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  Rahul Gandhi files nomination for post of Congress president

  December 04, 2017 13:21 IST

  He was accompanied by top Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, A K Antony and Ahmed Patel.

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  Kumar Vishwas talks of return of Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav to AAP

  December 03, 2017 23:02 IST

  AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Sunday said the party was holding dialogue with those who left the outfit, including Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, to facilitate their return to the party fold.

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  Rahul Gandhi to file nominations for Congress president post today

  December 03, 2017 23:47 IST

  Monday is the last date for filing of nominations and no one else has filed papers till today, according to Mullapally Ramachandran, the chairman of the party's Central Election Authority.

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  ‘Shehzad hoon, shehzada nahin’: Poonawalla furthers attack on Congress, Rahul Gandhi

  December 03, 2017 22:27 IST

  He also equated his treatment at the hands of the Congress to the what he called, the insult of Sardar Patel by the then Congress leadership.

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  After second complaint, NCW team to speak to woman 'sexually exploited' by Hardik Patel

  December 03, 2017 18:59 IST

  The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday said its chairperson Rekha Sharma would meet the woman who was allegedly being sexually exploited by Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel.

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  People now fear cows, not tiger: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav

  December 03, 2017 8:31 IST

  Lalu, the former Bihar chief minister, also said that he would fight the BJP, even if he was "hanged in public" by the Narendra Modi government.

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  Akhilesh Yadav wants ‘secular forces’ to unite; vows to stop BJP in UP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

  December 03, 2017 8:33 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav also brushed aside questions about differences between him and Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying "his blessings are always with us".

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  No scope for hope under 'Modi Raj', says Rahul Gandhi

  December 03, 2017 7:01 IST

  Manmohan Singh had even said that the NDA government failed to understand the "pains" of his note ban and GST decisions were going to unleash on the people of his own home state.

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  Will celebrate next Diwali in Ram temple, says Subramanian Swamy

  December 03, 2017 6:49 IST

  While delivering a lecture on 'Ramrajya' in Mumbai, Subramanian Swamy said Allahabad HC has already went deep in the case, so there is nothing remaining with the Sunni Waqf Board for rebuttal.

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  Akhilesh Yadav meets Mamata Banerjee: Is a new political front on cards?

  December 02, 2017 20:35 IST

  Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav today met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, fuelling speculation of a possible front against the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls.

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  Manmohan Singh slams note ban, GST; asks PM to find "more dignified ways" to seek votes

  December 02, 2017 22:42 IST

  He welcomed the 6.3 per cent growth rate in the July-September quarter but cautioned that it was too early to conclude that the economy has recovered.

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  Ready to facilitate talks to solve Ayodhya dispute, says Yogi Adityanath

  December 02, 2017 6:32 IST

  Yogi Adityanath said he wanted the decades old issue resolved amicably through talks but lamented that that could not happen.

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  RK Nagar bypoll: TTV Dhinakaran declares Rs 74 lakh as assets

  December 01, 2017 22:27 IST

  Dhinakaran, who had contested the April 12 bypoll to the constituency as then AIADMK (Amma) candidate backed by Chief Minister K Palaniswami, had at that time declared assets valued at Rs 68 lakh.

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  Nitish Kumar takes fresh dig at Lalu on Twitter, Tejashwi retorts

  December 01, 2017 22:08 IST

  The sarcastic tweet comes on the heels of a ruckus created by the RJD on the final day of the Winter Session of the state Assembly today.

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  IRCTC hotel scam: Rabri Devi expected to appear before ED in Patna tomorrow

  December 01, 2017 20:19 IST

  Rabri Devi, the wife of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, is expected to meet the investigating officer (IO) of the money laundering case at the ED zonal office in Bihar's capital and record her statement.

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  Rahul Gandhi's single GST rate a 'grand stupid idea', says Arun Jaitley

  December 01, 2017 19:15 IST

  Can a Hawai chappal (slipper) and a BMW car be taxed at the same rate, asked Jaitley

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  SC seeks centre’s response on PIL to ban convicts from heading political parties

  December 01, 2017 13:59 IST

  The PIL has sought directions to the Centre and the EC to frame guidelines to decriminalise the electoral system and ensure inner-party democracy.

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  Cyclone Ockhi: All possible steps initiated to rescue stranded fishermen, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

  December 01, 2017 13:51 IST

  Vijayan said 70 fishermen in sea had already got in touch with rescue teams. But, the teams could not reach them due to inclement weather.

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  RK Nagar bypoll: AIADMK fields party veteran E Madhusudhanan

  November 30, 2017 22:25 IST

  Madhusudhanan will take on DMK's M Maruthu Ganesh and sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran.

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  RK Nagar bypoll: CPI(M) to extend support to DMK

  November 30, 2017 22:21 IST

  Briefing reporters in the city on the deliberations of the meeting, CPI-M's state secretary G Ramakrishnan said the party has decided not to contest in the by-election and extend support to the DMK candidate.

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  PM Modi not a real Hindu, says Congress leader Kapil Sibal; BJP hits back

  November 30, 2017 20:01 IST

  Sibal’s remarks invited a sharp riposte from the BJP which said people know who is a “Ram bhakt” (devotee to Lord Ram) and who is a “Rome bhakt”, a clear dig at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s Italian origin.

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  Arvind Kejriwal delaying defamation suit proceedings: Arun Jaitley tells Delhi HC

  November 30, 2017 19:45 IST

  Arun Jaitley's counsel contended that irrelevant questions were being asked by the counsel for Arvind Kejriwal during his cross-examination in the Delhi High Court and sought an early hearing in the matter.

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  P Chidambaram on GDP growth: “6.3% rise far below the promise of Modi government”

  November 30, 2017 19:28 IST

  The gross domestic product (GDP) growth had hit a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2017-18. It was 7.5 per cent in the September quarter of 2016-17.

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  1996 Mizo Accord shining example of how to end an insurgency situation, says President Kovind

  November 30, 2017 15:59 IST

  President Kovind said credit for the atmosphere of peace and development in Mizoram goes to political stakeholders, civil societies, the Church and bodies affiliated to it.

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  Is Arvind Subramanian also stupid? Cong asks PM Modi over his 'Great Stupid Thought' remark

  November 30, 2017 15:47 IST

  The Congress leader asked if the Prime Minister had read the economic advisor's report on Revenue Neutral Rate in which he had recommended an RNR of 15-15.5 per cent.

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  Congress' Poonawalla targets Rahul Gandhi, says process to elect party President 'rigged'

  November 30, 2017 10:19 IST

  Rahul Gandhi must give up his post because he has an unfair advantage by being the Vice President and then contest party elections, Shehzad Poonawalla said.

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  Rahul Gandhi likely to file nomination for Congress president post on 4 Dec

  November 29, 2017 23:21 IST

  Rahul Gandhi is expected to file nomination for the election to the Congress president's post on December 4, party sources said here.

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  JD-U's RS member Veerendra Kumar from Kerala wants to move out of Nitish Kumar faction

  November 29, 2017 15:37 IST

  The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) led by Veerendra Kumar in Kerala is an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front and was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala last year.