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News wrap: Akhilesh stakes claim to SP, YouTube prankster in trouble, Kate Middleton may be queen, and more

Read about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's plans for setting up a university similar to Visva Bharati, and Sherlock Season 4 Episode 2 live streaming.

Jan 8, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Ram Gopal submits 7 cartons of signed affidavits to EC proving majority support for Akhilesh

The cartons contained signed affidavits of 4,716 out of 5,731 delegates indicating that majority of the party members pledged their support to Akhilesh.

Jan 8, 2017

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2017: Your guide to the contestants and the parties

Development seems to be the top agenda of both parties for the election campaign besides demonetisation and black money.

Jan 8, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna in Howrah on Aug. 20, 2016.

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee's plans for university similar to Visva-Bharati may backfire

The Bengal government is planning to set up a new national standard university named Biswa-Bangla Biswabidyalaya in Santiniketan.

Jan 8, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017: For BJP, it's all about saving Brand Narendra Modi for the big battle of 2019

Narendra Modi's BJP will look to beat all odds to prove that its superlative show in Uttar Pradesh in 2014 was not a fluke.

Jan 8, 2017

Punjab Assembly elections 2017: Did Rahul Gandhi's vacation delay Congress' candidate list release?

The Punjab Congress has already released the names of 77 candidates for the 117-member Assembly, with the rest to be released on January 9.

Jan 7, 2017

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Michelle Obamas emotional farewell speech: I hope Ive made you proud

US First Lady Michelle Obama gave her final White House remarks in an emotional speech on 6 January. She thanked her supporters and offered a message of hope to the countrys young population.

Jan 7, 2017

Mamata Banerjee has become a comical figure: BJP leader

Banerjee had said on Friday that it was high time President Pranab Mukherjee intervened to "save the country from Narendra Modi."

Jan 7, 2017

BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj blames Muslims for population boom, later says he was misquoted

The controversial saffron party leader said the increase in population was due to "people who have four wives and 40 children."

Jan 7, 2017

Rose Valley scam: Here's why CBI is happy to let Trinamool MP Tapas Pal go to judicial custody

Tapas Pal was arrested last week by the CBI in connection with the Rose Valley chit-fund scam.

Jan 7, 2017

US: As Congress confirms Trump's presidency, intelligence reports say Putin helped him get elected

A US intelligence report says Vladimir Putin "ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election" to discredit Hillary Clinton.

Jan 7, 2017

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Chief Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt launches passionate bid for EU presidency

Former Belgium Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, who is also president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) group, declared that it is “time for change” on Friday (6 January). The politicians will need a majority of 376 votes to win the presidency. Verhofstadt’s ALDE have just 69 MEPs, while the S and Ds have 189 seats and the EPP have 216 MEPs.The first round of voting will commence on 17 January, with just months before Theresa May plans to invoke Article 50 – the mechanism to split from the EU – and start Brexit talks.

Jan 6, 2017

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Joe Biden tells Donald Trump to grow up

US Vice President Joe Biden slammed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and said it was time for him to grow up during an interview with PBS NewsHour conducted at the White House on 5 January.Show host Judy Woodruff was asking Biden about Trumps use of Twitter in recent days in which he called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer the head clown for his work in defending the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

Jan 6, 2017