Amar Singh

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
‘Giving me a Rajya Sabha seat is the expression of Mulayamji’s affection for me,’ Amar Singh said ... When the announcement of Amar Singh’s nomination to Rajya Sabha was made in Lucknow by the SP, he was in Ujjain on pilgrimage ... I am, truly, moved by it,” Singh told The Indian Express. Singh’s nomination underscores once again that he is the quintessential survivor in politics....

Behind Rajya Sabha berth of Amar Singh, two years of perseverance, patience

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
It was on August 5, 2014 that Amar Singh shared stage with Mulayam, four years after being expelled from SP ... Three months after his six-year expulsion from the Samajwadi Party got over, Amar Singh seems set to official rejoin the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh —- his path cleared Tuesday after being declared party’s one of the seven candidates for biennial Rajya Sabha elections next month....

After 6 yrs, Samajwadi Party makes room for Amar Singh

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
Amar Singh along with his close associate Jaya Prada were expelled from the Samajwadi Party in February, 2010. The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday declared Amar Singh as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled next month. The move sets the stage for Singh’s return to the party, six years after his expulsion ... A few hours later, the party announced Amar Singh’s name along with the other nominees....

I am Mulayamwadi, not samajwadi: Amar Singh

Edit Yahoo Daily News 18 May 2016
When the announcement of Amar Singh’s nomination to Rajya Sabha was made in Lucknow by the SP, he was in Ujjain on pilgrimage ... I am, truly, moved by it,” Singh told The Indian Express. Singh’s nomination underscores once again that he is the quintessential survivor in politics ... Mulayam Singh’s brother Shivpal Yadav said Tuesday that his name was not opposed by anybody in the party’s decision-making body....

Man killed in gang rivalry, one held

Edit The Times of India 18 May 2016
The victim, 30-year-old Bhim Singh, was kidnapped by a gang of criminals from a busy market in Kasna on Saturday afternoon, police said ... Abhishek Yadav, SP (rural), said Singh was a resident of Ghaziabad and his murder was the fallout of a gang rivalry ... In the clip, a group of men can be seen picking up Bhim Singh and forcibly pushing him inside a parked car....

Sikh preacher Dhadrianwale attacked, one killed

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
Sant Ranjit Singh Dadrianwale. One person died Tuesday after some unidentified persons opened fire on the cavalcade of prominent Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Khalsa Dhadrianwale of Patiala’s Parmeshar Dwar Gurmat Parchar Mission ... Another Sikh preacher, Bhupinder Singh Dhakki Sahib Wale, was grievously injured in the attack ... Police inspect the car in which Sant Ranjit Singh Dadrianwale was attacked. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)....

Amar Singh gets RS ticket as Mulayam readies for UP polls

Edit DNA India 18 May 2016
Amar Singh is back in business once again ... Singh's inclusion in the list of seven nominees for the upper house by SP has come as a big surprise for political watchers as some top party leaders were opposing his return tooth and nail ... Even Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is reported to be opposed to Singh's return....

Aurangzeb erased, VK Singh wants Akbar Road renamed after Maharana Pratap

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
MoS for External Affairs V K Singh ... Nine months after Aurangzeb Road in the heart of New Delhi was renamed Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has asked the government to rename Akbar Road, also in Lutyens’ Delhi, as Maharana Pratap Road because the Rajput king “has not been given his due” despite being “truly secular and a man of masses” ... Some in AAP questioned V K Singh’s proposal....

I idolise Yuvraj Singh, says Krunal Pandya

Edit Indian Express 18 May 2016
Krunal Pandya is a big fan of swashbuckling cricketer Yuvraj Singh ... Mumbai Indians’ all-rounder Krunal Pandya is a big fan of swashbuckling cricketer Yuvraj Singh and idolises the Punjab all-rounder who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad this IPL season ... am big fan of Yuvraj Singh ... I have learned about batting from Robin Singh (assistant coach)....

Punjab CM inaugurates solar power plant

Edit The Hindu 18 May 2016
Mr Badal along with New and Renewable Energy Resources Minister Bikram Singh Majithia inaugurated Rs 139 crore project, spread over 82 acres of rooftop in a single campus on multiple roofs....

7-Eleven protest hits Melbourne CBD store

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 18 May 2016
Nintin Singh, a IT professional on his way to work, said he was glad to see the protest. Mr Singh said he had "dodged a bullet" by not buying a store a few years ago. . "I thought about buying a 7-Eleven store, I got the financials but I could never make them add up," Mr Singh said.  ... "It's terrible, it's not just happening at 7-Eleven," Mr Singh said. ....

Akali Dal, AAP playing a friendly match: Amarinder

Edit The Hindu 18 May 2016
A day after AAP staged a protest here, Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the ruling Akali Dal was deliberately trying to promote Arvind Kejriwal’s party with the hope of dividing anti-incumbency votes during the next year’s Assembly elections ... Amarinder Singh questioned how some of the AAP workers were allowed to reach the CM’s residence despite heavy deployment of police on the entry points....

Haryana Home Secy shunted out after stir panel report

Edit The Hindu 18 May 2016
The Haryana government on Tuesday shunted out its Additional Chief Secretary (Home), four days after the Prakash Singh Committee report found “deliberate negligence” on part of 90 officials including IAS and IPS officers during the Jat quota agitation in February ... Mahavir Singh has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary of Housing Department relieving P....
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