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  Will not work with Akhilesh even if SP wins: Shivpal hits back

  October 24, 2016 11:45 IST

  The ongoing tussle in the Yadav family turned bitter on Sunday after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked uncle Shivpal Yadav and three others from the government while the party top brass sacked his backer and MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party.

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  Modi is making ‘triple talaq’ a tool for political gains: Asaduddin Owaisi

  October 24, 2016 7:24 IST

  AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "converting the triple talaq issue into a political tool" ahead of the Assembly elections in some states.

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  Akhilesh Yadav will not leave Samajwadi Party, claims UP minister

  October 23, 2016 20:12 IST

  On the verge of split of Samajwadi Party, the UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has made it clear that he will not leave the party, according to a senior minister. "I will remain in the

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  Samajwadi Party headed for split as family power struggle intensifies

  October 23, 2016 19:50 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav sacks Shivpal Yadav, 3 others from state cabinet

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  Samajwadi Party rift wide open: Ram Gopal’s fresh letter to party workers sparks controversy!

  October 23, 2016 10:13 IST

  Ram Gopal Yadav wrote a one-page letter to party workers saying the future of the SP lay in Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

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  Chandrababu Naidu equates Andhra Pradesh opposition with terrorists

  October 23, 2016 10:07 IST

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday sought to equate the opposition parties with terrorists.

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  Read Here: Akhilesh Yadav to form his own political party for 2017 UP elections?

  October 23, 2016 7:58 IST

  Is Akhilesh Yadav planning to form his own political party for UP elections?

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  Udayveer Singh, who backed Akhilesh as party chief, expelled from Samajwadi Party

  October 22, 2016 21:26 IST

  The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) today expelled Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Member (MLC) Udayveer Singh for six years citing his undignified and undisciplined behaviour. Udayveer had courted controversy by writing a letter to SP President

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  Subramanian Swamy supports demand to ban Pakistani artists

  October 22, 2016 19:16 IST

  Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today backed the demand to ban Pakistani artists from working in India.

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  Kejriwal government to extend 20,000 litre free water scheme to NDMC areas

  October 22, 2016 19:07 IST

  In a significant decision , the Delhi govt led by AAP supremo Arvind kejriwal has decided to extend the scheme of giving free water of 20,000 litres per month to the residents of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area with retrospective effect.

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  Ministers barred from using mobile phones during Cabinet meetings

  October 22, 2016 18:46 IST

  In a first, the Cabinet Secretariat has issued a directive to the Union Ministers to not to carry mobile phones in Cabinet meetings as it could lead to the leakage of information through hacking of

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  Police arrests Syed Geelani’s son; family barred from meeting Hurriyat hawk

  October 22, 2016 18:23 IST

  The Jammu and Kashmir Police today arrested Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's elder son while he was on his way to his father’s residence, family sources told IANS. Naim Geelani, a doctor at a

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  Identity of ‘Pakistan’ should become ‘Hindustan’ soon: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray

  October 22, 2016 18:01 IST

  Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said that India should launch an operation against Pakistan on the lines of Indira Gandhi’s 1971 Army operation which was carried out to create Bangladesh.

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  It’s time to abolish 'triple talaq', says Venkaiah Naidu

  October 22, 2016 17:53 IST

  Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that it’s time to abolish ‘triple talaq’ as it is both ‘anti-constitution’ and anti-civilisation’.

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  India and Pakistan are not at the brink of war, says Omar Abdullah

  October 22, 2016 15:27 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that India and Pakistan are not at the brink of war despite the heightened tensions along the Line of Control (LoC).

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  ‘No Pakistani artist would ever be allowed to work in India’: MNS after ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ victory

  October 22, 2016 15:16 IST

  Upbeat over forcing producers of the film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ (ADHM) to pledge Rs.5 crore for the Army Welfare's Fund, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) today said that it will not allow any Pakkistani artist to work in Indian film industry

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  Jayalalithaa is ‘interacting and progressing gradually’, says Apollo hospital

  October 22, 2016 14:04 IST

  Apollo Hospital, in its first medical bulletin on Jayalalithaa in last 11 days, said on Friday evening that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is “interacting and progressing gradually”.

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  Read: BJP MP Varun Gandhi rejects ‘honey-trap and blackmail’ charges in an open letter to people of India

  October 22, 2016 13:47 IST

  Read: BJP MP Varun Gandhi rejects ‘honey-trap and blackmail’ charges in an open letter to people of India

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  PMO bans mobile phones during Cabinet meetings

  October 22, 2016 13:15 IST

  In a move to counter cyber security threat and also check any possibility of leakage of information through hacking of communication devices, the Prime Minister's Office has asked Union Ministers not to carry mobile phones in Cabinet meetings.

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  Top Samajwadi Party leaders meet Mulayam Singh, urge him to put an end to crisis within Yadav family

  October 22, 2016 12:25 IST

  Top Samajwadi Party leaders today met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav here to chalk out a formula to end the ongoing crisis within the first family of the state that has derailed just ahead of the crucial assembly polls.

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  MNS allows release of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' featuring Pak actor Fawad Khan

  October 22, 2016 19:34 IST

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, director of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ Karan Johar today met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over the release of upcoming flick.

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  Odisha Health Minister resigns over SUM Hospital fire tragedy

  October 22, 2016 7:46 IST

  In the wake of SUM Hospital fire tragedy that killed 25 persons here, Odisha Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Friday resigned from the Cabinet on moral grounds.

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  Honey-trap allegations: BJP won’t make attempts to defend Varun Gandhi, say sources

  October 21, 2016 20:36 IST

  BJP MP Varun Gandhi is in the eye of storm after an arms dealer alleged that the Sultanpur lawmaker was honey-trapped with some senior military officers and foreign sex workers to extract sensitive information about

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  Punjab polls: AAP distributes forms promising to waive off farmers' loans

  October 21, 2016 19:18 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is not leaving any stone unturned in wooing different sections of society in Punjab ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections.

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  Akhilesh Yadav skips meet where Shivpal declares him UP CM nominee

  October 21, 2016 19:02 IST

  In a clear indication that the internal rift in Samajwadi Party has further widened, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav skipped a crucial meeting called by state party chief Shivpal Yadav ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls slated for early

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  Akhilesh to be Samajwadi Party’s CM face in UP, says Shivpal Yadav

  October 21, 2016 18:41 IST

  Shivpal Yadav, president of the Uttar Pradesh unit of Samajwadi Party, today clarified that incumbent Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will be the party’s CM face in the upcoming elections to the state Assembly.

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  Man needs to have sex when wife is unwell: Congress leader justifies polygamy in Islam

  October 21, 2016 15:47 IST

  Karnataka Congress leader Ibrahim Kodijal has justified polygamy in Islam saying “it is necessary for a man to satisfy his sexual desires” and that it stops the husband from visiting sex workers when one of

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  Mumbai bar dancer claims her husband tricked her of Rs 1.17 cr, pimped her to his friends

  October 21, 2016 15:35 IST

  In a shocking claim, an FIR lodged by a 30-year-old bar girl from south Mumbai alleges that her husband duped her of Rs 1.17 crore on the pretext of investments but spilled it all on