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Post BMC polls, Uma Bharti downplays rift between BJP, Shiv Sena
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal [Madhya Pradesh], Feb. 23 (ANI): After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged victorious by securing 470 seats in the Maharashtra civic polls; Minister of Water Resources Uma Bharti on Thursday declared there is no rift between the BJP and Shiv Sena.
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Shivpal downplays Akhilesh's accusations, says 'have Netaji'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Etawah (UP) [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Friday attempted to downplay the accusations of creating a rift in the Yadav family and said that he would abide by party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's order.
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Akhilesh silences critics, says Samajwadi Party belongs to 'Netaji�
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb.16 (ANI): Attempting to downplay the ongoing feud in the Samajwadi Party, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday told the voters in Mulayam Singh Yadav's stronghold of Mainpuri that the party belongs to 'Netaji' and added that some toug
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BJP stands firm with Rijiju, says Hindu's do not convert people
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Downplaying the controversy doing rounds post Minister of State Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju's tweet about depleting Hindu population in Arunachal Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday branded the issue as a historical and sociological debate.
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Sartaj Aziz's remark shows Pak's agitation over India's inc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Downplaying Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 's adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz's comments where he held India responsible for the 'nuclearisation' of the Indian Ocean, Defence experts have opined that Islamabad is perturbed bec
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Fadnavis slams Shiv Sena for hinting at 'rift', assures smooth f
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Feb 6 (ANI): Amid intense mudslinging between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena ahead of BMC polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday downplayed the reports of a breakup of the grand saffron alliance in Maharashtra and asserted that the incumbent governm
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Stop investing in childish abbreviations, start addressing nation with rea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Jan. 5(ANI): Downplaying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement of saving the nation from 'SCAM', the National Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday advised the former to incorporate concrete issues instead of indulging in juveni
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'Real' Aircel-Maxis case still to take place, says Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday downplayed the verdict given by a special court where it discharged the Maran brothers in the corruption and money laundering cases in connection with the Aircel-Maxis deal case, stating that t
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Cong downplays Krishna's resignation, says focus on fighting 'no
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): Attempting to downplay the shocking resignation of former external affairs minister S.M. Krishna, the Congress Party on Monday said that one must not feel disappointed and quit, adding the focus at the moment is to fight the 'non-secular
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Was only trying to curb practice of buying votes: Kejriwal on EC notice
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Attempting to downplay the summon issued against him by the Election Commission, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that he was instead trying to end the heinous practice of accept bribes in exchange of votes, adding the poll body must appoi
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Victory in UP a 'dream' for SP, Congress: BSP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Downplaying the freshly forged alliance between the Samajwadi Party and Congress for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bahujan Samaja Party (BSP) on Sunday said the people will never vote for them as the state witnessed communal riots under both par
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Confident BJP shrugs off SP-Cong alliance, says "we will win anyway&q
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Downplaying the freshly forged alliance of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said it does not matter that how many parties unite, as the people of the state s
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