Mukhtar Ansari's funeral: Ghazipur DM, MP Afzal Ansari argue over who can enter burial ground
An argument broke out between the district magistrate and MP Afzal Ansari here on Saturday during the last rites ceremony of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari -- also Afzal's brother -- allegedly over who can enter the burial ground. Thousands of people from Ghazipur district and nearby areas turned up to attend the...
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Bharat Ratna awardees list shows Modi govt's commitment towards farmers, downtrodden: Shah
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Security beefed up in UP's Ghazipur ahead of Mukhtar Ansari's burial
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Priyanka Gandhi slams govt over 'rising debt'
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Excise policy case: ED summons Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot
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NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward each on two accused wanted in Rameshwaram Cafe blast case
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Cong releases list of star campaigners for 1st phase of LS polls in Rajasthan
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CM Adityanath asks people to cast their votes judiciously
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INDIA parties stage protest in Mumbai, call Kejriwal's arrest 'illegal', 'unjustified'
Opposition INDIA bloc parties staged a protest in Mumbai on Friday against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in an excise policy-linked money laundering case and called the ED action "illegal" and "unjustified". Demonstrators held a 'satyagraha' (a form of non-violent resistance) at south Mumbai's Azad Maidan and called...
Kangana Ranaut launches campaign with roadshow in Mandi, says development is BJP's main agenda
Actor Kangana Ranaut began her Lok Sabha election campaign in Mandi constituency on Friday with a roadshow, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi with "Jai Shri Ram" and asserting that the BJP's main agenda is development. A large number of people turned up to see the Bollywood actor, a four-time National Award...
UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari's death
A chief judicial magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh's Banda on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a senior official said. Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the investigating officer in the case,...
Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar, RJD to contest 26, Cong 9
The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state's 40 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress will contest nine seats, followed by CPI(ML) 3 and CPI and CPI(M) one each. As per the announcement, the Congress has been made...
Have received fresh I-T notices of over Rs 1,800 Cr, BJP indulging in tax terrorism: Cong
The Congress on Friday said it has received fresh notices from the income-tax department, asking it to pay Rs 1,823.08 crore, and alleged that the BJP is in "serious violation" of income-tax laws for which authorities should raise a demand of more than Rs 4,600 crore from the saffron party. The...
10 people killed after SUV falls into gorge in J-K's Ramban
Ten people were killed after an SUV skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and fell into a gorge in Ramban district on Friday, officials said. The vehicle, a Tavera, was on its way to Jammu from Srinagar and it fell into a 300 feet gorge at the Battery Cheshma area of...
Kejriwal's wife launches WhatsApp campaign to garner support for AAP leader
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita launched a WhatsApp campaign on Friday, urging people to support her husband, who is in the ED's custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case. In a digital media briefing, Sunita Kejriwal said her husband has challenged the "most corrupt and dictatorial forces" in the...
