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  Sheila Dikshit ‘turns down’ Congress’ offer to be CM face for UP polls: report

  Politics | June 27, 2016 15:27 IST

  Sheila Dikshit is unlikely to be projected as the Congress party's chief ministerial face for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 after the party veteran turned down the offer

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  BJP leaders involved in land-grabbing, fake currency trade, says Shivpal Yadav; trashes claims of 'exodus'

  Politics | June 17, 2016 16:58 IST

  senior SP leader Shivpal Yadav today charged the BJP of inciting communal tensions and said that they were involved in in all illegal works including land-grabbing and fake currency trade

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  Dadri: Villagers defy prohibitory orders, set 20-day deadline for action against Akhlaq’s family

  India | June 06, 2016 19:32 IST

  the villagers sought action against the family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was allegedly lynched by an angry mob on September 28 last year, after accusations that the family consumed and stored beef at their home.

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  Rahul Gandhi holds talks on UP assembly polls

  Politics | February 20, 2016 13:55 IST

  Amethi:  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today met Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh to discuss the party's prospects for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.Speaking to reporters here, Singh said Rahul held talks on the Uttar

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  BJP raking up Ayodhya issue with eye on UP elections: Sharad Yadav

  Politics | December 05, 2015 23:34 IST

  Mumbai: Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav today hit out at the BJP and RSS saying they were raking up the "Ram temple issue" only in view of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.Addressing a

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  Shia to form new political alliance to counter SP in Uttar Pradesh

  Politics | March 15, 2015 17:20 IST

  Lucknow: With two years left for UP elections, prominent Shia leader and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawad is already bracing for the poll preparation.Seeking a fair representation of Shia community in governance and decision making, Jawad 

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  Rita Bahuguna Joshi Resigns As UPCC Chief

  India | March 09, 2012 20:16 IST

  New Delhi, March 9: Amid speculation that the Congress is mulling revamp of its leadership in UP following the poll debacle, state party chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi today handed over her resignation to Sonia Gandhi

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  60.1 Per Cent Votes Cast In UP Phase Six Polls

  India | February 28, 2012 22:45 IST

  Lucknow, Feb 28: Over 60 per cent voters today exercised their franchise in the sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 68 seats spread over 13 districts of the western Jat belt

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  Replace 'M' For Maya With 'D' For Development, Says Digvijay

  India | February 27, 2012 13:37 IST

  Ghaziabad, Feb 27 : Ahead of the crucial sixth phase of UP elections tomorrow, Congress leader Digvijay Singh advised voters to support Rahul Gandhi's mission in Uttar Pradesh.Asking people to discard the ‘M' factor and

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  Actor Nagma Explodes As Congress Candidate's Finger Caressed Her While Garlanding

  India | February 23, 2012 14:00 IST

  Bijnore, UP, Feb 23: The act was not there at all in the script.  The script was confined to Bollywood actor Nagma endorsing the candidature of Congress candidate Hussain Ahmed Ansari, but Hussain went a

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  59 Per Cent Voter Turnout In Fifth Phase Of UP Polls

  India | February 23, 2012 18:51 IST

  Lucknow, Feb 23: Brisk polling was recorded in the fifth phase of UP assembly elections spread over 49 seats with  59 per cent of the over 1.56 crore voters exercising their franchise, amidst reports of

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  56 Pc Turnout In Third Phase Of UP Polls

  India | February 15, 2012 18:30 IST

  Lucknow, Feb 15: Around 56 per cent of the 1.75-strong electorate today exercised its franchise for 56 seats in the third phase of the UP assembly polls in which Mayawati's ruling BSP is facing a

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  Hand, Not Elephant Eating Up Funds, Says BSP

  Politics | February 05, 2012 8:02 IST

  Varanasi, Feb 5: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for his remark that an elephant is eating up central funds meant for the poor in Uttar Pradesh, BSP on Saturday said instead it was a “magical

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  Kalraj Mishra Says, I Never Said Uma Bharti Is Outsider, She Cannot Become CM

  India | January 24, 2012 14:49 IST

  Lucknow, Jan 24: BJP vice-president Kalraj Mishra today clarified that he never said Uma Bharti was an outsider, hence cannot become the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.  PTI had in the morning circulated a news

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  Withdraw Support To UPA : BJP To BSP

  Politics | December 20, 2011 22:18 IST

  Lucknow, Dec 20: Terming the ongoing war of words between the Centre and Mayawati over proposed division of the state as nothing but a farce, BJP in Uttar Pradesh today dared the ruling BSP to