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  PM Modi to visit Assam tomorrow, discuss flood problem

  July 31, 2017 21:37 IST

  PM Modi will pay an one-day visit to Assam tomorrow to discuss a permanent solution to the flood problem in the state every year.

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  OBC Commission Bill: Govt embarrassed in RS, amendment moved by Opposition passed as ruling MPs miss voting

  July 31, 2017 22:32 IST

  An amendment moved by the Opposition to a bill granting constitutional status to the OBC Commission was passed because many members of ruling NDA were absent from the House.

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  Two days after quitting UP Legislative council, Bukkal Nawab joins BJP with two other former members

  July 31, 2017 20:04 IST

  Former MLCs Bukkal Nawab, Yashwant Singh and Thakur Jaiveer Singh joined the BJP in the presence of the party's state chief and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya.

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  Majority of Muslims in India descendants of Hindus, must respect sentiments: BJP MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav

  July 31, 2017 17:13 IST

  Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on lynchings, BJP MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav claimed that majority of Muslims in India are descendants of Hindus.

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  Congress confident of Ahmed Patel's victory in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls

  July 31, 2017 16:57 IST

  Congress today said it was confident party leader Ahmed Patel will win the Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat as it had 14 more votes than the BJP.

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  No leader capable of taking on Narendra Modi in 2019: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

  July 31, 2017 18:08 IST

  Nitish Kumar today countered allegations of a 'fixed match' with the BJP and said that RJD's silence on graft charges left him with no option but to ditch the Grand Alliance

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  'Hindustan shouldn’t be allowed to become lynchistan’: Opposition in Parliament

  July 31, 2017 16:25 IST

  During a discussion on the issue of mob lynching in the Lok Sabha, Opposition today accused the NDA government of encouraging organisations behind the violence by cow vigilantes.

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  Patna High Court rejects pleas challenging Nitish forming govt with BJP

  July 31, 2017 13:19 IST

  The court dismissed two petitions on the ground that the new government in Bihar was formed as per constitutional process and had won the trust vote in the Assembly

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  No plans to be part of Modi Cabinet, happy with party role: Amit Shah

  July 31, 2017 13:56 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah today denied speculation over his possible role in the leadership of the central government, saying he has no plans to be a part of the Union Cabinet

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  Congress forces RS adjournment, says Gujarat police 'abducting' party MLAs

  July 31, 2017 12:26 IST

  Madhusudhan Mistry of the Congress alleged that his party MLAs were being "kidnapped" and offered "Rs 10-15 crore" with a view to influence their vote in the August 8 elections to send three members from the state to the Rajya Sabha

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  JDU's Sharad Yadav breaks his silence on Nitish’s decision to join hands with BJP, terms it 'unfortunate'

  July 31, 2017 12:56 IST

  Sharad Yadav said that Nitish breaking away from the Congress-JD(U-RJD) Grand Alliance and allying with the BJP and the NDA went against the “mandate by the people” who voted overwhelmingly for the former

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  It’s like a thief attacking a cop: BJP slams Gujarat Congress’ ‘MLA poaching’ charges

  July 31, 2017 10:30 IST

  BJP on Sunday said it had no role in the recent desertion by six of its legislators and wondered whether they were "purchasable"

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  2 days before becoming home to 42 Gujarat MLAs, resort told to pay Rs 982-crore penalty: report

  July 31, 2017 8:54 IST

  Notably, the demand was made just two days before the MLAs checked in, by the Congress’ own government in Karnataka

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  'JD(U) will support opposition VP candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi'

  July 30, 2017 23:44 IST

  Janata Dal (United) will support the opposition vice presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi in the August 5 elections notwithstanding its joining hands with the BJP.

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  Bihar's Muslim minister courts controversy with 'Jai Sri Ram' chant, apologises after 'fatwa'

  July 30, 2017 22:28 IST

  Bihar's Minority Welfare Minister Khurshid alias Feroz Ahmad earned the ire of a Muslim cleric for chanting 'Jai Sri Ram' in the state assembly premises on July 28.

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  After divorce from Nitish Kumar, Lalu courts ‘upset’ Sharad Yadav

  July 30, 2017 21:36 IST

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad today appealed to former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav to undertake a nationwide tour to defeat "communal" forces that have fanned out in the country.

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  Explain stand over J&K CM remarks on separatists' arrest: Congress to BJP

  July 30, 2017 19:28 IST

  The Congress today asked the BJP to make its stand clear on the remarks by its ally and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on separatists' arrest.

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  RJD to move court in a week on new govt in Bihar

  July 30, 2017 19:58 IST

  RJD today said it will move court "within a week" against Bihar governor's invitation to JD(U)-NDA coalition to form government in the state.

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  Congress parades 44 Gujarat MLAs, alleges threat by BJP ahead of Rajya Sabha polls

  July 30, 2017 20:40 IST

  Congress today paraded its Gujarat MLAs before the media in Bengaluru ahead of Rajya Sabha polls.

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  Congress to parade all Gujarat legislators before media today

  July 30, 2017 14:58 IST

  The Congress today said it would parade its all legislators from Gujarat before the media this evening in an effort to put to rest all speculation, including internal bickering in the party, as charged by BJP

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  In tweets, Sharad Yadav targets Modi govt over black money but keeps mum on Nitish

  July 30, 2017 14:45 IST

  The series of tweets by Yadav came hours after he received an invitation from RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to lead the battle against the BJP in Bihar

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  Nitish Kumar was under huge pressure from Lalu Yadav, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy

  July 30, 2017 10:48 IST

  Rudy, the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, also expressed confidence that under the new JD(U)-BJP government, Bihar would be transformed

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  'Mann Ki Baat': PM Modi addresses flood situation; hails GST, Indian women cricket team

  July 30, 2017 12:39 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts on a number of issues with people of the nation in his 34th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday at 11 am

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  BJP alleges CPI-M behind RSS man's murder in Kerala, calls for statewide shutdown today

  July 30, 2017 9:40 IST

  The Kerala unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a statewide shutdown on Sunday in protest against the killing of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist allegedly by Communist Party of India (CPI-M) loyalists

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  Gujarat RS polls: EC seeks report from state after Congress complaint, orders security for MLAs

  July 30, 2017 7:28 IST

  The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday sought a report from the Gujarat government over Congress' allegation that the BJP was "engineering" defection of its MLAs ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections

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  Ahmed Patel will face problems in re-election, says Shankersinh Vaghela's son

  July 29, 2017 23:53 IST

  "Patel would face problem to get 47 votes required for his selection in the given scenario. And it seems almost impossible for him to win in the prevailing scenario," Mahendrasinh Vaghela said.

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  Not singing Vande Mataram doesn't make one anti-national: Mukhtar ​Abbas Naqvi

  July 29, 2017 23:37 IST

  “Singing Vande Mataram is absolutely an individual’s choice. Those who want to sing can sing it, those who don’t, may not. Not singing it does not make one anti-national,” Naqvi said.

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  PM Modi to visit Assam on August 1 to review flood situation

  July 29, 2017 23:31 IST

  The floods have claimed 79 lives in the north-eastern state so far.