India

Uma Bharti to campaign for Advani

Uma Bharti to campaign for AdvaniNew Delhi, Mar 18 : Declaring her absolute support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the coming elections, Bharatiya Janashakti Party leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said she would campaign for the BJP''s prime ministerial candidate, L K Advani, in the interest of the country.

Addressing a press conference here, Bharti said it would be her good fortune if she could help Advani achieve even a single vote.

BJP maintains ‘Shotgun’ Sinha’s “honor and dignity”

Shatrughan SinhaNew Delhi, Mar. 18 : Expressing his gratitude towards the BJP for giving him the Patna Sahib seat, actor turned politician Shatrughan Sinha said his party had maintained his "honour and dignity".

Sinha described Bihar as both his "weakness and strength" and added that he was grateful to the BJP leadership for fulfilling his wish to fight from Patna Sahib.

"Patna Sahib was my first choice, second choice and the last choice as I remained Rajya Sabha MP two times from this very seat," Sinha told reporters in New Delhi.

Congress-JMM reach a consensus on seat-sharing in Jharkhand, leave two seats for RJD

Congress-JMM reach a consensus on seat-sharing in Jharkhand, leave two seats for RJDNew Delhi, Mar 17 : United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) arrived at a seat-sharing formula for 14 seats in Jharkhand on Wednesday, leaving only two seats for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

The two parties met in New Delhi and came to a conclusion that the Congress and JMM would contest from seven and five constituencies respectively.

Demand for honey leaf picks up due to its anti diabetes properties

Demand for honey leaf picks up due to its anti diabetes propertiesVaranasi, Mar 18 : Stevia or honey leaf, known for its antidote properties against diabetes, is becoming popular as a cure for the disease in Varanasi.

Also known by the names of sweet leaf or sugar leaf, these leaves provide cure in many health disorders.

Rihanna ashamed of making her reconciliation with Brown public

Rihanna ashamed of making her reconciliation with Brown publicNew Delhi, Mar 18 : Although Rihanna has reconciled with Chris Brown after he allegedly attacked her, she is still ashamed of making the reconciliation public.

The ''Umbrella'' hitmaker is worried about the reaction she would get from her fans after she makes the reconciliation public, reports the China Daily.

"I''m too ashamed to go public yet," she told a pal.

Though Rihanna has covertly forgiven Brown, she fears a backlash from fans if she goes public with it.

CPI-Maoist calls for boycott of general elections, warns people not to vote

CPI-Maoist calls for boycott of general elections, warns people not to votePatna/Ranchi, Mar 18 : The Bihar-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh special area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a boycott of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday.

The Maoists issued a press release, which said that the coming Lok Sabha elections would give an opportunity to the political parties to misrule the country for another five years.

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