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  Lalu questions PM Modi's proposed aerial survey of flood-affected Bihar

  August 23, 2017 18:47 IST

  Lalu said neither Modi nor his Cabinet ministers, including those from Bihar, visited the victims.

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  Nitish Kumar trying to cover up NGO scam with hand-picked officials, alleges Lalu Yadav

  August 23, 2017 18:00 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "trying to cover up" an alleged scam, involving an NGO, with the help of his "hand-picked officials" in the Special Investigation Team (SIT)

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  No reprieve for Sasikala, SC junks review plea in disproportionate assets case

  August 23, 2017 17:53 IST

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala’s plea to review its verdict sentencing her to four years imprisonment in a graft case

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  Kerala HC acquits CM Pinarayi Vijayan, two others in SNC-Lavalin graft case

  August 23, 2017 16:20 IST

  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Wednesday acquitted of all charges by the Kerala High Court in the SNC-Lavalin case

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  Uproar in Bihar Houses over Srijan scam; Opposition demands resignation of Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi

  August 23, 2017 16:20 IST

  The protesting members claimed that pictures of Kumar and Modi were used at a function of NGO 'Srijan' in Bhagalpur.

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  Sasikala’s deputy Dhinakaran removes Udhayakumar as secretary of party forum

  August 23, 2017 15:08 IST

  Dhinakaran, nephew of V K Sasikala, in a statement said Udhayakumar was being "relieved" of his role as secretary of the Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Peravai.

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  Video I PM Modi to decide on Suresh Prabhu's resignation offer, says Arun Jaitley

  August 24, 2017 7:41 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today offered to quit, taking taking full responsibility for two train accidents in five days.

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  Sasikala visited AIADMK MLA's house near Bengaluru jail: DIG Roopa tells ACB

  August 23, 2017 14:40 IST

  Karnataka DIG D Roopa has claimed that jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala visited a house belonging to a Tamil Nadu MLA, near the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru.

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  Delhi HC seeks Arvind Kejriwal's response on Arun Jaitley's fresh application in defamation case

  August 23, 2017 12:49 IST

  Delhi High Court today sought Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's reply on plea for action against him for false affidavit in defamation case filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley.

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  Will win Panaji by-poll with better margin, says Goa CM Manohar Parrikar

  August 23, 2017 12:01 IST

  Panaji constituency which covers the state capital and adjoining areas has a voter base of 22,203 of which 17,339 had cast their vote during the last Assembly election.

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  Assembly bypolls LIVE updates: AAP minister Imran Hussain booked for using 'objectionable' poster

  August 23, 2017 15:58 IST

  The bypoll became necessary after sitting AAP MLA Ved Parkash quit the Delhi assembly and returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the municipal elections this year.

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  CM Palaniswami falls short of majority: How numbers stack up in Tamil Nadu Assembly

  August 23, 2017 8:23 IST

  Chief Minister EK Palaniswami has fallen short of the simple majority in Tamil Nadu Assembly after AIADMK MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran withdrew support from the government yesterday.

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  Former Manipur CM Rishang Keishing passes away at 96

  August 23, 2017 6:52 IST

  Former Manipur Chief Minister and and veteran Congress leader Rishang Keishing passed away on Tuesday following brief illness here.

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  JD-U suspends Srijan scam-tainted leader in Bihar

  August 22, 2017 22:15 IST

  The ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Tuesday suspended a party leader for his alleged involvement in the Rs 1,000-crore Srijan scam in Bhagalpur district of Bihar

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  Delhi: Comeback test for Arvind Kejriwal as Bawana votes tomorrow

  August 22, 2017 21:32 IST

  Despite enjoying an overwhelming majority in the assembly, a victory would come as a shot in the arm for the APP after successive setbacks in civic polls, Rajouri Garden assembly by-election and the assembly elections in Punjab and Goa

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  Talks on Gorkhaland crisis on Aug 29, says Mamata Banerjee following GNLF’s request for dialogue

  August 22, 2017 19:43 IST

  The Darjeeling hills have been on the boil for over two months with an indefinite shutdown called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha continuing since June 12 to press for a separate state of Gorkhaland

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  Asaduddin Owaisi differs on SC’s triple talaq verdict, calls it ‘contentious issue’

  August 22, 2017 19:32 IST

  Owaisi highlighted the fact that even the five-judge bench could not arrive at the decision unanimously as Justice Nariman, Justice Lalit and Justice Kurian opposed the view of Justice Nazir and Chief Justice of India J S Khehar

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  Triple talaq verdict: Govt rules out need for new law, says existing ones sufficient

  August 22, 2017 19:26 IST

  The government today virtually ruled out the need for a new law on triple talaq, indicating that existing laws, including the one dealing with domestic violence, were sufficient

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  Triple talaq verdict: Arun Jaitley hails SC judgement, says 'aberrations' in personal laws should be rectified

  August 22, 2017 19:24 IST

  "I think even the minority view, which upheld this practice, certainly was conscious of the fact that there was a need for reform," Jaitley said

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: 19 AIADMK MLAs shift loyalty to Dhinakaran, ‘herded’ to Puducherry resorts

  August 22, 2017 18:49 IST

  17 of the 19 Dhinakaran loyalists are learnt to have been shifted to two hotels in Puducherry. In what could bring more trouble for the unified AIADMK, 10 more MLAs are likely to switch loyalties and join the Dhinakaran camp

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  PM Modi hails SC verdict on ‘triple talaq’, calls it ‘historic’

  August 22, 2017 17:10 IST

  Calling the Supreme Court's verdict on triple talaq “historic”, the prime minister hoped that the judgment will help in empowerment of women from the Muslim community.

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  BJP President Amit Shah hails SC ruling on triple talaq

  August 22, 2017 17:11 IST

  This is the victory of basic Constitutional rights of Muslim women and their right to live with equality," Amit Shah said in a statement.

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  Political crisis in Tamil Nadu: 19 AIADMK MLAs want CM Palaniswami out, DMK asks him to prove majority

  August 22, 2017 14:16 IST

  AIADMK group headed by jailed General Secretary V K Sasikala's nephew T T V Dinakaran on Tuesday informed Governor C V Rao that it wants the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to be changed.

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  AIADMK merger: ‘Isolated’ Dhinakaran faction to meet Tamil Nadu Governor today

  August 22, 2017 1:06 IST

  The faction headed by V K Sasikala's nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran is upset over the isolation and will meet the Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday.

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  From Jayalalithaa’s death to AIADMK split and then merger: A chronology of events

  August 21, 2017 18:30 IST

  The two factions of the AIADMK finally merged on Monday with rebel leader O Panneerselvam made the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and party coordinator

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  OPS returns as Dy CM of Tamil Nadu after merger of AIADMK factions, Sasikala likely to be sacked

  August 22, 2017 7:36 IST

  Six months after parting ways following the death of then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the two factions of the AIADMK finally merged on Monday with rebel leader O Panneerselvam made the Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and party coordinator

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  Merger done; Panneerselvam becomes Tamil Nadu Dy CM; Sasikala to be expelled soon

  August 21, 2017 17:51 IST

  The AIADMK factions led by Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam decided to merge after a series of discussions on Monday

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  BJP sweeps Mira-Bhayandar poll; Shiv Sena way behind

  August 22, 2017 6:25 IST

  BJP on Monday swept the civic polls in Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC), the polling for which was conducted yesterday.