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  SC orders FIR against UP minister Gayatri Prajapati in sexual harassment case

  February 17, 2017 15:50 IST

  In a move that could spell trouble for Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati and the party’s prospects in the crucial seat of Amethi, a Supreme Court bench today ordered registration of an FIR against the leader on charg

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  In tit-for-tat move, OPS camp ‘removes’ Sasikala from AIADMK

  February 17, 2017 14:12 IST

  After Sasikala removed O Panneerselvam from AIADMK’s primary membership in the wake of his revolt against her, the OPS camp today retaliated by removing AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and her two relatives from the party

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  BJP-RSS trying to capture prominent institutions, says Rahul

  February 17, 2017 14:32 IST

  Continuing his tirade against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has accused the saffron party and the RSS of trying to capture the country’s prestigious institutions like the Planning Commission (now NITI A

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  Manohar Parrikar backs Army chief on ‘tough action’ against stone-pelters in Kashmir

  February 17, 2017 11:56 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has extended his support to Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s ‘tough action’ remark against those obstructing military’s anti-terror operations in Kashmir.

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  UP polls: Samajwadi Party’s prestige at stake in Lucknow's nine seats

  February 17, 2017 11:33 IST

  Ruling Samajwadi Party is facing a tough battle as it tries to retain the seven Assembly seats it had won last time out of nine in Uttar Pradesh capital, while BJP and BSP queer the

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  OPS vows to dislodge Palaniswami government ‘at any cost’

  February 17, 2017 9:58 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu CM and expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam has vowed to dislodge the new government under the leadership of jailed leader VK Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami ‘at any cost’.

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  Does UP need to adopt anyone for development? Priyanka takes a jibe at PM Modi 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 is all set to hit the campaign trail for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today.

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  'I have learnt to ride bicycle,' Akhilesh hits back at Modi on 'inexperience' barb

  February 16, 2017 22:04 IST

  Akhilesh said he has learnt to cycle fast so that neither BSP's elephant nor BJP's lotus can come anywhere near the SP.

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  Manoj Tiwari threatened for campaigning in BMC polls, car vandalised

  February 16, 2017 21:19 IST

  BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday alleged that his car was vandalised in Mumbai as he was campaigning for his party in the BMC elections.

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  Kairana not a Hindu-Muslim issue, don't know meaning of love jihad: Rajnath Singh

  February 16, 2017 20:54 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he does not recognise alleged migration in Kairana as a Hindu-Muslim issue and showed ignorance for the term love jihad.

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  SP-Cong alliance to continue for 2019 LS polls, says GN Azad; invites other secular parties

  February 16, 2017 20:19 IST

  Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today reiterated that the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, formed for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, will continue for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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  BJP-Shiv Sena like 'ghee khichdi', will reunite after BMC polls: Congress

  February 16, 2017 20:13 IST

  The Congress today termed BJP and Shiv Sena as ghee-khichdi and said they will reunite after the civic polls.

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  UP polls: Mulayam stakes his prestige for daughter-in-law Aparna, brother Shivpal

  February 16, 2017 19:26 IST

  Mulayam Singh Yadav has only addressed three rallies in the Uttar Pradesh elections so far - two for brother Shivpal and one for daughter-in-law Aparna.

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  Kashmiri separatists criticise Army Chief‘s statement on tough action against those hampering counter-militancy operations

  February 16, 2017 19:00 IST

  Kashmiri separatist leaders today objected to Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s statement on tough action against locals hampering counter-militancy operations and alleged that it only showed the General’s ignorance of ground realities in Kashmir.

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  Dimple Yadav praises husband Akhilesh, says he does ‘kaam ki baat’ not ‘mann ki baat’

  February 16, 2017 18:51 IST

  Praising her husband Akhilesh Yadav’s performance as UP Chief Minister, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said that Akhilesh is more interested in doing “kaam ki baat” rather than “mann ki baat”. Taking a dig

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  Sasikala loyalist Palaniswami sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, to seek vote of confidence on Saturday

  February 16, 2017 23:22 IST

  Tamil Nadu today got a new Chief Minister after V K Sasikala loyalist Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn-in by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao.

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  Shiv Sena dares PM Modi to disclose wealth of Amit Shah, BJP hits back

  February 16, 2017 18:40 IST

  Shiv Sena today dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the wealth of BJP chief Amit Shah and other top party leaders.

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  Rahul to Modi: Stop 'Mann ki Baat', listen to people

  February 16, 2017 18:37 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he should stop "Mann ki Baat" and must listen to people to understand their sufferings in the wake of demonetisation.

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  24 pc of India’s MPs/MLAs say they don’t need to pay tax or have no income

  February 16, 2017 17:10 IST

  75 per cent of MPs and MLAs nationwide declared annual incomes less than Rs 10 lakh.

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  Polling over, EC team checks security of EVMs in Punjab

  February 24, 2017 17:51 IST

  With voting in the Assembly elections in Punjab having concluded, a team of the Election Commission arrived in the state to inspect the security of buildings where the electronic voting machines (EVMs) of the polls have been kept.

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  ‘Dharma yuddh’ to continue, says OPS as his camp moves to EC

  February 16, 2017 16:24 IST

  Vowing to continue his fight to resist one family’s control over the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu’s outgoing Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that ‘his ‘dharma yuddh’ will continue until Amma’s (Jayalalithaa) rule is re-established in the state’.

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  Kashmir: Is another summer unrest on the cards?

  February 16, 2017 14:50 IST

  The recent spurt in militancy-related violence has claimed 17 lives in two days, while over 30 people were injured in civilian clashes with security forces in the same period -- raising the spectre of another

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  Close fight between Congress, BJP in Manipur

  February 16, 2017 14:19 IST

  Territorial integrity of the ancient kingdom of Manipur that had merged with India and the recurring economic blockades by tribal groups are the major issues in Manipur where the upcoming assembly polls are witnessing a

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  I am 'adopted son' of UP, says PM Modi; vows end to ‘goondaraj’ if voted to power

  February 16, 2017 21:40 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today assailed the ruling Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

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  Nagpur must be saved from BJP's grip, says Shiv Sena

  February 16, 2017 13:53 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis alleging poor law and order situation in his home turf Nagpur, the Shiv Sena today said the city must be saved from the clutches of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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  Photos of PM Modi, Venkaiah Naidu removed from govt site after EC order

  February 16, 2017 13:33 IST

  Acting on the instructions of the Election Commission (EC), the central government on Wednesday evening removed the photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu from the website of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.

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  MNS rewards ‘ADHM’ protesters with BMC poll tickets for their wives

  February 16, 2017 13:29 IST

  The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has rewarded the party workers who were arrested during the October last year’s protest against the release of film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ (ADHM).

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  UP polls: PM Modi to address election rallies in Hardoi, Barabanki today

  February 16, 2017 12:11 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today make a final push to woo voters ahead of third phase polling in Uttar Pradesh. As per the schedule, he will be addressing election rallies in Hardoi and Barabanki.