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NIA Chief visits blast site in Burdwan

Burdwan / New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): The Director General (DG) of National Investigation Agency (NIA), Sharad Kumar, on Friday (October 24) visited blast sites in Burdwan to monitor the probe. The explosions in Burdwan district in West Bengal on October 02 had left two suspected militants dead, while the city court has sent three accused in police custody till October 22. Later, two women were also arrested in connection with the blast on October 05. The involvement of militant outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba and Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami (Bangladesh-based) are being suspected in the case as a large number of watch dials, SIM cards, and other tools required to make improvised explosive devices were found in the house. Oct 24, 2014
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Politicos react as Sharad Pawar talks of referendum on Vidarbha

New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Political reactions flowed on Monday after NCP Chief Sharad Pawar talked of a referendum on the separate state of Vidarbha, carved out of Maharashtra. Congress leader Rashid Alvi said that there should be no place for referendum in democracy regarding division of states. Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that all work should be done within the constitutional limits and placing a referendum does not come within it. Meanwhile, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that when Congress and NCP were in power they did not do anything for the state's development and now when it is time for accountability they are coming up with election stunts. Ahead of Maharashtra polls, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar had said that the Election Commission should hold a referendum in the Vidarbha region over demand for a separate state. He had also said that NCP will respect the separate Vidarbha verdict if it gets majority vote. Oct 13, 2014
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Mulayam Singh Yadav re-elected as SP chief at national executive meet

Lucknow, Oct 8 (ANI):Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was re-elected as the party chief on the inaugural day of the Samajwadi Party's national executive meet. This is the ninth time that Mulayam has been chosen as the SP national president. His tenure as SP chief will last for three years. Meanwhile, Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav's presence at the meet triggered speculations of a possible tie up between the two parties for future polls. The three-day convention, which is likely to be a massive show of strength of the ruling Samajwadi Party, is being held at the newly-built Janeshwar Mishra Park. Oct 8, 2014
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JD (U) chief slams Modi government for failing to deliver poll promises

Dhule /New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Janata Dal-United Chief Sharad Yadav, lashed out at the ruling BJP government for failing to deliver the promises it made before coming to power in May. Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yadav said he did not leave a single opportunity to deliver a speech. Supporting the Public Sector Undertakings (PSU), Yadav also criticised government's decision to disinvest stake in some leading PSUs. He said this decision has been wrongly-timed and the prices of the shares of these PSUs have started falling since then. JD-U chief suggested that government can make enough profit only by selling the shares of certain blue chip companies like ITC, Axis Bank and Larsen and Toubro. Oct 8, 2014
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Amitabh Bachchan Unveils Book 'Skin Talks'

Amitabh Bachchan has been busy shooting for the reality show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. He has very busy schedule but he always manages to remove sometime for book launches and various other events. He was here spotted with Bollywood peronalities such as Neetu Kapoor, Ileana D'cruz and Sanjay Dutt's sister Priya Dutt launching Dr Jaishree Sharad's book called 'Skin Talks'. For more info watch this video. Oct 7, 2014
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PM Modi refers NCP-Congress as chor lootere bhai bhai during election rally in Gondia Part - 2

Gondia, Oct 05 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing an election rally in Gondia district of Maharashtra referred NCP and Congress as ‘chor lootere bhai bhai’ who have been looting the state of Maharashtra from 15 years. Taking a dig at Sharad Pawar, Modi said that since Pawar knew that he would lose the Lok Sabha elections, hence he didn’t fight the elections himself and made Praful Patel a scapegoat. He added that for the development of Maharashtra, it is necessary that a clear mandate is given to a party. Oct 5, 2014
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PM Modi refers NCP-Congress as 'chor lootere bhai bhai' during election rally in Gondia Part - 1

Gondia, Oct 05 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday while addressing an election rally in Gondia district of Maharashtra referred NCP and Congress as 'chor lootere bhai bhai' who have been looting the state of Maharashtra from 15 years. Taking a dig at Sharad Pawar, Modi said that since Pawar knew that he would lose the Lok Sabha elections, hence he didn't fight the elections himself and made Praful Patel a scapegoat. He added that for the development of Maharashtra, it is necessary that a clear mandate is given to a party. Oct 5, 2014
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Modi accuses previous Congress Govt for hindering development

Tasgaon, Oct 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assailed the previous Congress government during a rally in Tasgaon, Maharashtra. Modi said that the Congress government is responsible for hindering development in the country. Oct 5, 2014
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Modi targets Sharad Pawar over corruption, underdevelopment

Tasgaon, Oct 5 (ANI): Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked former Maharashtra Chief Minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar over huge corruption and underdevelopment in Maharashtra. Modi held Pawar responsible for large number of suicide cases by farmers in his state. Oct 5, 2014
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Mixed reactions pour in after PM Modi lauches 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

New Delhi/Bhopal/Mumbai, Oct 2 (ANI): Political leaders poured in mixed reactions on Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. BJP President Amit Shah said that after a long time a social issue has been raised through such a big campaign. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that he hopes BJP is not using the campaign to get footage and is really working towards cleaning India. NCP leader Tariq Anwar said that he hopes to see a clean India in the near future. However JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav said that nothing much is going to come out of this campaign. Oct 2, 2014
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Mixed reactions pour in after PM Modi lauches 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'

New Delhi/Bhopal/Mumbai, Oct 2 (ANI): Political leaders poured in mixed reactions on Thursday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. BJP President Amit Shah said that after a long time a social issue has been raised through such a big campaign. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said that he hopes BJP is not using the campaign to get footage and is really working towards cleaning India. NCP leader Tariq Anwar said that he hopes to see a clean India in the near future. However JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav said that nothing much is going to come out of this campaign. Oct 2, 2014
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Majid Memon hails Sharad Pawar as tallest leader in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Sep 28 (ANI): NCP leader Majid Memon on Sunday said that even his party's opponents would not hesitate in agreeing that NCP Chief Sharad Pawar is the tallest leader in Maharashtra. Memon said that he is hopeful about NCP emerging as the number one party after upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. However, commenting on the post poll alliance with any other party in Maharashtra, Memon said that if they don't have the numbers then they would ally with a party which matches their ideology. Sep 28, 2014