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Winning this seat has become almost a prestige issue for Rabri Devi in her maiden bid to enter parliament as her husband Lalu Prasad has never lost from this constituency in the four attempts he has made.

Union minister Beni Prasad Verma, known for his barbs not only against his political opponents but also against his own party, is eyeing a second consecutive term from this seat, where caste affiliations are likely to play a crucial role.

"I want to concentrate on my immediate tournaments and focus on becoming a better player by the time of World Cup," Adhiban told.

The rupee resumed higher at 60.10 as against its previous closing level of 60.21 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market.

Two passengers were killed and 77 others were injured when the bus in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a drain near Arjun Badod village, around 18 km from the district headquarters on Monday, police said.

The hearing on the bail plea of dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar, who have been awarded life sentence for the murder of their teenage daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj, on Monday began before the Allahabad High Court.

Investigators also made their first formal arrests of people who were not on board the Sewol when it sank on April 16.

Liverpool handed Manchester City a potentially decisive advantage in the EPL title race after losing a three-goal lead on their way to a 3-3 draw with Palace.

The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility on Monday for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria last month and threatened to "sell them on the market", the French news agency AFP reported, citing a video.

Kolkata franchise of the much-anticipated ISL will be launched in Kolkata on May 7 in the presence of top officials of the Spanish club Atletico Madrid.

The ED has registered similar cases under the PMLA against all those who have been booked by the CBI in Coalgate.

A Pakistani national was not allowed to cross Indo-Pak border in Thar Express as he did not complete due procedure before leaving for his country.

Jaganmohan Reddy charged the TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu with "again coming to people with false promises."

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said that the tone and timing of Narendra Modi's outburst against the Election Commission is questionable.

An analysis of the marks scored in English by the CBSE class 12 students in 2013 reveals many interesting facts.

According to local voters, the real fight is between Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani and Kumar Vishwas.