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Mayawati to activate Third Front attack on UPA
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati has decided to take bull by the horns and want that she will activate a Third Front attack on the Congress-led UPA Government in the days to come. ANI
Left, BSP, UNPA to launch nationwide campaign against UPA
After failing to destabilize the United Progressive Alliance Government, the leaders of the Left arties, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the United National Progressive Alliance today charged the Government of resorting to horse trading, black mailing and bribery to prove majority in the Lok Sabha. ANI
Mixed reactions to UPA Governments trust vote
The trust vote win secured by the UPA Government on Tuesday night has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters. ANI
Mixed reactions to UPA Governments trust vote
The trust vote win secured by the UPA Government on Tuesday night has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters. ANI
Left, BSP and UNPA leaders meet to chalk out future strategy
A day after the UPA Government scored a victory in the Parlaiment, leaders of the Left parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) are meeting at BSP supremo Mayawatis residence here to decide their future strategy. ANI
Left parties are good at creating confusion: Lalu
Slamming the Left parties in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today said that the Left parties are very good at creating confusion. ANI
BSP charges CBI of compelling it to vote for UPA Government
Bahujan Samajwadi Party Member of Parliament Brajesh Pathak today alleged during the Lok Sabha debate that senior CBI officers had visited some leaders of the party over the past few days and compelled them to vote for the ruling party. ANI
Amar Singh accuses Mayawati of kidnapping six SP MPs
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Amar Singh today blamed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of kidnapping six MPs of his party. ANI
Mayawati says UPA should end negotiations on US-India nuke deal
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said on Monday that the UPA should suspend further action on the US-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement and leave it for the next government to finalise it. ANI
Mayawati fears nuclear deal will hamper relation with Iran
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati today asked the UPA Government to suspend the Indo-US nuclear deal for the time being. ANI
Deve Gowda moves closer to Mayawati
Janata Dal (Secular) chief and former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda after meeting Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati announced here today that his party will oppose the trust vote sought by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in Lok Sabha on July 22 over the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. ANI
Political battleground heats up ahead of the crucial vote of confidence
With just two days left for the crucial vote of confidence of ruling Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), political scenario turned into a battleground on Sunday with politicians defecting amidst heavy lobbying in New Delhi. ANI
Deve Gowda decides to vote against nuclear deal
The Janata Dal (Secular) will oppose the trust vote sought by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in Lok Sabha on July 22 over the Indo-US civil nuclear deal. ANI
Likely movers and shakers on July 22
Seven politicians from different parties are emerging as the key movers and shakers ahead of the crucial July 22 vote of confidence moved by the Manmohan Singh-led UPA Government. ANI
Leaders take dinner route to complete trust vote solidarity exercise
Leaders of political parties and political alliances will hold meetings and attend negotiation-related dinners in various parts of the capital on Sunday to complete their respective vote solidarity exercises ahead of Tuesdays crucial trust vote session in the Lok Sabha. ANI
Key Samajwadi Party MP Siddiqui quits ahead of July 22 trust vote
The Samajwadi Party suffered a setback on Saturday when one of its general secretaries and Rajya Sabha MP Shahid Siddiqui quit the party to join the rival Bahujan Samaj Party. ANI
Naidu in Delhi to firm-up UNPA-Left opposition to nuke deal
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu, reached the capital today to strengthen the United National Progressive Alliance-Left opposition to the United Progressive Alliance Government confidence motion on July 22. ANI
Politics witnesses hectic lobbying ahead of crucial trust vote
It seems smaller political parties and Independents might hold the key to the future of the Congress-led UPA Government, as ruling and opposition camps are leaving no stone unturned to garner more support ahead of July 22 trust vote. ANI
CPI (M) Central Committee meeting today
The CPI (M)s Central Committee will meet in the Capital today to chalk out its future strategy in the prevailing political turmoil. Only yesterday, the party had issued a three-line whip to their Members of Parliament to be present in the Lok Sabha on July 21 and 22. ANI
Patna High Court permits jailed MPs to take part in trust vote
The Patna High Court on Wednesday allowed two jailed Members of Parliament -- Mohammad Shahabuddin and Surajbhan Singh -- to take part in next weeks trust vote in Parliament, providing some relief to the Manmohan Singh Government, which reportedly has been scrambling for numbers. ANI
Left parties to vote against UPA Government with BSP
After partying ways with the United Progressive Alliance over the civil Indo-US nuclear deal, the Left front has also garnered support of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to oppose the UPA Governments vote of confidence to be held on July 21-22. ANI
Disproportionate assets case against me false, says Mayawati
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has rejected the Central Bureau of Investigations assertion that it has sufficient evidence to proceed against her in disproportionate assets case. ANI
Police files chargesheet against farmers leader Tikait
A chargesheet was filed in Muzaffarnagar today against Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Mahendra Singh Tikait for allegedly making casteist remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati. ANI
Mayawati withdraws support to UPA Government
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today announced the withdrawal of her partys support to the Congress-led UPA Government, saying the Centre had meted out a step-motherly treatment to her one-year-old government. ANI
