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  Triple talaq unconstitutional, should end: Venkaiah Naidu

  October 25, 2016 17:04 IST

  Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that the government was strongly in favour of ending triple talaq, holding it as discrimination against women and against the constitutional right of equality.

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  Triple Talaq: Don't tinker with Shariat to serve your ‘petty politics’, Mayawati tells Modi govt

  October 25, 2016 17:01 IST

  A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposed the practice of triple talaq among Muslims, BSP supremo Mayawati today criticised him over his stance on the contentious issue.

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  ‘Not our delegation’: BJP distances itself from Yashwant Sinha-led team's meeting with separatist leaders

  October 25, 2016 22:25 IST

  BJP today distanced itself from the meeting between Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and a delegation led by its leader Yashwant Sinha.

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  All in the family: Meet Mulayam’s younger son Prateek and his wife Aparna

  October 25, 2016 16:29 IST

  Prateek Yadav is Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger son from his second wife Sadhana Gupta and is married to Aparna Yadav.

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  Yashwant Sinha meets Syed Ali Shah Geelani to resolve ‘Kashmir unrest’

  October 25, 2016 15:05 IST

  In a fresh bid to resolve the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, a five-member delegation led by senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today met separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at his residence in Srinagar.

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  Samajwadi Party crisis: Akhilesh is CM, decision to reinstate sacked ministers rests with him, says Mulayam Singh Yadav

  October 25, 2016 16:30 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam SIngh Yadav is addressing the media following a string of attacks by his former party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav.

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  Third year in a row, PM Modi likely to celebrate Diwali with jawans at the border

  October 25, 2016 14:37 IST

  Continuing his tradition of celebrating Diwali with jawans in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister is likely to visit the border state on the occasion of Diwali, which falls on October 30, this year as well.

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  ‘If we can talk to Hurriyat and Naxals, why not MNS?’ Fadnavis defends ADHM ‘deal’

  October 25, 2016 13:44 IST

  With the opposition parties in Maharashtra continuing to target Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for ‘brokering a deal’ between the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the makers of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, the BJP leader today defended the government’

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  Ram Gopal Yadav is ‘impotent’, says an angry Amar Singh

  October 25, 2016 12:56 IST

  Samajwadi Party MP Amar Singh, who is at the centre of the ongoing infighting in the Samajwadi Party, has launched a scathing attack on the expelled party leader Ram Gopal Yadav by terming him “impotent”.

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  SP crisis: Akhilesh likely to reinstate uncle Shivpal and sacked ministers

  October 25, 2016 14:06 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to reinstate his uncle Shivpal Yadav, who is also the chief of Samajwadi Party’s state unit, and other ministers sacked on Sunday for their proximity to Amar Singh.

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  Mulayam 'jealous' of Akhilesh's popularity, says Ram Gopal Yadav

  October 25, 2016 12:18 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on his brother and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, expelled SP leader Ramgopal Yadav has said that the party supremo feels jealous of his son's popularity.

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  Akhilesh great CM, needs time to become mass leader: Amar Singh

  October 25, 2016 12:15 IST

  Senior party leader Amar Singh has denied allegations that he was trying to destroy the party and said Akhilesh Yadav was a fantastic chief minister, but he needed time to become a mass leader.

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  Ugly spat between Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh on Twitter: A glimpse into Punjab polls?

  October 25, 2016 0:11 IST

  A virtual fight ensued between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh today with both exchanging heated words on Twitter.

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  Congress, SAD-BJP have teamed up to stop AAP in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

  October 24, 2016 22:36 IST

  Congress and SAD-BJP have joined hands to stop AAP from winning the Punjab assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged. "It is an open secret now

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  No reservation on Sidhu, other Awaaz-e-Punjab leaders joining Congress: Amarinder Singh

  October 24, 2016 18:53 IST

  Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh today said that he has no reservation whatsoever if former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu and other leaders of Awaaz-e-Punjab decide to join the party.

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  ‘Helicopter kya tumhare baap ka hai?’ Shivpal Yadav’s angry retort to Akhilesh supporter

  October 24, 2016 18:17 IST

  Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, his brother Shivpal Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav made speeches at the meeting inflicting heavy blows on each other.

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  To become ‘Uttam Pradesh’, break out of SP-BSP stranglehold: PM Modi tells UP electorate

  October 24, 2016 17:50 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took down Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party and Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party with a single shot as he alleged that both parties are “friends from behind the doors” and called

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  Don’t politicise Triple Talaq, can't allow lives of Muslim women to be ruined: PM Modi

  October 24, 2016 16:09 IST

  Joining the debate on triple talaq, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposed the practice among Muslims and urged the TV channels not to politicise the issue.

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  SC issues notice to Bihar govt, Shahabuddin on plea seeking to shift him to Tihar jail

  October 24, 2016 15:36 IST

  The Supreme Court today issued notice to former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bihar government and the Centre seeking their reply to shift the gangster-turned-politician to Tihar Jail in Delhi from Bihar.

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  MP received investments worth Rs 5.63 lakh cr at GIS 2016, claims Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  October 24, 2016 15:02 IST

  Madhya Pradesh has received investment commitments worth Rs 5.63 lakh crore across sectors during the two-day Global Investors Summit here, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today.

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  Samajwadi Party meeting: Mulayam, Shivpal, Akhilesh; who said what

  October 24, 2016 14:33 IST

  With the family feud turning into a high voltage drama at the party meeting at SP office in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister offered to step down rubbishing reports that he was considering to float

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  Narrow escape for Manipur CM after militants open fire at Ukhrul helipad

  October 24, 2016 19:06 IST

  Manipur CM Okram Ibobi was ambushed by suspected NSCN (IM) militants at Ukhrul district headquarters on Monday. Militants reportedly opened fire after the CM's chopper landed at a helipad around 10.30 am. Two Manipur Rifles

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  Arvind Kejriwal, Amarinder Singh come to blows on Twitter over ‘drug money’ barb

  October 24, 2016 14:18 IST

  Arvind Kejriwal and Amarinder Singh locked horns on social media after the AAP chief accused the latter of using "drug money" in his campaign.

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  ‘We celebrated Choti Diwali on Sept 29’, says PM Modi in Varanasi

  October 24, 2016 19:05 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded the valour of the Indian Army in conducting surgical strikes across the Line of Control

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  Giriraj Singh sparks controversy, says ‘Hindus need to increase their population’

  October 24, 2016 12:22 IST

  Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh today kicked up a controversy pitching for a rise in Hindu population in the country, saying that religion can only protect us if we do the same for.

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  Shivpal wanted to become UP CM himself: Akshay Yadav

  October 24, 2016 11:50 IST

  Son of expelled national General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, has shot off an angry letter, targeting his uncle Shivpal Yadav over his alleged ‘connection’ with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Samajwadi Party crisis: Mulayam Yadav, son Akhilesh exchange heated words

  October 25, 2016 0:11 IST

  With the ongoing power struggle in the Yadav family turning into a full-blown war, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will hold a crucial meet of party legislators at his residence today to tamp

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  Rs 5 crore to accommodate Pakistani talent not patriotic: Sena slams Fadnavis-Raj ‘extortionist deal’ on ADHM

  October 24, 2016 8:55 IST

  Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday took a dig at the agreement reached at a meeting between Karan Johar, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS chief Raj Thackeray to ensure a smooth release of