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It is not a coincidence that Narendra Modi’s estranged wife Jashodaben is now not traceable soon after it came to light on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate acknowledged her as his spouse while filing his nomination in Vadodara for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday.

After years of silence on the issue, Modi finally acknowledged his marriage in the affidavit that he filed with his nomination papers in the Vadodara constituency of Gujarat on Thursday.

The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. He is the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

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A land mine set by the rebels exploded on Saturday and killed five election officials and two bus drivers traveling from Kutru to Bijapur .

Rahul Gandhi held a roadshow from Amhat in Sultanpur to Gauriganj in Amethi.

Congress party has repeatedly called for Modi to disclose his marital status, saying his failure to do so exposes his poor attitude to women.

Narendra Modi mentioned his wife’s name, Jashodaben, in the column for the name of the candidate’s spouse in his affidavit.

There was a record voter turnout of 73.4 per cent in Kerala, where balloting took place for all its 20 parliamentary constituencies.

Kerala on Thursday recorded the highest turnout in the Lok Sabha election in the last two decades.