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  Fodder scam: Lalu, Jagannath Mishra appear in CBI special court

  June 22, 2017 23:13 IST

  Prasad, Mishra and other accused in the fodder scam appeared before the special CBI court of Shivpal Singh in a case pertaining to the fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 96 lakh from Deoghar Treasury in the 1990s.

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  Presidential elections: Take decision in best interest of country, Meira Kumar to electorate

  June 22, 2017 23:10 IST

  Kumar, a former diplomat and union minister who has also held the post of Speaker of Lok Sabha, is the daughter of former deputy prime minister and tall Dalit leader Jagjivan Ram.

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  Presidential election 2017: Meet Opposition nominee Meira Kumar, a diplomat-turned-politician

  July 17, 2017 11:11 IST

  She was elected to Lok Sabha for the first time from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh in 1985, defeating top dalit leaders Mayawati and Ram Vilas Paswan.

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  Boosting trade ties to be focus of PM Modi's visit to US: MEA

  June 22, 2017 22:22 IST

  Refusing to give further details, he said all matters of bilateral interests will be on the table, adding, "The leaders will have an entire gamut of relationship in front of them when they talk."

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  Presidential polls: Decision to support Ram Nath Kovind based on merit, says JD(U)

  June 22, 2017 22:17 IST

  The JD(U) today rejected its ally and RJD chief Lalu Prasad's request to reconsider its support the NDA's presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, saying its stand is based on merit and it will stick it.

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  NRHM scam: CBI files charge sheet against former UP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha

  June 22, 2017 22:02 IST

  The case pertains to alleged irregularities in the supply of 515 "first referral unit" kits and 2,050 "intra-uterine" device kids worth Rs 31.59 crore under the NRHM.

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  BJP leader Sushil Modi demands loan waiver of 39 lakh farmers in Bihar

  June 22, 2017 21:33 IST

  The senior BJP leader further asked the state government to take cue from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab and provide interest-free loan to the farmers in Bihar.

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  I have not denied, discussions are on: Rajinikanth on joining politics

  June 22, 2017 21:27 IST

  Rajinikanth was talking to reporters before he left for Mumbai to resume the shooting of upcoming movie "Kaala".

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  NDA's prez nominee Ram Nath Kovind gets Z+, NSG security cover

  June 22, 2017 21:20 IST

  71-year-old Kovind is a low-profile Dalit activist and a two-term BJP Rajya Sabha member.

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  BSP to back 'more capable, popular' Meira Kumar: Mayawati

  June 22, 2017 21:17 IST

  The Opposition today unanimously decided to field Kumar, a dalit, as its joint candidate for the presidential election against Kovind, with 17 parties supporting the former Lok Sabha speaker's candidature.

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  No evacuation of Indians from Qatar, says government

  June 22, 2017 21:03 IST

  Baglay said that special flights are being operated as many Indians who are in Qatar and other countries wish to travel to India during the Ramzan period and for Eid.

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  Presidential election 2017: In Dalit vs Dalit fight, can opposition candidate Meira Kumar prove a gamechanger?

  June 23, 2017 12:27 IST

  With the opposition parties announcing former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar’s candidature for the President of India, the election for the top constitutional post in India is heading for an interesting fight

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  Will ask Nitish to reconsider his decision on backing NDA candidate, says Lalu Yadav

  June 22, 2017 19:00 IST

  Nitish Kumar had yesterday made it clear that the JD(U) will go with NDA’s candidate for the top constitutional post and that the party will not attend today’s opposition parties meet.

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  President elections: Opposition pits Dalit face Meira Kumar against NDA's Ram Nath Kovind

  June 22, 2017 18:29 IST

  Kumar had yesterday met Sonia Gandhi along with other senior party leaders, fuelling speculation that the party was willing to support her candidature.

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  Bound to support Kovind’s presidential bid, but no question of going back to NDA: JDU’s KC Tyagi

  June 22, 2017 17:19 IST

  Meanwhile, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said that it would have been better if JD(U) had conveyed its choice at the Thursday meeting.

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  Seeking loan waiver has become fashion these days: Venkaiah Naidu

  June 22, 2017 16:05 IST

  Naidu’s remarks come days after Finance minister Arun Jaitley ruled out Central funding for any state's farm loan waiver and said that the Centre will adhere to fiscal targets.

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  Presidential poll: With OPS and Palaniswami’s backing, NDA gets full support of divided AIADMK

  June 22, 2017 12:15 IST

  Further cementing the prospect of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind succeeding Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India, the AIADMK’s O Panneerselvam faction today extended support to the saffron party’ nominee

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  Presidential poll: Opposition divided ahead of today's crucial meet, Congress pushes for Meira Kumar

  June 22, 2017 8:17 IST

  The Opposition seemed divided ahead of Thursday’s crucial meeting on the presidential poll, with the JD-U extending its support to NDA’s candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday

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  AIADMK (Amma) backs NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind

  June 21, 2017 22:41 IST

  The announcement came two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi rang up Palaniswami to seek his party's support for the National Democratic Alliance nominee.

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  NDA’s presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind meets LK Advani, MM Joshi; to visit Vajpayee tomorrow

  June 21, 2017 20:18 IST

  BJP sources said that Kovind (71) paid courtesy visit to the two leaders credited with playing a key role in the saffron party's growth. He met Advani (89) in the evening and visited 83-year-old Joshi's residence earlier in the day.

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  Hindus can’t be terrorists, Congress coined ‘Hindu terrorism’ to mollify Muslims: Anil Vij

  June 21, 2017 18:54 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that that “a Hindu can never be a terrorist and the term was used by the grand old party for taking political mileage”

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  Presidential poll: Prakash Ambedkar emerges as top choice of Left Parties

  June 21, 2017 18:01 IST

  Prakash Ambedkar, former Lok Sabha member from Akola in Maharashtra and grandson of B R Ambedkar, is emerging as the top choice of Left parties for the presidential election. He is also the leader of Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh.

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  ED files money laundering cases against shell cos for donating Rs 2 cr to AAP

  June 21, 2017 18:03 IST

  The AAP is accused of receiving four cheques amounting Rs 50 lakh from each of these companies. These cheques came under the ED scanner after it found in its preliminary inquiry that the addresses used to register the companies were bogus.

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  Lalu’s daughter Misa Bharti appears before I-T for probe into alleged benami property deals

  June 21, 2017 19:16 IST

  The department had carried out country-wide searches in this case last month. Benami properties are those in which the real beneficiary is not the one in whose name the property has been purchased.

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  Manish Sisodia gave wrong info on govt schools’ performance in class 12, JEE exams: Education Dept

  June 21, 2017 17:54 IST

  Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, in an overenthusiastic attempt to celebrate the Class XII and JEE-Mains results of government school students, reportedly provided a script that lacked “factual veracity.”

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  Cong isolated as JDU confirms support to Kovind, to skip opposition meet tomorrow

  June 21, 2017 23:30 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday decided to support NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind.

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  AAP govt approves proposal to install CCTV cameras in 6,000 Delhi buses

  June 21, 2017 14:15 IST

  AAP government in Delhi will install CCTV cameras and panic buttons in over 6000 DTC and cluster buses.

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  Gorkhaland agitation: Indefinite bandh in Darjeeling hills to continue, GJM pulls out of GTA

  June 21, 2017 9:07 IST

  The GJM decided to withdraw from the tripartite accord on the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).