News in Brief: April 12

Bangalore, April 12: The top headlines for today (Saturday):

9.30 pm: Rahul rubbishes opinion polls, says BJP good in marketing. He said this while speaking in an exclusive interview to Headlines Today [Read here]

7.40 pm: BJP vote-share among Hindu castes and Muslims may increase in UP, says India Today Group-Cicero poll survey.

6.43 pm: Case filed against Amit Shah in Muzaffarnagar.

6.40 pm: Rabri Devi files nomination from Saran Lok Sabha constituency, Bihar.

5.45 pm: Narendra Modi to meet Tamil superstar Rajinikanth in Chennai tomorrow.

5.18 pm: Priyanka Gandhi defends brother Rahul, says he did not make any personal attack on Narendra Modi.

5.15 pm: 70% voter turnout in Goa till 4 pm.

2:35 pm: Phalke award for Gulzar.

2:15 pm: 2 Maoist attacks in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh; 10 people dead. Maoists blow bus ferrying the jawans.

1:15 pm: Tripura projects a vote percentage of 38%, Sikkim 26%, Assam 32%, Goa 28% till 12 o'clock; Rahul Gandhi to kickstart his roadshow soon; Priyanka accompanies Rahul

11:00 am: Voting percentage till 10 am: Assam 22%, Tripura East 25%, Goa North 28.32% and Goa South 27.69%

10:50 am: Rahul Gandhi reaches Amethi. FIR to be filed against Aazam Khan for dragging Army into politics.

10:30 am: Although a new party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha a strong contender.

9:30 am: In an interview, Amit Shah asks the EC to review its decision.

8:30 am: Full fledged polling in Assam (2nd phase), Tripura (phase) and Sikkim.

8:15 am: Poll begins for 2 parliamentary constituencies. Manohar Parrikar confident that BJP will sweep Goa.

8:00 am: Rahul Gandhi gears up for a three-pronged fight between Smriti Irani and Kumar Vishwas in Amethi. Is likely to file his nomination today.

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