Former UP minister Nishad charged with murder, arrested
The Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Minister Jamuna Nishad has been arrested here today on charges of the murder of a police constable during a violent clash involving his supporters in Maharajganj. ANI
Mayawati orders Magisterial probe into murder of constable involving minister Nishad(Lead:Mayawati)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today ordered a Magisterial inquiry into murder of constable Krishna Nand Rai who was allegedly killed by Minister of State for Fisheries Jamuna Nishad and his supporters on Saturday night. ANI
The Janata Story: An enigma of 30 years standing
The book, The Janata Enigma 30 out of 60, written by senior journalist Kumar Rajesh, covers the last three decades of Union politics in India, in a lucrative, informative and lucid manner. ANI
Arushi murder case: Renuka convenes meet over cops role
The Women and Child Development Ministry will convene a meeting of its advisory group here today to explore legal options against Uttar Pradesh police officials for their alleged character assassination of Arushi Talwar. ANI
UP top cops probing Arushi murder transferred
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday, transferred Meerut Inspector General of police (IG) Gurdarshan Singh, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) P C Meena and Noida Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) A Satish Ganesh who were investigating the Noida double murder case. ANI
Arushi murder case: Dr. Talwar to be produced before court today
Dr. Rajesh Talwar, the man accused of killing his daughter Arushi, will be produced before a Ghaziabad court here today. ANI
Mayawati for CBI probe in Arushi case
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today said the Uttar Pradesh Government is ready for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Arushi murder case. ANI
BSP accuses Centre of playing politics with UP development package
Accusing the Dr. Manmohan Singh Government of non-cooperation, the BSP National General Secretary, Satish Chandra Misra, today said the Central Government was following a non-inclusive and purely capitalistic economic policies that have created the largest numbers of millionaire in the world and also the largest number of poor in the world. ANI
Uttar Pradesh, a ticking time bomb, says former state police chief
Uttar Pradesh is a ticking time bomb which would explode anytime with the massive spread of terrorists throughout the state, a former Director General of the UP Police has warned. ANI
Hubli gears up for elections in poll-bound Karnataka
Electioneering in Hubli constituency has peaked for the third and final phase of polling for the 224-seat Karnataka State Assembly. ANI
Thirsty Bundelkhand hopes political visits may fetch drinking water
As the scorching heat of this summer keeps us indoor, most of the people in Bundelkhand region that in central India continue to struggle for a pitcher of clean drinking water for their families. ANI
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on Mayawatis petition
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre on a petition filed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati seeking to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against her in connection with a disproportionate assets case. ANI
Police baton charge Lucknow lawyers
Police baton charged lawyers here on Wednesday after they staged a demonstration against the alleged death of a fellow advocate in jail. ANI
Farmers flay UPA government for dragging its feet on farm loan waiver issue
Farmers took out a rally in New Delhi on Saturday and threaten to court arrest. They also voiced their anguish over the governments inability to adhere to its promise of loan waiver. ANI
Former Cabinet Minister Das joins BSP
Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das joined the Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday, four days after he resigned from Congress. ANI
Campaigning in full swing for first phase of Karnataka Assembly polls
Campaigning for the first phase of Karnataka Assembly polls is in full swing as ten Districts go for polls this Saturday. Several Union Ministers are arriving here today to campaign. ANI
Devegowda releases JDS manifesto
Janata Dal Secular Chief H.D Devegowda on Monday presented his partys manifesto in Bangalore, which highlighted his partys projects for the poor, farmers and the minorities in the State. ANI
Mayawati Govt. is trapping SP leaders in fake criminal cases, says Mulayam
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday alleged that to refrain his party from contesting in the next Lok Sabha elections, the Mayawati Government were snaring his party leaders in fake criminal cases. ANI
Congress seeks to exploit development issue in Karnataka elections
Candidates of the Congress Party are confident of winning peoples mandate in the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly elections and are nowadays busy conducting door-to-door campaigns. ANI
Will Mayas magic work here?
As Karnataka is facing a triangular fight in most of the Assembly segments in the upcoming Assembly polls, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) is also testing the current. ANI
Mayawati to Rahul: Stop your political drama
Sharpening her attack on Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday asked him to stop his political drama. ANI
Rahul Gandhi champions farmers cause in Jhansi
) Congress General Secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi has taken up the cause of debt-ridden farmers in Uttar Pradesh. ANI
BSP to go alone for Karnataka Assembly polls
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Ambed Rajan on Wednesday said that the party would go alone in the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka. ANI
Mayawati emerging as a national powerbroker, says Time
In the week gone by, she has indirectly engaged in a verbal duel with young Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and sarcastically remarked that his meetings with Dalits or the socially underprivileged and backwards in Uttar Pradesh and in other parts of the country are followed by baths with scented soap. ANI
BKU leader Tikaits eldest son arrested
Rakesh Tikait, the elder son of Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, has been taken into custody and moved to an undisclosed location, party sources claimed on Tuesday. ANI
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