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  Bawana bypoll: AAP candidate Ram Chander wins by 24,052 votes, BJP second

  August 28, 2017 14:37 IST

  In what came as a major boost to the party which suffered a string of poll defeats in recent times, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) comfortably retained the Bawana Assembly constituency today

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  Goa by-poll results: Manohar Parrikar wins prestige battle in Panaji with margin of 4803 votes

  August 28, 2017 11:33 IST

  Parrikar, who returned to the state from the Centre after the assembly elections in February, defeated his nearest rival, Congress's Girish Chodankar, by 4,803 votes

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: AIADMK general council to be convened, Sasikala likely to be expelled

  August 28, 2017 13:56 IST

  The AIADMK will hold a crucial meeting on Monday to decide on the modalities of formal expulsion of jailed interim General Secretary V K Sasikala and to declare the actions taken by her nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran against party office bearers

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  Assembly Bypoll Results: AAP retains Bawana; BJP wins both Panaji, Valpoi; TDP wins Nandyal

  August 28, 2017 14:21 IST

  The result of Panaji seat will decide the fate of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Vishwajit Rane, a former Congress leader who is now a minister in Parrikar cabinet

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  Assembly bypolls: Counting of votes today; all eyes on Panaji, Bawana

  August 28, 2017 0:02 IST

  The counting of votes for four Assembly seats - Panaji, Valpoi, Nandyal and Bawana - spread across three states will be held tomorrow.

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  At Lalu's ‘Desh Bachao’ ' rally in Patna, Opposition calls for BJP's ouster

  August 28, 2017 0:04 IST

  Political heavyweights who attended Lalu's rally included West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad and JD(U) rebel Sharad Yadav

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  Preparedness is India's best defence, says Arun Jaitley

  August 27, 2017 21:23 IST

  Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said India has to always remain prepared and that preparedness is its best defence.

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  JD(U) to seek Sharad Yadav‘s disqualification from Rajya Sabha

  August 27, 2017 21:50 IST

  JD(U) will write to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu seeking disqualification of Sharad Yadav, who today shared stage with opposition leaders in Patna.

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  Counting for Goa bypolls tomorrow; Parrikar's fate to be decided

  August 27, 2017 20:29 IST

  The electoral fate of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who contested the assembly bypoll from Panaji, will be decided tomorrow when the counting of votes is taken up.

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  Bawana bypoll: Counting of votes for high-stakes battle tomorrow

  August 27, 2017 20:20 IST

  Counting of votes for the high-stakes Bawana bye-election in Delhi will be held tomorrow.

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  RJD's anti-BJP Patna rally: Did Lalu tweet fake image of crowd? Twitter responds

  August 27, 2017 20:05 IST

  Twitter users claimed the picture that Lalu Yadav tweeted of the crowd at RJD's Patna rally was photoshopped.

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  At Lalu's rally in Patna, Sharad Yadav vows to form Grand Alliance at national level

  August 27, 2017 17:43 IST

  Sharad Yadav on Sunday pledged to form a Grand Alliance at the national level to defeat and oust the BJP-led NDA.

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  Mann ki Baat: Playing field more important than play station, says PM Modi

  August 27, 2017 17:09 IST

  PM Modi today asked the youth to sweat it out on the play fields instead of spending time in playing computer games, saying "playing field is more important than play station".

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  Mann Ki Baat: 67 pc population now has toilets, says PM Modi; calls for new cleanliness campaign

  August 27, 2017 17:32 IST

  More than 2,30,000 villages have been declared 'open defecation free' and about 67 percent population has toilets now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, mobile ushered in a social revolution: Arun Jaitley

  August 27, 2017 16:00 IST

  Arun Jaitley today said JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile) trinity has ushered in a social revolution which will eventually bring all Indians into a common financial, economic and digital space, similar to how GST has created a unified market.

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  This Muslim organisation cleaned 22 temples after Gujarat floods, gets applaud from PM Modi on 'Mann Ki Baat'

  August 27, 2017 17:29 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed Muslim organisation Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, saying its volunteers had recently cleaned 22 temples and two mosques affected by floods in Gujarat.

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  Niti Aayog favours simultaneous LS, Assembly polls from 2024

  August 27, 2017 12:52 IST

  The Niti Aayog has favoured conducting synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 2024 in "national interest"

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Dhinakaran removes CM Palaniswami from district secretary post

  August 27, 2017 12:37 IST

  Upping the ante in his fight against the ruling establishment, sidelined AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran today removed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami from the post of party's Salem District Secretary

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  Mann Ki Baat: 'Violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated', says PM Modi after Dera clashes

  August 27, 2017 13:41 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio broadcasting programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on All India Radio (AIR)

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  Opposition parties join Lalu at anti-BJP rally: As it happened

  August 27, 2017 23:54 IST

  Rebel JD-U leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday shared a stage for the first time with RJD chief Lalu Prasad at an anti-BJP rally, ignoring the JD-U's warning not to attend it

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  Dera violence: Congress demands sacking of Manohar Lal, Prez rule in Haryana

  August 26, 2017 20:23 IST

  Abhishek Singhvi also accused PM Modi of failing to implement "Raj Dharma" and alleged that he was more interested in protecting and serving the interests of his "close friend" Khattar.

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  Dera violence: BJP rules out removal of CM Manohar Lal

  August 26, 2017 20:14 IST

  Amit Shah today held a meeting with other party leaders including general secretary and in charge of Haryana, Anil Jain and Bhupendra Yadav. Shah took stock of the situation and ruled out possibility of removing Manohar Lal.

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  Home Minister Rajnath Singh chairs high level meeting to discuss Haryana violence

  August 26, 2017 16:26 IST

  At least 31 people died after violence erupted in Haryana's Panchkula town after a CBI court convicted the Dera chief in a rape case.

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  Sharad Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, Ghulam Nabi Azad to attend Lalu's ‘BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao’ rally

  August 26, 2017 16:06 IST

  Now, all eyes are on the RJD's rally as it is going to be a show of strength by Lalu Prasad.

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  BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj defends Dera chief Ram Rahim

  August 26, 2017 0:01 IST

  The MP from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh said the rape allegation against him had been made by "one person" while he had the following of crores of people.

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  Dera violence: PM Modi reviews situation; condemns violence, appeals to maintain peace

  August 25, 2017 23:01 IST

  At least 30 people were killed as security forces fired at rampaging mobs in Panchkula in Haryana after a court held Dera Sacha Sauda chief guilty of rape and sexual exploitation.

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  Sharad Yadav approaches EC, JD-U tells him not to attend Lalu’s rally

  August 25, 2017 22:58 IST

  KC Tyagi wrote to Sharad Yadav and advised him against attending the rally called by Lalu Prasad Yadav on August 27 in Patna.

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  Dera violence: Haryana CM Manohar Lal admits to lapses

  August 25, 2017 22:54 IST

  Khattar also said paramilitary forces are being deployed in sensitive areas, and the Army has been requisitioned for the "vulnerable" areas.