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  I became an MP at 29 because of my surname: Varun Gandhi

  November 12, 2017 9:44 IST

  BJP MP Varun Gandhi said that he would not have become a Lok Sabha member had he not belonged to the Nehru-Gandhi family.

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  Pakistan's move to allow Jadhav to meet wife 'good humanitarian gesture': Sitharaman

  November 12, 2017 8:48 IST

  Sitharaman said Pakistan's decision to allow Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife was a "good humanitarian gesture" .

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  Philippines visit symbolises India's commitment to ASEAN: PM Modi

  November 11, 2017 17:59 IST

  In a statement ahead of his departure on Sunday for a three-day visit to the Philippines, Modi said it will be his first bilateral visit to the ASEAN member state.

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  To counter BJP’s Hindutva plank, Akhilesh to unveil 50-feet tall Lord Krishna statue in Saifai

  November 11, 2017 16:23 IST

  The move comes in the backdrop of Yogi Adityanath government’s proposed 100-metre tall statue of Lord Ram on the bank of Saryu River in Ayodhya.

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  Credit for GST rate cut goes to Rahul Gandhi, says Congress

  November 11, 2017 15:54 IST

  He also reiterated that India needed a simple tax and not the "Gabbar Singh Tax" as he had been describing the tax regime to target the Modi government.

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  PoK belongs to Pakistan, independent Kashmir not an option: Farooq Abdullah

  November 11, 2017 15:13 IST

  Farooq Abdullah made it clear that an independent Kashmir was not a reality as the state is landlocked and surrounded by nuclear powers China, Pakistan and India.

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  Akhilesh Yadav won't campaign for UP local body polls: SP leader

  November 11, 2017 13:47 IST

  Uttar Pradesh will witness three-phase civic polls from November 22, making it the first electoral examination for the ruling BJP, which stormed to power earlier this year.

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  'Thank You, Gujarat', tweets Chidambaram after govt slashes GST rates on many items

  November 11, 2017 10:12 IST

  In a series of tweets, the Rajya Sabha MP said that he and Congress party is "vindicated" by the cuts in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates.

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  Lalu criticises Nitish govt for 'splurging money', state power minister refutes charge

  November 10, 2017 19:43 IST

  Lalu said free LED bulbs were distributed in Nalanda and power sub-stations were given a facelift so that the government could boast about its achievements in the power sector.

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  Lalu drops hint Tejashwi Yadav could be RJD face in next Bihar poll

  November 10, 2017 19:26 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav, who turned 28 yesterday, had served as the Deputy Chief Minister in the Grand Alliance government of RJD, JD(U) and Congress.

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  Won't allow BJP to impose ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ on India, says Rahul Gandhi

  November 10, 2017 18:51 IST

  Rahul Gandhi said that the government cannot break the back of small and medium size enterprises in the country, crush the informal sector and destroy millions of jobs.

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  Demonetisation has failed, says Yashwant Sinha

  November 10, 2017 18:15 IST

  According to ED data,it has attached black money to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore post demonetisation and also registered over 3,500 cases under FEMA and money laundering charges.

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  Rahul Gandhi taking over as Congress president a matter of days: Veerappa Moily

  November 10, 2017 17:57 IST

  Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the post -- taking over from his mother Sonia Gandhi -- has long been the subject of intense speculation.

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  ‘Kejriwal a peculiar person with views on everything but no understanding’: Punjab CM

  November 09, 2017 23:04 IST

  Amarinder Singh said that he has also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking compensation for farmers for crop residue management to check the dangerous trend of stubble burning.

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  Modi, Kejriwal responsible for Delhi pollution: Congress

  November 09, 2017 22:52 IST

  Congress said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government and the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government must share the responsibility for the pollution in the national capital.

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  Union minister Alphons elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha

  November 09, 2017 17:54 IST

  The seat fell vacant after M Venkaiah Naidu s election as the country's vice president on August 5.

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  PM Modi to travel to Philippines for India-ASEAN summit on Nov 14

  November 09, 2017 17:51 IST

  Preeti Saran, Secretary (East) in the MEA, said that during the India-ASEAN Summit, the two sides will review the bilateral trade and investments and discuss important regional issues as well.

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  Nitish Kumar not a team player, can't forgive him for 'lack of humanity': Jaya Jaitley

  November 09, 2017 16:54 IST

  Jaya lashed out at the Bihar CM for his "lack of humanity" towards elders, particularly his mentor George Fernandes, who co-founded the Samata party along with Nitish Kumar in 1994.

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  Odd-even drive to be implemented from Nov 13-17 in Delhi to check air pollution

  November 09, 2017 19:13 IST

  Earlier in the day, the Delhi HC directed the government to consider implementing odd-even vehicle movement scheme as a short term measure this year too.

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  Setback for Vasundhara Raje govt, Rajasthan High Court stays OBC reservation bill

  November 09, 2017 15:02 IST

  Earlier, the state Assembly had passed a bill to raise the reservation for Other Backward Classes from 21 per cent to 26 per cent.

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  Over 65% turnout in Chitrakoot assembly bypoll in Madhya Pradesh

  November 09, 2017 22:38 IST

  The bypoll was necessitated following death of sitting Congress MLA, Prem Singh (65). Singh had won the seat in the 1998, 2003 and 2013 elections, barring 2008 when he lost to BJP's Surendra Singh Gaharwar.

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  ‘No plans to leave academic job’: Raghuram Rajan shoots down AAP’s offer of Rajya Sabha seat

  November 09, 2017 8:23 IST

  Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has rejected AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's offer of a Rajya Sabha seat.

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  I-T raids Sasikala, Dinakaran's relatives, connected firms

  November 09, 2017 20:26 IST

  Ten groups of IT officials were involved in the "search exercise taking place across Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and other places" which began at 6 am.

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  Gujarat polls: It will take years for me to give lectures like PM Modi, says Rahul Gandhi

  November 08, 2017 23:13 IST

  Rahul Gandhi, however, said he was willing to listen to the problems faced by people, and make efforts to solve them.

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  AAP approaches former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for RS seat

  November 08, 2017 19:22 IST

  An AAP leader, who did not wish to be identified, said the party will not field any of its leaders for the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi that will fall vacant early next year.

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  Post-demonetisation, terror funding through counterfeit notes has fallen: Arun Jaitley

  November 08, 2017 16:21 IST

  The government had on November 8 last year scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from the economy in a bid to fight blackmoney, corruption, fake currency and terror funding.

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  One year of demonetisation: Rise in digital transactions, number of tax payers, claims Gadkari

  November 08, 2017 15:02 IST

  Government's demonetisation decision a year ago led to 58 per cent growth in digital transactions and an increase in the number of tax payers, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

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  Mayawati slams Modi govt on note ban anniversary, says BJP should observe the day as 'demonetisation forgiveness day'

  November 08, 2017 15:07 IST

  The BSP chief also alleged that owing to demonetisation, a number of new sources of corruption have germinated, the advantage of which has been taken by "the BJP and company".