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  Gangster Atiq Ahmed not to contest Uttar Pradesh polls

  January 19, 2017 18:00 IST

  Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was declared Samajwadi Party candidate from Kanpur Cant assembly seat by then state president Shivpal Yadav , today said he would not contest polls. "I will not contest assembly polls.

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  UP polls: Two Samajwadi Party candidates join Congress

  January 19, 2017 17:28 IST

  Two candidates of the Samajwadi Party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Thursday joined the Congress.

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  Jallikattu ban: PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss sits on dharna outside PM residence, detained

  January 19, 2017 16:38 IST

  Demanding an ordinance lifting the ban on bull-taming sport Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday staged a dharna outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence here.

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  Sidhu’s joining without any pre-conditions, says Amarinder Singh in ‘show of unity’

  January 19, 2017 16:27 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu and Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Thursday came together in a show of unity before the Punjab polls.

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  After Rahul’s display of torn kurta at rally, BJP workers send him a new one

  January 19, 2017 12:30 IST

  Three days ago, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi used his torn kurta to make a political point. He said that it didn’t matter to him that his kurta was torn, an attempt to put across his connect with India’s ‘poor’.

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  J&K Assembly passes resolution on return of Kashmiri Pandits to Valley

  January 19, 2017 12:13 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution for creating a conducive atmosphere for the return of Kashmiri Pandits and other migrants to the Valley.

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  Posters in Varanasi: Rahul Gandhi as Krishna, Akhilesh as Arjun

  January 19, 2017 11:06 IST

  While Samajwadi Party and Congress are finalising the nitty-gritty of a pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, posters have appeared at several places in the city depicting Rahul Gandhi as Lord Krishna and Chief Minister Akhilesh

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  Punjab polls: Congress candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu owns assets worth Rs 45.91 crore

  January 19, 2017 11:01 IST

  Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has declared that he has total assets worth Rs 45.91 crore.

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  BJP worker hacked to death in Kerala’s Kannur

  January 19, 2017 10:49 IST

  A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was allegedly hacked to death in Kerala’s Kannur district on Wednesday.

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  Tamil Nadu: Pro-jallikattu stir intensifies after PM refuses to intervene

  January 19, 2017 17:11 IST

  The massive state wide protests in Tamil Nadu who are demanding holding of Jallikattu, the controversial the bull-taming sport, and banning animal rights group PETA, entered third day today.

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  CBI registers preliminary enquiry in appointment of Satyendar Jain's daughter

  January 18, 2017 23:55 IST

  CBI today registered a preliminary enquiry in the appointment of Soumya Jain, Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain's daughter, as adviser to the Delhi government's Mohalla Clinic project.

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  Fresh trouble for AAP, Manish Sisodia under CBI scanner over irregularities in 'Talk to AK' campaign

  January 18, 2017 23:16 IST

  CBI today registered a preliminary enquiry against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in connection with alleged irregularities in the government's social media campaign Talk to AK.

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  Man sends Rs 100 to Rahul Gandhi for fixing his ‘torn kurta’; Twitter explodes with hilarious reactions

  January 18, 2017 21:58 IST

  In an act of generosity from a man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, a demand draft of Rs 100 has been sent to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with an appeal to get his torn kurta stitched.

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  'Don't put him to odd questions': How Manmohan Singh saved Urjit Patel from grilling

  January 18, 2017 21:26 IST

  RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Wednesday appeared before a parliamentary committee to answer questions on demonetisation issue but was saved by former PM Manmohan Singh from possible grilling.

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  Telangana govt to bring bill for 12 per cent quota for Muslims

  January 18, 2017 21:01 IST

  Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said that his government would bring a bill in the Budget session of Legislative Assembly for providing 12 per cent reservation to backward sections among Muslims.

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  ‘Budget presentation on Feb 1 done deal,’ says govt; no announcements for poll-bound states

  January 18, 2017 19:53 IST

  The government will present the Union Budget 2017-18 on February 1 but will refrain from making any specific announcements pertaining to five poll-bound states.

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  No compensation provided to Burhan Wani's family, claims Mehbooba

  January 18, 2017 19:40 IST

  Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that no compensation has been paid to the next of kin of slain Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani. In a written reply to a

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  President returns Netaji Subhas IT Bill to Delhi Assembly for reconsideration

  January 18, 2017 19:05 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee has returned to Delhi Assembly for reconsideration a bill on upgradation of Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT) into a university.

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  Regional parties show 20 pc dip in donations above Rs 20,000 in 2015-16

  January 18, 2017 18:55 IST

  India’s regional political parties have witnessed a decline of about 20 per cent in donations, equal to or more than Rs 20,000, that they received in 2015-16.

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  UP polls: RLD out of ‘grand-alliance’, Congress-SP finalise seat sharing formula

  January 18, 2017 18:02 IST

  Samajwadi Party vice-president Kiranmoy Nanda confirmed that the seat sharing formula did not work out with the RLD and only Congress and SP will be part of the alliance.

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  Smriti Irani degree row: Minister asked DU not to reveal her educational qualifications, says SOL

  January 18, 2017 17:25 IST

  Amidst a seething debate over Union Minister Smriti Irani’s educational qualification, the School of Open Learning (SOL) on Wednesday told the Central Information Commission that the minister had asked the University not to disclose it

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  TMC leaders arrested for Ponzi scam, no link with party's anti noteban stand: CBI

  January 18, 2017 17:06 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation has said that the arrest of two TMC leaders for their alleged role in the Rose Valley ponzi scam has no connection with the party's strong opposition to noteban and

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  Sangeet Som’s poll campaign vehicle allegedly plays clippings from Muzaffarnagar riots, CD seized

  January 18, 2017 16:17 IST

  Police seized a CD allegedly containing clippings of 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots being played from one of the campaign vehicles of Sangeet Som in Meerut's Sardhana area.

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  Congress launches nationwide campaign against note ban, stages protests at RBI offices

  January 18, 2017 15:00 IST

  Launching a nationwide campaign against the government’s demonetisation drive, Congress workers today staged protests at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices at several locations across the country.

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  Unhappy over ticket distribution, UP BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya may join Congress

  January 18, 2017 15:13 IST

  Swami Prasad Maurya, the president of Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP, may switch over to Congress as he is reportedly unhappy over distribution of party tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.

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  Stray dogs have a right to live, nobody can destroy them in entirety: Supreme Court

  January 18, 2017 14:37 IST

  The Supreme Court today made it clear that stray dogs also have a right to live and that they cannot be destroyed in entirety.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu files nomination from Amritsar East constituency, vows to expose Badals

  January 18, 2017 14:12 IST

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who recently joined the Congress, today filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls from Amritsar East constituency.

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  Somebody gets a brainwave and nobody can oppose: Arun Shourie's swipe at PM Modi over noteban

  January 18, 2017 12:56 IST

  Former Union minister Arun Shourie tore into the Narendra Modi government for its move to demonetise higher currency notes calling it the “greatest blunder in economic policy for 70 years”. Delivering a public lecture at