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  Dera violence: BJP leadership unhappy with Manohar Lal’s handling of Panchkula situation

  August 25, 2017 22:52 IST

  Manohar Lal, a first-time MLA, was chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah to lead the party government in Haryana.

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  Ram Rahim verdict: Congress president Sonia Gandhi calls for peace, condemns violence

  August 25, 2017 21:25 IST

  At least 28 people were killed and 250 injured in widespread violence, arson and police firing triggered by the rape conviction of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

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  CBI raids Satyendar Jain's residence in money laundering case

  August 25, 2017 20:00 IST

  is accused of being involved in the crime through Kolkata-based companies Prayas Info Pvt Ltd, Akichand Developers and Mangalyatan Project Pvt Ltd

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  BJP leader blames Punjab for allowing Dera followers in Haryana

  August 25, 2017 19:45 IST

  A CBI special court on Friday held the Dera chief guilty of raping and sexually exploiting two female disciples.

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  Dera violence: Haryana CM Manohar Lal warns of strict action against agitators

  August 25, 2017 19:36 IST

  Earlier in the day, a CBI special court held the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief guilty and convicted him on charges of raping and sexually exploiting two female disciples.

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  Dera violence: Rajnath Singh assures Manohar Lal, Amarinder Singh of all help

  August 25, 2017 19:30 IST

  Rajnath told reporters that he cut short his visit to Kyrgyzstan where he had gone to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting following the violence.

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  Delhi CM Kejriwal appeals for calm as Dera violence spreads to national capital

  August 25, 2017 19:17 IST

  Delhi CM Kejriwal appeals for calm as Dera violence spreads to national capital

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  HM Rajnath Singh appeals for peace in wake of Dera chief Ram Rahim's conviction

  August 25, 2017 19:12 IST

  Rajnath Singh directed the central agencies to monitor the situation and apprise him regularly. He is also expected to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation.

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  Dera violence: Omar Abdullah calls for Haryana CM Manohar Lal’s removal

  August 25, 2017 18:55 IST

  Omar also expressed surprise over the statement made by a senior security force official about the situation in the affected areas in Haryana.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder appeals for peace after Dera chief Ram Rahim’s conviction in rape case

  August 25, 2017 17:35 IST

  A CBI special court in Panchkula on Friday held the controversial godman guilty and convicted him on charges of raping and sexually exploiting two female disciples in 2002.

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  CBI raids Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's residence, AAP cries foul

  August 25, 2017 22:00 IST

  CBI in April this year had registered a preliminary inquiry against Satyendar Jain and others in an alleged money laundering case to the tune of Rs 4.63 crore in 2015-16.

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  Amit Shah, Smriti Irani take oath as Rajya Sabha members

  August 25, 2017 12:08 IST

  Rajya Sabha Chairman Venakaiah Naidu administered the oath to Amit Shah and Smriti Irani in his chamber

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  AIADMK crisis: Why shouldn’t you be disqualified, Tamil Nadu Speaker asks 19 rebel MLAs

  August 24, 2017 20:45 IST

  Upset over the coming together of the two major factions of the AIADMK, the 19 legislators have submitted a memorandum to Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao withdrawing their support to the Chief Minister

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  BJP, RSS condemn Mamata’s ban on immersion of Durga idols on Muharram, call it ‘unconstitutional’

  August 24, 2017 19:39 IST

  The BJP and RSS today came down hard on the West Bengal government for deciding not to allow immersion of Durga idols on the day of Muharram on October 1 and described the decision as 'unconstitutional' and an insult to the Hindu community

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  Forget 'bullet train' dream, focus on safety: Shiv Sena to Centre

  August 24, 2017 19:21 IST

  Taking a dim view of the 'bullet train' project in the backdrop of recent railway accidents, the Shiv Sena today said the Centre should instead focus on safely operating existing trains

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  UP Legislative Council bypolls to be help on September 5; CM Yogi, Keshav Prasad and Dinesh Sharma in fray

  August 24, 2017 18:43 IST

  Polling will be held on September 15 between 9 am and 4 pm. Counting of votes will be done on the same day starting at 5 pm.

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  India reaffirms cooperation with Nepal in all sectors

  August 24, 2017 17:47 IST

  After delegation-level talks here, the two sides also signed eight agreements, including four on post-earthquake reconstruction in the Himalayan nation.

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  ‘Privacy a fundamental right with reasonable restrictions’: Govt reacts to SC decision

  August 24, 2017 19:59 IST

  The nine judges unanimously overruled the two earlier judgements of the apex court that right to privacy is not protected under the Constitution. The bench overruled the M P Sharma verdict of 1954 and that of Kharak Singh of 1962.

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  Mamata Banerjee welcomes SC verdict on right to privacy

  August 24, 2017 14:40 IST

  In a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court unanimously declared that right to privacy was a Fundamental right under the Constitution.

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  SC judgement on right to privacy a rejection of BJP's ideology: Rahul Gandhi

  August 24, 2017 14:28 IST

  Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court held that the right to privacy is a fundamental right and is an integral part of the right to life and liberty.

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  No Durga idol immersion on Muharram in West Bengal this year, says Mamata Banerjee

  August 24, 2017 12:27 IST

  Mamata said that Durga idol immersions, set for September 30 after the end of Durga Puja festival, would be allowed only till 6 pm on that day and would resume on October 2 only, after Muharram.

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  PM Modi asks bureaucrats to work in synchronised manner, take speedy decisions

  August 24, 2017 10:14 IST

  PM Modi has asked all wings of the government to work in a synchronised manner and pressed the bureaucracy to take speedy decisions

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  Cabinet nod to panel to study sub-categorisation of OBCs in central list

  August 24, 2017 8:27 IST

  Union Cabinet has approved setting up of a commission to examine the sub categorisation of almost 5,000 backward castes in the central list.

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  All three regions of J&K must fight together attempts to abrogate Article 35 A: Farooq Abdullah

  August 24, 2017 6:39 IST

  NC president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir would have to fight together the attempts to abrogate Article 35 A of the Constitution.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Amid rebellion by 18 AIADMK MLAs, Palaniswami calls for unity

  August 23, 2017 23:24 IST

  In the 234-member assembly, the AIADMK has 134 MLAs. Sasikala's brother V Dinakaran, meanwhile, claimed the Palaniswami ministry had "lost majority" and sought his resignation

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  Dent to Lalu Yadav’s ‘show of strength’ as Sonia, Rahul and Mayawati pull out of anti-BJP rally

  August 23, 2017 21:50 IST

  The rally suffered successive setbacks on Tuesday as Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi expressed their inability to attend the rally

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  Bawana bypoll ends with 45 per cent voter turnout, counting on Aug 28

  August 23, 2017 21:05 IST

  Eight candidates are in the fray for the bypoll. The counting of votes will take place on August 28

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  PM Modi to take decision on Suresh Prabhu's offer to resign, says Arun Jaitley

  August 23, 2017 19:29 IST

  Earlier, Prabhu met the Prime Minister "taking full responsibility" for the state of affairs in the railways. "PM has asked me to wait," he tweeted.