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Single men choose iPhone over girlfriend

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Some single men have admitted that they would ditch their current love interests if they got an iPhone 5 in exchange, an online survey has revealed. About 3 % of the 550 respondents in the SaleLand.co.uk survey said that they would lose their girlfriend in favor of the phone and 5% said they'd ditch them for a smart-phone made by a company other than Apple.

Oct 2, 2013

Rethinking on Ordinance owes to people, BJPs pressure: Ravi Shankar

Allahabad, Oct 02 (ANI): Senior BJP Leader, Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that the rethinking on the ordinance on convicted lawmakers stemmed from the pressure exerted by the main opposition, BJP and the people of the country. Congress core committee has reportedly decided to withdraw the controversial ordinance to save the convicted legislators, MPs and ministers Wednesday noon after ending the core-committee meet. However, the final announcement is yet to come and there is a chance that it will come after ending the union cabinet meet, set to be held at 6:00 p.m. today.

Oct 2, 2013

Muzaffarnagar Riots: Five Women Allegedly Gang Raped

Just after weeks of communal violence in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh five rape cases has been filed with the police where five women were allegedly gang raped by the rioters.

Oct 2, 2013

Glad that the ordinance on convicted lawmakers likely to be withdrawn: CPI (M)

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): CPI (M) Leader, Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday said that he was glad that the controversial Ordinance on convicted lawmakers was likely to be withdrawn and that it was unnecessary for the Congress to go through this fiasco.

Oct 2, 2013

Cabinet and PM were ill-advised to bring the ordinance: BJD

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Even as the Congress party is mulling over withdrawing the ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers, after party Vice President Rahul Gandhi dismissed it as 'nonsense', the Loksabha MP from Orissa Pinaki Misra said that cabinet and the PM were ill-advised to bring this ordinance and it ought to have never come about.

Oct 2, 2013

Hurry around Ordinance on convicted lawmakers mere election gimmick: Akhilesh

Lucknow, Oct 02 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that hurry around the ordinance on convicted lawmakers was a mere election gimmick and question needs to be asked from those people who brought the ordinance and were now taking it back.

Oct 2, 2013

Congress-led UPA has to withdraw unconstitutional ordinance on convicted lawmakers: BJP

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): BJP Vice President, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that the Congress-led UPA Government has to withdraw the controversial ordinance on convicted lawmakers.

Oct 2, 2013

Decision on ordinance will be taken by cabinet and Rahul Gandhi's view can't be ignored: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Even as the Congress party is mulling over withdrawing the ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers, after party Vice President Rahul Gandhi dismissed it as 'nonsense', the Samajwadi Party stated that the ordinance should be retained. Senior Congress leader Rashid alvi said that decision on ordinance on convicted MP's will be decided by cabinet and Rahul gandhi's view can't be ignored.

Oct 2, 2013

Ex Lokayukta Santosh Hegde hails SC's order on convicted lawmakers

Bangalore, Oct 2 (ANI): Ex Lokayukta Santosh Hedge on Wednesday hailed the Supreme Court's order to disqualify convicted lawmakers from fighting elections. On July 10, the Supreme Court had ruled that an MP or MLA would be immediately disqualified if convicted by a court in a criminal offence with a jail sentence of two years or more.

Oct 2, 2013

SP insists retaining ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers

Hardoi, Oct 2 (ANI): Even as the Congress party is mulling over withdrawing the ordinance to protect convicted lawmakers, after party Vice President Rahul Gandhi dismissed it as 'nonsense', the Samajwadi Party stated that the ordinance should be retained. Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said that if the ordinance is withdrawn then it will prove that in the country an individual is bigger and not the government.

Oct 2, 2013

Withdrawing ordinance would be a victory for the nation: BJP

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that if the controversial ordinance on 'tainted politicians' is taken back, then it will be the victory of the nation and constitution.

Oct 2, 2013

Rahul Gandhi meets PM, expresses regret about ordinance outburst: Reports

New Delhi, Oct 02 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has reportedly expressed his regret on Wednesday about the ordinance outburst, which was cleared by the cabinet, according to sources. Sources added that Gandhi, in a 25-minute meeting with the Prime Minister this morning, clarified that he did not mean to undermine the authority of the PM or his cabinet. He, however, reiterated that he does not agree with the executive order that allows convicted MPs to remain in office while their appeal is being heard by a higher court. Gandhi's scathing review of the executive order came while the PM was in the United States.

Oct 2, 2013

Relations with Pakistan on path to normalization: PM

On Board, Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh breathed an air of optimism after his meeting with Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif in New York by saying that relations with its nuclear-armed neighbour are moving towards normalization. The meeting, which was held on the sidelines of Singh's visit to the US to address the United Nations General Assembly, lasted for more than an hour and India called the talks "useful: while Pakistan called the atmosphere "very positive".

Oct 2, 2013

Relations with Pakistan on path to normalization: PM

Oct 2, 2013

Won't quit over Rahul Gandhi trashing ordinance: PM

On Board, Oct 02 (ANI): Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh said that he will not resign over Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi trashing the controversial ordinance on 'tainted politicians' passed by cabinet in New Delhi. Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi openly opposed the ordinance passed by cabinet on convicted politicians saying that it was a complete nonsense and should be 'torn up' and 'thrown out'. The cabinet passed an executive order that could allow convicted lawmakers to continue to hold office and stand in elections, ahead of national polls due by next May. Dismissing claims of his resignation by the opposition parties, Singh said that he would take up the matter with his cabinet colleagues.

Oct 2, 2013