New Delhi, Mar 24 : Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Tuesday announced that his party would not field any candidate against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh.

"We will not field any candidate against the BJP president Rajnath Singh in Ghaziabad," Amar Singh told reporters here.

Singh, however, said that his party would help the secular candidate from the constituency to defeat the BJP president.

Jaipur, Mar 24 : In anticipation of the much awaited annual Gangaur festival, shops in Jaipur have starting stocking the idols of Hindu God Shiva and her consort Gauri.

Gangaur festival is one of the most important festivals in Rajasthan and is observed throughout the state with great fervour and devotion by womenfolk who worship the idols of Gauri for the welfare of their life partners.

New Delhi, Mar 24 : Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh will get a chance to act as the Home Minister in the forthcoming Bollywood film ''Charge Sheet'', which is to be directed by Dev Anand.

"It''s my privilege that Dev Saab asked me for this favour and I simply agreed to it. Till date, I haven''t become any Minister and I never wanted to become one. In fact, I never thought of becoming the Home Minister. So no matter whether it''s just in the film, " said Amar Singh.

New Delhi - India's ruling Congress party released its election manifesto on Tuesday saying eradicating terrorism, protecting farmers and maintaining economic growth in the face of the global economic crisis will be its priorities.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi unveiled the party's policies in national capital New Delhi, ahead of the April 16 to May 13 elections.

Shillong, Mar 24 : The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Purno Sangma has postponed his proposed hunger strike against President's rule in Meghalaya.

Sangma withdrew his proposed hunger strike, which he wanted to undertake from Tuesday.

The East Khasi Hills District Administration had imposed Section 144 in the district in view of a protest march proposed by some political party and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to protest against the President's rule in state.

New Delhi, mar. 24 : The 21st Century is the century of a "resurgent India and a vibrant and self-confident Africa," said Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anand Sharma, adding that it was time for India and Africa to step up their partnership to a new level, especially in the fields of capacity building and skills development.