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  Former MP Nana Patole, who quit BJP over agrarian issues, returns to Congress fold

  January 11, 2018 17:21 IST

  Patole resigned from the BJP on December 8, a day before the first phase of the Gujarat elections.

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  Chidambaram questions Aadhaar’s virtual ID, says it's like locking stable after horses have bolted

  January 11, 2018 18:34 IST

  "Under compulsion, millions of persons have already shared Aadhaar number with many service providers. New security layer is like locking the stable after horses have bolted," Chidambaram said in a tweet.

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  Sasikala's husband Natarajan surrenders before CBI court

  January 11, 2018 15:20 IST

  The Madras High Court had in November upheld a trial court order sentencing Natarajan and three others in the case registered 23 years ago.

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  Centre does not provide any support to Gangasagar fair: Mamata Banerjee

  January 10, 2018 21:02 IST

  Mamata Banerjee said her government has taken several steps like waiving off the taxes from the fair, providing adequate transportation and giving an overall insurance cover in case of accidental deaths of the pilgrims and other during the fair.

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  BJP chief Amit Shah accuses Karnataka's Siddaramaiah govt of being anti-Hindu

  January 10, 2018 23:19 IST

  Shah alleged that the Siddaramaiah government was pursuing "vote bank" politics as part of which it withdrew cases against SDPI workers despite the organisation being involved in "anti-national activities".

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  Congress demands case against Kerala CM Vijayan for diverting relief fund

  January 10, 2018 18:12 IST

  A government order surfaced on Tuesday directing payment of Rs 8 lakh be paid from the Ockhi relief fund for Vijayan's chopper ride on December 26.

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  Rahul Gandhi to make his maiden Amethi visit as Congress President on January 15

  January 10, 2018 17:53 IST

  It was on December 11 last year when Rahul Gandhi took over the reigns from mother Sonia Gandhi as the new Congress President.

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  Modi's 'economic mismanagement' decelerated growth: Congress

  January 10, 2018 16:12 IST

  Randeep Surjewala sarcastically said Modi had not even listened to the sound counsel of economists because "innate wisdom of Modinomics needs no counsel".

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  Blow to Congress as Akhilesh Yadav says alliance talks a 'waste of time'

  January 10, 2018 10:22 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his priority was strengthening the party organisation and he was not thinking of an alliance ahead of the "crucial" 2019 general elections.

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  ‘Dineshwar Sharma acting as super CM’: Omar Abdullah seeks clarification on his mandate

  January 09, 2018 23:00 IST

  Speaking in the Assembly, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah demanded that the government give a clarification on Dineshwar Sharma's mandate.

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  After giving tough contest to BJP in Assembly polls, Gujarat Cong plans to follow ‘soft Hindutva’ policy

  January 09, 2018 23:44 IST

  The Congress has drafted a clearly defined plan in this regard under which the party will help in repairing and renovation of temples in Saurashtra region.

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  Will approach all opposition parties for joint fight against BJP: Sitaram Yechury

  January 09, 2018 21:35 IST

  Yechury was speaking to the media after he wrote a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking a rollback of the idea of electoral bonds, calling it a "regressive" move that would legalise money laundering.

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  Congress practised politics of hate, communalism longest: BJP

  January 09, 2018 19:11 IST

  BJP spokesperson also said that before praising China in India's comparison, Gandhi should have seen a report in "The Economist" magazine's December issue, "which predicts that India would overtake China in growth in two years".

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  BJP wins all 3 mayoral seats of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation

  January 09, 2018 17:22 IST

  Davesh Moudgil won the post of mayor, Gurpreet Singh Dhillon senior deputy mayor and Vinod Aggarwal deputy mayor in the 27-member Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, an election office spokesman said here after counting.

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  Goverment open to proposals to further cleanse political funding, says Arun Jaitley

  January 07, 2018 13:56 IST

  In a Facebook post, Jaitley said the conventional practice of funding the political system was to take donations as well as undertake expenditures in cash.

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  Lalu Yadav’s sentencing: Congress backs RJD; Tejashwi alleges conspiracy by Nitish, BJP

  January 07, 2018 13:55 IST

  Lalu’s son and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the trial court’s decision will be challenged in the high court.

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  Congress appoints Paresh Dhanani as Gujarat Legislature Party leader

  January 07, 2018 6:46 IST

  The Congress on Saturday appointed young leader Paresh Dhanani as its Legislature Party leader in Gujarat.

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  Congress demands rejection of nomination of AAP's RS candidate ND Gupta

  January 06, 2018 17:25 IST

  In his objection filed with the retuning officer, Maken claimed that Gupta is "currently holding the office of a Trustee of the National Pension System Trust. He was appointed on March 30".

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  Mamata Banerjee's remark on NRC insult to Constitution, SC: BJP

  January 05, 2018 17:47 IST

  Banerjee's comment was part of her "sinister political motives", Vijayvergiya charged. He also accused the Trinamool Congress of allowing cross border infiltration into Bengal just to reap "political benefits" out of it.

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  2G spectrum case: Happy you stand vindicated, Manmohan Singh tells A Raja

  January 04, 2018 21:05 IST

  In a letter to DMK leader A Raja, dated January 2, Manmohan Singh said that Raja getting acquitted in the case was a vindication of his stand.

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  Kumar Vishwas tried to topple Kejriwal govt after MCD polls: AAP

  January 04, 2018 20:52 IST

  The poet-politician did not react to Rai's allegations. Vishwas had yesterday alleged that he was punished for saying the truth about Kejriwal's decisions and that he accepted his "martyrdom".

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  AAP Rajya Sabha nominees Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta, Narain Dass Gupta file nomination

  January 04, 2018 18:30 IST

  Three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi will fall vacant by the end of this month when the tenure of Congress members Janardhan Dwivedi, Parvez Hashmi and Karan Singh ends.

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  BJD rejects Nitin Gadkari's proposal to settle river issue through talks

  January 04, 2018 18:11 IST

  BJD spokesperson Prashant Nanda said that discussions on the matter would make sense only after the Chhattisgarh government halts construction work on the river.

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  Five Congress MLAs among 8 join National People's Party in poll-bound Meghalaya

  January 04, 2018 17:24 IST

  Today's development came close on the heels of four MLAs, including former Congress legislator, Alexander L Hek, joining the BJP two days back.

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  RS Chairman Venkaiah Naidu urges members to act responsibly to enhance image of House

  January 04, 2018 17:01 IST

  During a meeting with members of various parties on functioning of the House, the Triple Talaq Bill was discussed and the Chairman asked both the opposition and the treasury benches to sort out the issue between them.

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  Maharashtra caste clashes: RSS blames 'Breaking India brigade' for violence

  January 03, 2018 23:18 IST

  'Breaking India brigade' which, it said, had raised anti-national slogans at the JNU in 2016 and was now trying to divide the Hindu society.

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  Triple talaq bill will put Muslim women in trouble: Mamata Banerjee

  January 03, 2018 20:16 IST

  Claiming that her government is in favour of women from all the communities, Banerjee, also the Trinamool supremo, said her party would firmly oppose any attempt to enforce a law on people by bringing in a "defective bill".

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  Centre conspiring to drive out Bengalis from Assam: Mamata Banerjee

  January 03, 2018 20:12 IST

  Mamata Banerjee said that if trouble breaks out in Assam, it will have an effect on Bengal, but added "we will keep the Assamese residing in Bengal close to our bosom".