Omar also reminisced about his own oath-taking as the Minister of state in the Union Government in 1999.
The richest candidate in the fray is Independent candidate from Shillong Denis Siangshai who has declared assets worth over Rs 128 crore.
Five persons were charred to death when their jeep collided head-on with a pick up van and caught fire in Sriganganagar district on Thursday.
Notwithstanding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's stand against taking any security cover, Ghaziabad police has decided to provide 'Z' category protection to him from Monday.
The body of one of four miners trapped on Monday following a roof collapse in a Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) mine in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district was recovered while the remaining three were also feared dead, an official said.
ATF team that helped take down Boston bombing suspect responding to Navy Yard shooting, says source.
In an apparent jibe at Narendra Modi, who lashed out Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Bhuj, senior BJP leader L K Advani on Thursday said that on a day like Independence Day leaders should not be critical of others.
"There is no doubt that Nitish Kumar is a PM material. He is definitely capable of becoming the Prime Minister," Shatrughan Sinha said.
The royal baby, who will be third in line to the throne and the future King or Queen of England, is expected any time now.
The AIADMK also charged CM N Rangasamy with 'failing the drought hit farmers of Karaikal'.
The report comes after S&P last week said the slowdown in domestic economic growth is less supportive for India's sovereign ratings.
Police in Multan city of Punjab province registered the case over remarks purportedly made by Sherry Rehman on a TV talk show in 2010.
Rights activist in Pakistan have criticised the execution and questioned the evidence that was used to convict him.
Graham scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Swansea a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa.
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film stars Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor in the lead roles.
