Editor's Pick: Top stories on 1 April'17

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Mulayam recalls PM Modi's words to attack Akhilesh


Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday slammed his son and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and said that nobody had insulted him as much as his son.



Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words, Mulayam who was in Mainpuri to inaugurate a hotel said that how can a man who has insulted his father be loyal to the people of the state.

Mulayam added that these words of PM Modi had led to the massive defeat of the Samajwadi Party and it was anyways a tragedy that Akhilesh had joined hands with the Congress who had made three murderous attempts on him.

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No Service Charge on Train Tickets booked Online till June 30


To encourage digital ticketing, the Railway ministry has extended the service charge exemption on online train tickets till June 30 which were waived off by the government after demonetisation in November 2016.

The service charges on booking train tickets online through IRCTC ranges from Rs 20 to 40 per ticket.

The exemption facility effective till March 31 has been extended further based on instruction by the Information and Technology Ministry.

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Now, Spicejet cancels Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's Ticket


After Air India and Indigo barred him from flying on their flight, Spicejet on Saturday cancelled Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's ticket from Ahmedabad to Pune.

The Sena MP who had thrashed a 60-year-old Air India staffer two weeks back was grounded by four private airlines and Air India until he apologized for the incident.

Gaikwad has made multiple attempts to fly via various airlines post the incident and has even tried to book tickets using different names although his attempts have failed.

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Smriti Irani's car Chased, Four drunken Youth detained


Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday lodged a complaint after her car was chased by four drunk youth near the Moti Bagh flyover in New Delhi.

Acting on Irani's complaint, Delhi Police detained four youth who were found to be under the influence of alcohol.
The boys reportedly aged 18-19 years old were said to be Delhi University students and the Police is planning to launch a legal action against the accused.

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Congress, AAP allege EVM Tampering, Seek Ballot paper for MP By Polls


Congress and Aam Aadmi Party-led delegations on Saturday approached the Election Commission of India (EC) alleging that during the testing of VVPAT machines in Madhya Pradesh for the by-polls, it dispensed only the BJP slips, no matter what button you pressed.

Congress leaders also alleged that even the EC officers were not neutral.

An Assembly by-poll is due in Bhind next week, and the demonstration was part of the familiarisation exercise

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