Friday, March 14, 2014, Chandigarh, India,
Edition update time 2:30 am (IST)

Cong picks Bansal for Chandigarh
Party says no legal taint on former Railway Minister
No decision on pending Haryana, Punjab seats
New Delhi, March 13
After days of intense deliberations on whether to give in to the public perception of tainted candidates, the Congress today named former Railway Minister Pawan Bansal its candidate for Chandigarh, a segment he has represented in the Lok Sabha for four terms since 1991 and for 15 years continuously since 1999.

Sushma, Yashwant’s son on BJP list
Pramod Mahajan’s daughter, Ahluwalia, Kirti Azad figure among 97
New Delhi, March 13
The BJP today released a list of 97 candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. It comprised the least controversial constituencies and names, including that of 27 sitting MPs and two Rajya Sabha members — Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Faggan Singh Kulaste.

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HC confirms death penalty to 4 convicts
New Delhi, March 13
The Delhi High Court today upheld the death penalty awarded to the four convicts for the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in December 2012. The court said if they were not sent to the gallows, then nobody else would deserve to be hanged ever.

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US court drops visa case against Khobragade
A federal judge in New York has dismissed the case against Devyani Khobragade, whose arrest and strip search on charges of visa fraud frayed the US-India relations. But prosecutors hinted that they may file a new indictment based on claims that she exploited her Indian housekeeper.

Editorial: Indictment dismissed

Upload list of 8,200 allottees: HC to HUDA
Chandigarh, March 13
Information on multiple-plot allottees will soon be a click away. The Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Haryana Urban Development Authority to upload the list of 8,200 plot allottees on its website.

Khurshid takes on SC, EC
London, March 13
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has questioned the role of the Supreme Court and the Election Commission in some matters, making mocking comments about them.

Capt’s brother to rejoin Cong
Chandigarh, March 13
For a change, family has taken precedence over politics. Malvinder Singh, the estranged brother of former Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh, will rejoin the Congress tomorrow.

Punjab CEO okay with use of cards with CM’s pic Bathinda, March 13 The state election office does not see anything wrong in the Atta-Dal scheme blue cards bearing pictures of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.