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  From proxies to politicians: Bihar's female MLAs

  Politics | September 26, 2015 12:07 IST

  Thirty five years ago, Bhagirathi Devi was a sweeper in the block development office in Narkatiyaganj, a town in Bihar's West Champaran district.Today, she is a third-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of the

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  Over Rs.12 lakh seized from BJP MLA's vehicle in Patna

  Politics | September 19, 2015 11:27 IST

  Patna: Over Rs.12 lakh in cash was recovered on Thursday in Patna from the vehicle of BJP legislator Usha Vidhartthi, police said."Police found Rs.12.36 lakh in her vehicle during ongoing checking for unaccounted cash...," a

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  AAP MLA detained during DUSU polls

  Politics | September 11, 2015 17:55 IST

  New Delhi:  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Sanjeev Jha and two of his party supporters were on Friday detained during Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls, police said.Sanjeev Jha, who is the MLA from Burari

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  Hardik to start meeting Patel MLAs from tomorrow

  Politics | September 03, 2015 17:29 IST

  Ahmedabad:  Hardik Patel, leader of the Patelquota agitation in Gujarat, today said he will start meeting MLAs of his community from tomorrow to know their stand on the reservation issue, which sparked violence across the state claiming ten

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  Houses of Manipur minister, 5 MLAs torched

  Politics | August 31, 2015 22:28 IST

  Imphal:  Six houses, those belonging to a minister in the Manipur government and five other MLAs, were set on fire this evening by agitators in Churachandpur district.The houses belonged to Phungzaphang Tonsimg, Minister-in charge of

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  AAP MLA Surinder Singh arrested for assaulting NDMC worker

  Politics | August 21, 2015 22:03 IST

  New Delhi:  Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Delhi Cantonment Surinder Singh was today arrested for allegedly assaulting a New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) worker,the party's third legislator to be held in the last two months.Singh

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  BJP, Congress dominate list of 450 violent MLAs, MPs

  Politics | August 13, 2015 16:37 IST

  A police case filed against a Delhi politician from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for violent acts—including assault, trespass and impeding public officials—is a reminder of how common such cases are among elected representatives of

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  Targeting of MPs will lead people to lose faith in democracy: Naresh Agarwal

  Politics | August 11, 2015 14:27 IST

  New Delhi: MPs in Rajya Sabha today criticised disparaging remarks being made against politicians by certain quarters, saying such targeting will lead to the people losing faith in elected representatives and democratic institutions.Raising the issue,

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  Alka Lamba a drug addict: BJP MLA

  Politics | August 10, 2015 17:08 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP MLA OP Sharma today kicked up a row terming AAP legislator Alka Lamba a “drug addict”, as he questioned her “motive” behind embarking on an anti-drugs drive leading to an attack on

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  Villagers hold BSP MLA hostage

  Politics | July 19, 2015 19:45 IST

  Varanasi (UP):  A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA was today held hostage by a group of villagers who were protesting against erratic supply of electricity and water in Alinagar area, police said.BSP MLA from Mughalsarai,

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  AAP asks MLAs to inform party about cases pending against them

  Politics | July 17, 2015 7:18 IST

  New Delhi: In a stern message, AAP has asked its MLAs to inform the party about any pending cases against them, failing which the party will not back them if any controversy arises.Party sources said

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  Bail application of JD(U) MLA Anant Singh rejected

  Politics | July 10, 2015 17:58 IST

  Patna: The bail petition of incarcerated JD(U) MLA Anant Singh in an Arms Act case was today rejected by a district court here.Judicial Magistrate Raghvendra Narayan Singh did not entertain the bail application of the

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  BJP notice to MLA Raj Purohit who was caught on camera criticising PM Modi

  Politics | June 28, 2015 8:03 IST

  Mumbai: The BJP in Maharashtra today issued show cause notice to party lawmaker Raj Purohit and sought his response within three days over a sting operation video, purportedly showing him making caustic comments against Prime

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  JD(U) MLA Anant Singh sent to 14-days judicial custody

  Politics | June 25, 2015 11:16 IST

  Patna:  A local court has remanded  influential JD(U) MLA Anant Singh to 14 days' judicial custody in connection with a kidnapping case at Bihta.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Danapur Tribhuvan Nath late last night remanded

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  BJP MLA evicted from Delhi Assembly on first day of Budget session

  Politics | June 23, 2015 16:44 IST

  New Delhi: High drama was witnessed in the Delhi Assembly on the first day of the budget session with Opposition trying to corner the AAP government over ex-law minister Jitendra Singh Tomar's alleged fake law

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  Cash-for-vote scam: ACB questions TDP MLA, aides

  Politics | June 08, 2015 14:24 IST

  Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Monday continued questioning TDP legislator A. Revanth Reddy and two others in the cash-for-vote scam.The ACB sleuths interrogated the three accused men at its headquarters for the

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  TDP MLA trapped for offering Rs 50 lakh bribe to legislator

  Politics | June 01, 2015 10:26 IST

  Hyderabad:  The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today trapped TDP MLA Revanth Reddy for allegedly trying to give a bribe of Rs 50 lakh to nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson "to vote in favour of a TDP nominee"

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  Delhi HC issues notice to another AAP MLA over 'fake degree'

  Politics | May 20, 2015 18:35 IST

  New Delhi: In yet another embarrassment for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi high court has issued notices to its Delhi Cantt. MLA Surender Singh over his ‘fake degree' on a petition filed by

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  Ex-MLA booked on charge of spreading rumour on quake

  India | April 28, 2015 19:06 IST

  Patna:  A former two-time MLA in Bihar has been booked for allegedly spreading rumour about earthquake through WhatsApp, social messaging app, a senior police officer said today."The case has been registered against Dayanand Rai, the

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  Former-Delhi MLA Bharat Singh shot dead in Najafgarh

  Politics | March 30, 2015 14:19 IST

  New Delhi: Former Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) legislator Bharat Singh was shot at by unidentified gunmen here during a religious programme on Sunday evening, and succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, police said.The