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Former union minister Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil dead

<p>Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil passed away at his home following a long illness. He was 84. Vikhe-Patil is survived by his wife, two daughters and three sons, including Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil. Ailing since sometime, he breathed his last at his home in Loni-Pravara on Friday evening. […]</p>

Alert sounded in UP as SP ‘war’ gets ugly

<p>A high alert has been sounded across Uttar Pradesh after the ongoing war in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) turned for worse on Friday with expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav. Officials said instructions have been sent to all District Magistrates and police chiefs following protests by Akhilesh supporters. […]</p>

SP workers asked to stay away from meet called by Ram Gopal

<p>Toughening its stand against the expelled duo of General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party on Friday warned members and leaders of the party to stay away from the “emergency national convention” called by the former. In a letter to party leaders, the party’s Uttar Pradesh chief Shivpal Singh […]</p>

Mulayam Singh expels Akhilesh , Ram Gopal Yadav from SP

<p>SP chief Mulayam Singh on Friday expelled his son and UP Chief Minister and his cousin Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years.   Flanked by brother Shivpal Yadav, who has been at loggerheads with the Chief Minister, Mulayam said to media that he had taken the action against Akhilesh and Ramgopal to save the […]</p>

Mulayam expels son Akhilesh, Ram Gopal from party for 6 years

<p>Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years for “indulging in anti-party activities”. He said the party would now elect a new Chief Minister in the poll-bound state. Also expelled was party General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav who had, […]</p>

Kejriwal accuses Amarinder of ‘lying’ to Punjab youth

<p>Accusing Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh of “lying” to Punjab’s youths, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked if he was honest about giving them jobs. Talking to reporters here, Kejriwal posed five questions for Captain Amarinder Singh. “Captain (Amarinder) promised 60 lakh jobs to youths when only four lakh jobs are there. Why […]</p>

Modi must and should resign, says Trinamool

Defiant Akhilesh releases own list of 235 candidates for UP polls

<p>In a virtual rebellion against his father and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav late on Thursday released his own list of 235 candidates for the 2017 assembly elections. The move, indicating parting of ways between the two factions of the ruling party led by Akhilesh and his […]</p>

Congress biggest patron of graft and corrupt: Union minister

<p>Rubbishing allegations of PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah’s links with Gujarat businessman Mahesh Shah, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday dubbed the Congress as the “biggest patron of corruption” in the country. “We want to clearly state that Mahesh Shah has no relations either with Modi or Amit Shah. If the […]</p>