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Standoff between Priyanka, UP govt ends

MIRZAPUR/LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The standoff between Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and the Uttar Pradesh government ended Saturday, a day after she was detained when she insisted on going to Sonbhadra where 10 people were gunned down this week.

VARANASI DEL46 UP-CLASH-LD TMC

TMC delegation on way to meet Sonbhadra victims' kin detained, sits on dharnaVaranasi (UP): A TMC delegation was detained at the airport here on Saturday when it was going to meet families of the Sonbhadra clash victims, party MP Derek O'Brien said.

CHANDIGARH DEL45 PB-CM-2NDLD SIDHU

Punjab CM accepts Navjot Sidhu's resignation; power portfolio with AmarinderChandigarh: Days after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the state cabinet, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Saturday accepted his "one-line" resignation.

CHANDIGARH DES13 PB-AMARINDER-STF

Chandigarh: Amid reports ...