India, Politics, 12th Jan 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 12 Jan 2019

India, Politics, 12 Jan 2019

‘To achieve this, we are prepared for both dedication and sacrifice, but our honour should not be compromised,’ RLD President Masood Ahmed said. (Photo: http://www.rashtriyalokdal.com/)

RLD hopeful of finding place in SP-BSP alliance for LS polls in UP

RLD chief Ahmed said party's intention was to defeat ruling BJP govt, for which like-minded parties had to join hands.

12 Jan 2019 6:31 PM

‘We want a strong government so that we can put an end to corruption. These days there is a failed experiment taking place in the country which is known as the grand alliance,’ PM Modi said. (Photo: PTI)

Opposition wants ‘majboor’ govt to promote corruption: Modi

His comments come after the BSP-SP alliance announcement in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.

12 Jan 2019 4:40 PM

‘If there is fire, I will take the first bullet on my chest. Be it Narendra Modi, Vasundhara Raje or Ashok Gehlot,’ BSP leader Jagat Singh was also heard saying. (Photo: ANI)

I respond to stones with AK 47: BSP leader's shocking threat caught on camera

Jagat Singh, the son of senior Congress leader Natwar Singh and was earlier a part of BJP.

12 Jan 2019 3:12 PM

‘Under the leadership of Narendra Modi, the BJP brought the country out of this state of limbo through welfare schemes for all sections of the society and good governance,’ UP CM Yogi Adityanath said. (Photo: PTI | File)

‘Alliance is for anarchy, corruption, political instability': CM Yogi

CM Yogi asserted that in upcoming LS polls, BJP will perform better than 2014 and govt under Modi's leadership will be ‘strong and capable.’

12 Jan 2019 2:31 PM

‘This (charge) is completely contrary to facts and there is no iota of truth in it,’ said CM K Palaniswami. (Photo: File)

TN CM rejects accusatoins against him in Kodanad break-in case

This comes after Tehelka editor, Samuel Mathew released a video in Delhi in which accused linked CM to Kodanad estate break-in case.

12 Jan 2019 2:22 PM

‘Elections are not about mathematics but chemistry,’ Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said. (Photo: ANI | File)

SP, BSP came together for their survival, they cannot take on Modi alone: BJP

BJP have also rejected claims that the SP, BSP alliance would drastically affect the results in the general elections this year.

12 Jan 2019 2:11 PM

Akhilesh, Mayawati address joint press conference officially announcing their 'mahagathbandhan.' (Photo: PTI)

SP-BSP divide UP among themselves, say alliance with Congress 'pointless'

The parties take 38 seats each, to not contest Congress bastions Amethi and Raebareli.

12 Jan 2019 1:22 PM

Former bureaucrat MP Bezbaruah, in his letter to the Home Ministry, stated that with four members of the panel exiting, the committee is ‘non-functional and de facto defunct.’ (Photo: ANI)

Bezbaruah refuses to be part of panel on Assam Accord

MP Bezbaruah’s decision came after four of the nine members quit the central government-nominated committee.

12 Jan 2019 12:03 PM

Lucknow decked up with SP-BSP posters on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

Ahead of joint presser, Akhilesh-Mayawati posters dot Lucknow

The two parties are likely to announce an alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

12 Jan 2019 11:01 AM

‘A formal announcement on fighting the elections alone will be taken after the Congress president (Rahul Gandhi) will return from Dubai,’ a source said. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Congress starts exercise to 'fight elections alone' in UP

This comes right before the joint press conference to be held by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday.

12 Jan 2019 11:00 AM

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