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  Did Sasikala leave Bengaluru prison? Video shows her entering jail in plain clothes

  August 21, 2017 14:06 IST

  A CCTV footage from Bengaluru prison shows AIADMK (Amma) chief VK Sasikala walking into the jail in civilian clothes.

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  Rajya Sabha polls: Gujarat HC notices to EC, Ahmed Patel on Balwantsinh Rajput's plea

  August 21, 2017 13:15 IST

  Gujarat High Court today issued notices to the Election Commission and Congress leader Ahmed Patel on a petition filed by BJP candidate Balwantsinh Rajput.

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  Doklam standoff: Solution soon, hopeful China will make a positive move, says Rajnath

  August 21, 2017 13:04 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said he was hopeful that China will soon make a positive move to initiate a dialogue to end the military standoff in Doklam region.

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  Two AIADMK factions likely to announce merger today; Sasikala may face axe

  August 21, 2017 10:07 IST

  A decision on expulsion of V K Sasikala is likely to be taken in a meeting at AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.

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  AIADMK merger: Party will be ‘one again’ and ‘without Sasikala’, says Panneerselvam

  August 20, 2017 23:40 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Sunday announced that the AIADMK will be one again, will also adding that the V K Sasikala clan will not be a part of the party

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  Shankersinh Vaghela rules out floating new party or forming third front

  August 20, 2017 23:08 IST

  Former Congress heavyweight Shankersinh Vaghela is keeping political parties in poll-bound Gujarat guessing about his future political course, days after he resigned as the Congress MLA in presence of senior BJP leaders

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  ‘Litti chokha’, ‘Nitish ka dhokha’ trending in Bihar: Lalu Yadav’s reply to Sushil Modi’s allegations

  August 20, 2017 19:58 IST

  Lalu alleged that while his party had made a complete disclosure of the properties owned by them, the ‘palturam’ Nitish was using a high pitch to hide his involvement in several other scams

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  Panneerselvam may head merged AIADMK, EPS will head govt: OPS-faction leader

  August 20, 2017 18:50 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam will head a merged AIADMK while Chief Minister K. Palaniswami will continue to head the government, said a leader from the Panneerselvam faction

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  India's economy became world's fastest growing under Modi rule, says Amit Shah

  August 20, 2017 18:39 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said India’s economy has become the fastest growing in the world since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and that it was in a state of paralysis during the previous UPA rule

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  Mamata changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi, not Amit Shah’

  August 20, 2017 16:45 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister traded guns at BJP president Amit Shah instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she had been rallying all these days over demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST)

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  PM Modi, Amit Shah to meet CMs of BJP-ruled states tomorrow

  August 20, 2017 13:10 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will meet chief ministers and deputy chief ministers of all party ruled states tomorrow.

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  40 pc reservation for girls at planned schools, higher education institutes for minorities: MA Naqvi

  August 20, 2017 13:06 IST

  Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said the government has decided to offer 40 pc reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students.

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  Utkal Express derailment: Fix responsibility by end of day, Suresh Prabhu directs officials

  August 20, 2017 13:56 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today directed senior officials to fix responsibility on "prima facie evidence by the end of day" into the derailment of the Utkal Express in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar.

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  Nitish Kumar dares Sharad Yadav to 'break' JD(U)

  August 20, 2017 10:59 IST

  Nitish Kumar on Saturday dared Sharad Yadav to 'break' the JD(U) saying that the rebel party leader was "free" to take his decision.

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  Palaniswami, OPS express confidence on AIADMK merger; Dhinakaran camp warns CM

  August 20, 2017 10:06 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and rebel leader O Panneerselvam on Saturday expressed confidence that AIADMK merger will happen soon.

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  Split JD(U) if you have majority support, Nitish challenges Sharad Yadav

  August 20, 2017 0:11 IST

  Nitish Kumar reminded Sharad Yadav that he was elected to the Rajya Sabha with the support and vote of the BJP. "But he is raising his voice against me and giving me sermons," he said.

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  Gorakhpur deaths 'govt-made tragedy', CM should not cover up: Rahul Gandhi

  August 19, 2017 19:55 IST

  Rahul Gandhi today met some bereaved families of children who died at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College last week and expressed his sympathies.

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  Government on right track in Jammu and Kashmit: Amit Shah

  August 19, 2017 18:48 IST

  Amit Shah also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through a court order.

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  Nitish Kumar, Sharad Yadav supporters clash outside CM's house

  August 19, 2017 17:10 IST

  Supporters of rival JD(U) factions headed by Nitish Kumar and Sharad Yadav clashed outside the residence of the Bihar chief minister here today, police said.

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  JD(U) hints at action against Sharad Yadav if he attends RJD rally

  August 19, 2017 16:38 IST

  KC Tyagi said that Sharad Yadav has left the party "on his own" and is "no longer with us, emotionally or physically".

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  Non bailable warrants against two UP BJP MLAs

  August 19, 2017 16:09 IST

  Chief Judicial Magistrate Gopal Tiwari issued non-bailable warrants against Kapil Aggarwal from Muzaffarnagar constituency and Umesh Malik from Budhana seat.

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  Sharad Yadav faction to approach EC over JD-U symbol

  August 19, 2017 15:02 IST

  "It is Sharad Yadav who formed the JD-U, not Nitish Kumar," a JD(U) leader said.

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  BJP is in power for next 50 years, says Amit Shah

  August 19, 2017 14:49 IST

  “We have not come to power for 5-10 years, but at least 50 years. We should move forward with a conviction that in 40-50 years we have to bring major changes in the country through the medium of power,” Shah said.

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  Positive result on merger of AIADMK factions in a day or two, says O Panneerselvam

  August 19, 2017 14:23 IST

  Panneerselvam was speaking after leaders of the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction led by him met here for informal discussions on the merger issue today.

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  JD(U) returns to NDA after 4 years, walks out of Grand Alliance

  August 19, 2017 19:49 IST

  Making the announcement, party leader KC Tyagi categorically denied that there was any split in the party following differences with senior leader Sharad Yadav.

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  Will not permit Gorakhpur to become picnic spot, Yogi Adityanath warns Rahul Gandhi

  August 19, 2017 14:33 IST

  Rahul Gandhi is visiting BRD hospital in Gorakhpur today. More than 70 infants have died in this state-run hospital since August 7 allegedly due to disruption of oxygen supply – a claim the state government has dismissed.

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  AIADMK merger delayed over differences on ‘ticklish issues’ between OPS-EPS factions

  August 19, 2017 8:33 IST

  The marathon deliberations initiated on Friday for the merger of EPS-OPS camps failed to make any headway as the two factions could not resolve their differences over certain crucial issues.

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  AIADMK merger fails to come through

  August 18, 2017 23:50 IST

  The much expected merger of the two major factions in the AIADMK - one led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami and the other by former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam -- did not fructify on Friday.