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How Amitabh Bachchan has braved all the controversies in his illustrious career
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How Amitabh Bachchan has braved all the controversies in his illustrious career

The said illustrious career is still as magnanimous, and so is his resilience. The man is made of steel and has a will-power of iron. And no controversy has been able to rust that.

Amitabh Bachchan @80: Why the ‘Shahenshah’ of Bollywood steers clear of politics today
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Amitabh Bachchan @80: Why the ‘Shahenshah’ of Bollywood steers clear of politics today

In 1984, Amitabh Bachchan contested the Lok Sabha elections on the insistence of Rajiv Gandhi from Allahabad and won with a record margin of over 1.8 lakh votes. However, after his name was embroiled in the Bofors scandal, he quit as an MP and since then has stayed away from politics

Year ender 2020: From Pranab Mukherjee, Sushant Singh Rajput to Diego Maradona, prominent personalities who passed away this year
World

Year ender 2020: From Pranab Mukherjee, Sushant Singh Rajput to Diego Maradona, prominent personalities who passed away this year

From politicians to sportspersons, authors, musicians and actors, the year 2020 saw some of the biggest stars departing the world.

Amar Singh passes away: Modi pays tribute to 'energetic public figure'; Akhilesh Yadav recalls his association with SP
India

Amar Singh passes away: Modi pays tribute to 'energetic public figure'; Akhilesh Yadav recalls his association with SP

Amar Singh was with the Samajwadi Party for a large part of his political career and was regarded as one of the most powerful politicians of his time.

Amar Singh, ex-Rajya Sabha MP and Samajwadi Party leader, passes away at 64 after prolonged illness
India

Amar Singh, ex-Rajya Sabha MP and Samajwadi Party leader, passes away at 64 after prolonged illness

Singh, who was with the Samajwadi Party for a large part of his political career, was once considered one of the most powerful politicians in Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi.

BSP MP Ritesh Pandey raises mob lynching issue in Lok Sabha; says issue has impacted cattle trade, increased farmers’ difficulties
Politics

BSP MP Ritesh Pandey raises mob lynching issue in Lok Sabha; says issue has impacted cattle trade, increased farmers’ difficulties

BSP's Ritesh Pandey raised the issue of mob lynching in the Lok Sabha saying it has impacted the cattle trade. He also termed the present government at the Centre as 'Anti-farmer'. Congress's Amar Singh also said the agriculture is in a problem and the farmers were under distress.

From disbelief to disagreement, political leaders and journalists react to Mulayam Singh Yadav's praise of Narendra Modi
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From disbelief to disagreement, political leaders and journalists react to Mulayam Singh Yadav's praise of Narendra Modi

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav took everyone by surprise on Wednesday, the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha, by congratulating and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and saying that he wanted to see Modi return as prime minister.

Real war for women to be a politician in our male-dominated set-up; I was called names, harassed: Jaya Prada
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Real war for women to be a politician in our male-dominated set-up; I was called names, harassed: Jaya Prada

Jaya Prada is the former Lok Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur had started the Rashtriya Lok Manch along with Singh after being expelled from the SP

India's VIP prisoners: Jailed politicians, businessmen and godmen get special treatment; have TVs, ordered food at disposal
India

India's VIP prisoners: Jailed politicians, businessmen and godmen get special treatment; have TVs, ordered food at disposal

Many other political leaders and ministers accused of corruption have enjoyed jail privileges previously. For instance, Suresh Kalmadi (CWG scam), Kanimozhi and A Raja (2G scam) enjoyed various comforts during their stay in Tihar.

Amar Singh says BJP should bring an ordinance for building Ram temple in Ayodhya; praises RSS
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Amar Singh says BJP should bring an ordinance for building Ram temple in Ayodhya; praises RSS

Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh said on Saturday that the BJP has enough numbers in Parliament and it should bring an ordinance to facilitate the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Amar Singh files police complaint against Azam Khan for threatening daughters with acid attack; FIR registered
India

Amar Singh files police complaint against Azam Khan for threatening daughters with acid attack; FIR registered

Singh claimed that the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader had threatened him and his twin 17-year-old daughters during an interview to a television channel. The Rajya Sabha MP had gone to Rampur on 30 August and asked Khan to "sacrifice" him and spare his daughters.

Amar Singh says Akhilesh Yadav deceived those close to him, alleges that it is 'in his nature to hurt people'
India

Amar Singh says Akhilesh Yadav deceived those close to him, alleges that it is 'in his nature to hurt people'

Alleging that the Samajwadi Party was pursuing politics of appeasement, Singh also lashed out at party MP Ram Gopal Yadav, a confidante of Akhilesh Yadav.

Amar Singh hints at being open to joining BJP, rejects reports of becoming member of party ally SBSP in Uttar Pradesh
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Amar Singh hints at being open to joining BJP, rejects reports of becoming member of party ally SBSP in Uttar Pradesh

Last month, Amar Singh had said he was not averse to joining the BJP, but had not got an invite from the party, nor had he applied to it.

When I watched Padmaavat, Alauddin Khilji reminded me of Azam Khan, says former Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Prada
India

When I watched Padmaavat, Alauddin Khilji reminded me of Azam Khan, says former Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Prada

Actor-turned-politician Jayaprada compared Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan to Alauddin Khilhji on Saturday.

UP Investors' Summit: Yogi Adityanath's huge development push is political investment for a Narendra Modi blitzkrieg in 2019
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UP Investors' Summit: Yogi Adityanath's huge development push is political investment for a Narendra Modi blitzkrieg in 2019

Realising the importance of Uttar Pradesh in 2019 elections, BJP has decided to crank up development with a strategic partnership between the Centre and the state.

Malaysian police arrest seven students suspected of starting deadly school fire that killed 23 including children
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Malaysian police arrest seven students suspected of starting deadly school fire that killed 23 including children

The male suspects, aged 11 to 18, were detained by Malaysian police late Thursday to early Friday close to the boarding school in Kuala Lumpur

GJM MLAs not to attend Monsoon Session of West Bengal Assembly
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GJM MLAs not to attend Monsoon Session of West Bengal Assembly

All the three GJM MLAs have decided not to attend the monsoon session of the state Assembly which began today, due to the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills.

Sridevi, Boney Kapoor attend Amar Singh's private screening of Mom in New Delhi
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Sridevi, Boney Kapoor attend Amar Singh's private screening of Mom in New Delhi

Sridevi's new film Mom also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna.

Presidential Election 2017: All six Independent Rajya Sabha MPs likely to vote for Ram Nath Kovind
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Presidential Election 2017: All six Independent Rajya Sabha MPs likely to vote for Ram Nath Kovind

All six independent members in the Rajya Sabha are likely to vote for the NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind, giving a boost to the BJP's efforts to get him over two-thirds of the total strength of the electoral college