BJP candidate Varun Gandhi filed his nomination papers to fight the Lok Sabha elections from Pilibhit constituency.
I do not wish to make any further comment just now,which may sought to be construed to relate in any way to the ongoing election campaign,said Somnath.
People in 12 states and UTs will vote on Thursday to elect 140 MPs in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Fate of Sharad Pawar,Sushil Shinde,A R Antulay and BJP's Gopinath Munde will be decided when 25 constituencies in Maharashtra go to polls in second phase.
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant killed in north Kashmir on Monday was part of the group that had infiltrated into the valley through Gurez sector in late March.
A class XII student of Modern School,Vasant Vihar,died after suffering an asthma attack in school on Tuesday morning.
Maoist rebels bombed a BDO office and set ablaze eight trucks in neighbouring Gaya where they shot dead a driver during their 24-hour bandh in Bihar and Jharkhand.
Nearly 100 militants belonging to Lashker-e-Taiba,Jaish-e-Mohammed and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen have managed to slip into Jammu and Kashmir in recent weeks.
Torn between fatherly emotions and party loyalties,Cong leader Arjun Singh made a brief appearance in Sidhi constituency in MP to canvas for the Cong candidate.
The war of words between Lalu Prasad and Congress escalated with Pranab Mukherjee accusing Lalu of using Congress as a doormat.
The sessions court rejected the anticipatory bail application of Vinamra Soni,accused in the gangrape of a US national,observing that there is enough evidence to prove his involvement in the case.
Public prosecuter Ujjwal Nikam has urged the trial court to order an inquiry to determine whether Ajmal Kasab was juvinile when he committed crime.
Former CEC N Gopalaswami ruled out joining politics saying he has no plans of entering parliament.
Even though there has been a growing demand from various quarters for the 'right not to vote',the ex-CEC N Gopalaswami cautioned that negative voting was not a right option.
In telegrams sent to PM,Sonia Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee,Karunanidhi said the war situation in Sri Lanka is alarming and the predicament of the Tamils very critical.
BJP softened its stand on the nuclear deal saying it would decide on it since an agreement signed by an earlier government cannot be easily "disregarded".
Advocate for Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab sought four weeks time to reply to the draft charges proposed by the prosecution.
Ex-CEC N Gopalaswami said that there is a growing criminalisation of politics and favoured barring of persons with heinous criminal charges against them from contesting polls.
Former Congressman,J D Rymbai,has been elected as the leader of United Democratic Party (UDP) increasing chances of a tie-up with Congress
Congress nominee and TV star Sekhar Suman,contesting from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat,has said that RJD chief Lalu Prasad is "non-secular".
Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's star campaigner for the general elections,Narendra Modi has apologised on his blog for his inability to address rallies in Maharashtra and Goa.
The MCD on Tuesday said it is yet to reach a conclusion in its probe into the death of a girl allegedly due to corporal punishment.
After 19 years,the Special Court under TADA acquitted all the accused in the abduction and killing of Dr Musir-ul-Haq and killing of HL Khera,in the valley.
Cross LoC trade is picking up in Jammu with authorities asking traders to submit a formal written intimation about their consignments at least 3-4 days in advance to the days fixed for trading through Chakkan Da Bagh.
Apprehending militant inflitration,BSF has asked its counterpart in Pakistan to undertake counter measures and upgrade its security set up.



