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LS polls: Prakash Raj conducts roadshow in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Apr 16 (ANI): Actor turned politician Prakash Raj candidate conducted a roadshow in Bengaluru today. He is contesting from Bengaluru Central LS seat as an independent candidate. Speaking to ANI, Raj said, "I'm not fighting against anyone. I'm fighting for the people. It's we who are the majority. In democracy, if you choose the right leader, people win, if you choose wrong leader, people lose."

LS polls: HM Rajnath Singh files his nomination from Lucknow

Lucknow (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday filed his nomination for Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow Parliamentary seat. Party leaders including Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma accompanied the Home Minister during his nomination filing. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was elected five times from Lucknow Parliamentary seat. Rajnath Singh won from Lucknow in 2014.

HM Rajnath Singh holds massive roadshow in Lucknow before filing nomination

Lucknow (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a massive road show in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow before filing his nomination from the Parliamentary seat. Many party leaders including UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya are expected to join him during nomination filing of the Home Minister. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was elected five times from Lucknow Parliamentary seat. Rajnath Singh won from Lucknow in 2014.

Fighting from Kerala to represent 'different viewpoints' of India: Rahul Gandhi

Kollam (Kerala), Apr 16 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he chose to fight from Kerala, other than his traditional Amethi Lok Sabha seat, because he wanted to give a message that 'India is not just one perspective' rather it is 'millions and millions of different viewpoint' which are 'important' for the country. "I normally fight the election from Amethi in north India but this time I chose to give a message to south India by fighting from Kerala. I wanted to give a message that India is not just one perspective, India is not just one idea, India is million and millions of different viewpoint, different perspectives and all of those are important to us," Gandhi said at a public rally in Kerala's Kollam.

Congress will beat BJP in election but won't use violence: Rahul Gandhi

Kollam (Kerala), Apr 16 (ANI): While addressing a public rally, Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Kerala's Kollam on Tuesday said, "As PM said 'Congress mukt Bharat', meaning we'll erase idea of Congress from India. What Congress says to Narendra Modi is we don't agree with you. We'll fight you to convince you, you're wrong. We'll beat you in election but we won't use violence against you."

We hope AAP come forward for alliance in Delhi: PC Chako

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Congress leader PC Chako on alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said, "We always say that every state is different in its political complication from the other states. We are ready for alliance in Delhi, an alliance with AAP and congress party can save the situation in Delhi. I hope they will come forward and we will have an alliance in Delhi and beyond that whatever he is saying we are not interested in replying."

Assam's NRC to be released by July end: Ram Madhav

Silchar (Assam), Apr 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Ram Madhav on Tuesday announced that Assam's National Register of Citizens will be released in July end and predicted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill could also become reality by then. "The National Register of Citizens (NRC) to be released in July end. Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, will also come by then. Once both of these come; issues relating to foreigners will be resolved," Madhav told media in Assam's Silchar.

Suffering from frequent coal fires, residents of Jharkhand's Bokaro pledge to boycott LS polls

Bokaro (Jharkhand), Apr 16 (ANI): Residents of Bokaro district in Jharkhand have pledged to boycott the ongoing Lok Sabha elections citing government's inefficiency in controlling the frequent fire incidents in nearby coal mines. "People are suffering from severe health problems due to smoke by coal fire. If government can't find solution, then why will we vote when we are dying?" asked a local.

Raj Babbar hits back at BSP leader for his threatening remarks

Agra (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Uttar Pradesh Congrss chief Raj Babbar on BSP candidate Guddu Pandit's remark on him said, "Unke mata-pita ne unko nasihat di hogi,wo un tak nahi pahuchi to Raj Babbar ki kya aukat ki unko kahe?" Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit, BSP's candidate from Fatehpur Sikri threatened to 'thrash' Congress leader Raj Babbar and his supporters with shoes.

Ahmedabad Collector sends postcards to first time voters to spread awareness

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 16 (ANI): Ahmedabad Collector Vikrant Pandey is sending postcards to first-time voters as part of a voting awareness program. Collector says, "We've got 1 lakh 1 thousand postcards written by citizens of Ahmedabad to appeal to the first-time voters to cast their vote on 23 Apr." These post cards are written by students, parents and citizens of the city. We have just made appeal to the first time voters to vote, without promoting any political agenda behind it. The post cards will be distributed through post card department. People in Gujarat will vote for Lok Sabha polls in phase 3.

CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Hanuman Setu temple in Lucknow

Lucknow (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reached the Hanuman Setu temple in Lucknow on Tuesday, where he worshiped and took god's blessings. During this time, the CM Yogi Adityanath in the temple also recited Hanuman Chalisa. CM Yogi Adityanath has been banned for 72 hours due to the violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

BSP leader threatens to beat Raj Babbar and his supporters with shoes

Fatehpur Sikri (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit, BSP's candidate from Fatehpur Sikri has threatened to 'thrash' Congress leader Raj Babbar and his supporters if they spread false information.Pandit, while referring to Babbar's supporters as 'dogs', was heard saying he would boot the Congress leader and his 'middlemen' if they spread lies among the public."Sunn lo Raj Babbar ke kutton, tumko aur tumare neta nachaniya ko dauda dauda ke jooton se maarunga jo jhoott faelaya samaaj mein. Jahan milega, Ganga maa ki saugandh tujhe jooton se maarunga, tujhe aur tere dalaalon ko," Pandit said at a rally.

