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  Rahul Gandhi visits temples in poll-bound Karnataka

  February 11, 2018 0:28 IST

  Gandhi launched the Congress campaign at a rally at Hosapete in Ballari district, as he undertook a four-day tour of northern Karnataka to drum up support for the party in the coming assembly polls.

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  Karnataka: Independent MLA B Nagendra joins Congress

  February 11, 2018 0:17 IST

  Nagendra presented a Valmiki statue to Gandhi on the stage after he was welcomed into the Congress party.

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  Grooming Siddaramaiah was my 'biggest mistake', says Deve Gowda

  February 10, 2018 23:49 IST

  Siddaramaiah, who held the post of Deputy Chief Minister in the Congress-JD(S) coalition government then, was subsequently ousted from the JD(S) and also as its legislature party leader. He later joined the Congress.

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  Ruling JD(U) not to contest any seat in Bihar bypolls

  February 10, 2018 23:25 IST

  The bypolls are scheduled to be held to one Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats.

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  BJP govt misleading people with ads for Investors Summit: SP

  February 10, 2018 22:40 IST

  SP secretary Rajendra Chaudhary said the state government was creating an atmosphere that there has been a complete turnaround in Uttar Pradesh's investment scenario after the BJP came into power.

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  Congress calls Chhattisgarh budget 'disappointing'

  February 10, 2018 22:13 IST

  BJP state president Dharamlal Kaushik welcomed the budget saying it reflected Prime Mininster Narendra Modi’s vision of welfare of every section of society.

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  There was no Rafale deal under UPA: Defence ministry sources

  February 10, 2018 21:02 IST

  The sources talked about Antony's intervention while asserting that there was no deal arrived at during the UPA regime to procure 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).

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  PM Modi drives by just looking in rear view mirror, says Rahul Gandhi

  February 10, 2018 18:15 IST

  Rahul Gandhi alleged that in his one-hour long speech in Parliament this week, Modi did not speak about the burning issues pertaining to agrarian problem, unemployment, tribals and Dalits. Rather, he chose to speak about the past.

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  Bihar MLA Sarfaraz Alam quits JD-U, to contest Araria LS bypoll on RJD ticket

  February 10, 2018 18:11 IST

  Sarfaraz Alam is the JD-U legislator from Jokihat in Araria district of Bihar

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  Omar Abdullah targets BJP after terrorists strike Army camp

  February 10, 2018 18:07 IST

  Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists today struck at an Army camp on the outskirts of Jammu city, killing two junior commissioned officers (JCOs) and injuring six others, including a Major and a daughter of an Army personnel.

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  Centre a terrible patient, unwilling to listen to good doctor: P Chidambaram

  February 10, 2018 17:42 IST

  Alleging that the country's economy was limping under the NDA rule, he said the government would contribute a new word to the Oxford English dictionary -- "jumla" (gimmick).

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  Rafale 'biggest issue' of corruption today, alleges Rahul Gandhi

  February 10, 2018 17:16 IST

  Launching Congress' campaign at Hosapete in poll-bound Karnataka's Ballari district, Rahul Gandhi alleged that PM Modi had "personally" changed the Rafale contract during his visit to France.

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  Rahul Gandhi adopting 'big lie' technique on Rafale deal: BJP

  February 09, 2018 23:59 IST

  BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said Gandhi was drawing a leaf from Hitler's propaganda driven by the "big lie technique" that a lie repeated a thousands times would be taken as truth with time.

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  Economy was in terrible hands under UPA: Arun Jaitley takes a jibe at his predecessor P Chidambaram

  February 09, 2018 23:52 IST

  Indian economy under the BJP rule since 2014 has covered the journey from policy paralysis to structural reforms which have taken out the economy from being in fragile five to being a bright spot, Jaitley said.

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  Rahul Gandhi to continue his temple visits in Karnataka: Congress sources

  February 09, 2018 23:33 IST

  Rahul Gandhi will visit the Huligemma Temple in Koppal district tomorrow when he starts his visit to the Congress-ruled state. In the evening, he will visit the Gavi Siddeshwara Mutt in the district.

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  Taking welfare schemes to masses will lead to poll win: PM Modi

  February 09, 2018 23:14 IST

  Party president Amit Shah also spoke at the meeting and blamed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's "undemocratic" politics for his party members heckling the prime minister during his speech in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

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  Lalu launches blistering attack on Modi govt over Rafale deal

  February 09, 2018 20:32 IST

  In a couple of tweets, Lalu alleged that the deal "smacks of nepotism and kickbacks" and charged the BJP with "parking huge funds for elections with such secret deals".

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  Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's Karnataka visit, BS Yeddyurappa calls him 'Election Hindu'

  February 09, 2018 20:27 IST

  BS Yeddyurappa claimed that Congress president Rahul Gandhi would fulfil BJP's dream of a "Congress Mukt Karnataka".

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  Centre 'politicising' budgetary allocation for Railways: TMC

  February 09, 2018 19:27 IST

  Derek O'Brien also alleged that the government was deliberately trying to muzzle the voice of the opposition as the ruling dispensation had no answers to the questions raised by it.

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  Rahul Gandhi's style of politics undemocratic, says Amit Shah

  February 09, 2018 13:56 IST

  Praising Union Budget 2018, Amit Shah said it was meant to benefit the farmers and the middle class.

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  Rahul Gandhi supports special status demand for Andhra Pradesh, urges all parties to unite for justice

  February 09, 2018 15:46 IST

  "The Congress party supports the just demand of the people of Andhra Pradesh for special category status and speedy completion of the Polavaram project. It's time for all parties to unite on this issue and support this call for justice," he said.

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  Congress accuses PM Modi of 'political corruption' in Rafale deal

  February 08, 2018 22:45 IST

  The Congress has claimed that there is a huge scam in the NDA government's procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, a charge the government has denied.

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  Simultaneous elections assault on democracy: CPI-M

  February 08, 2018 21:47 IST

  "India is a vast country with political diversity and only a federal set-up can sustain political democracy," an editorial in the CPI-M publication "People's Democracy" said.

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  Rafale deal: Arun Jaitley accuses Congress of ‘seriously compromising’ with country's security

  February 08, 2018 22:56 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also advised Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to "learn" from former defence minister Pranab Mukherjee "lessons on national security."

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  Modi govt's economic policy a ‘betrayal’, says P Chidambaram

  February 08, 2018 20:36 IST

  P Chidambaram witnessed continuous ruckus and sloganeering by ruling BJP members who sought an apology from Congress for such disruptions during the PM's speech in Lok Sabha yesterday.

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  BJP planning 'major assault' on Constitution: Shashi Tharoor

  February 08, 2018 19:47 IST

  Asked about who should be the Congress' allies in the next Lok Sabha elections, Shashi Tharoor said it was too early and wrong because he is not in a position to speak about it.

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  Something fishy about Rafale deal, says Rahul Gandhi

  February 08, 2018 18:28 IST

  Referring to Modi's speeches in Parliament yesterday, Rahul Gandhi told reporters that it was clear that the prime minister was not interested in answering "fundamental questions".

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  Political alliance not like casting a star, says Kamal Haasan

  February 08, 2018 17:53 IST

  Haasan also said he has been facing the question of a pact with Rajinikanth.