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  Gujarat polls: Aam Aadmi Party issues first list of 11 candidates

  October 21, 2017 20:21 IST

  The constituencies are Bapunagar, Unjha, Rajkot West, Danilimada, Gondal, Lathi, Chota Udaipur, Padra, Karjan, Pardi and Kamrek.

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  Gujarat polls: OBC leader Alpesh Thakor meets Rahul Gandhi, to join Congress on Oct 23

  October 21, 2017 21:44 IST

  Earlier this morning, Congress had invited Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani to join hands with the party to defeat BJP in Gujarat.

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  Stalin slams BJP for 'attempt to muzzle criticism' over 'Mersal'

  October 21, 2017 19:02 IST

  In a tweet, Stalin posted: "BJP's attempt to muzzle criticism is contrary to democratic principles. The DMK always stands for freedom of speech & creative expression."

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  Narendra Modi is with us, nobody can shake AIADMK: TN minister

  October 21, 2017 17:47 IST

  Tamil Nadu Dairy Minister KT Rajendra Balaji expressed confidence that CM Palaniswami's camp would get the 'two leaves' symbol.

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  Exclusive | Gujarat polls: Hardik Patel rejects Congress offer to join party ‘ahead of elections’

  October 21, 2017 19:07 IST

  Elections in Gujarat will be held later this year. The Congress is out of power in Gujarat for 22 years.

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  Bots behind Rahul Gandhi’s rising popularity on social media, claims Smriti Irani

  October 21, 2017 23:00 IST

  Smriti Irani said that the Congress leader’s account shows his tweets are retweeted by fake accounts from other countries.

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  Mersal row: Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi not to ‘demon-etise’ Tamil pride by interfering in film

  October 21, 2017 15:24 IST

  In a tweet this afternoon, Rahul chided Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ‘interference’ and asked him not to ‘demon-etise Tamil pride’ by such intervention.

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  Don’t invite me to shameful event glorifying ‘brutal killer’, ‘mass rapist’ Tipu Sultan: Union Minister

  October 21, 2017 15:14 IST

  The minister has written a letter to the state chief secretary and the deputy commissioner of Uttara Kannada directing them not to include his name in programme invitations to mark Tipu Jayanti.

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  Mersal row: Chidambaram attacks BJP for seeking removal of dialogues from film

  October 21, 2017 13:15 IST

  "BJP demands deletion of dialogues in 'Mersal'. Imagine the consequences if 'Parasakthi' was released today," Chidambaram tweeted.

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  Amid row over Gujarat polls announcement, PM Modi to visit home state on Sunday to inaugurate slew of projects

  October 20, 2017 23:42 IST

  Modi will travel to Gujarat on Sunday where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of a number of projects.

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  Jharkhand CM drives scooter without helmet, invites flak

  October 20, 2017 18:01 IST

  A video clip on local news channels and social media shows the Chief Minister driving a two-wheeler without wearing a helmet.

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  Congress invites Azharuddin to contest election from Telangana

  October 20, 2017 17:53 IST

  Azharuddin, who hails from Hyderabad, had earlier served as Congress MP from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh.

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  PM Modi says UPA rejected his proposal to redevelop Kedarnath, Congress calls him 'arrogant'

  October 20, 2017 17:24 IST

  In June 2013, then Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, who has now crossed over to the BJP, and the Congress party had rebuffed Modi's offer for redevelopment of Kedarnath and his Rs 3 crore cheque.

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  Taj Mahal a ‘beautiful graveyard’, says Haryana minister Anil Vij

  October 20, 2017 16:47 IST

  The world-famous monument has recently been in the crosshairs of controversy with several BJP leaders making controversial statements.

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  Pollution deadlier than wars; India among worst hit as 25 lakh people died in 2015

  October 20, 2017 21:34 IST

  One out of every four premature deaths in India in 2015, or some 2.5 million, was attributed to pollution, the study found.

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  Yogi Adityanath visits disputed Ram Janmabhumi site in Ayodhya, slams opposition for questioning his 'personal belief'

  October 19, 2017 19:23 IST

  Yogi Adityanath today visited the disputed Ram Janmabhumi site and said that Ayodhya is his personal belief and opposition parties had no right to question him on it.

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  Rahul Gandhi asked us to avoid making personal comments against BJP leaders: Congress' Parameshwara

  October 19, 2017 16:30 IST

  Parameshwara today said Rahul Gandhi has advised state party leaders against making personal comments on opposition BJP leaders.

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  PM Modi to visit Kedarnath on Friday

  October 19, 2017 14:57 IST

  The place has been lit up with electric lights and flowers and there is a lot of activity in the run up to the visit by PM Modi.

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  PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with security forces at Indo-China border on Thursday: Sources

  October 18, 2017 21:50 IST

  Narendra Modi has been celebrating Diwali with security forces every year after he took over as the prime minister of the country.

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  Congress must come clean on Bofors scam after Hershman's revelations, says Smriti Irani

  October 18, 2017 20:46 IST

  Revelations made by Hershman brings to the forefront a few questions which Congress needs to answer, Smriti Irani said.

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  'Violence is unacceptable': Rahul Gandhi condemns RSS leader's killing

  October 18, 2017 17:42 IST

  Congress VP Rahul Gandhi condemned the killing of RSS leader Ravinder Gosai in Ludhiana.

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  Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple, Shahjahan converted it into mausoleum: Vinay Katiyar

  October 18, 2017 23:49 IST

  BJP MP Vinay Katiyar claimed that the Taj Mahal was once a temple which was destroyed by Mughal emperor Shahjahan to build a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

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  ‘Silo mentality’ a ‘big bottleneck’ in functioning of government, PM Modi tells bureaucrats

  October 18, 2017 16:50 IST

  The prime minister urged the officers to adopt innovative ways to break silos, which will result in the speeding up of various processes of governance

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  Central team to probe death of Simdega girl, says Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan

  October 18, 2017 16:45 IST

  Paswan said a central team will be sent to Jharkhand to investigate the death of 11-year-old Simdega girl allegedly due to starvation.

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  ‘Mamata Banerjee is a born rebel’: Pranab recalls how she once left him feeling ‘humiliated'

  October 18, 2017 16:28 IST

  “She has built her own career - fearlessly and aggressively - and what she is today is the outcome of her own struggle, labour and hard work," Pranab Mukherjee said.

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  Pranab Mukherjee admits eyeing PM's post, was reluctant to work under Manmohan Singh

  October 18, 2017 13:24 IST

  Pranab Mukherjee, however, he rubbishes the perception that Manmohan Singh was an "accidental Prime Minister".

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  Venkaiah Naidu to take call on JD-U's plea seeking disqualification of Sharad Yadav, Ali Anwar from Rajya Sabha

  October 18, 2017 9:39 IST

  A disqualification petition is generally sent to the Ethics and Privileges Committee to examine further which had in past taken roughly 1-2 years to submit its report. However, the chairman has the discretion to settle the matter himself.

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  ‘Misa Bharti received land as gift in 2006’, Sushil Modi's fresh salvo against Lalu’s daughter

  October 18, 2017 8:29 IST

  Sushil Modi alleged that the land is worth crores of rupees and is located at Maner in suburban Patna. The allegations were rubbished by the RJD.