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  No party sincere in moving no-confidence motion: Pawan Kalyan

  March 16, 2018 17:15 IST

  Denying the allegations by the TDP that he is hand in glove with the BJP, the Jana Sena chief alleged that the TDP and YSR Congress had colluded with each other.

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  Venkaiah Naidu urges MPs to not disrupt Parliament, Congress hits back

  March 16, 2018 17:05 IST

  Soon after the papers were laid on the table in the morning as the House met for the day, Naidu gave a brief lecture to the MPs on the need to discuss issues on the floor of the house instead of disrupting the proceedings.

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  Mamata Banerjee welcomes TDP’s decision to quit NDA

  March 16, 2018 17:04 IST

  Banerjee’s remark came after the TDP this morning formally decided to exit the Narendra Modi government over the Centre’s refusal to grant Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status (SCS).

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  AIADMK's conditional support to no-trust motion against Modi govt

  March 16, 2018 16:53 IST

  MDMK leader Vaiko urged the AIADMK to utilise the opportunity to put pressure on the BJP-led Central government to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) if it needed support against the no-confidence motion.

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  AP special status issue: TDP quits NDA, moves no-trust motion; govt says ‘we are ready’

  March 16, 2018 19:16 IST

  Thota Narasimham of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Y.V. Subba Reddy of YSR Congress had submitted notices of no-confidence motion to the Lok Sabha Speaker.

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  Akali Dal throws weight behind Modi government

  March 16, 2018 14:22 IST

  "The Akali Dal is one of the oldest allies of the BJP. We were together and we are together. We have weathered many storms in the past and we will weather this also," Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur said.

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  In 2019, BJP tally may drop by 110 seats, says Shiv Sena

  March 16, 2018 13:59 IST

  "The twin wins by the Samajwadi Party in BJP bastions like Gorakhpur and Phulpur has created panic in the BJP camp even as they were busy celebrating the party's victory in a small state like Tripura last week," the Sena said.

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  Arvind Kejriwal has 'murdered' AAP in Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu

  March 16, 2018 13:52 IST

  The Delhi chief minister had yesterday apologised to Majithia for accusing him of being involved in the drug trade in Punjab, saying he had learnt that his allegations were unfounded.

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  TDP's exit signals opportunity for BJP to grow in Andhra Pradesh: GVL Narasimha Rao

  March 16, 2018 13:37 IST

  The BJP on Friday said the exit of TDP from the NDA was "inevitable after its mischievous propaganda against the Centre" and asserted that the latter's exit is "a timely opportunity" for the saffron party to grow in Andhra Pradesh.

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  TDP has 'woken up' to needs of Andhra Pradesh, says Jaganmohan Reddy

  March 16, 2018 13:33 IST

  Terming the TDP's decision a "win for democracy", Reddy asserted his party would continue to fight for Special Category Status (SCS) for Andhra Pradesh.

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  Chandrababu Naidu's TDP quits NDA, moves no-confidence motion against Modi govt in Lok Sabha

  March 16, 2018 11:58 IST

  Andhra Pradesh's ruling party had yesterday offered to back the YSR Congress' no-confidence motion but has now said it withdraws the support as it smells a nexus between it and the BJP.

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  AP special status: Mamata Banerjee welcomes Telugu Desam Party's decision to leave NDA

  March 16, 2018 11:39 IST

  "I welcome the TDP's decision to leave the NDA. The current situation warrants such action to save the country from disaster," the TMC supremo said in a tweet.

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  Bhagwant Mann resigns as AAP's Punjab unit president over Kejriwal's apology to Majithia

  March 16, 2018 17:35 IST

  A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal apologised to former Punjab minister Bikram Singh Majithia over drugs charge, party’s Punjab unite president Bhagwant Mann has resigned from the post.

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  Andhra special status: Speaker adjourns LS for the day without taking up no-confidence motion

  March 16, 2018 15:45 IST

  The party also moved a no-confidence motion against the Modi government over the injustice meted out to the state.

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  Women power in Manipur has always been a source of inspiration for the country, says PM

  March 16, 2018 14:37 IST

  PM Modi's recent Manipur visit comes a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led coalition government completed its first year in the state.

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  Fodder scam: Special CBI court likely to deliver verdict in fourth case against Lalu Yadav today

  March 16, 2018 6:59 IST

  Besides former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Yadav and Jagannath Mishra, there are 29 accused, including former IAS officers and AHD officials, in the Dumka Treasury case.

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  Ravi Shankar Prasad among 6 elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar

  March 15, 2018 22:39 IST

  State Assembly Secretary Ram Shresth Rai handed over the certificates to the six candidates. Since there were only six nominations for as many seats falling vacant from the state in the Rajya Sabha, all the candidates were declared elected unopposed.

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  Trinamool accuses Modi government of 'murdering' Parliament

  March 15, 2018 22:09 IST

  The Trinamool Congress on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of "murdering" Parliament by way of avoiding and bypassing parliamentary scrutiny of government legislations.

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  Congress to make plenary 'worker-centric', likely to spell out stance on alliances

  March 15, 2018 22:05 IST

  The plenary, being held after eight years, will ratify Rahul Gandhi's election as Congress President and outline party's strategies to oust the Narendra Modi government.

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  UP LS bypolls results: Let bygones be bygones, says Akhilesh Yadav on bitter past rivalry with BSP

  March 15, 2018 23:14 IST

  Addressing the media in Lucknow on Thursday, SP national president Akhilesh Yadav said that sometimes "past incidents have to be forgotten".

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  UP Lok Sabha bypolls: Victory margins would have been higher if no EVM problem, says Akhilesh Yadav

  March 15, 2018 21:15 IST

  The ballot paper system was the best way of voting, the SP leader said, adding that it helped the people air their anger.

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  BJD wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha without contest

  March 15, 2018 20:37 IST

  Returning Officer Rajesh Prabhakar Patil announced the names of the elected persons after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended this afternoon.

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  Rajya Sabha polls: Two from TDP, one from YSR Congress get elected

  March 15, 2018 20:34 IST

  TDP's C M Ramesh, Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar and YSRC's Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy were elected to the three seats that fall vacant from Andhra Pradesh on April 2.

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  YSR Congress gives notice for no-confidence motion against Modi govt, TDP may support

  March 15, 2018 20:11 IST

  In the backdrop of the Centre's refusal to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress today gave a notice for moving a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government.

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  BJP may go for early Lok Sabha polls after by-elections defeat: Mayawati

  March 15, 2018 18:48 IST

  The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, whose gamble of backing the Samajwadi Party for the bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur in the state paid rich dividends, said the idea was to teach the party a lesson.

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  All six candidates set to enter Rajya Sabha unopposed in Maharashtra

  March 15, 2018 17:33 IST

  For the six RS seats falling vacant, there are four candidates from BJP and one each from Congress, National Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena.

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  Rajya Sabha polls: All 4 candidates from Gujarat elected unopposed

  March 15, 2018 17:19 IST

  Four candidates -- two each of the Congress and the BJP -- were today elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat, days after the last moment entry of two nominees from these parties raised the prospect of a contest.

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  All 3 BJP Rajya Sabha candidates from Rajasthan elected unopposed

  March 15, 2018 17:15 IST

  The BJP candidates -- Kirori Meena, Bhupender Yadav and Madan Lal Saini -- were declared elected unopposed after scrutiny of their nominations, Secretary, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, Prithvi Raj, said.