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The over-eight-month-long suspense over the fate of Delhi assembly and government has ended with the capital heading for fresh elections. On Monday, the three major political parties - BJP, AAP and Congress - informed lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung that government formation was not possible in the present circumstances and pressed for immediate dissolution of the assembly.

Ending months of speculation, expelled SP leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada on joined the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

Senior Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh Minority Affairs Minister Azam Khan on Thursday triggered a controversy when he demanded that the iconic Taj Mahal be handed over to the Sunni Waqf Board since it was a mausoleum of two Muslims.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday caught in a controversy over his remark terming the December 16 Delhi gangrape as a `small rape incident.` He later expressed regret for his remarks.

In Gujarat`s capital Gandhinagar, veteran BJP leader LK Advani filed his nomination yesterday accompanied by chief minister Narendra Modi.

Former cricket Imran Khan and popular cleric Tahir ul-Qadri have roused Pakistanis against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and have marched into Islamabad's Red Zone, where they are campaigning and demanding the resignation of the PM.

"During a police search of the ashram, a pregnancy-testing kit was found in Baba`s personal room. Three .32 bore revolvers, 19 air guns, two .12 bore rifles, two .315 bore rifles, chilly grenades and cartridges were also found in the ashram," inspector general of police Anil Kumar Rao said at a press conference here.

Prospects of resumption of India-Pakistan talks any time soon slid drastically on Tuesday with Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit disregarding India`s `red line` and going ahead with his scheduled meetings with Hurriyat leaders.

With just four days before Muzaffarnagar goes to polls, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is expected to visit the riot-hit area, seven month after the communal violence. This would be the first visit of the SP supremo since the riots broke out in September 2013. More than 40 persons were killed and over 40,000 displaced in communal violence that broke out in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas.

BJP president Amit Shah has left out Varun Gandhi from his team comprising relatively younger leaders with strong ideological grounding and proven organizational skills.