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  Arvind Kejriwal urges Punjab CEO to withdraw her security and use it for public

  January 21, 2017 18:24 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today requested Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to withdraw his security and deploy it for public security in view of “poor law and order in the state.”

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  EC censures Arvind Kejriwal for violating Model Code of Conduct

  January 21, 2017 18:24 IST

  The Election Commission (EC) today censured Delhi Chief Minister Arvind kejriwal for violating the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct.

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  Alliance with Samajwadi Party not to help Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati

  January 21, 2017 14:39 IST

  Accusing Akhilesh Yadav government of shielding criminals and communal forces, BSP chief Mayawati today said Congress' attempted tie-up with ruling Samajwadi Party showed its political bankruptcy and will be inimical to party which is "running on oxy

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  Ahead of polls, Mulayam’s close aide Ambika Chaudhary joins BSP, slams Akhilesh

  January 21, 2017 14:13 IST

  In a huge setback to Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav's aide Ambika Chaudhary today joined Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), saying he was saddened by the way the SP patriarch was treated by his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

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  Maoists planning to target PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah during election rallies: Report

  January 21, 2017 12:21 IST

  Intelligence agencies have warned that Maoists and several other groups may target Prime Minister Narendra Modi during elections rallies in five states that are going to polls from next month.

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  Opposition slams RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya's ‘anti-reservation’ remarks

  January 21, 2017 10:07 IST

  A number of opposition leaders have slammed Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh (RSS) senior functionary Manmohan Vaidya's remarks against reservation.

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  Priyanka Gandhi steps in as SP-Cong alliance hangs in balance

  January 21, 2017 12:23 IST

  Days after the Samajwadi Party and Congress announced that they will contest UP Assembly polls together, the alliance talks between the two parties continue to remain in a deadlock with both two sides squabbling over the share of seats.

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  Efforts on to fulfil TN's cultural aspirations: PM Modi on Jallikattu Ordinance

  January 21, 2017 9:00 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reiterated Centre’s commitment towards Tamil Nadu saying ‘all efforts were being made to realise the cultural aspirations of its people’.

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  Centre clears Tamil Nadu government’s Ordinance to lift ban on Jallikattu

  January 21, 2017 8:37 IST

  In an effort to end the protests that have paralysed Tamil Nadu for the last five days, the Centre on Friday night cleared an Ordinance on Jallikattu, paving the way for the state government to promulgate it to allow the conduct of controversial bull

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  Reservation encourages alienation, must be ended: RSS ideologue Manmohan Vaidya

  January 20, 2017 20:47 IST

  Pitching for equality, Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Manmohan Vaidya today called for a reservation-free India. Present at the Jaipur Lit Fest, Vaidya, who is also the Pramukh Pracharak of the right-wing organisation, said that

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  There is more to sports in India than cricket: PM Modi

  January 20, 2017 19:06 IST

  Stressing that the country has a lot more to offer other than cricket as well, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that other sports need to be encouraged and talent needs to be spotted right

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  DMK can only protest on Jallikattu, we can find solution: BJP

  January 20, 2017 19:06 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took a dig at DMK leader Stalin for staging a rail roko protest on the Jallikattu issue and said that his party can "only" stage protests on this matter.

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  Congress leaders refusing to toe party line will be expelled: Amarinder Singh

  January 20, 2017 19:02 IST

  Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today made it clear that the leaders refusing to toe the party line would be expelled.

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  PM Modi’s next ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Jan 29, to focus on exams

  January 20, 2017 18:56 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he will address the nation through his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on January 29.

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  Dangal’s Zaira Wasim blasts Sports minister Vijay Goel for his take on hijab

  January 20, 2017 18:52 IST

  ‘Dangal’ actress Zaira Wasim has taken strong exception to Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel’s comparison of a burqa-clad woman’s painting to her.

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  Jallikattu protests a lesson for Hindutva forces, says Asaduddin Owaisi

  January 20, 2017 16:41 IST

  Amid growing unrest over the Jallikattu ban, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said the agitation is a lesson for the Hindutva forces. "Jallikattu protests, lesson for Hindutva forces," Owaisi said

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  Rajnath Singh assures action on promulgation of Jallikattu ordinance

  January 20, 2017 14:34 IST

  A delegation of AIADMK MPs from Tamil Nadu today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to press for their demand to promulgate an ordinance to allow the conduct of Jallikattu, the controversial bull-taming sport held near the Pongal festival.

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  Talks with Cong not final, says SP; to contest over 300 seats

  January 20, 2017 16:38 IST

  In a major upset of sorts for the Congress which had announced it would be contesting around 100 seats as part of its alliance with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, senior SP leader Kiranmoy Nanda today said that the grand old party was yet to m

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  Uncle Shivpal Yadav in Akhilesh’s list of 191 candidates

  January 20, 2017 16:38 IST

  Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav today succumbed to his uncle Shivpal Yadav’s demand of contesting the upcoming Assembly polls from his home constituency Jaswant Nagar in Etawah.

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  SP-Congress alliance eyes 35-37 per cent vote share in UP polls: Report

  January 20, 2017 12:41 IST

  With Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party and Congress set to join hands for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the strategists of the two parties have already started estimating the percentage of votes the ‘alliance’ might garner.

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  PM Modi would have claimed credit even for Taj Mahal, Red Fort: Asaduddin Owaisi

  January 20, 2017 12:09 IST

  Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that he would have claimed credit even for the construction of the Red Fort and the Taj Mahal, had they not been built lo

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  In dissent note, Mallikarjun Kharge opposed Alok Verma’s selection as CBI chief

  January 20, 2017 12:05 IST

  Controversy continues to surround the appointment of the head of India’s premier probe body. While the three-member Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi – with Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and opposition leader

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  All well in family, will campaign extensively for Akhilesh: Mulayam

  January 20, 2017 11:28 IST

  Days after the Election Commission ruled in favour of Akhilesh Yadav led faction, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav said that ‘all is well in the family’ and that he will ‘campaign extensively for his son’ during the Assembly polls.

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  Amid widespread protests, SC agrees to delay Jallikattu verdict for a week

  January 20, 2017 12:34 IST

  As the ongoing massive protests in support of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu looks set to intensify, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that the state government will promulgate a special Ordinance in the Assembly to pave way for smooth conduct of t

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  Jallikattu part of Tamil Nadu's intrinsic tradition; govt must find amicable solution: Congress

  January 20, 2017 8:23 IST

  The Congress party has urged the Central government to find an amicable solution to end the massive demonstrations in Tamil Nadu against the Supreme Court’s order to ban Jallikattu, the controversial bull-taming sport celebrated around the festival o

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  Minister, other Akhilesh loyalists sacked by Shivpal back in Samajwadi Party

  January 19, 2017 23:14 IST

  Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav has revoked expulsion of minister Pawan Pandey and nine MLCs and youth wing leaders sacked for indiscipline by his warring uncle Shivpal Yadav.

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  Punjab polls: With stronger Congress and AAP’s emergence, Badals face tough fight in their own dens

  January 19, 2017 21:15 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal, which has ruled the Punjab for the last decade, is facing a tough fight in this election as the Assembly polls this year have turned into a three- horse race for the first time.

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  Alliance only with Congress, no tie-up with RLD: Samajwadi Party

  January 19, 2017 20:45 IST

  The Samajwadi Party on Thursday ruled out a partnership with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections but asserted a tie-up with the Congress.