Nadim Asrar With Pti Inputs

• After Arvind Kejriwal, now Rahul Gandhi in Narendra Modi's Gujarat

  Rahul Gandhi hits Narendra Modi's Gujarat again today, his second visit this month. Like Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal did a few days ago, the Congress vice-president will meet the state's salt pan workers in the Rann of Kutch.

• Will contest elections but support Narendra Modi, says Raj Thackeray

  Ending days of speculation, Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena or MNS has decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections, beginning April 7.

• Arvind Kejriwal's remarks against Narendra Modi: BJP complains to Election Commission

  After Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal launched a stinging attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a rally in Ahmedabad yesterday, the party approached the Election Commission with a complaint.

• Sheila Dikshit likely to be appointed Governor of Kerala

  Former three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was appointed the Governor of Kerala within three months of her defeat in the recent Assembly polls, news agency PTI said.

• Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman dies in Hyderabad

  Former BJP president and former Union minister Bangaru Laxman died in Hyderabad today. He was 74.

• Narendra Modi's rallies: embarrassed Centre drops service tax notice

  An embarrassed Central Excise Department on Tuesday hastily withdrew notices sent to four BJP offices demanding service tax on Narendra Modi's rallies after angry reaction from the party questioned the government's motive behind the move.

• Authors, historians denounce Penguin's withdrawal of Wendy Doniger's book 'The Hindus'

  A group of authors and historians has denounced the withdrawal of American scholar Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism, calling it a "campaign to drown all questioning voices and prepare the ground for a chauvinistic and communal presentation of history and culture."

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  Union Cabinet recommends President's Rule in Delhi

  The Union Cabinet today recommended President's Rule in Delhi and suspended animation of the Assembly.

• Electing Narendra Modi means encouraging capitalism and communalism in the country: Prakash Karat

  Senior Left leader Prakash Karat today hit out at Narendra Modi, saying electing the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in the forthcoming general elections "would mean encouraging capitalism and communalism in the country."

• Anna Hazare praises Mamata Banerjee for simplicity, takes a jibe at Arvind Kejriwal

  Shortly after Gandhian activist Anna Hazare had a jibe at his former associate and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for moving into a bungalow despite promising not to do so, the two met in Delhi on Saturday night.

• Indian prisoner found dead in Karachi jail: reports

  An Indian prisoner has been found dead in a prison in Karachi. He has been identified as a fisherman named Kishore Bhagwan, according to Pakistani media.

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  India showcases military might, cultural diversity at 65th Republic Day parade

  Multi-hued images of India's cultural heritage, its achievements in various fields and the nation's military might were on display today at Rajpath, the ceremonial boulevard in the heart of Delhi, as the nation celebrated its 65th Republic Day amid tight security.

• AAP's Kumar Vishwas challenges 'dynasty politics' ahead of rally in Rahul Gandhi's Amethi today

  Aam Aadmi Party's Kumar Vishwas will hold a rally today in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, the parliamentary constituency represented by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

• Bangalore: Rahul Gandhi to seek feedback from students on Congress manifesto today

  Rahul Gandhi will address about 200 youth and Congress legislators to ensure youth's involvement in the framing of national policies, a Congress leader said.

• Goa building collapse: Rescue operations stopped; 17 bodies recovered, 12 missing

  Rescue operations at the site of the building collapse in Cancona town of Goa were halted this afternoon after two adjacent five-storey buildings tilted precariously