Former MLA plans to sell his kidney to raise funds for contesting elections

Balaghat (MP), Apr 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Ex-MLA and independent candidate from Balaghat Parliamentary constituency, Kishore Samrite has kept a unique demand for contesting the elections in front of the Election Commission on Monday. He is seeking permission to sell his kidney to raise funds to bear the expenses of election campaign. Kishore Samrite cited the election expenditure limit of Rs 75 lakh set by the poll body for a candidate and said that the election has thus become too expensive for him to bear. While speaking to media, Kishore Samrite, "Since last 15 days is left for the election, I urge EC to give me 75 lakh or else I have to sell my one of Kidneys." Mr Samrite had earlier represented Lanji assembly seat in Balaghat district as a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate.

Police seize massive cache of weapons and liquor in UP's Bulandshahr

Bulandshahr (UP), Apr 16 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police seized huge quantity of weapons and liquor during regular checking in the district. SSP N Kolanchi says, "405 illegal weapons, 739 cartridges, liquor worth Rs 2 crore, Rs 1.5 crore cash have been seized. We will continue checking like this." SP from Bulandshahr has ordered special checking prior to elections. Bulandshahr police has already issued warning to those people, who carry illegal weapon with them; they might even go behind the bars. Police till now have recovered crores of rupees.

Businessman shot dead in Delhi's Kirti Nagar, accused arrested

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): A businessman was shot dead in Delhi's Kirti Nagar on late evening Monday. The deceased's name is Anand Agrawal. His driver was also present on the spot when the incident took place. After hearing the sound of the bullet, police party nearby reached the spot. Accused has been arrested. Investigation is underway.

'Veera' will help Coast Guard to monitor maritime boundaries more effectively: General Bipin Rawat

Visakhapatnam (AP), Apr 16 (ANI): While speaking exclusively to ANI regarding Indian Coast Guard, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said, "You are aware that the Indian coast guards along with the Indian Navy is responsible for ensuring maritime surveillance and to ensure that our exclusive economic zone is monitored effectively, Coast Guard have been carrying out the task in a very professional manner and are continuously upgrading their effort. And, this can only happen if they are provided with additional resources. I'm very happy that today the Indian coast guard ship 'Veera' has been commissioned, which will add to the strength and will enable them to better and more effectively monitor the coastline and the surveillance along the seaboard." He further added that more 'Army-Coast Guard' exercises will be provided on how to operate ACVs.

Massive fire breaks in car at UP's Dhumanganj

Dhumanganj (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 16 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in a car at UP's Dhumanganj. The incident happened during filling of gas in the car. No injuries have been reported so far.

Amazon to launch free music-streaming service: Report

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Amazon Music, which comes under the e-commerce service's Prime benefits, is limited to the members who pay for the subscription that covers priority delivery, music, and video streaming as well. Amazon is now looking at introducing a new free music streaming service to rival Spotify. According to Billboard, Amazon has entered into discussions to launch a free, ad-supported music service. The service would be marketed through Amazon's Alexa-enabled Echo speakers. However, the purported service would offer a limited catalogue. To offer the music for free, Amazon has also offered to pay some record labels per stream. The service is likely to launch as early as next week.

LS polls: Mayawati opens up about EC banning her from election campaigning

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 16 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati spoke to mediapersons in UP's Lucknow regarding Election Commission of India banning her from election campaigning. She told media about the reasons behind banning her. She said, "EC said that on April 7, 2019 in Saharanpur, we broke the code of conduct in our speech. And, they banned us from election campaigning for 48 hours starting from 6 am on Tuesday. They also said that they watched our speech and I gave an inflammatory speech that also encourages the mutual differences. They also said that we should not have delivered such speeches where votes become one-sided." Mayawati further said, "EC's show-cause notice on April 11didn't allege that we delivered an inciting speech, it had only 1 allegation that we were asking for votes on name of 1 particular community"

Easy 3-step hand rub technique superior to 6-step technique: Study

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): A shortened 15-second application time and an easy three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in reducing bacteria as the 30-second application and six-step technique recommended by World Health Organization(WHO), new research says. WHO recommends a six-step 'how to hand rub' technique for using alcohol-based hand rub. However, adherence to all six steps is low and previous research indicates that a simplified three-step hand rub technique is superior to the six-step technique in terms of compliance and killing bacteria. In this research, 20 healthy volunteers (aged 18 to 51 years) were randomly assigned to rub their hands by following four different techniques - the six-step hand hygiene technique for 30 seconds; the six-step hand hygiene technique for 15 seconds; the three-step hand hygiene technique for 30 seconds; and the three-step hand hygiene technique for 15 seconds. Results showed that a shorter application time of 15-second