Election 2014, Modi-Rahul fight, IPL hit India -- News in Brief

Bangalore, April 27: The country has been gripped by election and IPL fever. Get updates of Lok Sabha election 2014 news to sports news; national to international news in brief here on Sunday, April 27.

6.20 pm: Congress president Sonia Gandhi lashes out at the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), saying its opportunistic face again stand exposed.

6.00 pm: Narendra Modi speaks on various issues in an interview to PTI

5.45 pm: Pak TV journalist Hamid Mir blames the "ISI within the ISI" for orchestrating the attack on him alleging that he is receiving messages which "advise" him to leave the country.

5:42 pm: My opponents have found no substantive issues to target me and are accusing me of being authoritarian, jingoistic and divisive: Modi to PTI.

5.40 pm: Narendra Modi in Fatehpur hit out at Sonia Gandhi and Rahul saying they were were "furious" that a tea vendor was challenging the "family" and were competing with each other to tell lies against him to mislead voters.

5:33 pm: Bhupathi the reason 2012 Olympics was sad for me, says Paes.

5:25 pm: Essar Steel plans to raise $ 2 Billion by June to pare Rupee debt.

5:17 pm: Fire breaks out in Supreme Court lawyers chamber, as Chief Justice was addressing media.

5:05 pm: 'I won't get cowed down', says an aggressive Priyanka Gandhi.

4:50 pm: Wayne Parnell dismisses Aditya Tare for 8. Mumbai 17/2 in 3.2 overs against Delhi.

4:30 pm: Releasing a video questioning land deals, BJP accuses Cong Govt of bending rules to favour Robert Vadra.

4:15 pm: Congress rubbishes allegations made by BJP against Robert Vadra in BJP's video attack, terms it a 'cheap publicity stunt'.

4:00 pm: "If Robert Vadra was such a great businessman, why did he not expand outside Rajasthan, Haryana?," querries Ravi Shankar Prasad.

3:30 pm: "The 2 governments of Haryana and Rajasthan bent rules and favoured Robert Vadra in acquiring land", says Ravi Shankar Prasad.

3:00 pm: BJP attacks Cong & Priyanka following her attack on Modi, says she needs more training, is using same old tricks used by Cong to target Modi.

2:45 pm: 3 persons injured in a blast that took place at Magam on Srinagar Gulmarg road in Kashmir, say police

2:15: While I've no doubt that efforts will be made to derail electoral process,these violent forces will not be allowed to succeed: Omar Abdullah.

1:50 pm: There has to be a criminal investigation to know what happened. From the facts it's clear that favours were granted to Adani: Kapil Sibal.

1:20 pm: Arun Jaitley reacts to Aravali land controversy, says Govt shouldn't take these kind of decisions when code of conduct in place.

1:05 pm: Priyanka Gandhi sharpens her attack on Modi, says, "You don't need a 56 inch chest to run the country".

1:00 pm: "The Opposition indulges in politics of hatred", says Priyanka Gandhi as she continues campaigning in Rae Bareli.

12:45 pm: After being targeted by Sonia and Rahul Gandhi on the same day, Narendra Modi hits back.

12:15 pm: Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Ela suggests approach to end corruption by revisiting ideals of veterans who brought democracy in the country.

12:02 pm: Centre declines to divulge details of persons who have applied for posts of chairperson, members of anti-corruption body Lokpal.

11:50 am: South Korean prosecutors raid offices of state sea traffic controllers as part of a widening probe into ferry disaster, say media reports.

11:40 am: Trial in CWG related graft scam, in which Suresh Kalmadi, 9 others face prosecution, will be conducted on day-to-day basis, says Special court.

11:30 am: Justice RM Lodha sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India

11:25 am: This shows that Congress has already accepted defeat. The idea of a Third Front has repeatedly failed, says Arun Jaitley.

11:14 am: BJP questions how a policy decision could be taken by the government while model code of conduct is in place?

11:00 am: EC had allowed Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath to hold meeting, but prohibited him from taking any policy decisions.

10:56 am: BJP cries foul over approval of a major land use change ahead of polls, alleges violation of model code of conduct.

10:30 am: Ramdev in trouble over honyemoon remark, Dalits up in arms.

10:19 am: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi to address rallies in Himachal Pradesh today.

10:17 am: Congress could extend support to Third Front, says Salman Khurshid.

10:15 am: Indian Tennis star Leander Paes conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the country's 3rd highest civilian honour.

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