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Baahubali meets Uttarakhand elections 2017: Watch viral video that shows Congress leader and CM Harish Rawat as Bahubali

The video shows Uttarakhand Chief Minister as Baahubali/Bahubali from the film, lifting a block of stone shaped like the state.

Feb 2, 2017

Hafiz Saeed, head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa organisation and founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), gestures while addressing his supporters in Karachi, Jan. 25, 2015.

Pakistan puts Hafiz Saeed on no-fly list, may lodge FIR: Is action on terrorist due to pressure from China and not US?

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, long accused by India of masterminding the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, has been put on the Exit Control List by Pakistan.

Feb 2, 2017

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London MEP holds hes lying to you sign behind Nigel Farage in EU parliament

Labour MEP Seb Dance held a sign that read hes lying to you behind former UKIP leader and MEP Nigel Farage on 1 February. Dance held the sign during an EU parliament debate on the issue of US President Donald Trumps controversial policies. During the speech Farage said MEPs should be more constructive and invite Trump to the EU parliament to debate.

Feb 1, 2017

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Protests erupt as Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for next Supreme Court Justice

President Donald Trump, on 31 January, nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals court judge to restore the courts conservative majority and help shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights.Gorsuch is the youngest nominee to the nations highest court in more than a quarter century, and he could influence the direction of the court for decades. Gorsuch is a judge on the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and was appointed to that post by Republican President George W. Bush in 2006. Some Democrats in the U.S. Senate, which votes on whether to confirm judicial nominees, have already said they would seek to block whoever Trump nominates. Gorsuch is considered a conservative intellectual, known for backing religious rights, and is seen as very much in the mould of Antonin Scalia, a leading conservative voice on the court for decades

Feb 1, 2017

Pakistan Army claims 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's detention a policy decision taken in national interest as India demands 'credible crackdown'

"My detention order has come from Washington and not Islamabad. My arrest will give a fresh impetus to the Kashmiris' struggle against India," Saeed said.

Feb 1, 2017

So what if it's an international book fair in Kolkata? Mamata's Trinamool accepts only cash at its stall; a protest against demonetisation?

A customer has to shell out cash to buy a collection of books even penned by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which costs around Rs 11,000.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017: FM Arun Jaitley limits cash donation amounts to political parties inspired by Obama, proposes electoral bonds

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has outlined three steps in Budget 2017 to remove black money from politics, but the last of them could lead to problems.

Feb 1, 2017

Union Budget 2017 on Twitter: Budget reactions come on predicted lines as Opposition parties slam government

Here is an effort by International Business Times, India, to collate opinions on Budget 2017 expressed on Twitter and present them to our readers in real time.

Feb 1, 2017

UP elections 2017: Here are 5 reasons why Congress restricted Priyanka Gandhi's campaigns to Amethi and Rae Bareli

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has limited her campaigning to the constituencies of brother Rahul Gandhi and mother Sonia Gandhi.

Feb 1, 2017

Budget session 2017 postponed? Former Union minister and MP E Ahamed's death could throw spanner in proceedings

IUML national president E Ahamed died at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, leading to fears that Budget 2017 would be postponed.

Feb 1, 2017

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US President Donald Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for Scalia's SCOTUS seat; cue titanic Senate battle

Judge Neil Gorsuch, if selected, will occupy the place of the late Justice Anthony Scalia, which, to many pundits, is a like for like conservative replacement at the US Supreme Court.

Feb 1, 2017

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Who is the new Acting US Attorney General Dana Boente?

After the acting US Attorney General Sally Yates was fired just hours after issuing a memo ordering Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Donald Trumps executive action temporarily banning refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries, the White House announced her replacement: Dana Boente.

Jan 31, 2017

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Boris Johnson says controversial Donald Trumps immigration rules do not affect UK travellers

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson told parliament on 30 January that the executive order signed by US President Donald Trump, suspending travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, will not affect UK residents. Johnson also went on to call the executive order highly controversial and an approach the UK government would not take.

Jan 31, 2017

US Immigration Ban: From Taraji P Henson, Rihanna to Dev Patel, celebs react to Donald Trump's order

There has been a global uproar following the immigration ban imposed by US President Donald Trump.

Jan 31, 2017

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Supreme Court refuses to stay Tamil Nadu bill on Jallikattu

The Supreme Court allowed the Centre to withdraw its last year's notification and instead issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government validating the new law on Jallikattu. The state government has been given six weeks to respond to it.

Jan 31, 2017

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