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  My govt brought revolution in education, health sectors; others should emulate: Arvind Kejriwal

  January 25, 2017 18:50 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that his government has brought “revolution” in the health and education sectors in the last two years.

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  Busy with election campaign, Delhi CM skips annual NCC R-Day camp

  January 25, 2017 18:43 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is busy campaigning for his party in poll-bound Goa and Punjab, missed the annual customary National Cadet Corps Republic Day camp this year.

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  Congress poster prophesises Rahul Gandhi as next prime minister

  January 25, 2017 18:20 IST

  Every election political parties come up with fresh slogans and unique ideas to garner support for their leaders. The upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh seems no different. And the poll-strategists often draw their ideas

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  ‘My lathi can swing anytime’: 95-year-old Jal Devi files nomination in UP, promises to fight corruption

  January 25, 2017 16:25 IST

  Elections in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh always have their fair share of ups and downs. In a development that makes the elections extra-special, a 95-year-old woman has filed her nominations for the

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  Uddhav Thackeray ignores Raj Thackeray’s phone calls ahead of BMC polls: Report

  January 25, 2017 14:56 IST

  Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray recently ignored phone calls from his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray who is desperate to maintain his relevance in the state politics, according to a report in India Today.

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  India, UAE sign 14 agreements, vow to boost cooperation in countering terrorism

  January 25, 2017 14:48 IST

  India and the UAE today inked 14 agreements in various areas including in defence, maritime transport, comprehensive strategic partnership, shipping, agriculture and allied sector, trade, oil storage and management, energy efficiency, road transport

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  Trying to be the bridge in my family: Mulayam’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav

  January 25, 2017 14:45 IST

  Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav, who is contesting the UP polls from Lucknow Cantt on a Samajwadi Party ticket, has acknowledged the rift in the family, and said that she is trying to be the bridge to sort out the differenc

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  Priyanka Gandhi scoffs at Vinay Katiyar's sexist remarks, husband Robert Vadra demands apology

  January 25, 2017 16:47 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinay Katiyar is the latest addition to the growing list of politicians who do not shy away from making sexist remarks against women. The Rajya Sabha MP today roused controversy after

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  Ignored by Akhilesh, mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari likely to join BSP tomorrow

  January 25, 2017 11:47 IST

  Overlooked by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in his list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari now looks set to jump ship and join Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

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  NCW issues notice to Sharad Yadav, asks him to explain 'sexist' remarks

  January 25, 2017 18:18 IST

  Senior Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav has stoked a fresh controversy with his remark that ‘beti ki izzat se vote ki izzat badi hai’ (honour of a vote is more important that the honour of a daughter).

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  Publicise good results of demonetisation drive: Nitish Kumar tells Centre

  January 25, 2017 7:40 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has once again dropped ample hint of a deviation from his alliance partners RJD and Congress in the state.

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  Family feud was for the sake of ‘samajwad’: Akhilesh Yadav

  January 25, 2017 7:34 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav, hitting the campaign trail from Sultanpur on Tuesday, said that the recent feud within the family was a struggle to uphold “socialist” values in interest of the people.

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  Will build Ram Temple if BJP wins majority: Keshav Prasad Maurya

  January 25, 2017 11:41 IST

  On a day when the Election Commission directed all political parties to strictly adhere to the Supreme Court’s order prohibiting the use of religion while campaigning, BJP’s Uttar Pradesh unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya declared that the saffron part

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  Trump dials Modi, calls ‘India a true friend of US’

  January 25, 2017 12:36 IST

  The leaders of the world’s two greatest democracies, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump spoke over phone on late Tuesday night.

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  Desist from seeking votes in name of religion, caste: Election Commission to parties

  January 24, 2017 22:41 IST

  Election Commission today directed political parties to desist from seeking votes in the name of religion and caste in upcoming Assembly polls.

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  In Raebareli, ‘baahubali’ Akhilesh Singh passes baton to US-return daughter

  January 24, 2017 22:08 IST

  Akhilesh Singh has won the Raebareli Sadar Assembly constituency since 1993, once as an independent and once as a Peace Party candidate, but now his daughter Aditi will contest from the seat.

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  UP polls: Sidelined in SP, Shivpal finds no mention in Akhilesh's list of 'star campaigners'

  January 24, 2017 21:53 IST

  Former Samajwadi Party state president Shivpal Singh Yadav has found no mention in the list of party's 40 ‘star campaigners’ for the Assembly polls.

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  BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya's comment on SRK laden with communal undertones sparks controversy

  January 25, 2017 12:18 IST

  Slamming Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after the death of a person at the Vadodara railway station during the promotional tour of the actor's movie "Raees", BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya today compared him to

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  God's Own Country Kerala turning into land of demons: RSS

  January 24, 2017 19:18 IST

  the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today said that the God's Own Country is turning into the land of demons.

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  Congress says ‘star campaigner' Priyanka Gandhi to campaign only in Raebareli, Amethi

  January 24, 2017 19:16 IST

  Congress party clarified that Priyanka Gandhi will only campaign in Raebareli and Amethi districts of the state during UP Assembly elections.

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  Jan Sangh opposed Karpoori Thakur's reservation policy: Nitish Kumar

  January 24, 2017 19:13 IST

  Attacking the BJP, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today alleged that its predecessor Jan Sangh had opposed the reservation policy of socialist leader and former CM Karpoori Thakur.

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  Rajnath Singh accuses Pakistan of supplying drugs to Punjab, warns of dire consequences

  January 24, 2017 18:46 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today accused Pakistan of supplying drugs in Punjab and warned Islamabad of dire consequences if it failed to mend its ways.

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  Of Rs 11,000 cr political parties received in 11 years, 69 pc came from unknown sources: ADR

  January 24, 2017 18:28 IST

  As much as 69 per cent of the total income of six national parties and 48 regional parties in the last 11 years came from unknown sources, according to data collected by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

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  Priyanka Gandhi features on Congress' list of 'Star Campaigners'

  January 24, 2017 17:54 IST

  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will campaign in the in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as a star campaigner, the Congress said today.

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  Congress can't be revived as major national party anymore, says author Ramachandra Guha

  January 24, 2017 15:18 IST

  The upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is an opportunity for the Congress party to revive its lost fortune. From state-wide yatra by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and joining hands with the ruling Samajwadi Party, the party is leaving no st

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  As Priyanka draws praise for SP-Cong pact, husband Robert Vadra hails Rahul as ‘dynamic’ leader

  January 24, 2017 13:57 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra today hailed party’s vice-present Rahul Gandhi and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as ‘two young and dynamic leaders’.

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  In Amethi’s 'royal fight’, BJP’s Garima Singh to take on husband Sanjay Singh’s second wife Amita

  January 24, 2017 13:43 IST

  A 'royal battle’ appears to be on the cards for Amethi with Congress MP Sanjay Singh’s wife and ex-MLA Amita Singh asserting her claim to contest polls from her turf.

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  Election Commission promoting bribery, says Arvind Kejriwal

  January 24, 2017 13:38 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Election Commission(EC) of encouraging people to vote for those parties and candidates who are offering them bribe.