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Bulandshahr rape: 'Mockery' of democracy if politicians like Aza
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 13 (ANI): With the Bulandshahr rape victim moving the Supreme Court to file case against the Samajwadi Party leader (SP) Azam Khan for passing disgraceful comment, former National Commission for Women (NCW) member Shamina Shafiq on Saturday said it is 'mockery' of t
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Ex MP says Pak's support to Afghan Taliban an open secret
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 11 (ANI): Pakistani politician and former lawmaker Afrasiab Khattak has said Islamabad's security establishment's support to the Afghan Taliban is an open secret.
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Vajpayee alike Mahatma Gandhi, says Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday drew parallel between Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying the former prime minister is the only politician in independent India with a charismatic personality like the father of the nation.
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Anti-defection law: SC refuses to answer politicians' queries
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to answer the queries of politicians Amar Singh and Jaya Prada whether a lawmaker expelled by a political party can be tried for anti-defection law for defying a party whip even after their expulsion.
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Vijay Trivedi calls Vajpayee one of India's greatest statesmen in �
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 2 (ANI): Recalling his meetings with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, senior journalist Vijay Trivedi described him as the most simple and courteous politician India has had in his book, 'Haar nahi manoonga, ek atal jeevan gaatha.'
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Local politicians have no say in PoK, decisions taken in Islamabad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 1 (ANI): The recent victory for the ruling Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK) is being publicly projected as the result of alleged "bad governance and corruption" by the previous Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led regime.
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BJP did 'use and throw' policy with Sidhu: JD (U)
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): With Navjot Singh Sidhu claiming that he quit the Rajya Sabha because he was asked to stay away from Punjab, the Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did a use and throw policy with the cricketer-turned-politician.
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Congress targets Badal, says Sidhu's explanation on RS exit 'hal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): The Congress on Monday said cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's explanation on his resignation as a BJP parliamentarian was 'half truth', adding Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) does not want
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BJP prevented Sidhu from speaking against drugs in Punjab: Kejriwal
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): With Navjot Singh Sidhu claiming that he quit the Rajya Sabha because he was asked to stay away from Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prevented the cricketer-turned-politician from speaking against
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Sidhu justifies RS exit, says can't leave my soil for 'selfish g
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 25 (ANI): Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned from the Upper House last week, finally broke his silence on the same and said that he stepped down as the Rajya Sabha MP because he was asked to stay away from Punjab.
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Politics not my cup of tea: Irrfan Khan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who recently met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, has said he has no interest in politics and he meets politicians only for movies.
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Politicians need common man's participation for change: Irrfan Khan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Tuesday, asserted that politicians have their own limitations and they need the support of the common people to change the system.
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