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BJP approaches EC over booth capturing in West Bengal

Kolkata, May 02 (ANI): BJP President in West Bengal, Rahul Sinha on Friday approached the Election Commission alleging polling booth capture and malpractices by rival parties during the elections held on April 30. Close to 81 percent polling was registered in West Bengal on the day of seventh phase of polls in the nine-phased general election. Rahul Sinha called EC ‘over confident’ and slammed it for going by the reports submitted by the election officials on the polling booth despite media reports informing about malpractices that occurred on Wednesday. Polling in six more parliamentary constituencies is scheduled for May 7 in West Bengal. Sinha suggested EC to conduct a fair investigation into the complaint based on video footages by media. He also requested EC to deploy more security forces at all polling stations and employ surveillance cameras as well. May 2, 2014
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Celebrity News - 29/4/2014

NEW YORK The Tony nominations are in. Jonathan Groff and Lucy Liu had the honor of announcing the nominees that included high profile names such as Bryan Cranston, Neil Patrick Harris and Chris O’Dowd. But there were quite a few famous faces that didn’t make the list - such as Denzel Washington, James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz. Hugh Jackman is set to host the ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on June 8th. Elsewhere in the city, Andrew Garfield was all about the fans after plugging “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”. LOS ANGELES There was even more fan love out on the West Coast at the Los Angeles premiere of “Neighbors”. In attendance were stars Zac Efron, Seth Rogan, Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. LONDON Over in London, Kit Harington of “Game of Thrones” fame stepped out to promote his big screen flick 'Pompeii'. Here’s what the actor had to say when comparing the two roles – that of a gladiator versus a guard in the knight’s watch. Apr 30, 2014
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Congress says BJP in aggressive bid to snatch power

Kolkata, April 28 (ANI): Congress Leader, Anand Sharma, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is aggressively campaigning for gaining power. Sharma, while addressing a news conference in Kolkata, said BJP-RSS were unfairly targeting Congress' United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Sharma also added that the BJP has been misusing the resources for their propaganda and publicity. Apr 28, 2014
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Modi must apologize or face defamation: TMC

Kolkata, April 28 (ANI): A day after his rally in Kolkata, Narendra Modi faced flak on Monday from the TMC for attacking its chief Mamata Banerjee. The party has demanded him to apologize to their leader publicly or face a defamation case for questioning the sale of Mamata Banerjee's painting. The TMC also asked Modi to give account of UTI and Balco scam. Sarcastically lauding Mamata's talent of painting, Modi at a rally in Srirampore on Sunday said, "Your paintings used to be sold for Rs 4 lakh, 8 lakh or 15 lakh, but what is the reason that one of your paintings sold for Rs 1.80 crore. I respect art."But who was the person who bought the painting for Rs 1.80 crore”. Apr 28, 2014