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Sharat Pradhan

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Babri Masjid demolition: 'I was there'
Rediff.com6 Dec 2017

A generation has passed and the demolition appears to be a story of an era gone by,...

Mulayam shows who's boss, but will Akhilesh relent?
Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

The Samajwadi Party is headed for yet another father-son showdown.

Yadav dominance in UP police stations to end?
Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

The Election Commission gets cracking on caste, money and muscle power well ahead of...

Rahul sounds poll bugle in UP, attacks rivals
Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Rahul asserted that Sheila Dikshit was "highly experienced" to change UP's face.

Congress to hold grand meet in Lucknow ahead of UP polls
Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

This is going to be the first such exercise of its kind in the 27 years that Congress...

'He wanted an amicable solution to Ayodhya dispute'
Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Hashim Ansari's son says the long-drawn court battle had left his father disillusioned.

Babbar, Dikshit breathe life into the Congress in UP
Rediff.com18 Jul 2016

Newly-appointed chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit and state chief Raj Babbar...

Women leaders concerned over rising forced pregnancies
Rediff.com19 May 2016

All the speakers agreed that the issue of early marriage and adolescent health on...

Gates foundation will invest $80 million to fight gender discrimination
Rediff.com17 May 2016

To end gender discrimination across the globe, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...

This statue on Copenhagen streets highlights horror of human trafficking
Rediff.com17 May 2016

However, the voice of the poor victims of prostitution got drowned in the loud and...

BJP's great gamble: Party opts for OBC Maurya in UP, Yeddyruppa in Karnataka
Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The Bharatiya Janata Party announced a major organisational reshuffle in the party,...

SP supremo's 'chhoti bahu' to contest 2017 UP assembly polls
Rediff.com27 Mar 2016

The Samajwadi Party on Sunday declared that party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's...

UP bypoll: Mixed bag for BJP, SP, Cong
Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Notwithstanding the claims and counterclaims of different political parties about...

Azam Khan is at it again; claims PM Modi met Dawood in Sharif's house
Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

Known for making controversial remarks, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan outdid...

PHOTOS: When PM Modi was heckled
Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Protesters raised slogans whilst attempting to disrupt the prime minister's address at...

Maya lights up subdued 60th birthday with Mulayam fireworks
Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Her tone and tenor was clear and unflinching as she vowed to storm back to power in 2017,

Rahman's concert, 76-kg cake: Mulayam's mega birthday bash
Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

The idea is to reinforce Mulayam's 'dhartiputra' or son-of-the-soil image, say party...

Azam Khan rejects rumours of his resignation from SP
Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

Rumours about senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's resignation from the Akhilesh...

UP government cancels VHP condolence meet in Ayodhya
Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

Sensing the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's attempts to rekindle Ayodhya sentiments, the...

Akhilesh inducts 12 new faces in ministry; ex-Akali leader's entry baffles all
Rediff.com31 Oct 2015

Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, whom Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav earlier...