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Friday, April 25, 2014, Chandigarh, India
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High turnout in sixth phase amid violence in J-K, J�khand
 Bengal, Puducherry lead voter rush; moderate polling in M�rashtra
New Delhi, April 24
High voter enthusiasm today marked the sixth phase of polling covering 117 constituencies spread across 11 states and one union territory. The turnout in all states was higher than the previous Lok Sabha elections in 2009.

Injured police and polling officials after an attack by Maoists in Dumka district of Jharkhand on Thursday. Injured police and polling officials after an attack by Maoists in Dumka district of Jharkhand on Thursday. PTI





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In Varanasi, Modi files his papers, invokes �Ma Ganga�
Varanasi, April 24
 BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today filed his nomination for the high-profile Varanasi electoral battle here after a mega road show, saying "Mother Ganga" had called him and vowed to make this temple town on the banks of the Ganga the world's spiritual capital.

BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi waves to his supporters during a road show before filing his nomination papers in Varanasi on Thursday.
SHOW OF Strength: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi waves to his supporters during a road show before filing his nomination papers in Varanasi on Thursday. PTI

SAD tells cops to �gather� info on Oppn poll agents
Chandigarh, April 24
Acting �at the behest� of their political bosses from the Akali Dal, the Punjab police are reportedly collecting information on all polling agents employed by various political parties in the 2013 zila parishad, block samiti and panchayat elections.

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Italy mulls international arbitration
 Marines case: We are sending our ambassador back to India, says Italian defence minister
Rome, April 24
Italy will send its ambassador back to India to helpMarines Massimiliano Latoree (R) and Salvatore Girone. steer the case of its two marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012 towards international arbitration as bilateral efforts have failed, Defence Minister Federica Mogherini said today.
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No hasty move on Lokpal: Centre to SC
New Delhi, April 26
 The Centre today assured the Supreme Court that it was not taking any immediate decision to constitute the proposed anti-corruption body � Lokpal � clearly indicating that the exercise would be left to the post-poll dispensation.

Brace for below-normal monsoon
 IMD says will update its forecast in June after rains set in
New Delhi, April 24
 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said the monsoon was expected to be below-normal this year, confirming earlier ominous warnings by international agencies about the possibility of an EL Nino event hitting the crucial seasonal rains.

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