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UP polls: Amethi’s ‘royal’ battle is more about a fight for ‘honour’
February 24, 2017 17:43 ISTThe Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are a matter of prestige for the Congress party. While the party managed to enter an alliance with the ruling Samajwadi Party, the road does not appear easy for it yet.
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Gadkari signals truce on estranged BJP-Sena ties, says no option but to come together
February 24, 2017 17:34 ISTGadkari said that there was ‘no option’ for the BJP and Shiv Sena other than joining hands for control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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‘Why force Rahul on UP if he is yet to mature’: Amit Shah’s swipe at Sheila Dikshit’s remark on Rahul Gandhi
March 02, 2017 16:17 ISTAt an election rally in Azamgarh, Shah referred to Dikshit’s comments and said that the ‘entire nation agreed with this fact'.
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WATCH: On Mahashivratri, Tej Pratap Yadav gives ‘Shiv Bhakti’ a new meaning
February 24, 2017 16:25 ISTOn the occasion of Mahashivratri today, Tej Pratap, son to the Bihar heavyweight Lalu Prasad Yadav, decided that no make-up or prop could justify his devotion for the revered God and decided to take matters into his own hands, quite literally.
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BJP counters allegations of ‘secret pact’ with TMC at Centre, pitches itself as ‘deciding factor’ in next elections
February 24, 2017 15:17 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today rubbished the reports suggesting that there was a ‘secret’ pact between the Trinamool Congress and the saffron party at the Centre, saying the allegations were baseless and had no truth in them.
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Manipur polls: Bombs recovered in Imphal West day ahead of PM Modi's rally, security tightened
March 02, 2017 16:18 ISTIn a development that has put the state security apparatus up on its toes, the police today recovered a hand grenade and a bomb from Imphal West district just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit here tomorrow.
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Kanpur train accident was ‘conspiracy’ from across the border, says PM Modi
February 24, 2017 18:34 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the opposition parties of spreading lies about the government’s November 8 decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to fight menaces like black money, counterfeiting and funding of terror activities.
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Jaya’s nephew offers to pay Rs 100 crore fine imposed on ‘Amma’, lashes out at new leadership
February 24, 2017 13:17 ISTLate AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa’s nephew Deepak Jayakumar, who was being considered as being close to the Sasikala camp until now, has come out openly in opposition the party’s new leadership.
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Referendum on notes ban? BMC verdict shows it had little effect on India’s financial capital
February 24, 2017 12:49 ISTThe run up to the elections for Maharashtra’s civic bodies saw the political spectrum abuzz with statements projecting the polls as a referendum on the Centre’s move to demonetize high-value currency notes.
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Rahul Gandhi needs more time as he is still not mature, says Sheila Dikshit
February 24, 2017 14:38 ISTFormer Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has said that the Congress vice president needs to be given more time as he is still not mature.
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Results of Maharashtra civic polls very encouraging for AIMIM, says Asaduddin Owaisi
February 24, 2017 10:54 ISTJubilant over his party’s performance in Maharashtra civic polls, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that it’s time for the party to identify weaknesses, rectify them and move forward.
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Insurgents impose curfew during PM Modi’s rally in Manipur, security beefed up
February 24, 2017 8:31 ISTThe apex body of six insurgent groups in Manipur, the Coordinating Committee (Corcom) has imposed a curfew from 6 a.m. on Saturday.
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BJP triumphs in Maha civic polls, neck-to-neck with Sena in BMC; Cong loses big
February 24, 2017 10:37 ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena on Thursday finished neck-to-neck and were engaged in a tussle on Thursday to control India's richest and biggest civic body, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation.
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Stars favour BJP in BMC polls: Candidate wins through lottery after tie with Shiv Sena rival
February 23, 2017 23:57 ISTIn the end BJP's Atul Shah had the distinction of getting elected through a lottery against Shiv Sena rival Surendra Bagalkar.
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BJP sees Maharashtra results as a precursor to Assembly poll victory
February 23, 2017 23:35 ISTOverjoyed by its impressive show in Maharashtras local body polls, including the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the BJP today projected its victory as a precursor to its "wins" in the ongoing Assembly elections, including in Ut
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BJP won elections through malpractice, not merit: Ashok Chavan
February 23, 2017 23:30 ISTMaharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan on Thursday attributed BJP's success in the civic bodies elections to its malpractice rather than merit.
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Congress has become 'a crowd around a fading dynasty', BJP now 'pan-India party': Arun Jatiley
February 23, 2017 23:18 ISTFinance Minister Arun Jatiley today said while the BJP is fast spreading its roots across the country, Congress has now become a crowd around a fading dynasty.
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PM doing politics of hatred, his smile missing: Rahul Gandhi
March 02, 2017 16:20 ISTCongress vice president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was resorting to the politics of hatred in face of SP-Congress combine challenges to the BJP in the ongoing UP assembly polls.
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Sonia Gandhi stayed away from UP campaign fearing defeat, says Venkaiah Naidu
March 02, 2017 16:20 ISTUnion Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said alleged that the main reason behind Sonia Gandhi staying away from UP campaign was that she feared defeat.
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BMC results 2017: Uddhav beats Raj, but Matoshree still away from regaining its political clout
February 24, 2017 11:46 ISTWhen Uddhav Thackeray was appointed as the working president of Shiv Sena in January 2003, he largely came across as another reluctant politician who buckled under the pressure of family legacy to join politics. His
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Shiv Sena will retain Mumbai Mayor's post, even next Maha CM will be ours: Uddhav Thackeray
February 23, 2017 21:17 ISTShiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today exuded confidence that the party will retain the coveted Mayor's post.
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Maharashtra civic polls: Pankaja Munde offers to quit after Beed results, BJP tries to downplay
February 23, 2017 18:58 ISTMaharashtra minister Pankaja Munde today offered to quit the Devendra Fadnavis-led government after BJP's poor performance in the local body polls in Beed district.
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BJP’s huge victory in civic polls on agenda of transparency: Fadnavis
February 23, 2017 21:41 ISTMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said BJP's huge victory in BMC and other civic bodies was achieved on the agenda of transparency.
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‘I take inspiration from donkeys as they are loyal to their master’: PM Modi hits back at Akhilesh
February 24, 2017 17:54 ISTHitting back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for his ‘donkey’ remark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the criticism of donkeys by the UP CM only reflected his “casteist mentality”
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'KA for BJP kabutars', to be set free after polls: Akhilesh responds to Amit Shah's 'KASAB' barb
February 24, 2017 17:54 ISTHitting back at Amit Shah for his KASAB barb, Akhilesh Yadav today said the language of BJP leaders has changed as KA actually stood for kabutar and the people will set their pigeons free in the polls.
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UP Polls: Rahul, Akhilesh to hold joint roadshow in Varanasi on Feb 27
March 02, 2017 16:20 ISTCongress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will hold a joint roadshow in Varanasi on February 27.
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No bigger ‘Kasab’ in India than BJP chief Amit Shah, says Mayawati
February 24, 2017 17:55 ISTLaunching a scathing attack on Amit Shah for his ‘Kasab’ remark, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today said that the BJP chief was the ‘biggest terrorist’ in India.
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Mumbai Congress Chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to quit after party’s poor performance in BMC polls
February 23, 2017 15:09 ISTMumbai Congress Chief Sanjay Nirupam offers to quit after party’s poor performance in BMC polls
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