AP Executive Morning BriefingThe top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Thursday, July 2, 2009: Election Commission always works as a team: new CEC Navin ChawlaNEW DELHI - Taking charge as the new Chief Election Commissioner of the country, Navin Chawla Tuesday asserted that the poll panel worked as a team and took all decisions in consensus. Three-time BJP MP files nomination in HimachalSHIMLA - Maheshwar Singh, three-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, filed his nomination papers from Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday. Jayaprada files nomination papers from RampurRAMPUR / LUDHIANA - Actor-turned-politician and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Jayaprada has filed her nomination from Rampur seat in Uttar Pradesh Poll panel rejects seven nominations in West BengalKOLKATA - With the Election Commission rejecting seven nominations Monday for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, 138 candidates are now left in the fray for 17 seats which will go to polls May 7. BJP forms new front in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday formed a front in Tamil Nadu with the Janata Party, Nadalum Makkal Katchi (NMK) and All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) headed by film stars Karthick and Sarath Kumar for Lok Sabha polls. Two good friends slug it out in poll arenaPUDUCHERRY - The electoral contest between PMK’s M. Ramadoss and Congressman V. Narayanswamy in this union territory is a no-holds-barred battle between close friends. Allegations against me were personal: Amod KanthNEW DELHI - Amod Kanth, a former Delhi police official who was Friday given a clean chit by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Uphaar fire tragedy of 1997, said the allegations against him were ‘personal’ and had no basis. CBI clean chit to Amod Kanth in Uphaar caseNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday gave a clean chit to former Delhi Police officer Amod Kanth, who has been accused of allowing more seats than legally permissible at the Uphaar cinema theatre which caught fire in 1997, claiming 59 lives. Campaigning set to heat up in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - Electioneering for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and one in Puducherry is heating up with the two major political alliances led by the DMK and the AIADMK hitting the campaign trail. PMK MP Ramadoss seeks Congress stalwart’s supportPUDUCHERRY - Seeking election for a second successive term in the Lok Sabha, PMK MP M. Ramadoss, has sought the support of former Puducherry chief minister and Congress stalwart N. Rangasamy. Campaigning hots up, are Kashmiris listening again?SRINAGAR - As campaigning picks up for the three Lok Sabha seats from the Kashmir Valley amid boycott calls by separatists, the moot question is whether the voter will come out in force again like he did for the assembly elections. Barack Obama not to be awarded honorary degree by Arizona UniversityWASHINGTON - While reports suggest that U.S. President Barack Obama will be honored with an honorary degree by Arizona University when he speaks at commencement on May 13, the university has decided against it. Congress is a pro-poor party: RahulHYDERABAD - Rahul Gandhi, scion of India’s most powerful political dynasty and touted as a future Prime Minister, on Wednesday said that his Congress party is pro-poor. Tough road ahead for politicians in remote Himachal areasMANALI - Delayed snowfall high up the Himalayan slopes has cheered fruit growers, but politicians contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh are distinctly unhappy. Defeated PDP candidate in fray from KashmirSRINAGAR - The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir Monday declared its candidates for two parliamentary constituencies in the valley. Cracks appear in AIADMK-led political front in Tamil NaduCHENNAI - The alliance of opposition parties in Tamil Nadu formed under the leadership of AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalitha for the Lok Sabha polls has started to unravel, leaders in some of the alliance partners said here Saturday. Jharkhand politicians use poll songs to woo votersRANCHI - With an eye on the upcoming general elections, Jharkhand’s politicians are wooing voters through songs in the local dialect. Rahul Gandhi files nomination from AmethiAMETHI - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Saturday filed his nomination papers from Amethi parliamentary constituency for the Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi to file nomination from Amethi todaySULTANPUR - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers from Amethi parliamentary constituency at Sultanpur district headquarters today. Brad Pitt to head off to Cannes with “Inglourious Basterds”WASHINGTON - American actor Brad Pitt will be heading off to Cannes with his much-anticipated movie ‘Inglourious Basterds’. All possible steps would be taken to deal with militant attacks: AbdullahSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that every possible steps would be taken to deal with any militant attack in upcoming general elections. Munnabhai ‘Dutt’ gets stones during poll campaigningLUCKNOW - Bollywood actor-cum-Samajwadi Party candidate, Sanjay Dutt on Sunday faced students’ ire after he failed to meet them as videly expected at the college campus here. He is Samajwadi Party’s candidate from Lucknow constituency. Sink differences over ticket to Madan Lal, Congress cadre toldSHIMLA - Amid raging infighting over a party ticket to former cricketer Madan Lal to contest Lok Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh, the state Congress chief Saturday asked the party cadre to shun differences over the issue. Internal poll shows Congress cross 150 seatsNEW DELHI - A pre-poll survey conducted by a private agency for the Congress party shows it crossing 150 seats and emerging as the largest single entity in the general elections, a finding that probably emboldened it to go it alone in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. RJD, LJP, SP to contest together in UP and BiharNEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) have announced plans to contest the coming general elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar unitedly. Vijaykanth announces first DMDK listCHENNAI - Actor-politician Vijaykanth Thursday announced the first list of nine candidates of his DMDK for the Lok Sabha elections. Ramadoss to quit as minister after PMK-AIADMK tie-upCHENNAI - The resignation of union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is imminent following a decision by his father and PMK party founder S. Ramadoss to align with the AIADMK, highly placed PMK sources said Tuesday. BSF keep tight vigil at border in KashmirKATHUA - Ahead of general elections, Border Security Force (BSF) beefed up security at Indo-Pakistan international border in Jammu following political upheaval in Pakistan. Election Commission to review poll preparedness in Kolkata todayKOLKATA - Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalswami and two Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and S Y Quraishi will review the poll preparedness for the coming Lok Sabha polls here today. |
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