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UP no more cares about Yadav family drama: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 6 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday downplayed the reports of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav floating a new party and asserted that the never ending dispute in the Yadav family shows that their political ideology has stooped to a new low.
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Trump downplays spat with Turnbull, says everything is 'fantastic
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], May 5 (ANI): Calling the reports of a heated phone call discussion with Australian Prime Minister in January "a big exaggeration", President Donald Trump welcomed Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday, saying his relationship with him is "fantastic."
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Congress downplays Goa reshuffle, says routine internal organisational exe
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Panaji [India], April 30 (ANI): Downplaying the recent rejig in the Goa Congress, the grand old party on Sunday said that it was mere a routine internal organisational change which happens from time to time.
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Ruchir Modi denies role in cancellation of RCA elections
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Downplaying C.P. Joshi's allegation that the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections were cancelled on Lalit Modi's son Ruchir Modi's accord, the latter on Friday denied his involvement in the aforementioned development.
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Govt hits back at DMK, says no question of forcing Hindi on anybody
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Downplaying Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president and treasurer M.K. Stalin's claim that the Centre is imposing Hindi on the non-Hindi residents of the country, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said there
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Arrest, bail part of 'normal' extradition proceedings: Vijay Mal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Apr. 18 (ANI): Following his arrest and subsequent bail here, absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya downplayed the entire development saying that his surrender of passport, arrest and bail are all part of normal extradition proceedings.
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London: Vijay Mallya downplays arrest, trains guns on media instead
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Apr. 18 (ANI): Downplaying the din surrounding his sensational arrest in London, absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya who is on the run over money laundering charges, took a swipe at the Indian media.
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BJP downplays Mayawati's proposal of grand alliance for 2019 election
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): Unperturbed by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati's intention to form a grand alliance with anti-BJP parties for the 2019 general elections, the saffron party on Sunday said that its aim, regardless of such declarations, would be to s
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EVM row: Oppn. not able to digest BJP's upsurge, says Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday downplayed the allegations of EVM tampering and said that opposition parties are leveling baseless allegations as they are not able to digest the upsurge of the Bharatiya Janata Pa
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Swaraj denies taking assistance from Tharoor in drafting resolution in Jad
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Downplaying reports of seeking assistance of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in drafting a resolution to be adopted by both the houses of Parliament in condemning death sentence given to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swara
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Church prayers halted: Centre swats away charges of 'polarization
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jammu [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): Downplaying charges of attempts at polarization following a Church prayer service being halted by the right-wing Hindu Yuva Vahini in Uttar Pradesh, the Centre has expressed its complete faith in the Yogi Adityanath-led Government in maintaining the law and order
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Shotgun downplays Tarun Vijay's remark, says there is nothing 'b
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): Attempting to downplay the remarks made by his party colleague Tarun Vijay, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha while citing the beauty of Lord Krishna today said there is nothing black and white, adding it is nature's rule that somewher
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