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  Sharma who took on Gujarat government on 2002 riots, seeks retirement

  India | November 21, 2014 16:31 IST

  Ahmedabad: IPS officer Rahul Sharma, who had openly taken on Gujarat government over the 2002 Godhra riots, has sought early retirement citing personal reasons.  “I have sought retirement from my services due to personal reasons

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  Jharkhand Police foil major plan of Naxals to disrupt upcoming assembly elections

  India | November 11, 2014 10:34 IST

  Ranchi: Jharkhand Police have foiled a major plan of  Naxals to disrupt upcoming assembly elections in the state.Police have recovered 1745 detonators, 145 pressure cookers, 123 tiffins and other materials for making bombs from Latehar

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  BJP has a majority, should fulfill commitment to Ayodhya: VHP

  Politics | October 23, 2014 8:48 IST

  Allahabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad today demanded that the BJP, having achieved a majority on its own in the Parliament under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fulfill its commitment to the Ayodhya issue by

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  Amit Shah in UP to attend RSS conclave

  Politics | October 16, 2014 10:10 IST

  Lucknow: BJP national president Amit Shah will Thursday arrive in Uttar Pradesh on a two-day visit to attend a RSS conclave, party officials said.Shah will arrive here to participate in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

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  VHP seeks Muslim cleric Maulana Mehdi Hasan arrest for comments on Navratri

  India | September 22, 2014 8:48 IST

  Ahmedabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad yesterday took strong objection to what it termed as “provocative” remarks on Navratri festival by Maulana Mehdi Hasan, saying it is a deliberate attempt to “malign” Hinduism and demanded his arrest.VHP

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  Ban entry of Muslims in garba events: Pravin Togadia

  India | September 14, 2014 8:25 IST

  Ahmedabad: Echoing the views of a BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh, firebrand Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia said Muslims must not be allowed inside the garba events and insisted identity cards of each

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  Rise of the fringes: Modi government faces acid test

  Politics | July 27, 2014 16:30 IST

  New Delhi: Are the fringes pulling at the centre from many directions? Is the NDA government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi facing its first major political challenge, not from a depleted opposition, but from its

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  Section 144 imposed in Moradabad ahead of VHP's 'Jalabhishek' march

  India | July 26, 2014 10:57 IST

  New Delhi: In a prudent step, the Moradabad district administration on Friday imposed Section 144 in Kanth area ahead of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)'s and Congress' proposed ‘Jalabhishek' and ‘peace march' respectively. The step was

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  VHP leader Giriraj Kishore passes away at 94

  Politics | July 13, 2014 23:36 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Giriraj Kishore, who was actively associated with the Ram temple agitation, died here this evening following prolonged illness.He was 94.“He was ailing for some time now. He died

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  Akhilesh defends Vadra, calls Modi a 'Model of Dividing India'

  Politics | April 28, 2014 16:18 IST

  Barabanki: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today appeared to be defending Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra, accusing BJP of blowing the issue of land deals out of proportion and attacked Narendra Modi saying his

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  We expect real attacks after election: Kejriwal

  Politics | April 14, 2014 22:18 IST

  New Delhi: In remarks clearly directed at the BJP, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said Monday that he expected "real attacks" on his party after the Lok Sabha election.Speaking at a book release function, Kejriwal said

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  Ayodhya: Police use water cannon as VHP, Bajrang Dal stage protest in Delhi

  India | August 26, 2013 14:02 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi Police had to use water cannons to disperse Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists protesting the arrest of their leaders by the UP government. Police had to resort to a mild canecharge, as Bajrang

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  Jairam Ramesh's temple-toilet remark draws protest

  India | October 07, 2012 18:51 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 7: Activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal Sunday sat on an hour-long protest outside the house of union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh here, seeking an apology for

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  Togadia Threatens Stir Against Muslim OBC Quota

  Politics | January 06, 2012 15:35 IST

  Kanpur, Jan 6: Opposing the 4.5 per cent reservation to Muslims within the OBC quota, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia today accused the UPA government and the Congress party of ignoring the interests of

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  PM Should Resign, Says Togadiya

  India | June 05, 2011 19:42 IST

  Banaskantha, Jun 5 : Describing the crackdown on Baba Ramdev and his followers as an “attack on Hinduism”, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's international general secretary, Pravin Togadiya, today demanded resignation of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Speaking

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  VHP Defends Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Purohit

  India | April 26, 2011 11:58 IST

  Indore, Apr 25 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today came in defence of Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, prime accused in the Malegaon blasts, and called the imposition of MCOCA

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  SC Ruling A Huge Relief: VHP

  Politics | September 28, 2010 20:02 IST

  Allahabad, Sep 28 : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today welcomed the Supreme Court ruling dismissing a plea for deferment of the verdict on Ayodhya title suits but appealed to Hindus to maintain calm even