BJP and Rashtriya Lok Dal has choked out plans on seat sharing to fight the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. RLD leader Ajith Singh is learnt to have discussed on pre poll deal with BJP leader Advani.

Though the both parties had confirmed on an alliance, details on seat adjustments has not been diclosed yet. But sources indicate that RLD is believed to contest in 7 seats in  Uttar Pradesh, mostly in the Western region.
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Aligarh Muslim University has announced that it would honor the Oscar winning musical maestro A R Rahman with honourary doctorate for his outstanding contributions to Indian music.

AMU will also honor industrialist Ratan Tata and scientist M S Swaminathan with the honorary degree at the upcoming annual convocation to be organised on the University's campus on April 25th.

Apart from these personalities, University has also decided to confer the Honorary degree to noted Urdu writer Professor Gopichand Narang.
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A special CBI court inn Noida has found the key accused Mohinder Pandher and his helper Surinder Kohli guilty in conection with the sensational Nitari killings case.

The duo were accused of killing 19 people mostly children and a woman whho went missing during the period 2005-06. The victims skulls and body parts were found from Pander's bunglow premises in Noida which brought light to the seriel killings. --MP

The prospects of Congress allying with Samajwadi party though not ruled out, Congress has maintained that it would contest in all of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming LS elections.

However it is not yet disclosed whether the party would follow any seat sharing basis in the State or would go alone for polls in the crucial State. The UP congress Committee has also stated that it would take up the issue of alliance with SP when it meets on February 11th.

Recently the SP's association with Kalyan Singh has led to difference in opinions within the party which had its apprehensions on the former BJP leader .
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Kalyan Singh's association with the Samajwadi Party has been a major setback for the SP itself as the former's remarks over the handling of Babri Masjid incident has drawn flak from various quarters especially the Muslims.

After his drop out from the BJP, Kalyan Singh  said he was sorry and took moral responsibility for the mosque demolition. However his statements came at a time what is seen as politically motivated and to earn the empathy of the Muslim voters.

With the Congress too showing their unlikiness over the Kalyan's link with the SP, the SP leaders themselves are at their best to clear off the air that has surrounded over the Kalyan connection.
--MP