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NSA Ajit Doval interfered in Asthana probe, stalled searches: CBI DIG to Supreme Court
Claiming that his subsequent transfer to Nagpur was the fallout of the investigation against Asthana which he was overseeing, Sinha sought that the transfer order be quashed.
The documents must know
As I did the rounds of government offices for a death certificate, I found that paperwork has a life of its own, a pace that cannot be hurried or resisted.
Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: On board S6 of Sabarmati Express, 15 years later from poll-bound state
The gutted S6 coach of Sabarmati Express still stands at the Godhra railway yard, a grim reminder of one of the worst tragedies in India’s recent history.
UP Polls 2017: More to Ayodhya than temple politics; residents call for tourism push
Ayodhya is a prestige constituency for the BJP. It rose to power on the back of the Ram Mandir movement and, after the demolition, won the assembly seat four times before suffering a shock defeat to the SP in 2012.
UP Elections 2017: PM Modi says cross-border plot in Kanpur train accident, probe unclear
This is the first time that Modi has spoken out about the probable cause of the derailment, endorsing the Bihar police’s claim that it was an act of sabotage.
UP Elections 2017: Many sing Akhilesh Yadav’s praise but not all of them will put their vote where their mouth is
Almost everyone in UP, across caste lines, agrees that Akhilesh Yadav has done a lot of “kaam (work)” in the state in the past couple of years.
UP Elections 2017: Wife in husband’s seat vs son of party-hopper, brother vs brother in Bundelkhand
The BSP has fielded a Brahmin candidate in the hope of a split in the Lodh Rajput vote and a consolidation of the Brahmin, Muslim and Dalit votes.
Bundelkhand: In region of mining and muscle, what pulls in some voters also turns away others
Curious consolidation in Bundelkhand as those denied contracts pledge to defeat those in control
Bundelkhand: Parched region thirsts for water and jobs, gets only promises poll after poll
To many in Jhansi, Bundelkhand is “democracy’s stepchild”.
Uttar Pradesh elections 2017: At Uma Bharti’s rally, also present; Trump & Putin, Marx & Lenin
Bharti had landed in Raksa village off the Jhansi-Kota highway in her chopper at 4.30 pm and addressed a gathering of about 1000 villagers from nearby areas.
Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: In Shivpal bastion, supporters look to make it tough for SP
Shivpal aide and MLA Raghuraj Singh Shakya's campaign against the party after he was denied ticket has added to the SP’s problems.
UP Polls 2017: As Kanpur votes today, note ban will be an issue
“Forget the poor health of the leather industry - it is notebandi (demonetisation) that has finished us."
