News in Brief: March 20

New Delhi, March 20: The top headlines for today include the disappeared MH370 and the general elections. UKraine too is trailing across media.

9:30 pm: Congress releases 4th list, Chidambaram not to contest.

8:00 pm: TMC fields candidate against Narendra Modi in Varanasi

7:30 pm: The highlights are as follows:Pro-Russian activists enter Ukrainian naval base in Crimea, Russian flags seen flying from buildings, says a BBC report.

6:00 pm: Senior BJP leader LK Advani relents, agrees to contest from Gandhinagar

4.48 pm: Rajnath Singh puts the onus on LK Advani, says Advani will take the final decision.

4.32 pm: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addresses rally in Wardha.

4.30 pm: DMK to contest in 14 seats from Tamil Nadu in NDA alliance. PMK and BJP get eight seats each, MDMK seven and KMDK and IJK one each.

4.10pm: BJP seals the deal with 5 parties in south India.

4 pm: One dead in Mumbai train mishap and six are reportedly critically injured.

3.45 pm: Local train gets derailed in Mumbai. Twelve people injured.

3.10 pm: Australian authorities have briefed us on the MH370 situation: Malaysia

3.04 pm: Malaysian authorities looking at images released by the Australian government.

3.00 pm: Terror scare at Israeli embassy in New Delhi

2.30 pm: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi campaigns in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.

2.02 pm: Jaswant Singh warns BJP of contesting as independent if not given Barmer seat.

1.35 pm: Capt Amarinder Singh to contest from Amritsar against Arun Jaitley.

1.20 pm: Noted journalist and author Khushwant Singh dies at the age of 99.

1.15 pm: Mayawati announces candidate list for LS polls.

12.49 pm: BJP holds a press conference, denies news of any rift within the party.

12.37 pm: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley meets LK Advani.

11.57 am: According to news reports, RSS has reached out to Advani over the issue of the Gandhinagar seat.

11.24 am : All four accused in the Shakti Mills gangrape case found guilty.

10.47 am: DMDK, MDMK, PMK to announce merger with NDA.

10:00 am: Sushma Swaraj at Advani's residence

9:32 am: Australian PM says two objects, possibly from the missing Malaysian aircraft MH 370 spotted.

9:00 am: Modi to be in Maharashtra, to address 'Chai pe Charcha' in Yavatmal.

8:55 am: Narendra Modi reaches LK Advani's residence

8:50 am: Missing Malaysian jet most likely in southern Indian Ocean

8:45 am: Gandhinagar candidature: Advani-Modi faultline deepens

8:30 am: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to address a public meeting in Dharmashala.

8:15 am: Ukraine severs key ties with Russia over Crimea

8:00 am: Russia hands out first passports to Crimean residents

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