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Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to $2 billion, spent Holi behind bars in one of England's most overcrowded jails on Thursday, a day after a UK judge rejected his bail application.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from his sitting constituency Varanasi in the Lok Sabha elections that begin next month, the BJP announced today, as it launched its first list of candidates for the national elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election, the BJP announced this evening, as it released its first list for Lok Sabha elections that begin next month.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra has suffered a setback, with the son of senior leader Vijaysinh Mohite Patil joining the BJP at a time when the party leadership is trying to keep its flock together.

Srinagar has been marred with protests today against the custodial death of a school principal on Tuesday. Awantipora, the hometown of the victim, Rizwan Asad Pandit, saw hundreds of people visiting the family of the victim to stand in solidarity.

The BJP is likely to release its first list of candidates this evening for next month's national elections, sources have told NDTV. Around 250 names are expected in the list, which is likely to have 35 candidates from Uttar Pradesh, all 17 seats the party is contesting in Bihar, 21 in Maharashtra and five in Chhattisgarh.

The Bharatiya Janata Party is now announcing its list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi and Amit Shah will fight polls from Gandhinagar. 

Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav on Thursday called the Pulwama terror attack a conspiracy for votes, adding that a probe would be ordered into the attack after the government changes at the centre.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal faced attacks on social media after he shared a picture on Twitter on Wednesday that shows a man with a broom chasing a Nazi Swastika.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its list candidates for the ensuing assembly elections in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Investigation agencies are confident that there will be no delay in getting fugitive businessman Nirav Modi extradited to India because they have provided UK authorities with all the documents required and plugged every loophole that can be exploited by the defence counsel. Sources told NDTV that their ongoing efforts to extradite another fugitive business magnate - Vijay Mallya - helped familiarise them with the European country's extradition procedure.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is seeking to return to power for the fifth consecutive time, owns assets worth over Rs 63.87 crore but has only Rs 25,000 cash in hand.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan has replied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet urging him to inspire the youth to vote, after a week.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday dismissed the reports of his contesting the April-May national election. He said he wouldn't even campaign for any political party.

In an embarrassing mix up, relatives of 28-year-old Rafeeq, who died of heart attack in Saudi Arabia last month, got a shock of their life when they opened the casket -- it had the body of a woman.