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Ghaziabad, Feb 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tore into Akhilesh Yadav government, alleging it was "sheltering" and "nursing" crime and corruption and asserted that this UP election was about ending the 14-year "exile of growth" in the state. Addressing 'Parivartan Sankalp Rally' here on the penultimate day of campaigning for the first phase of polls, Modi said Akhilesh has disappointed

Chennai, Feb 8: Faced with a revolt from O Panneerselvam, AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala on Wednesday said she had got wind of his moves a few days ago itself and asserted that the party remains united and will not be cowed down by such threats. Sasikala said “betrayal” will never win in the AIADMK and blamed arch rival DMK for trying to destabilise her party. The opposition so far unseen

Lucknow, Feb 8: Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will not just be a fight for power, it will also be for inheriting political legacy by the new generation of several leaders cutting across party lines. If the scions of Samajwadi Party and Congress -- Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi -- have come together for claiming power through an alliance in the most populous state, there are also sons and

Chennai, Feb 8: After appearing to be a willing pawn in the hands of V K Sasikala ever since J Jayalalithaa's death on December 5, Tamil Nadu caretaker chief minister O Panneerselvam shocked everyone on Tuesday night, accusing Sasikala and senior party leaders of "forcing" him to resign as the chief minister. The surprise development triggered questions over Sasikala's proposed swearing-in and

Bengaluru, Feb 7: In a major jolt to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Karnataka High Court today ordered the winding up of United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd (UBHL), the parent company of UB Group, for recovering dues payable by the UBHL-promoted defunct Kingfisher Airlines Limited. "This court has come to a conclusion that the respondent company UBHL deserves to be wound up for failure to discharge

Mumbai, Feb 7: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel will be his party's face in Gujarat Assembly polls even as he asserted the alliance with BJP in Maharashtra is on "notice period". Thackeray's statements came after Patel called on him at his residence Mathoshree here. Patel's visit is being seen as significant since Sena has been trying to woo the

Chennai, Feb 7: The AIADMK today said it was the constitutional obligation of the Governor to swear-in Sasikala as Chief Minister and there is no ground for stopping it even as it rejected former Speaker P H Pandian's allegations of foul play in Jayalalithaa's death. Addressing a press conference hours after Pandian questioned Sasikala's election as party chief and Legislature Party Leader paving

Kathmandu, Feb 7: One of the key suspects in the Kanpur train derailment in November has been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport here after being deported from Dubai. A special team of Nepal Police arrested Samshul Hoda along with three others. Hoda has been detained from the Tribhuvan International Airport yesterday, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Pashupati Upadhyaya.

Kathmandu, Feb 7: One of the key suspects in the Kanpur train derailment in November has been arrested from Tribhuvan International Airport here after being deported from Dubai. A special team of Nepal Police arrested Samshul Hoda along with three others. Hoda has been detained from the Tribhuvan International Airport yesterday, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Pashupati Upadhyaya.

Mumbai, Feb 7: Shiv Sena functionary Anil Parab on Monday riled Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar for alleging that the Sena-Congress had entered into a clandestine agreement in 42 Mumbai wards to defeat BJP candidates. "Shelar keeps talking of match-fixing as he is Mumbai Cricket Association president. He picked up this term from MCA, I believe. I dare him to cite the number of seats where Sena has