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Gaya, May 17: Absconding JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi, whose son Rocky Yadav was arrested in connection with killing of a Gaya youth in an incident of road rage, surrendered in a court today and was remanded into 14 days of judicial custody. As the morning court started for the day, Manorama Devi surrendered in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IV Som Sagar. The court remanded her to 14

New Delhi, May 16: Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have voted for change giving BJP its first government in the northeastern state dislodging Congress which also lost Kerala while DMK was set to regain power trouncing AIADMK, according to various exit polls shown on TV channels. Only West Bengal has bucked the trend by re-electing Trinamool Congress led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who managed

Chennai, May 16: BJP and CPI(M) today demanded that candidates facing money distribution allegations in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies, where elections have been postponed, should be disqualified. BJP Tamil Nadu president Tamilisai Soundararajan said, "I cannot agree that irregularities have happened only in these two (Aravakurichi, Thanjavur) constituencies when such an ambience was

Jamnagar (Guj), May 16: BJP MP from Jamnagar Poonam Madam was injured when she fell into an eight-feet deep drain while meeting slum dwellers during a demolition drive by civic authorities in a locality here today. The 41-year-old parliamentarian fell into the drain when a thin concrete crust covering it cracked under her feet while she was meeting people. A doctor at a local private hospital

Thiruvananthapuram, May 16: Congress leader A K Antony today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial Kerala-Somalia comparison will impact the prospects of BJP, which has been pulling out all the stops in its bid to open its account in Kerala Assembly. "Modi had compared Kerala to Somalia, which is infamous for starvation deaths and sea pirates. The pride of Keralites has been hurt,"

Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram/Puducherry, May 16: Polling to Tamil Nadu, Kerala state assemblies and Union Territory of Puducherry commenced on Monday morning. Polling to 232 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu that will decide the fate of over 3700 candidates, including chief minister J Jayalalithaa and DMK chief M Karunanidhi, commenced today at 7 AM. Electronic Voting Machines across 65,000-odd polling

Ahmednagar, May 16: Social activist Anna Hazare's office today received a letter threatening to kill him for stoking "unrest" in society, his aide said. "The handwritten letter in Marathi was received at Hazare's office in Ralegan Siddhi village in the afternoon," said his spokesperson Shyam Asawa. When asked about the content of the letter, he said it reads: "Tumhi samajat asantosh pasravat ahat

New Delhi, May 16: The Election Commission tonight decided to defer holding of Assembly elections to the Thanjavur constituency in Tamil Nadu following evidence of large scale distribution of money to the voters, a move which came a day after it took similar decision for Aravakurichi. As per the Commission order, polling for Thanjavur Assembly constituency, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow

New Delhi, May 15: Expensive SUVs, usually found zipping across roads in urban locations, have for the first time been deployed at high-altitude border posts of the ITBP along the Sino-India border to transport troopers. Four white-coloured Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs), two Toyota Fortuner and as many Ford Endeavour, with a price tag of around Rs 25 lakh each, have been deployed by the border

Mumbai, May 15: Waiting to be auctioned off by tax authorities for recovery of their dues, the erstwhile 'King of Good Times' Vijay Mallya's private luxury jet is reminiscent of his high-flying days -- interspersed with plush sofas, a cushioned bed, bars, showers and even a bathrobe. The 25-seater has also got portraits of gods inside while the exterior has got names of Mallya's three children --