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  Government ignoring internal security, charges Congress

  February 16, 2017 11:19 IST

  The opposition Congress has accused the BJP-led NDA government of ignoring internal security and using it merely for electoral gains.

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  Putting political differences aside, Dimple Yadav, Aparna share dais during poll campaign

  February 16, 2017 12:19 IST

  Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, wife of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday shared dais with her sister-in-law Aparna Yadav, the wife of Mulayam Singh Yadav's second son Pratik and the SP candidate from Lucknow Cantt.

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  U’khand villages boycott polls, voter turnout fell to zero pc in some areas

  February 16, 2017 10:40 IST

  Uttarakhand registered a record 68 per cent peaceful polling in the single-phase assembly elections on Wednesday but many villages in the Garhwal and Kumaon hills drew attention where people choose to boycott the polls in order to ‘teach politicians

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  Priyanka Gandhi not campaigning in Amethi as she can’t face questions, says Smriti Irani

  February 16, 2017 9:33 IST

  Sharpening her attack on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Wednesday said Priyanka is not campaigning in Amethi as she cannot face people's questions. The Union Textiles Minister addressed

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  Edappadi K Palaniswami sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

  February 16, 2017 18:27 IST

  The political crisis in Tamil Nadu is most likely to come to an end today with reports suggesting that Governor Vidyasagar Rao will probably be inviting jailed AIADMK supremo Sasikala’s loyalist Edapadi K Palanisamy to form the government in the stat

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  Alliance with Congress is one of compulsion, says Samajwadi Party leader Kiranmoy Nanda

  February 15, 2017 23:29 IST

  Samajwadi Party national vice-president Kiranmoy Nanda said the tie-up was done to consolidate Muslim votes after the infighting in the party.

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  Palanisamy meets Governor with letter of support from MLAs, OPS takes rebels to Raj Bhavan

  February 15, 2017 23:40 IST

  AIADMK's legislature party leader Edapadi K. Palanisamy on Wednesday evening again met Governor C Vidyasagar Rao with a fresh list of legislators supporting him.

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  Assembly polls: 65 per cent turnout in UP, 68 pc vote in Uttarakhand

  February 24, 2017 18:22 IST

  Over 65 per cent voters cast their ballot in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections across 67 seats on Wednesday while Uttarakhand posted a record 68 per cent turnout.

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  Prisoner no. 3295: Graft convict Sasikala back in Bengaluru jail

  February 15, 2017 22:30 IST

  AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala today returned to Bengaluru central jail after she surrendered before a court.

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  Mulayam's two 'bahus' together in Lucknow: Dimple Yadav campaigns for sister-in-law Aparna

  February 15, 2017 20:19 IST

  Dimple Yadav today campaigned for her sister-in-law Aparna Yadav in Lucknow Cantt Assembly seat.

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  'Error is regretted': When Subramanian Swamy ‘inadvertently’ predicted a Trump-like win for Mayawati in UP

  February 15, 2017 19:45 IST

  In UP I think Mayavati will pull off a Donald Trump, Subramanian Swamy tweeted.

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  Delhi Budget to be symbol of people-centric governance: Manish Sisodia

  February 15, 2017 19:12 IST

  Delhi government's budget for the year 2017-18 will be a symbol of people-centric governance, said Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sisodia said preparations for this year's budget had already begun

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  Congress workers protest outside residence of PM Modi’s mother

  February 15, 2017 18:37 IST

  Congress workers in Gujarat today staged a protest outside the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ s mother Hiraba who lives in Raisan village on the outskirts of Gandhinagar city.

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  To check extravagant weddings, bill in LS seeks cap on number of guests to be invited

  February 15, 2017 18:17 IST

  In order to check "display of wealth" during extravagant weddings, a private member’s bill in Lok Sabha seeks to put a limit on the number of guests to be invited and dishes to be served during such functions.

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  Akhilesh most talked about candidate on Facebook

  February 15, 2017 17:02 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has emerged as the most talked about candidate on Facebook followed by Navjot Singh Sidhu.

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  Sasikala booked for alleged detention of AIADMK MLAs at resort

  February 15, 2017 15:57 IST

  AIADMK supremo VK Sasikala and legislative party leader Edappadi K Palaniswamy have been booked for alleged detention of party MLAs at a private resort near here.

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  Make voting mandatory, punish those who fail to vote: Baba Ramdev

  February 15, 2017 14:25 IST

  Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said that voting should be made mandatory and those who don't vote should be deprived of public facilities.

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  Sasikala back in Bengaluru jail a day after conviction in DA case

  February 15, 2017 19:28 IST

  AIADMK supremo today visited the memorial of J Jayalalithaa at Marina beach and the Ramapuram residence of party founder MG Ramachandran before leaving for Bengaluru to surrender before a court.

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  Manipur Assembly polls: 215 candidates file nominations for first phase

  February 24, 2017 18:25 IST

  Altogether 215 candidates in Manipur have filed nomination papers from 38 constituencies which go to polls in the first phase of assembly elections on March 4.

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  SC orders transfer of Shahabuddin from Siwan Jail to Tihar

  February 15, 2017 12:05 IST

  The Supreme Court today ordered the transfer of Rashtriya Janata Dal strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin from Siwan Jail to the high-security Tihar Jail in the national capital.

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  Sasikala reinducts two sacked relatives into AIADMK

  February 15, 2017 11:36 IST

  AIADMK supremo VK Sasikala today reinducted her close relatives TTV Dinkaran and S Venkatesh into the party, five years after their expulsion by J Jayalalithaa.

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  No respite for Sasikala, SC orders immediate surrender

  February 15, 2017 13:12 IST

  AIADMK supremeo VK Sasikala, whose conviction in disproportionate assets case was restored yesterday by the Supreme Court, is likely to surrender before a Bengaluru court today.

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  Centre gives sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal's former secretary

  February 15, 2017 9:16 IST

  The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday cleared the decks for prosecution of Rajendra Kumar, former principal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a corruption case.

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  Uttarakhand polls: Rahul Gandhi, Harish Rawat booked for model code violation

  March 02, 2017 17:05 IST

  Congress vice-president and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat have been booked for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.

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  Assembly polls: Over 65 pc voter turnout in UP till 5 pm; 68 pc in Uttarakhand

  February 24, 2017 18:23 IST

  Voting is taking place for the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh and for the 69 of 70 Assembly seats in the hill state of Uttarakhand.

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  Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar joins Panneerselvam camp

  February 14, 2017 23:39 IST

  Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar today said she would work with O Panneerselvam as if they are two hands of the AIADMK.

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  Akhilesh Yadav should get one more chance to become CM, says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

  February 14, 2017 21:55 IST

  Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said today that Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav should be given one more chance to become the UP chief minister.

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  As tension grows within Grand Alliance, Lalu Yadav restrains RJD men from criticising Nitish in public

  February 14, 2017 21:10 IST

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today advised his party legislators to first talk to him before going to the media to air their grievances about Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.