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  UP polls: BJP will remain silent on Ram temple issue during campaign, says Vinay Katiyar

  January 09, 2017 18:01 IST

  BJP MP Vinay Katiyar today said party will remain silent on Ram temple issue during Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll campaign.

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  Punjab polls: Congress manifesto released by Manmohan Singh provides for ‘Guardians of Governance’

  January 09, 2017 17:05 IST

  Out of power for the last ten years in Punjab, the Congress today released its election manifesto for the state, promising a host of freebies like farm loan waiver and free power, smartphones, textbooks and

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  Budget date was locked much before Punjab polls were announced: Arun Jaitley

  January 09, 2017 16:50 IST

  Dismissing the allegations raised by the Opposition that Budget was scheduled keeping in view the Punjab polls, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the date for presenting the Union Budget was decided much in

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  Samajwadi Party feud: Mulayam Singh has 10 posers for the Akhilesh faction

  January 09, 2017 16:12 IST

  Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday met the Election Commission to claim the cycle symbol of the party saying he is still the head of the party that he founded 25 years ago.

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  ‘Would have suspended you’: Sushma fumes over Pune techie's request

  January 09, 2017 16:15 IST

  Sushma Swaraj is known for helping people from the Indian diaspora in distress abroad, especially for her quick responses to SOS posts on Twitter. However, on Sunday, one user’s Twitter request irked the usually calm minister.

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  SP showdown: Mulayam blames 'one person' for feud, says no dispute with son Akhilesh

  January 09, 2017 15:39 IST

  Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav today reached the office of the Election Commission in the national capital to stake his claim on the election symbol of the party that he founded 25 years ago.

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  Note ban: PAC may summon PM Modi if RBI's reply not satisfactory

  January 09, 2017 12:03 IST

  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation if it finds the answers given by top finance ministry officials and the RBI Governor Urjit Patel

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  Centre trying to overcome demonetisation ‘blunder’ : Vadra pours scorn over petrol pump row

  January 09, 2017 10:32 IST

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra lambasted the Narendra Modi government for the latest crisis owing to its push on cashless transactions. Referring to the refusal of petrol pumps to take debit/credit cards due

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  Congress sceptical of Akhilesh’s poll prospects without 'cycle' symbol: Report

  January 09, 2017 8:38 IST

  With the Samajwadi Party embroiled in the family tussle, the Congress is concerned about the efficiency of an alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav faction, with which it is likely to go for tie up for the upcoming UP Assembly elections.

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  Samajwadi Party infighting ‘a cause of concern’, affecting UP: Rajnath Singh

  January 09, 2017 6:43 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the infighting in Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party was "a cause for concern" as it affected the state.

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  UP Election 2017: BSP announces fourth list of candidates

  January 08, 2017 21:41 IST

  The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today released its 4th lists of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls scheduled for February 11. Candidates for the two remaining seats in Sonebhadra district will be finalised after

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  I am SP chief, Akhilesh UP CM, Ramgopal remains expelled: Mulayam Singh Yadav

  January 08, 2017 18:45 IST

  With the feud in the Yadav family becoming a battle for the symbol of Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav today asserted that he remains to the party president and that his son Akhilesh Yadav is

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  Signatures on documents of support presented by Ram Gopal before EC forged: Amar Singh

  January 08, 2017 14:32 IST

  Amar Singh on Sunday claimed that signatures of support by leaders presented to the Election Commission by Ram Gopal Yadav is forged and hence their authenticity is doubtful.

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  Modi thinking of next generation, Rahul of disrupting Parliament's next session: Jaitley

  January 08, 2017 15:01 IST

  Arun Jaitley today hit out at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi saying while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was thinking of the next generation Rahul Gandhi was only looking at how to disrupt the next Session of Parliament.

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  PM Modi slams ‘political worshippers of black money’

  January 08, 2017 17:45 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian diaspora is a valuable partner in India's journey of development.

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  After brief visit, 'national president' Mulayam Singh Yadav's nameplate up at Samajwadi Party HQs

  January 08, 2017 14:45 IST

  Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday stormed the party headquarters in Lucknow and sat on the national president’s officer for nearly 10 minutes before leaving for Delhi to meet Election Commission.

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  Won’t contest UP polls but will campaign against BJP: AAP

  January 08, 2017 9:42 IST

  Taking its fight against BJP to newer pastures, Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal will actively campaign against the saffron party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

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  Sidhu likely to join Congress soon, to contest from Amritsar East

  January 08, 2017 8:33 IST

  Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to join the Congress on January 9 or 10

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  Akhilesh Yadav camp submits to EC affidavits signed by MPs & MLAs

  January 07, 2017 23:55 IST

  In a bid to buttress its claim over the cycle symbol to contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections beginning next month, the Akhilesh Yadav camp today submitted to the Election Commission affidavits signed by party

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  Parliament's budget session to begin from Jan 31

  January 07, 2017 20:13 IST

  The Budget session of Parliament was on Saturday convened to start from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented. President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet

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  BJP to play active role in ensuring transparency in political funding, says PM Modi

  January 07, 2017 20:30 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been pitching the need for electoral reforms, on Saturday said the BJP will play a proactive role towards bringing in transparency in political funding. Addressing the Bhartiya Janata Party's

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  UP Election 2017: Mayawati announces third list of candidates with 24 Muslim aspirants

  January 07, 2017 16:27 IST

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today released its third list of candidates for 100 more Assembly seats, with 24 Muslim aspirants getting tickets. The party has declared nominees for 300 of the 403 assembly seats

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  Sakshi Maharaj booked for controversial ‘population growth' remark

  January 07, 2017 19:41 IST

  Ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, BJP MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj has stirred a controversy with his statement that ‘increase in population was due to people who have four wives and 40 children’.

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  Akhilesh to release SP manifesto; chances of reconciliation very low, says CM’s aide Naresh Uttam

  January 07, 2017 12:47 IST

  Senior Smajwadi Party leader Naresh Uttam today said that the chances of reconciliation between the two factions of the ruling party is very low and that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will release party’s manifesto after January 11.

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  EC seeks Centre’s response on oppositions’ demand to delay Budget

  January 07, 2017 9:38 IST

  The Election Commission of India has asked the central government to respond on the opposition parties demand seeking postponement of Union Budget until the assembly elections in five states are over.

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  PM Narendra Modi to address BJP National Executive meet today

  January 07, 2017 7:27 IST

  The two-day long BJP National Executive meet here will conclude today with the address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister is likely to discuss the strategy for the upcoming assembly polls in five states with party bearers.

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  BSP releases second list for 100 more candidates in Uttar Pradesh

  January 07, 2017 0:04 IST

  After releasing the first list of 100 candidates on Thursday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today released its second one of another 100. The Friday list carries names for assembly segments that go to the polls

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  Samajwadi Party feud shameful, dangerous for democratic ethics, feels Uma Bharti

  January 06, 2017 23:51 IST

  With split in the Samajwadi Party being formalized to an all-out tussle to stake claim over the party symbol, the Union Minister Uma Bharti today alleged SP’s patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is “neither a Lohiawadi