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Theni (TN), Jan 23: Police today said some of the protesters, who took part in the pro-jallikattu agitation here, belonged to ultra-left organisations such as the CPI(ML) and Revolutionary Youth Front of India. Police said many protesters did not have a proper answer when they were asked why were they continuing with the protest when an ordinance for conducting the bull-taming sport had been

New Delhi, Jan 23: The successful conclusion of the alliance with SP saw Congress on Sunday heralding the "political launch" of Priyanka Gandhi, openly crediting her with clinching the coalition that had seemed to be on the rocks. Till now, Priyanka was often spoken of in party circles as managing the back-end operations of brother Rahul's political office and overseeing affairs in the home

Chennai, Jan 23: Violence broke out in Chennai and a few other places in Tamil Nadu after police started evicting pro-Jallikattu protesters on Monday morning. A group of about 50 protesters set Ice House police station on fire. Around 15 bikes parked in front of the police station also went up in flames. The protesters hurled stones at the police station, and at least 22 policemen were injured in

Lucknow, Jan 22: Ruling Samajwadi Party today released its manifesto for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections promising a bunch of schemes for all round development of the state at a function which SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal gave a miss. With an eye on development, Akhilesh riding on the crest of "kaam bolta hai" (work speaks) slogan, announced schemes which prioritise

Lucknow, Jan 22: Samajwadi Party and Congress today forged an alliance to jointly contest all the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, insisting it was done to prevent "communal BJP" from coming to power. The ruling Samajwadi Party will contest 298 of the state's 403 seats leaving the rest 105 for Congress. "For unity and intergrity of India and following secular ideology, we will continue our

Chennai/Madurai, Jan 22: Three persons died, two during jallikattu in Pudukottai and one during demonstration at Madurai, as the bull taming sport was today conducted in various parts of Tamil Nadu amid protests which forced chief Minister O Panneerselvam to leave for Chennai without inaugurating it at Alanganallur. Protesters at Alanganallur in Madurai refused to conduct the sport, steadfast in

New Delhi, Jan 22: Claiming that demonetisation has affected country's growth, a major central revenue body has asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley not to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a hurry and threatened to take legal recourse in case their concerns are not addressed. It termed as "illegal" certain decisions taken by Jaitley-headed GST Council and demanded that they be corrected

Uttar Pradesh, Jan 22: An alliance between Indian National Congress (INC) and Samajawadi Party (SP) for upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections has been sealed. Following the high level meeting on the seat sharing, SP leaders have given nod for Congress to contest from 105 seats. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and SP president Akhilesh Yadav is expected to release his party’s maninfesto by today evening

Kuneru (AP), Jan 22: At least 32 passengers were killed and around 100 injured after nine coaches of the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh with the railways suspecting foul play in the mishap. The toll may go up as many passengers are feared trapped in the mangled coaches of the train which derailed around 11 PM last night when it was on its way to

Lucknow, Jan 21: Senior SP leader Naresh Agarwal today said the possibility of an alliance between the Samajwadi Party and Congress for the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh was "almost over". "The (possibility of an) alliance between the SP and Congress is now almost over. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had offered 100 seats to the Congress, but they were insisting on 120 seats and were not