassy , Shields said. They were charged with misdemeanor trespassing after surrendering peacefully to the police, he said.

Johannesburg - Several supporters of the South Africa's ruling ANC were shot and one person died in apparently politically motivated violence five days after the country's peaceful parliamentary elections. In addition to the fatality, seven persons were reported in serious condition in the province of KwaZulu-Natal after being ambushed near the city of Pietermaritzburg.

Rae Bareli, Apr 27: Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, on Monday hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, saying people vote for her family members not due to Gandhi surname but due to the work done by them.

“Many people ask me why do our family members keep on winning from these seats. Some argue we are Gandhis that’s why we win, but this is not true. Whether the name Gandhi is with us or not you would not have promoted us had we not worked,” Priyanka said at an election rally here.

Highlighting the escalating economic importance of India in the world scenario, the Indian government has sought an increase in its International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota share, saying that it would put in nearly $10 billion to enhance the Fund's resources, corresponding to its existing share.