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  Karnataka IT raids not linked with Gujarat RS polls, says Arun Jaitley: 10 points

  August 02, 2017 17:42 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who spoke on the issue in both the Houses, said that no search operation was conducted at the resort in Karnataka where Gujarat Congress MLAs are staying.

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  I-T raids Karnataka minister managing Gujarat MLAs, recovers cash; Congress cries foul

  August 02, 2017 17:46 IST

  Income Tax department today raided multiple properties related to Karnataka Energy minister D K Shivakumar, who was overseeing the stay of 44 Gujarat Congress MLAs at a resort near Bengaluru.

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  ‘Talibani style’ killings turning Kerala into 'God's forsaken country': BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi

  August 02, 2017 15:45 IST

  Lekhi alleged that the political opponents were being killed in "Talibani style" in the state and even workers of Congress, CPI and Muslim League have been targetted

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  We had informed India in advance about road building in Doklam, claims China

  August 02, 2017 14:26 IST

  China has also released a document dismissing India's claims that Beijing was attempting to change the status quo of the border region by building a road.

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  Don't link Bengaluru IT raids with Gujarat RS polls: Arun Jaitley to Congress in Parliament

  August 02, 2017 13:39 IST

  Congress members today disrupted the proceedings in Parliament today protesting the IT raids against a Karnataka Minister, as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told them not to link the searches with Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat

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  Return to party or face disqualification, NPF tells rebel MLAs

  August 02, 2017 12:29 IST

  NPF is facing a severe internal crisis, especially after Zeliang was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second time on July 19.

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  Goa CM Manohar Parrikar files nomination for Panaji Assembly seat

  August 02, 2017 12:11 IST

  Parrikar, a former Defence Minister in the National Democratic Alliance government, who was rushed to state politics in March, filed his nomination form after paying his respects at a temple and Church.

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  Uproar in Parliament as Congress cries foul over Bengaluru raids, I-T says raids were pre-planned

  August 02, 2017 12:08 IST

  Responding to Opposition’s allegations, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, “No search has taken place in the resort as such and no MLA was searched, only one particular Karnataka minister was searched”

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  Congress moves SC against use of NOTA in Rajya Sabha polls, hearing on Thursday

  August 02, 2017 12:08 IST

  Congress today moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s decision to introduce the NOTA provision in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on August 8

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  Former union minister Santosh Mohan Dev passes away

  August 02, 2017 11:55 IST

  Dev was Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the first UPA government led by Dr Manmohan Singh.

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  BJP on witch-hunt to win one Rajya Sabha seat: Ahmed Patel on I-T raids

  August 02, 2017 11:15 IST

  Patel, who is contesting the Rajya Sabha polls from Gujarat, said the I-T raids on the Congress minister, at whose guest house the Congress MLAs from Gujarat are staying, shows the utter desperation and frustration of BJP

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  Congress moves EC against NOTA option in Rajya Sabha polls

  August 02, 2017 7:24 IST

  The party alleged that the providing NOTA option would render the system of proportional representation "nugatory and otiose."

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  Criminal proceedings to be launched in Panama Papers cases, says Arun Jaitley

  August 02, 2017 6:50 IST

  "The money in foreign countries was reported from four sources, including HSBC, International Consortium of Journalists and Panama Papers. These details need documents. Otherwise there is no proof,” Arun Jaitley said.

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  Congress prefers 'minority politics' to OBC welfare: BJP

  August 02, 2017 0:04 IST

  BJP today accused the Congress of choosing "minority vote bank politics" over the welfare of the Other Backward Classes.

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  Goa CM Manohar Parrikar to file nomination from Panaji seat on Wednesday

  August 01, 2017 22:10 IST

  Goa CM Manohar Parrikar will tomorrow morning file his nomination from Panaji constituency for the August 23 bypoll.

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  Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Congress cries foul over EC's decision allowing NOTA post notification

  August 01, 2017 18:28 IST

  Ahmed Patel has questioned the Election Commission's decision to introduce NOTA after the notification of the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections.

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  Congress removes Digvijaya Singh as AICC incharge of Telangana, appoints RC Khuntia in his place

  August 01, 2017 16:51 IST

  Congress has removed Digvijaya Singh as the AICC incharge of Telangana and appointed R C Khuntia in his place.

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  Lalu Yadav hits back at Nitish Kumar, says Bihar CM power-hungry, a political turncoat

  August 01, 2017 18:03 IST

  Lalu Yadav on Tuesday slammed Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his remarks in Monday's press conference and said the Janata Dal (United) leader was a champion of U-turns

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  PM reviews flood situation, announces Rs 2,000 cr package for northeast states

  August 01, 2017 16:10 IST

  The Prime Minister today arrived in Assam where he held separate, detailed review meetings on the situation in the states

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  Govt has no accurate data on illegal migrants: Kiren Rijiju

  August 01, 2017 15:10 IST

  Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju also said that any particular community cannot be “branded” for having alleged links with terrorists and terrorism.

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  35 sedition cases registered in 2016, govt tells LS

  August 01, 2017 15:05 IST

  Of the 35 cases under sedition charges (Section 124A of IPC), 12 were registered in Haryana, six in Uttar Pradesh, three each in Karnataka and Kerala and two each in Maharashtra, Telangana and Delhi,

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  Did Nitish Kumar conceal facts in affidavit? SC to decide on Bihar CM's Legislative Council membership

  August 01, 2017 18:48 IST

  The plea alleged that there was a criminal case against the JD(U) leader wherein he was accused of killing a local Congress leader Sitaram Singh, and injuring four others ahead of Lok Sabha by-election to the Barh constituency in 1991

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  OBC Commission Bill: Amit Shah 'pulls up' BJP MPs over Rajya Sabha absence, likely to seek explanation

  August 01, 2017 15:11 IST

  The opposition-sponsored amendments, on the inclusion of a woman and a member of the minority community in the commission, were passed by 74 to 52 votes

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  PM Modi arrives in Assam to review flood situation

  August 01, 2017 11:07 IST

  During his day-long visit, Modi will meet the Chief Ministers and top officials of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland, to discuss the situation.

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  Trouble for Lalu’s son Tej Pratap as Nitish govt initiates probe into Rs 90-lakh ‘soil scam’

  August 01, 2017 7:08 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is likely to face trouble as the newly formed JD(U)-NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar, has initiated an inquiry into the Rs 90 lakh soil scam

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  Plea in SC for cancellation of Nitish's Legislative Council membership

  July 31, 2017 23:48 IST

  A plea was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's membership of the state Legislative Council.

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  1 Congress, 5 TMC candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from West Bengal

  July 31, 2017 23:14 IST

  Five TMC candidates and a Congress candidate were elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed from West Bengal.

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  2 zoos in UP faced difficulty in feeding beef to carnivorous animals: Govt

  July 31, 2017 21:45 IST

  Two zoological parks in Uttar Pradesh faced difficulty in supply of beef meant for feeding carnivorous animals following a ban imposed by the state government on illegal slaughter houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.