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Akhilesh is like my son, he didn't name me as outsider: Amar Singh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Wednesday downplayed Akhilesh Yadav's remark about some outsiders meddling in party affairs and said the assertion of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, who is like his son, was not aimed at him.
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UP CM Akhilesh breaks silence, says 'this is fight in govt. not withi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept. 14 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday downplayed reports of a rift between him and senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav, saying this was a fight in the government and not a family tussle.
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Lalu downplays 'paristhitiyon ke neta' remark, slams media
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Sept 13. (ANI): In wake of the ongoing row over gangster-turned politician Mohammed Shahabuddin's critical remarks for the Bihar Chief Minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday held the media responsible for the controversy and asserted
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Reluctant Wawrinka downplays comparisons with Big Four
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [England], Sept. 13 (ANI): Stan Wawrinka has refused to be drawn into comparisons with the 'Big Four' of tennis- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray-despite winning his third Grand Slam title at US Open.
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Shahabuddin downplays NDA's demand of slapping CCA
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Siwan (Bihar), Sept. 13 (ANI): [India] Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) strongman Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday downplayed the NDA's demand slapping Crime Control Act against him and put the ball in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's court while assert
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Raghuvansh Prasad downplays Shahabuddin's swipe at Nitish
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Sept. 11 (ANI): Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Raghuvansh Prasad Singh on Sunday downplayed Shahabuddin's assertion that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is a leader of circumstances and said that a decision in this regard was taken unitedly by members of t
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BJP plays safe on Sidhu's move to float new party in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday downplayed cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's move to launch a new political party ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls and said that it would comment on the same only after a formal a
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Congress hits back at BJP, defends 'Khat Sabha' fiasco
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday downplayed the BJP's rant at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's 'Khat Sabha', saying this reveals the fear within the saffron party camp.
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Kejriwal sciences critics, claims 'honest' AAP doesn't spar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Sept. 1 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday attempted to downplay the sex CD row surrounding his ex-Cabinet colleague Sandeep Kumar and claimed that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is the nation's biggest hope, does not spare willful wrongdoers.
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Rosberg plays down Hamilton's engine advantage in F1 title battle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug.30 (ANI):Downplaying Lewis Hamilton's stockpile of new engines, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has said he doubts whether it will give any advantage to the reigning world champion in the 2016 Formula One title race.
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Support to Balochistan may back fire, Congress warns Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 25 (ANI): The Congress Party on Thursday downplayed the protests in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion on the atrocities committed in Balochistan and PoK and warned the ruling dispensation at the Centre to remain vigilant as this may back fire.
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Will India act like America did in bin laden case: Shiv Sena
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): The Shiv Sena on Wednesday downplayed the United Nation's endorsement of hideouts of India's most-wanted Dawood Ibrahim and said that what the international body has claimed now was a known fact, and it is now to be seen whether India would act on it like A
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