Top news in brief: April 23

Bangalore, April 23: Here are the top

in brief for the day:

10:30 pm: 3 CRPF women personnel killed in accident, 18 injured

9:16 pm: Artist, boatman and weaver to also be proposers for Modi when he files nomination in Varanasi tomorrow

8:20 pm: AAP leader Somnath Bharti's car reportedly attacked in Varanasi

7:30 pm: Election Commission issues fresh notice to Azam Khan for making allegations against it, circumventing ban, asks him to reply by Friday

7:00 pm: Kejriwal's resignation dented AAP's chances in national poll: Manish Sisodia

6:00 pm: Pak intruders won't dare to cross border if Modi wins: Amit Shah

5:44 pm: Why has Congress woken up to women empowerment now, asks BJP, reacting to Priyanka Gandhi's attack

5:15 pm: AIADMK pays Rs.3,000 to vote for it: DMK

5:10 pm: Rs.731 crore-worth drugs seized in Punjab

4.00 pm: Principal of St Xaviers College, Mumbai sparks a row after he sends a mail to all students criticising the Gujarat development model.

3.30 pm: BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman hits out at Congress, says Priyanka is diverting the attention from the Vadra issue.

3.18 pm: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev campaigns for Arun Jaitley in Amritsar.

2.44 pm: Arvind Kejriwal files nomination from Varanasi.

2.40 pm: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal dodges question on Shazia Ilmi controversy.

2.23 pm: Priyanka Gandhi hits out at BJP, rakes up snoopgate in Rae Bareli.

1.56 pm: Rabri Devi's brother Sadhu Yadav withdraws nomination from Maharajganj.

1.03 pm: AAP leader Shazia Ilmi clarifies her comments, says her statement was distorted.

12. 39 pm: Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally in Rae Bareli, continues to target Narendra Modi.

12.28 pm: FIR against Shiv Sena leader Ramdass Kadam for hate speech.

12.27 pm: Kapil Silbal: AAP and BJP are two sides of the same coin.

11.43 am: Priyanka Gandhi raises poll pitch in Rae Bareli, addresses a crowd here.

11.29 am: Arvind Kejriwal holds a road show in Varanasi before filing nomination.

11.25 am: BJP delegation headed by Lakshmikant Vajpayee to meet EC later today as it fears misuse of govt machinery in UP during the polls.

11.03 am: Digvijay Singh condemns Shazia Ilmi's statement, says every Hindu should be able to trust a Muslim and vice versa.

10.48 am: Non bailable warrant issued against BJP leader Giriraj Singh.

10.12 am: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley takes on Priyanka Gandhi, says Congress has personalised attack on Narendra Modi. "There is a difference between issues raised by BJP and Priyanka Gandhi," he said.

10.06 am: Maulana Khalid Rashid condemns Shazia Ilmi's comment, says muslims have always elected a secular leader.

9.05 am: AAP distances itself from Shazia Ilmi's comment while BJP demands that Imli must be sacked.

8.30 am: Russia should act to defuse Ukraine crisis, says US President Joe Biden.

7.52 am: Arvind Kejriwal to file nomination from Varanasi [read more].

7.50 am: Arvind Kejriwal says Priyanka Gandhi should ask her husband to desist from corruption. [Read more...]

7.38 am: Pak defence ministry moves against Geo TV: Report [Read more...]

7.35 am: No Modi wave, people's wave for UPA sweeping Jharkhand: Soren [Read more...]

7.22 am: Security beefed up ahead of elections. Night patrolling in South Kashmir.

7.20 am: BJP will never reach 272 mark, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

7.09 am: AAP candidate Shahzia Ilmi courts controversy by asking Muslims not to remain secular and turn communal.

7.05 am: The search for the missing Malaysian flight halted because of bad weather.

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