Monday, March 10, 2014

BJP rumblings out in the open as Sushma, Joshi question Rajnath ; BJP chief cornered on Varanasi seat for Modi, entry of tainted leaders

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:

    The heat generated by the announcement of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls by the BJP gets top billing in the papers today. "BJP rumblings out in the open as Sushma, Joshi question Rajnath ; BJP chief cornered on Varanasi seat for Modi, entry of tainted leaders" reads the Hindustan Times lead. Highlighting trouble in Lalu Yadav's RJD from one of his closest aides, the Times of India reports "Ram Kripal quits from RJD posts".

    The first list of Congress candidates is also highlighted in all the papers."Rahul retains Amethi, Sonia Rae Bareli in Congress first list".

    Aam Admi Party leader Yogendra Yadav's ink-smeared face can be seen in all the papers today. How did it happen? The Indian Express explains as it writes "Disgruntled Aam Admi Party worker smears ink on Yogendra Yadav's face".

    An Indigo plane catching fire after landing in Kathmandu is prominently noticed in the papers. "Indigo Plane catches fire in Kathmandu, 182 safely evacuated" reports the Pioneer.

    Various events to mark International Women's Day yesterday are widely reported. The Asain Age Quotes BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during his interaction with women as part of the Chai Pe Charcha programme, saying "Women must have choice in career, education, marriage". The Tribune writes that women in some districts of Haryana took a pledge to shun the veil or 'ghoonghat'. On a more sobering note, the Times of India cites an Inter-Parliamentary Union list that ranks India a lowly 111th out of 189 countries on the basis of the number of women parliamentarians.

    Kolkata is to have its own answer to London's Madame Tussaud's wax museum reports the Hindustan Times. The paper says that Mahatma Gandhi, Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar will rub shoulders with Rabindranath Tagore, KAzi Nazrul Islam and Jagdish Chandra Bose at the museum.

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