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Puducherry power tussle: SC agrees to hear Kiran Bedi's plea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a plea filed by Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, seeking direction for maintaining status quo as it existed before the Madras High Court order which curtailed her authority to act independently
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After massive win in Mandya, Sumalatha Ambareesh meets SM Krishna
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 26 : Sumalatha Ambareesh, the first independent candidate to successfully win the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, met senior BJP leader SM Krishna here in Bengaluru on Sunday.
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Karnataka: Sumalatha defeats Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil from Mandya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Sumalatha Ambareesh, the veteran actor and wife of late former Congress lawmaker MH Ambareesh created history on Thursday by being the first independent candidate to successfully contest Lok Sabha poll from Karnataka in 52 years.
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LS results: Prakash Raj says 'a solid slap on my face' as the BJP leads i
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 23 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj, who contested as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday described his defeat as "a solid slap on my face".
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Prakash Raj dismisses exit poll predictions
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday dismissed the exit polls which projected a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA in the general elections, saying it was
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Arrest warrant against Buxar LS candidate for displaying weapon at press m
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Buxar (Bihar) [India], May 22 (ANI): The police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Ramchandra Singh Yadav, former MLA and an independent candidate from Buxar Lok Sabha seat, for displaying his licensed weapon at his press meet here. A police team also raided his residence in Ka
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BharatPe shopkeepers won rewards worth 5.5 million
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's largest merchant service and UPI payments app, BharatPe today announced the winners of its 2019 World Cup contest. 11 merchants from Bangalore, mostly independent business owners will be travelling to the UK for India vs Bangladesh match on Ju
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Algeria: Army chief proposes independent body to oversee polls
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], May 21 (ANI): Underlining that the ensuing presidential election will prevent Algeria from "falling into the trap of a constitutional void", the Army chief Lieutenant General Gaid Salah on Monday proposed the formation of an "independent body" to organise and oversee the
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Kamal Haasan's 'first terrorist was Hindu' remark taken out of context: MN
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Wednesday issued a clarification on its chief Kamal Haasan's statement that 'first terrorist in independent India was a Hindu," saying 'it has been taken out of context.'
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BJP leader moves Delhi HC over Kamal Haasan's 'first Hindu terrorist' rema
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction from Election Commission (EC) to take action against actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who stoked controversy by referring Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as t
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Kamal Haasan stirs row calling Godse 'first Hindu terrorist'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 13 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday courted controversy calling Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, as the first Hindu terrorist in independent India, remarks that drew criticism from BJP leaders and Hindu outfits.
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First terrorist of independent India was Hindu, says Kamal Haasan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Karur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 13 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has stirred a controversy by asserting that first terrorist in independent India was a Hindu, referring to Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.
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