Sharief

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  Muslim Man Chosen To Head New Lingayat Mutt In Karnataka

  A Muslim man has been chosen as the head of a Lingayat mutt in north Karnataka. Diwan Sharief Mulla is in his thirties and comes from a family which respects the teachings of Basava, the 12th Century founder of the Lingayat faith.

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  PM Modi, Leaders Pay Tribute To Former Union Minister CK Jaffer Sharief

  Soon after reports of former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief's death this morning, leaders from across the political spectrum paid tributes..

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  Former Union Minister CK Jaffer Sharief Dies At 85

  Former Union railway minister CK Jaffer Sharief died this morning at a hospital in Bengaluru, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao said.

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  "Stunned": Congress Leader Asks Pranab Mukherjee To Reconsider RSS Meet

  The Congress has declined to comment on former president Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of an invite to be the chief guest at an event of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP. That cautious approach, however, did not stop a senior Congress leader to write to the former president, urging him to revisit his decision, which he said, had st...

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  Karnataka Congress Leader Jaffer Sharief Backs Mohan Bhagwat For President, Writes To PM Narendra Modi

  Going against the party stand, Karnataka Congress leader and ex Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief today backed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for President, saying there "should not be any doubt about his patriotism". He has also written to the Prime Minister backing Mr Bhagwat.

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  PM Modi Pitches For UNSC Reforms, Thanks President Obama For Support

  Before flying back to India after his 5-day visit to US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made another pitch for reforms in the United Nations Security Council, during the world body's peacekeeping summit today. At the summit, he also acknowledged his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharief, with a wave.

• Pakistan to Register Case Against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Others in Murder Case

  The Pakistan government on Thursday said it will register a case of murder against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief and 20 others, for their alleged role in the clashes that killed 14 supporters of the cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri.

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  Pakistan Crisis Deepens, Cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri Issues 48-hour Ultimatum to Government

  Pakistan's political crisis deepened today with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri giving a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down after a former top Election Commission official backed protesters' allegations of rigging in last year's polls.

• Three Indians Killed in Road Accident in UAE

  Three Indian expatriates were killed in a road accident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media said on Saturday.

• Karnataka Chief Minister tries to mollify upset C K Jaffer Sharief

  Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah on Monday visited the house of veteran Congress leader C K Jaffer Sharief who had publicly vented his displeasure over denial of ticket by the party for upcoming Lok Sabha election.

• 'All in the family' - brothers, father-son spice up Karnataka Assembly poll scene

  The May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka will see political contest between brothers, children of prominent politicians, relatives and even father-son duo.

• EX-minister Jaffer Sharief gets clean chit from Supreme Court in 1995 corruption case

  Former Union minister C K Jaffer Sharief was cleared in a 1995 corruption case by the Supreme Court today. The case was filed by the CBI, which said that Mr Sharief had caused the government a loss of Rs seven lakh by taking four ministry officials to London where he was being treated for ill-health. He was the Railway Minister at the time.

• Gopinath highlights Bangalore's political contrast

  Two very different men filed their nominations in Bangalore on Friday: one for Bangalore North and one from Bangalore South.