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BJP would have won if contested alone in Punjab: Haryana Minister Anil Vij
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Mar. 14(ANI): Reacting to the political debacle of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in Punjab, Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij said that the saffron party would have won the Punjab Assembly elections if it had contested them without
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Being harassed by Sasikala, alleges Jayalalithaa's niece
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar.13 (ANI): Late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's niece Dipa Jayakumar has alleged that she is being threatened by AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala's faction ever since she decided to contest the by-polls from Tamil Nadu's R.K. Nagar const
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Won't fight elections henceforth: Irom Sharmila
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Disappointed over the outcome of Manipur election results, Irom Sharmila on Saturday said she would not contest any elections henceforth, adding, she would continue her work so that the "draconian" Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts gets rep
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Veena Malik takes 'khula' from hubby Asad Khattak
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Mar. 11 (ANI): Former Bigg Boss contestant and Pakistani actress Veena Malik has called it quits with husband of three years Asad Khattack.
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Grundfos India launches social media campaign to support World Water Day
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): To celebrate this World Water Day, Grundfos India, a manufacturer of energy efficient pumps, is hosting a comic strip contest from March 11 to 22, 2017.
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UP polls: Which way is the wind blowing in a three-cornered contest?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): The high-voltage campaign for the last round of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh assembly elections for 402 seats ended on Monday. The voter turnout during these phases was an average 60 to 61 percent.
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No ego battle with Williamson: Du Plessis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar. 7 (ANI): South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has insisted that there will be no ego contest between him and his New Zealand counterpart Kane Williamson in the lead up to the first Test of the three-match series beginning Wednesday in Dunedin.
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Those charged with heinous crime shouldn't contest polls: Neelam Kata
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 5 (ANI): With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Ayodhya seat, Bazmi Siddiqui, booked for gang rape, social activist Neelam Katara on Sunday said those charged with heinous crime should have the moral responsibility not to contest the elections.
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I-League: Payne's brace helps East Bengal beat Shillong Lajong 2-1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shillong [India], Mar. 5 (ANI): Kingfisher East Bengal ensured that they continue to enjoy the pole position after beating Shillong Lajong FC 2-1 in a well contested I-League match at the JN Stadium in Shillong on Saturday.
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Germany and Turkey vie for Euro 2024 hosting rights
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Mar.4 (ANI): Germany and Turkey will contest the right to host 2024 UEFA European Football Championships after confirming themselves as the only candidates following the deadline for countries to formally declare an interest in bidding passed on Friday.
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing of PIL to stop LS poll losers from getting into
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to restrain candidates defeated in Lok Sabha elections from contesting Rajya Sabha polls till April 10.
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Should BJP win in UP, Muslim candidates will get tickets: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that the BJP is a party that takes all communities and people of various religious persuasion along with it, adding that while it is not looking at religion-based distribution of tick
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