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Contestations against Jallikattu undermines its cultural importance: TN BJ
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Stating that any more contestations against the call for ban on Jallikattu will not be tolerated, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Animal Welfare Board of India of working at the behest of "petro-dollar mafias" and working
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SC to hear plea against tainted leaders contesting polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to hear the plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking that political leaders charged with serious offences should not be allowed to contest the elections.
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Not disrespecting Netaji, but will contest polls under Akhilesh's lea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Juhi Singh has said that the party has immense respect for Mulayam Singh Yadav but categorically stated that the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will be fought under the leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
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Netaji should allow SP to contest UP polls under Akhilesh: Abu Azmi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan. 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Tuesday urged party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to leave aside his anger and allow the party to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
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Beauty contest of elephants highlights the annual festival in Nepal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chitwan [Nepal], Dec. 31 (ANI): A Beauty contests and polo races were the highlight of a five-day annual elephant festival that started on Tuesday in Chitwan, Nepal.
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SP will contest polls based on Akhilesh's list: Ram Gopal Yadav
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec. 30 (ANI): As Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samjawadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav are again at loggerheads over the ticket distribution, party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Friday asserted that they will field its c
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Zardari, Bilawal confirm plans to contest elections
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.28 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leadership has announced that Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would contest the election and take part in parliamentary politics together.
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Zardari, Bilawal to contest elections to be part of Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 27 (ANI): Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has announced that he, along with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will contest the elections to get elected to the Parliament.
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Tata decides to contest allegations made by Mistry
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Dec. 20 (ANI): Describing Cyrus. P. Mistry's plea challenging his ouster from Tata Sons as an 'unfortunate outcome arising from complete disregard of the ethos of the Tata Group and Jamsetji Tata', the Tata Sons Ltd. on Tuesday decided to contest the allegation
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World Super Series Finals: Sindhu to take on South Korea's Ji Hyun in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec.17 (ANI): Rio Olympics silver-medallist P.V Sindhu will aim to book her place in the summit showdown of the Dubai World Super Series Finals when she takes on Sung Ji Hyun of South Korea in the last-four contest here today.
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No contest for general secretary post, decision to be unanimous: AIADMK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec. 10(ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) spokesperson C. Ponnaiyan on Saturday said the party would have a new general secretary soon in a decision that would be unanimous.
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BJD for monitoring of political parties funding as EC seeks major clean-up
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 8 (ANI): With Election Commission asking the Income Tax Department to stop giving exemption to political parties that do not contest elections as many of these outfits could be fronts to siphon off black money, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Jay Panda on Thursday said that
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