It’s Manmohan vs Advani
Congress and BJP are deliberately trying to project the upcoming polls as a direct fight between Manmohan Singh and LK Advani for the prime ministership on the lines of the US presidential polls
New Delhi, April 12
With stakes being so high, campaigning is becoming shriller in the elections to the 15th Lok Sabha with even sober and mature politicians like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani attacking each other like never before.

Modi takes generation leap
From budhia to gudiya Congress
Shravasti/Faizabad (UP), April 12
After kicking up a row over his description of the Congress as an old woman, BJP’s star campaigner and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said he would now call the party “gudiya Congress” instead of a “budhia”.

Big question in Bastar
Will polling be violence-free?
Dantewada, April 12
The question in this tribal heartland of Bastar is not who will win this Naxal-affected constituency, it is whether the authorities will be able to pull off the general elections, scheduled here on April 16, peacefully.

Pravin questions Pramod’s character, family denies charges
Mumbai, April 12
Three years after his murder, Pramod Mahajan was today a subject matter of a big controversy with his killer-brother Pravin making serious allegations about his character, which Pramod’s family dismissed as a “complete lie” and a “character assassination arising out of a political conspiracy”.

Naxals attack Nalco site, six feared killed
Bolangir (Orissa), April 12
Just three days after Orissa DGP said that Naxal threat in the state was “more real and graver” than ever, left-wing extremists today struck with vengeance, launching the most daring attack in recent history on a reputed government undertaking in south-east Orissa.

AFTER A LONG WAIT OF 13 YEARS: Indian captain Sandeep Singh kisses the winner’s trophy after India beat Malaysia in the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup field hockey in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday. Arjun Halappa, Prabhjot Singh and Shivender Singh sounded the board as India won the tournament beating Malaysia 3-1. — AFP (Details in Sports page)

Terror Threat During Polls
India not to share info with Pak
New Delhi, April 12
Indian officials say New Delhi is not keen to share with Pakistan any information about threats to Indian leaders from Pakistan-based terrorist groups in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections.

Islamabad calls for sharing intelligence

BJP gets support from PoK families Poonch, April 12 The BJP has received support from the most unexpected quarters. People from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are using loudspeakers to make appeal to those living on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) to vote for “former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's party” as he helped unite separated families on both sides of Kashmir.