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The deteriorating law and order in Uttar Pradesh came under sharp focus after two cousins were gang-raped and killed in a rural area of Badayun district, with opposition parties blaming the Samajwadi Party government for not acting against the accused.
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End of the Road ! Now seven decades after the first Ambassador rolled out,Hindustan Motors has put the brakes on its Uttarpara, West Bengal factory. "The company`s best efforts to revive the unit have failed. Given the circumstances, it has no alternative but to declare suspension of work at the plant with effect from May 24, 2014," a spokesperson from the CK Birla Group company said in a statement on Saturday. -
Peace Talk! With Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif accepting Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi`s invite to attend his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, the neighbouring country believes the development is a right move in the direction of the composite dialogues. -
Splitting Broom ! Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received a major blow as Shazia Ilmi, founder-member and prominent face of the party, on Saturday quit the AAP.Shazia Ilmi`s announcement to part ways with the party came minutes after Captain Gopinath, pioneer of Indian low cost airlines, resigned from the AAP. -
Namo-tional Vs Dramo-tional Facing the prospect of political marginalization, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday sought to drum up drama and sympathy by refusing to furnish a bail bond of Rs 10,000 in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Nitin Gadkari and chose instead to go to jail. -
The Old Gramophone! Today`s event is a historic moment. It is for the first time that Modi has come to the central hall of Parliament," Advani said after he formally proposed the name of Modi for leader of BJP."I always wondered why do people cry? Then I came across a write-up in the Reader`s Digest that described this as an emotional weakness in people. I have cried thrice in my life," Advani said.