New Delhi, Apr. 18 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani has criticised the Congress for calling his party communal.

New Delhi, Apr. 18 : Bharatiya Janata Party leader Varun Gandhi met senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday for the first time since his release from the Etah District Jail on Thursday.

During their meeting, Advani reportedly told Varun to respect the undertaking he had put before the Supreme Court.

According to sources, Varun thanked Advani for his support while he was under arrest and in Etah jail.

New Delhi, Apr. 18 : The teacher responsible for the death of 11-year-old Shanno Khan is still absconding nearly 24 hours later.

Shanoo lost her life for not knowing the alphabet. She spent 24 hours in coma.

Delhi''s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has promised action.

She said, "Whether the girl deserved the kind of punishment that led eventually to her death is something which is very very sad and shocking. I have spoken to the MCD commissioner. They have suspended the teacher and also ordered an immediate enquiry into the whole incident."

New Delhi, Apr. 18 : The repolling in 46 polling booths spread across seven states is beginning from today.

At least 29 polling stations in Andhra Pradesh, five in Assam, two in Kerala and one in Uttar Pradesh will go for elections again.

One polling booth in Jammu and Kashmir will see repoll on April 19.

Five polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh and three in Nagaland will go to polls again on April 20th.

The liquidity position of the cash-strapped realtor United Ltd is expected to improve, with the company recently raising Rs 1,625 crore at Rs 38.50 per share through qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue. The proceeds from this sale of new shares to qualified institutions will help the country's second-biggest real estate developer repay a part of its more than Rs 8,900-crore debt.

New Delhi, Apr. 17 : The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo-motu cognizance of distressing news reports alleging that an 11 year old student Shanno Khan of M. C. D. Girls Primary School, Narela, had to be admitted to a hospital following punishment meted to her by the school teacher.