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  Sharad Yadav questions EC decision on ‘Arrow’ symbol of JD(U), vows to fight on

  November 18, 2017 17:20 IST

  The EC on Friday ruled that the group led by Nitish Kumar is the real JD(U) and that the faction is entitled to use the 'Arrow' symbol of the party.

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  Jayalalithaa's niece blames VK Sasikala for I-T raids at aunt's house

  November 18, 2017 16:28 IST

  Jayakumar said Dinakaran is blaming Chief Minister K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam for political gains.

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  Ayodhya dispute: Sri Sri BJP's pawn to polarise Hindu vote bank, says SP

  November 18, 2017 16:18 IST

  In 2010, the Allahabad High Court had ruled a three-way division of the disputed 2.77-acre area at Ayodhya among Sunni Waqf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and Lord Ram Lalla.

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  Tejashwi Yadav feels ‘appreciated and grateful’ after lunch with Rahul Gandhi, tweets pictures

  November 18, 2017 14:40 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav tweeted pictures of his lunch with Congress VP Rahul Gandhi on Friday.

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  CM Siddaramaiah will soon start celebrating 'Kasab Jayanti': Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde

  November 18, 2017 14:38 IST

  “Siddaramaiah celebrated Tipu Jayanti, it is a matter of time before he starts making you celebrate Kasab (Ajmal Kasab) Jayanti,” said Hegde.

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  Bollywood actor Rahul Roy joins BJP

  November 18, 2017 13:13 IST

  Bollywood actor Rahul Roy, known for his 1990 blockbuster “Aashiqui” on Saturday joined BJP.

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  Manmohan Singh urges Left to cooperate with Congress to fight BJP's 'divisive policies'

  November 18, 2017 11:27 IST

  Manmohan Singh asked the Left parties to cooperate with the Congress leadership to fight together against the "divisive" policies of the BJP-led Union government.

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  I don't see any immediate recovery of our economy: Manmohan Singh

  November 17, 2017 23:13 IST

  Manmohan Singh said that demonetisation drive was a historic blunder and the outcome has been fresh trouble and hardship for the people.

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  Moody's effect: Amit Shah confident of growth reaching 7.5 per cent

  November 17, 2017 23:39 IST

  Referring to India's recent jump in the ease of doing business index and findings of Pew research on Modi's popularity, Amit Shah said these are the reflection of the govt's hard work.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman misleading nation on Rafale deal: Congress

  November 17, 2017 21:54 IST

  Surjewala asked how the prime minister took a "unilateral decision" on buying 36 aircraft of Dassault, bypassing the mandatory defence procurement procedure and in the absence of an inter-governmental agreement with France at that time.

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  Congress allegations on Rafale deal reflects its desperation: BJP

  November 17, 2017 21:26 IST

  The Congress has raised several questions over the Rafale aircraft deal, including the rates, and had accused the government of compromising national interest.

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  Decision on Parliament's Winter Session soon: Piyush Goyal

  November 17, 2017 21:01 IST

  The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) was likely to meet on Friday to take a call on holding the Winter Session of Parliament. The meeting, however, did not take place.

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  ED issues fresh summons to Tejashwi Yadav and Rabri Devi in railway hotels allotment corruption case

  November 17, 2017 18:47 IST

  The sources said that Tejashwi and Rabri were required to be questioned at length in the case and hence the fresh dates summoning them was issued.

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  Madras HC grants interim stay on pleas of P Chidambaram, family on I-T notice

  November 17, 2017 18:36 IST

  Chidamraram, his wife Nalini, son Karti and daughter-in-law Srinidhi had filed four pleas for quashing of the notice from the I-T department

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  Modi govt clutching at straws to reclaim lost credibility: Congress

  November 17, 2017 18:23 IST

  Taking a dig at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Surjewala said, "Mr Jaitley, do remember that Moody’s, S&P and other rating agencies defaulted in rating American sub-prime mortgages...before the economic meltdown."

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  Enhancing farmers income must for improving state's economy: Nitish Kumar

  November 17, 2017 18:13 IST

  Nitish Kumar said that government has been taking steps for procurement of agricultural produce which used to be a neglected aspect in the state earlier.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress, says allegations relating to Rafale deal shameful

  November 17, 2017 16:36 IST

  Yesterday, the Indian Air Force had said that there was "no overpricing" in the Rafale purchase as the government had "negotiated a very good" deal for the French fighter aircraft.

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  Big boost to Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) faction as EC authorises it to use 'Arrow' symbol

  November 17, 2017 15:59 IST

  The decision is a huge setback for the faction led by Sharad Yadav who had moved the EC claiming that his group was the real JD(U) and that it should be given the right to contest polls using the ‘Arrow’ symbol.

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  Democracy is safe in India as long as Hindus remain in majority, says Giriraj Singh

  November 17, 2017 14:10 IST

  The Union minister said social harmony and development would be "in danger" the day the population of the majority community starts decreasing.

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  PM Modi's popularity 'rises unabated', says Amit Shah after Pew survey

  November 17, 2017 0:06 IST

  According to the survey, more than eight-in-ten Indians say economic conditions are "good" in the country despite Modi's demonetisation decision.

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  Congress incapable of fighting 'communal forces' ideologically: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

  November 16, 2017 19:42 IST

  Pinarayi Vijayan also said that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will decide whether he has to exit Kerala and play a larger national role.

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  Narendra Modi used political humour, sarcasm to refashion his political style: Research

  November 16, 2017 18:19 IST

  The research carried out by University of Michigan (UM) School of Information study analysed more than 9,000 tweets by Modi over a six-year period.

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  Open to alliance with secular parties but only if we get a respectable share, says BSP supremo Mayawati

  November 16, 2017 17:35 IST

  Mayawati claimed that contesting in alliance had not benefitted her party in the past, therefore it was better that the BSP contests the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls alone.

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  BJP leader Shiv Kumar and his guards shot dead in Greater Noida

  November 16, 2017 17:28 IST

  According to reports, the deceased leader has been identified as Shiv Kumar. He was a headman of Tigri village in Bisrakh.

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  Bareilly 'starvation' death: Akhilesh calls it 'blot on democracy'

  November 16, 2017 16:36 IST

  Akhilesh said that if the woman was ill and could not go to the ration shop for her biometric verification to pick up foodgrains then there should have been a system in place to meet such a situation.

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  No one can stop India if it tries to wrest PoK from Pakistan, says MoS Home Hansraj Ahir

  November 16, 2017 16:14 IST

  The minister of state for home said Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was under Islamabad because of the “mistakes” of previous governments.

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  PM Modi to address Shangri La dialogue next year

  November 16, 2017 16:01 IST

  The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue is an annual meeting for defence ministers, military chiefs and top-ranking defence officials from across the Asia-Pacific and other countries vitally concerned with the region's security.

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  Indian economy recovering from temporary blip, says Arun Jaitley

  November 16, 2017 14:50 IST

  Jaitley acknowledged that there was a "temporary blip" as a result of structural changes that were initiated by the government.