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  UP will elect its own daughter, not adopted son: Mayawati

  February 18, 2017 22:06 IST

  Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BSP supremo Mayawati today said that the people of Uttar Pradesh will ensure the victory of their "own daughter" rather than the "adopted son" .

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  Samajwadi Party is a protector of rapists, says Smriti Irani

  February 18, 2017 21:48 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party, Union minister Smriti Irani today termed it a ‘protector of rapits’.

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  CBI charges SP candidate Aman Mani Tripathi with murder of his wife

  February 18, 2017 21:49 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed chargesheet against Aman Mani Tripathi, son of four-time Uttar Pradesh legislator Amar Mani Tripathi, for allegedly killing his wife Sara Singh. The agency filed the chargesheet

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  FIR lodged against SP minister Gayatri Prajapati, 6 others in connection with gangrape

  February 18, 2017 21:24 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh Police today filed an FIR against the tainted Samajwadi Party minister Gayatri Prajapati and six of his accomplices in connection with cases of alleged gangrape and attempt to rape a woman and her minor daughter.

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  UP Polls: 189 crorepatis, 116 with criminal cases in phase-4

  February 18, 2017 20:04 IST

  A total of 189 candidates who will be entering the poll fray in the fourth phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held on February 23 are crorepati, while 116 have declared criminal cases

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  Yashwant Sinha asks Modi govt to immediately begin dialogue on Kashmir

  February 18, 2017 18:22 IST

  Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha today asked the centre to immediately begin the process of dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir by involving all the stakeholders in the valley.

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  People of Tamil Nadu will decide whether election of CM was valid or not, says Panneerselvam

  February 18, 2017 18:10 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that only people of Tamil Nadu will decide whether the victory of the Palanisami government in the trust vote today was “valid or not.”

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  Uddhav Thackeray compares BJP with Cobra, says it’s baring its fangs

  February 18, 2017 17:58 IST

  Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray on Friday compared the BJP with a cobra which was baring its fangs.

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  Won't support Fadnavis govt if Shiv Sena pulls out: Sharad Pawar

  February 18, 2017 15:48 IST

  NCP president Sharad Pawar today asserted that his party will not bail out the BJP Government in Maharashtra if it is reduced to minority and dared the Shiv Sena to withdraw support to it.

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  DMK to complain to Governor on assembly happenings: MK Stalin

  February 18, 2017 15:43 IST

  DMK working president MK Stalin today said that the party will meet Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to apprise him about the happenings in the state assembly.

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  Early exposure of the real of Devendra Fadnavis would have benefitted Maharashtra: Shiv Sena

  February 18, 2017 15:02 IST

  The Shiv Sena today targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ahead of the BMC polls and said that Maharashtra would have been way different, had the 'reality' of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis been disclosed earlier.

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  By joining hands with Cong, Akhilesh has conceded defeat: Shah

  February 18, 2017 14:38 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today termed the fledgling Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance as a ‘last minute stop gap arrangement’.

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  Defamation case: Arvind Kejriwal asked to appear before court on March 21

  February 18, 2017 13:29 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Saturday directed to appear on March 21 before a local court which granted him exemption from personal appearance for the day in a criminal defamation complaint filed by DDCA and Chetan Chauhan.

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  Shahabuddin taken to Patna’s Beaur Jail from Siwan, to be shifted to Tihar this evening

  February 18, 2017 11:41 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin was shifted from Siwan Jail to Patna’s Beur Jail amid tight security in the wee hours today. From here, Shahabuddin will be taken to high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital.

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  Demonetisation a failed exercise, says Uddhav Thackeray

  February 18, 2017 7:32 IST

  Renewing his attack on Modi government for demonetisation drive, the ruling BJP’s key ally Shiv Sena has said that neither the black money has been unearthed nor corruption curbed post note ban.

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  Sasikala's vow has come true, says Palaniswami after winning trust vote

  February 19, 2017 0:02 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today won the crucial trust vote in the state Assembly. 122 AIADMK MLAs voted in favour of the trust motion while 11 legislators voted against it.

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  I have only Rs 2.6 lakh in possession: Irom Sharmila to EC

  February 17, 2017 22:07 IST

  The activist-turn-politician Irom Sharmila today filed an affidavit with the Election Commission telling that she only has Rs 2.6 lakh in her possession and is without any land or house. In the affidavit, Sharmila stated

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  ‘Cong speaking in the voice of separatists': BJP defends Army chief's warning to stone-pelters

  February 17, 2017 19:32 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today defended Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s warning to locals hampering counter-militancy operations in Kashmir and accused the Congress of speaking in the voice of separatists.

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  Mehbooba reshuffles cabinet, appoints Altaf Bukhari as education minister

  February 17, 2017 18:58 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today reshuffled her cabinet for the first time in nine months, and inducted Syed Altaf Bukhari, a legislator from Amira Kadal constituency in Srinagar in the council of

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  If PM Modi is ‘adopted son’ of UP, who is the father? asks Lalu Prasad Yadav

  February 17, 2017 18:56 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘adopted son’ remark and asked him to reveal the name of the father.

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  After violence, Mamata says she will talk to hospital authorities for smooth functioning

  February 17, 2017 17:22 IST

  In the wake of violence at a private hospital in the city following the death of a patient, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she would talk to the authorities to ensure the betterment and smooth function

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  We expected SRK’s DDLJ, got Sholay’s Gabbar Singh: Rahul’s ‘filmy’ jibe at PM in Raebareli

  February 17, 2017 18:20 IST

  After weeks of dilly-dallying, postponements and cancellations, Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today finally hit the campaign trail for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today.

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  Kalikho Pul’s wife seeks CBI probe into late Arunachal CM’s suicide

  February 17, 2017 15:50 IST

  Late Arunachal Pradesh CM Kalikho Pul’s wife today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a CBI probe into the mysterious suicide of her husband.

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  Only your wife stands by you in tough times, says Akhilesh Yadav

  February 17, 2017 15:48 IST

  Praising Dimple Yadav for her support during the family-feud in Samajwadi Party involving his father and uncle, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that in difficult times, a person can only rely on his wife.

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  ‘Don't smile at me’: Stalin’s advice to CM Palaniswami ahead of trust vote

  February 17, 2017 15:49 IST

  With newly-sown-in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palamisamy scheduled to seek a vote of confidence in the state Assembly tomorrow at 11am, DMK's working president MK Stalin today offered him a ‘strange advice’.

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  Panneerselvam camp demands secret ballot to decide on confidence motion

  February 17, 2017 15:14 IST

  The O Panneerselvan camp in Tamil Nadu has demanded secret ballot on Saturday when the motion of confidence is moved in the assembly.

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  I am leading ‘real’ Samajwad Party, says Akhilesh; warns ‘detectors’ including uncle Shivpal

  February 17, 2017 14:59 IST

  In a clear reference to his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav told the electorate that he was leading the ‘real’ SP and warned those out to weaken him.

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  PM Modi may visit US in May for bilateral talks with President Trump

  February 17, 2017 14:31 IST

  In a bid to maintain the momentum in bilateral ties with the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Washington as early as in May to meet President Donald Trump.