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  Presidential poll a battle of ideologies, principles for Congress: Sonia Gandhi

  June 28, 2017 14:35 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday described the presidential election as a battle of ideologies and principles and said the opposition was determined to fight it

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  Opposition plans joint front against govt's midnight GST launch

  June 28, 2017 15:05 IST

  The opposition parties, including the Congress, are undecided on attending the launch event of the Goods and Services Tax

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  Meira Kumar represents values that bind us as a nation, says Rahul Gandhi

  June 28, 2017 12:34 IST

  "Against the ideology of divisiveness, she represents the values that bind us as a nation and a people. Proud to have @meira_kumar ji as our candidate," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

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  Why is Centre hurrying to introduce GST, asks Sitaram Yechury

  June 28, 2017 9:51 IST

  "Why this unseemly hurry with GST before putting systems in place? After all, BJP opposed it for several years, especially then CM, Gujarat (sic)," Yechury tweeted.

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  Presidential poll: Opposition candidate Meira Kumar files nomination papers

  June 28, 2017 11:58 IST

  Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar filed her nomination papers today in the presence of senior opposition leaders

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  Presidential election: Meira Kumar to file papers tomorrow, last date for filing of nominations

  June 27, 2017 23:04 IST

  Meira Kumar, former LS Speaker, will file her nomination papers in presence of of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a number of opposition leaders.

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  100 days of Yogi: Govt enlists achievements, Opposition punches holes

  June 27, 2017 21:14 IST

  Yogi Adityanath unveiled a booklet enlisting its "achievements", which the Opposition parties were quick to dismiss as "bunch of lies" compiled to "befool" the people.

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  Modi, Nitish have natural admiration for each other: BJP

  June 27, 2017 20:38 IST

  The BJP today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had a "natural admiration" for each other.

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  Opposition to boycott GST launch? Modi govt reaches out to Manmohan Singh for special GST Council meet

  June 27, 2017 17:09 IST

  A meeting of the opposition is scheduled on the morning of June 28, when the opposition parties could take a call on attending the midnight GST launch

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  Presidential polls: Will contest on plank of social justice, not on caste, says Meira Kumar

  June 27, 2017 15:57 IST

  Meira Kumar said that the presidential election should not be fought on the basis of caste and vowed to contest the polls on the plank of democratic values, inclusiveness and social justice.

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  Why should caste be an issue in presidential poll, asks Meira Kumar

  June 27, 2017 14:32 IST

  Meira Kumar, the former Lok Sabha Speaker, asserted that she espouses the values of social justice, freedom of speech, inclusiveness and abolition of caste system and would fight to uphold these values.

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  Satisfied with our 100 days' work in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Yogi Adityanath

  June 27, 2017 13:16 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday addressed a press conference in Lucknow after his government completed 100 days in office on Monday

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  Jaitley urges J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti to roll-out GST from July 1

  June 26, 2017 22:12 IST

  Jaitley said if Jammu and Kashmir is not able to introduce GST from July 1, 2017, it may lead to many adverse impacts.

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  UPA’s presidential nominee Meira Kumar joins Twitter

  June 26, 2017 21:59 IST

  In the other tweet, Kumar asked people to follow her on her official Facebook account for updates on the presidential election. There are 313 million active Twitter users, of which 82 per cent log in through mobile phones.

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  Sacked Delhi minister Mishra wishes 'ED Mubarak' to Kejriwal

  June 26, 2017 21:54 IST

  While Kejriwal's tweet was retweeted by 1,705 tweeple, Mishra's jibe was retweeted by 3,500.

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  Destructive forces would never succeed in their design: Sonia Gandhi

  June 26, 2017 21:46 IST

  Sonia said that India had the distinction of being the only country in the world where people professing a number of religions lived together in an atmosphere of love and harmony.

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  Opposition’s presidential nominee Meira Kumar to file nomination on Wednesday

  June 26, 2017 20:08 IST

  Kumar, a former Lok Sabha Speaker, will face the NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind who has already filed his nomination papers.

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  On pan-India tour, Ram Nath Kovind seeks lawmakers' support in Uttarakhand

  June 26, 2017 19:25 IST

  Though Kovind would be meeting only with the MPs and MLAs who have pledged their loyalty with him, the NDA's presidential pick would appeal to all the members of the electoral college to support his candidature.

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  100 days: Yogi govt counts its pluses, opposition the minuses

  June 26, 2017 18:58 IST

  The 45-year-old saffron clad chief minister and his cabinet colleagues have already sought more time saying they inherited a "jungle raj" from the SP government and it would take them some time to set things in order.

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  Support to NDA prez candidate Kovind in line with Jaya's thinking: OPS

  June 26, 2017 18:45 IST

  Panneerselvam also ruled out the possibility of the AIADMK factions merging, saying the seven-member panel constituted by his faction to hold merger talks had been dissolved.

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  No need to drag ideology into Prez election: Venkaiah Naidu to Opposition

  June 26, 2017 17:40 IST

  On the NDA picking Ram Nath Kovind as its nominee for the top post, Naidu said commitment to the Constitution is the sole criterion for a presidential candidate along with character, calibre and conduct.

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  Give full freedom to Army to deal with situation in Jammu and Kashmir: Mulayam Singh Yadav

  June 26, 2017 19:03 IST

  Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav today stated that the Army should be given full freedom to deal with the situation prevailing in Kashmir.

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  NDA’s presidential nominee Kovind to visit Srinagar on Wednesday; to meet J&K MPs, MLAs

  June 26, 2017 15:08 IST

  The opposition parties led by the Congress has fielded former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, also a Dalit, against Kovind.

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  Sushma Swaraj targets Meira Kumar using video of her Speaker days, Congress hits back

  June 26, 2017 8:13 IST

  The Congress on Monday slammed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for targeting Opposition presidential nominee Meira Kumar, saying that the former should refrain from doing such things while holding a responsible position

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  'Vote with conscience', Meira Kumar's emotional appeal to electors

  June 25, 2017 22:13 IST

  She said, the Constitution recognises the office of the President as the "final touchstone" for the passage of laws. "It, therefore, cannot function to serve narrow political interests."

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  Arun Jaitley slams detractors for 'undeclared emergency' allegation

  June 25, 2017 22:01 IST

  The emergency, Jaitley said, was an assault on all democratic institutions.

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  Nitish Kumar correcting his mistakes by backing Kovind: Sushil Modi

  June 25, 2017 21:50 IST

  The RJD chief had on June 22 said that its ally the JD(U)'s call to support NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind was "a wrong decision", adding he would appeal to Nitish Kumar not to commit "a historic blunder".

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  Was expecting someone like Advani as NDA's prez pick: Sharad Pawar

  June 25, 2017 21:42 IST

  Pawar, whose name was doing the rounds as a possible opposition candidate till sometime ago, said he had made it clear that he was not interested to contest the election to the country's top constitutional post.