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  2G case verdict: DMK hails judgement as 'historic'; AIADMK says it merits appeal

  December 21, 2017 18:59 IST

  As the news about the CBI special court's verdict came, DMK cadres broke into celebrations across Tamil Nadu, bursting firecrackers and distributing sweets.

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  RK Nagar by-poll: 78 per cent voting recorded, counting on Dec 24

  December 21, 2017 23:05 IST

  The by-poll was necessitated following the death of AIADMK leader and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on December 5, 2016, who represented the seat.

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  Sachin Tendulkar fails to make debut Rajya Sabha speech amid uproar

  December 21, 2017 18:01 IST

  Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu adjourned the House for the day. Naidu also ordered the live telecast of the proceedings stopped before he adjourned the House.

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  ‘Am happy with court order’: A Raja on CBI court verdict in 2G spectrum allocation case

  December 21, 2017 14:10 IST

  "I am happy with the court order," Raja told reporters after pronouncement of the verdict.

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  Govt should appeal in High Court against 2G case acquittal, says Subramanian Swamy

  December 21, 2017 13:57 IST

  Former Telecom Minister and DMK leader A Raja, his party colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi were today acquitted by a special CBI court in the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases.

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  Congress should not treat 2G verdict as ‘badge of honour’, says Arun Jaitley

  December 21, 2017 13:39 IST

  The party’s “zero loss theory” was proved to be wrong when the apex court squashed spectrum allocation in 2012, the minister said after a special court acquitted all accused in the 2G spectrum scam allocation case.

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  'Go to Himalayas, we are bored of you': Jignesh Mevani to PM Modi

  December 20, 2017 23:28 IST

  Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should retire and “go to the Himalayas”.

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  Controversy over Rafale deal 'motivated, baseless': Nirmala Sitharaman

  December 20, 2017 20:44 IST

  The government today termed as "motivated" and "baseless" the controversy over the Rafale deal and asserted that the fighter jets have been bought at better terms.

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  No plans to abolish articles 35A and 370, says govt

  December 20, 2017 20:10 IST

  The government today said there was no proposal as of now for abolition of articles 35A and 370 which give special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

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  ‘BJP rules 19 states, even Indira Gandhi had 18’: PM Modi turns emotional at party meet

  December 20, 2017 19:26 IST

  It was a big achievement for the BJP to win power in the state for a sixth term with more vote share, he said, asking party leaders not to be affected by the opposition's "disinformation campaign."

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  Congress dares PM Modi to make allegations of collusion between Pak and Manmohan in Parliament

  December 20, 2017 19:17 IST

  The Congress has been demanding an apology from the prime minister on this issue from day one of the Winter Session of Parliament which commenced on December 15.

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  Jayalalithaa's hospital video 'politicised to lowest level', says DMK leader Stalin

  December 20, 2017 18:03 IST

  The video was released just a day ahead of RK Nagar Assembly bypolls. It shows a frail Jayalalithaa on a bed with an I-V drip attached to her right hand.

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  Disgruntled Kerala JD-U leader Veerendra Kumar quits Rajya Sabha

  December 20, 2017 14:15 IST

  80-year-old Veerendra Kumar, also a Kerala media baron, submitted his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday morning

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  Start preparing for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Modi tells BJP leaders

  December 20, 2017 14:14 IST

  Modi addressed the BJP Parliamentary group here in which he dedicated the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly election victories to the people of the two states.

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  PM Modi won't apologise for Manmohan remark, says Venkaiah Naidu

  December 20, 2017 13:04 IST

  "This is not the way. Nobody is going to give apology. Nothing happened in the House. The statement was not made here", Naidu said.

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  After poll wins, PM Modi gets emotional at BJP party meet, says this is a big victory

  December 20, 2017 12:24 IST

  One of the chief agendas to be picked up in this meeting is the chief ministerial faces of Gujarat and Himachal.

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  Rahul Gandhi faces criticism for watching Star Wars right after Gujarat, Himachal loss

  December 20, 2017 11:03 IST

  At a time when Congress party should be working on the flaws in election strategy, the exhibition of carefree attitude of the leader at its helm has left people shocked.

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  BJP MLA questions Virat Kohli's patriotism, asks why did he marry Anushka Sharma in Italy

  December 20, 2017 8:20 IST

  Pannalal Shakya, BJP MLA from Guna constituency of Madhya Pradesh, has lashed out at Kohli questioning his decision to get married on a foreign land and not in India.

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  Note ban helped reduce stone pelting incidents in Kashmir, govt tells Parliament

  December 19, 2017 20:21 IST

  As many as 564 Naxal cadres and sympathisers surrendered during the period from November 8, 2016, to November 29, 2016.

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  DMK leader Stalin vows to unravel ‘mystery’ behind Jayalalithaa’s death

  December 19, 2017 20:11 IST

  Stalin said there was a “mystery on how Jayalalithaa passed away and what kind of (medical) treatment was provided” to her during her 75-day hospitalisation

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  Former HC judge CS Karnan to be released from jail tomorrow

  December 19, 2017 19:59 IST

  Former Calcutta High Court judge CS Karnan is set to be released on Wednesday after serving a six-month jail sentence, which was handed out to him by the Supreme Court for contempt.

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  ‘Pakistan never conspires’: Farooq Abdullah joins chorus against PM Modi’s collusion charge

  December 19, 2017 17:16 IST

  Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday dismissed BJP’s allegations of the Congress colluding with Pakistan to defeat the BJP in the recently-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections.

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  Lok Sabha disrupted over PM Modi's allegation against Manmohan Singh

  December 19, 2017 15:15 IST

  As soon as the House met, Congress members tried to raise the matter but Speaker Sumitra Mahajan denied them permission and went ahead with the Question Hour.

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  PM Modi arrives in Kerala to visit Cyclone Ockhi-hit villages

  December 19, 2017 15:09 IST

  Modi flew in from Lakshadweep, where the cyclone destroyed properties. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan received the Prime Minister.

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  Year-end special: High octane politics hallmark of 2017 in Uttar Pradesh

  December 19, 2017 12:14 IST

  The year began with the erstwhile ruling Samajwadi Party grappling with the worst-ever family feud and ended with saffron leader Yogi Adityanath at the helm of tightly-dealt affairs.

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  My plan is to transform Congress bottom upwards, says Rahul Gandhi

  December 18, 2017 8:09 IST

  Gandhi rubbished BJP's claims that his party fought the recently held Gujarat state elections of casteist lines and said that the party brought the OBC, Dalit and the Patidar communities together on a Congress platform.

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  Congress sweeps Punjab municipal polls, SAD-BJP alleges misuse of official machinery

  December 17, 2017 21:32 IST

  Ruling Congress today swept the three municipal corporations of Amritsar, Jalandhar and Patiala while the opposition SAD-BJP alleged misuse of official machinery.

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  Congress will build alternative narrative based on fairness: Chidambaram

  December 17, 2017 19:54 IST

  In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said Rahul Gandhi's inaugural speech on Saturday laid down the contours of an alternative narrative that the Congress will put forward before the people.