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Capt. Amarinder welcomes 'star campaigner' Sidhu in Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Calling Navjot Singh Sidhu the 'star campaigner' in the Punjab assembly polls for the Congress, party leader Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday welcomed the cricketer-turned politician and said his inclusion would further strengthen the party.
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Sidhu joining Congress 'worst decision' of his life: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday took potshots at the Congress after cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu joined the grand old party and said that this would not make much of a difference in poll-bound Punjab as the nation backs the rulin
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Beginning of new inning on 'front foot': Navjot Sidhu on joining
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who formally joined the Congress Party here today, expressed his optimism on his new endeavour saying it was the beginning of a "new innings" for him.
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Rajinikanth praises Cho Ramaswamy at 47th Thuglak anniversary event
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Superstar Rajinikanth on Saturday, while paying tribute to the late Cho Ramaswamy, noted journalist, political analyst and founder-editor of the Tamil magazine Thuglak, praised him and said Cho was a unique man and all politicians used to seek adv
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Pak senator suggests death penalty for politicians consuming alcohol
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 14 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Shahi Syed has suggested death penalty for politicians who consume alcohol.
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Sakshi Maharaj a breed of politicians nurtured on divisive politics: Congr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 13 (ANI): The Congress on Friday launched a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Sakshi Maharaj terming him a breed of politicians nurtured on divisive politics.
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SC dismisses probe on Sahara, Birla diaries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 11 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by an NGO seeking a probe into the IT raids on Sahara and Birla in which certain politicians name came up.
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Rahul a part time politician: BJP ridicules his speech at CWC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday mocked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's speech against demonetisation and dubbed the latter as a "part time politician", while adding that it is for the first time in a long while when the poor
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'Party-hopping' Sidhu has lost direction in politics: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan. 11 (ANI): With reports hovering of Navjot Singh Sidhu expecting to join Congress soon, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said the Cricketer-turned-politician has completely lost his direction in politics, as signified by his 'party-hopping
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Arjun Rampal meets Kailash Vijayavargiya, clarifies not for `politics`
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal on Wednesday denied speculations of him joining the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), asserting that he is not a politician and was only present to show his support.
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Capt. Amarinder always had easy opponents, now he has to face me: Ex army
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab)[India], Jan. 8(ANI): Throwing a challenge to Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh, former army chief turned politician retired General J.J. Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Sunday said the former had always won easy elections as there was no challenging opp
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Odisha: Tribals used as votebank but denied facilities, says Juvenile Just
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Jan. 7 (ANI): The Juvenile Justice Board of Odisha on Saturday termed the shocking incident of man carrying his dead daughter on shoulder after failing to get a hearse van as 'shameful', adding that the tribals are used as votebank by politicians duri
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