All eyes on Muslim vote in Uttar Pradesh (UP Newsletter)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 22 (IANS) In the absence of a wave and no issue that could have an emotional sway on voters, the Muslim vote seems to be the one ... Read more...
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Bad weather forces Mulayam to skip Azamgarh rally
January 1st, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) Inclement weather Sunday prevented Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav from reaching Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh town, where he was to address a rally.While some of ... Read more...
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Gujarat minister headed ‘crime syndicate’, apex court told
September 28th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday told the Supreme Court that former Gujarat minister Amit Shah was the "commander of crime syndicate with some ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh sets out on yatra across Uttar Pradesh
September 12th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 12 (IANS) Samajwadi Party party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav Monday set out on a three-month road-trip across Uttar Pradesh to highlight the Mayawati regime's ... Read more...
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Thousands attend Tikait’s cremation
May 16th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sisauli (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Tens of thousands of farmers descended on this village Monday to bid their final adieu to powerful leader and founder president of Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Seven more fall prey to Karachi target killings
March 26th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
Karachi, Mar 26(ANI): The ongoing wave of target killings in the Pakistani metropolis claimed at least seven more lives on Friday.A nephew of Amir Khan, the jailed chairman of the Mohajir Qaumi ... Read more...
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Samajwadi workers clash with police, leaders detained (Lead)
March 8th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Thousands of Samajwadi Party (SP) activists in Uttar Pradesh, including senior leaders Ram Gopal Yadav and Azam Khan, were Tuesday detained and several were baton ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party protests against Mayawati regime
March 8th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Continuing its protests against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, hundreds of Samajwadi Party activists took to the streets and clashed with police in various parts ... Read more...
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Lashkar accuses Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa legislators of supporting Taliban
March 5th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Mar 5(ANI): A tribal militia fighting the Taliban in the Adezai outskirts of Peshawar has accused local legislators of supporting the Taliban, and threatened to stop its fight if the ... Read more...
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Samajwadi, BJP walk out from assembly over Mayawati’s absence
February 9th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the BJP Wednesday staged a walkout from the Uttar Pradesh assembly to protest against the absence of Chief Minister Mayawati from the house ... Read more...
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Pakistan cabinet quits in downsizing move (Third Lead)
February 9th, 2011 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Members of Pakistan's federal cabinet Wednesday tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a bid to downsize it.The cabinet members tendered their resignations to ... Read more...
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Pakistan cabinet members quit (Second Lead)
February 9th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The members of Pakistan's federal cabinet Wednesday tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a move to rightsize it.The cabinet members tendered their resignations ... Read more...
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Kicking up a storm, DSP bends to wipe Mayawati’s shoes
February 8th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 8 (IANS) Some people stoop to conquer, others to please maybe. Like Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Padam Singh who created a veritable storm Tuesday when he was ... Read more...
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Pakistan cabinet to be ‘rightsized’
January 23rd, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) The Pakistan cabinet is going to be "rightsized" and the restructuring of the cabinet will lead to some ministers being shunted out, a media report said Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Badaun court orders registration of FIR against Azam Khan on Kashmir remarks
January 18th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
Badaun (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 18 (ANI): A local court here on Tuesday directed the police to register an FIR against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on the charge of sedition for ... Read more...
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Azam Khan’s controversial remarks on Kashmir provokes harsh criticism
December 22nd, 2010 - 10:29 pm ICT by ANI
Badayun, Lucknow, Kanpur, Dec 22 (ANI): The controversial statement of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on whether Kashmir is a part of India has invited ire and harsh reaction from ... Read more...
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Pakistani officials in Saudi Arabia to probe Haj scandal
December 16th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) A team of officials from Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) left for Saudi Arabia Thursday to investigate the Haj corruption scandal that led to the ... Read more...
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Mulayam welcomes Azam Khan back in party fold
December 4th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party's expelled leader Azam Khan was formally re-inducted into the party amid emotional scenes at the party headquarters here.As Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav welcomed ... Read more...
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Amar Singh calls for division of UP to boost development
November 4th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by ANI
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 4 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Thursday called for the division of Uttar Pradesh to promote speedy development in its economically backward regions."I want that Uttar ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party revokes expulsion of Azam Khan
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Nov 3 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has revoked the expulsion of senior leader Mohammad Azam Khan, who was expelled from the party after Lok Sabha polls last ... Read more...
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Mulayam brings Azam Khan back into fold (Lead)
November 3rd, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday revoked the expulsion of the party's most prominent Muslim face, Azam Khan.This was communicated to Khan in a letter by ... Read more...
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Azam Khan’s expulsion revoked
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 3 (IANS) Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Wednesday revoked the expulsion of the party's most prominent Muslim face, Azam Khan.This was communicated to Khan by party general secretary Ram ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin killing: Amit Shah’s bail plea decision Oct 8
September 29th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 29 (IANS) A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court hearing the bail plea of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing Wednesday reserved its order ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin killing: Third CBI witness turns hostile
September 23rd, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Sep 23 (IANS) Azam Khan, a key witness in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout, Thursday retracted from a statement given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is the ... Read more...
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JUI chief Fazlur Rehman barred from entering US
September 21st, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Doha, Sept 21 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief and chairman of the Kashmir Committee- Maulana Fazlur Rehman- has been barred from entering the United States.An official in the US State Department confirmed ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin case witness faked shootout, friend questioned: police
September 16th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, Sep 16 (IANS) Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh killing, tried to fabricate a story about an attempt on his life by shooting himself in the shoulder, say ... Read more...
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Prajapati killing witness injured in attack
September 14th, 2010 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Sep 14 (IANS) Azam Khan, who had given evidence in the killing of Tulsiram Prajapati - an eyewitness to the alleged staged killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh - was injured after he ... Read more...
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Lashkar commander among 30 killed in Tirah Valley suicide bombing
February 19th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by ANI
Jamrud/Hangu (Khyber Agency, Pakistan), Feb.19 (ANI): At least 30 people, including an important Lashkar-e-Islam commander (LI), were killed and another 110 injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Akakhel ... Read more...
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31 killed in blast near militant base in Pakistan (Fourth Lead)
February 19th, 2010 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (DPA) A bomb blast killed at least 31 people, mostly Islamist insurgents, in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, officials said.
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25 killed in blast near militant base in Pakistan (Third Lead)
February 18th, 2010 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 18 (DPA) A bomb blast killed at least 25 people, mostly Islamist insurgents, in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, officials said.
More than 50 people were ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party expels Amar Singh, Jaya Prada
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Feb 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) expelled former general secretary Amar Singh and Lok Sabha member Jaya Prada from the party on Tuesday for violating party norms and spoiling the ... Read more...
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Jaya Prada criticises Amar Singh’s detractors
January 31st, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): A friend in need is a friend indeed, the age-old saying seemed to have inspired Lok Sabha member and cine actor Jaya Prada on Sunday when she ... Read more...
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Amar Singh a part of ‘history’, says Mulayam Singh (Second Lead)
January 18th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, Jan 18 (IANS) The gulf between Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his disgruntled protege Amar Singh widened Monday with the latter declaring that he would now try ... Read more...
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Mulayam ignored warnings on Kalyan, says Azam Khan
November 20th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav had repeatedly ignored warnings about the potential harm that his bonhomie with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Kalyan Singh would cause ... Read more...
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Court summons former Samajwadi Party leader
September 4th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rampur, Sep 4 (IANS) The Rampur chief judicial magistrate's court in Uttar Pradesh has issued summons for former Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan to appear in the court Sep 29 ... Read more...
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