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  SP inducts scam-tainted Baburam Kushwaha

  National | July 13, 2013 19:42 IST

  Lucknow, July 13: The ruling Samajwadi Party today inducted the wife and brother of scam-tainted former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha into its fold, drawing flak from opposition parties."Shiv Kanya Kushwaha and Shiv Saran Kushwaha

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  SP declares candidates for 2 LS seats

  National | July 09, 2013 14:02 IST

  Lucknow, July 9: Samajwadi Party today declared candidates for two seats for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Gorakhprasad Paswan has been given ticket from Basgaon seat, while Harivansh Sahay Khushwaha will contest the polls from Salempur

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  Maoist Attack: SP sought help but could not be saved

  India | July 03, 2013 14:22 IST

  Ranchi, July 3: Superintendent of Police Amarjit Balihar, who was ambushed and killed Tuesday in Jharkhand, had desperately contacted a police officer and sought help but was promptly killed and the gunshots were heard over

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  SP has betrayed Muslims, says Beni

  National | July 02, 2013 8:46 IST

  Ambedkarnagar, UP, July 2: Intensifying his attack on Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma  on Monday  accused him of betraying Muslims, who should be wary of SP's vote bank politics.The

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  SP and Cong activists clash at programme presided over by Beni

  National | June 25, 2013 13:40 IST

  Bahraich, Jun 25: SP activists raised slogans and clashed with Congress workers during the foundation stone laying ceremony of a processing unit of Steel Authority of India by Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma.  The

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  Modi factor won't play any role in 2014 polls: SP

  National | June 21, 2013 18:15 IST

  Sambhal (UP), June 21: Brushing aside possibility of ‘Modi' factor playing any role in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party today said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's charisma is limited to his state only.  “Modi

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  SP, BSP muted over Modi's elevation

  National | June 10, 2013 7:42 IST

  Lucknow, June 10: Even as the state unit of the BJP celebrated Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi being named to lead the party campaign in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan

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  BSP opposes use of Dalit memorials for weddings

  India | May 27, 2013 17:13 IST

  Lucknow, May 27:  Upset over UP government's decision to allow Dalit memorials constructed during previous Mayawati regime to be used for cultural functions, BSP today demanded imposition of President's rule in the state.  A delegation

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  S&P warns India of rating downgrade; retains negative outlook

  May 17, 2013 17:57 IST

  New Delhi, May 17: Global agency Standard & Poor's on Friday warned that it may downgrade India's sovereign rating to junk grade if the government fails to pursue reforms and check deterioration in fiscal and

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  SP plans to hold meet to woo Brahmin voters

  National | May 10, 2013 20:12 IST

  Lucknow, May 10: In an apparent bid to woo Brahmins, Samajwadi Party will hold a “Brahmin sammelan” in the state capital on May 12.“This would be the biggest congregation of Brahmins from all over the

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  Bansal should quit for fair probe, says SP

  National | May 06, 2013 11:41 IST

  New Delhi, May 6: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal should resign to ensure fair investigation in the case related to the arrest of his nephew Vijay Singla for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.90 lakh,

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  S&P rules out rating upgrade for India

  May 06, 2013 9:45 IST

  New Delhi, May 6: Global agency Standard & Poor's has ruled out rating upgrade for India."...a rating upgrade at this point is not on the cards," said Elena Okorochenko, S&P Managing director (Sovereign and international

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  SP, Muslim clerics slam Azam Khan's frisking in US

  National | April 26, 2013 18:39 IST

  Lucknow, April 26: The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and Muslim groups in Uttar Pradesh Friday slammed reports of humiliation and extended frisking of party leader and minister Mohammad Azam Khan at Logan Airport in Boston,

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  Don't believe government interfered in CBI report: SP

  National | April 23, 2013 20:19 IST

  New Delhi, April 23: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday said his party did not believe that the Congress-led central government has interfered with the CBI report on the coal block allocation scam.Asked

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  SP decides to keep UPA afloat, Congress still in suspense

  National | March 29, 2013 20:42 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 29: The Congress heaved a sigh of relief after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said Friday that he won't withdraw support to the Congress-led UPA government for now.But the heat

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  Congress has been cheating the people: Mulayam

  National | March 27, 2013 20:58 IST

  Etawah, UP,  March 27 : Amidst speculation that his party might withdraw outside support to UPA, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today launched a tirade against Congress accusing it of being "cheat and clever"

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  Congress, SP MLAs quarrel in front of Sonia Gandhi

  National | March 25, 2013 21:07 IST

  Rae Bareli, Mar 25 : Congress and SP legislators were locked in a verbal duel in front of UPA chairperson and local MP Sonia Gandhi at a meeting here today, prompting her to step in

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  Congress, SP MLAs quarrel in front of Sonia Gandhi

  India | March 25, 2013 20:30 IST

  Rae Bareli, Mar 25 : Congress and SP legislators were locked in a verbal duel in front of UPA chairperson and local MP Sonia Gandhi at a meeting here today, prompting her to step in

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  Bollywood stars, SP, Congress support pardon for Sanjay Dutt, BJP opposes

  National | March 22, 2013 17:01 IST

  New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 22: More politicians and Bollywood stars have come out in support of embattled Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who is facing three and a half years in jail. Samajwadi Party MP and ex-film

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  NDA dispensation was more cohesive: SP

  National | March 20, 2013 17:27 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 20: A day after the DMK pulled out of the UPA government, its outside supporter Samajwadi Party today said the former NDA dispensation was “more cohesive” and Atal Bihari Vajpayee's style of