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Venkaiah Naidu defends not naming presidential nominee in meetings with opposition
June 19, 2017 19:48 ISTOn June 12, BJP had formed a panel comprising Naidu, Rajnath and Jaitley to hold discussions with various political parties for a consensus on the presidential candidate.
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Law to preserve Ganga after due consideration: Uma Bharti
June 19, 2017 19:44 ISTThe government had formed a committee led by Justice Girdhar Malviya (retd) in July last year to prepare the draft Ganga Act.
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Can't oppose Ram Nath Kovind’s name: Mayawati on NDA’s Dalit presidential pick
June 19, 2017 19:04 ISTThe BSP chief, however, said it would have been better if all opposition parties were taken into confidence by the NDA at the Centre before announcing the name of its candidate.
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Don’t know who Ram Nath Kovind is: Mamata Banerjee on NDA’s presidential candidate
June 19, 2017 18:51 ISTThe CM even said that she has never heard of the nominee and termed it a ‘not so mature’ move.
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‘Personally glad Kovind is presidential candidate’, says Nitish
June 19, 2017 21:18 ISTAn advocate by profession, Kovind was made the Governor of Bihar two years ago after the NDA assumed power at the Centre in May 2014.
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Shiv Sena non-committal on BJP’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind
June 19, 2017 18:12 ISTAll eyes are on Sena’s support as it has embarrassed the BJP in the previous two Presidential elections by backing the rival candidate.
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Yogi Adityanath asks opposition to rise above party politics, support ‘son of UP’
June 19, 2017 18:08 ISTAddressing the media in Lucknow, the Chief Minister asked opposition parties to rise above party politics and support Kovind’s candidature for the top Constitutional post.
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Know who is Ram Nath Kovind: A crusader for the rights of weaker sections
July 20, 2017 11:13 ISTA champion of the scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, OBC, minority and women's rights from his student days, Kovind was the Governor of Bihar before he was picked by the NDA for the highest office.
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CBI questions AAP Minister Satyendra Jain’s wife in money laundering case
June 19, 2017 16:57 ISTAAP leader Saurabh Bhardawaj said that the BJP was ‘using’ the CBI and Income Tax Department for fabricating evidence against the Minister.
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Kovind for President: Congress accuses BJP of unilateralism; opposition parties to meet on June 22
June 19, 2017 16:54 ISTAzad said that all leaders in the opposition had agreed to attend the June 22 meeting to be chaired by Sonia Gandhi to take a final decision on the President's election.
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Ram Nath Kovind, a Dalit who will be India’s first UP-born elected President
July 20, 2017 14:32 ISTRam Nath Kovind, 71, the former Governor of Bihar, is all set to be elected as the 14th President of India.
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Ram Nath Kovind is from RSS ranks, opposition must put up candidate: CPI
June 19, 2017 17:00 ISTThe term of current President Pranab Mukherjee ends on July 24.
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Ram Nath Kovind: A dalit face for President or a political masterstroke by PM Modi?
June 19, 2017 21:20 ISTFrom the row over Rohith Vemula to the Una incident and the Saharanpur violence, it is the anti-Dalit plank that the opposition parties, particularly the Congress, have used to target the Modi government
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Lawyer, BJP's dalit face: Meet Ram Nath Kovind, NDA's choice for President
June 19, 2017 17:03 ISTRam Nath Kovind will be the NDA's choice for India's next President, BJP President Amt Shah announced today.
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Hockey win and cricket loss: PM Modi skips reference to both Indian performances against Pakistan
June 19, 2017 13:18 ISTWith lines clearly drawn on people latching up to the hockey win against as some sort of redemption for its loss in cricket, PM Modi skipped reference to both ties against Pakistan
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Darjeeling unrest: GJM questions BJP MP SS Ahluwalia's absence from hills
June 19, 2017 13:09 ISTQuestioning the absence of local BJP MP SS Ahluwalia, GJM leader said it was very "unfortunate" that he chose to stay away from his own constituency during this hour of crisis.
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'Pray for his long and healthy life': PM Modi greets Rahul Gandhi on birthday
June 19, 2017 13:17 ISTPM Modi today greeted Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on his 47th birthday.
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Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is NDA's pick for President, announces Amit Shah
June 19, 2017 17:03 ISTBJP chief Amit Shah today announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind's name as the NDA government's presidential nominee
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3-day BJP-RSS meet to streamline coordination in UP to begin today
June 19, 2017 9:15 ISTA three-day meeting between senior office bearers of UP and RSS will begin today.
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Amid churn in AAP, Kumar Vishwas says 'never aspired to sit on a throne'
June 18, 2017 19:25 ISTAam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Sunday said he never aspired to sit on a throne or occupy it, a day after he hit out at "palace politics" in the party
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Presidential poll: NDA candidate to file papers before June 24
June 18, 2017 18:00 ISTThe ruling National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the July 17 presidential election will file his nomination papers before June 24, and the opposition parties would be informed of the name before the papers are filed
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Farmers remind Rajinikanth of decade-old promise, 'superstar' pledges Rs 1 cr for river linking
June 18, 2017 17:51 ISTTamil superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday met a delegation of 16 farmers led by P Ayyakannu and assured them his support for their plea to interlink rivers
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Challenges galore as Yogi completes 100 days as UP CM
June 18, 2017 14:40 ISTYogi Adityanath completes 100 days in office this week as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.
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Will create ‘trouble’ if police try to stop our movement: GJM chief
June 18, 2017 14:41 ISTGJM chief Bimal Gurung today warned of trouble if the police try to stop the Gorkhaland movement.
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Centre does not want to implement Swaminathan commission report, has 'backstabbed' farmers: Kejriwal
June 18, 2017 11:38 ISTKejriwal on Saturday claimed that the Centre had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it would not implement the M S Swaminathan Commission report.
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Centre contemplating law for eunuchs, says Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot
June 18, 2017 11:15 ISTUnion minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said the Centre is contemplating a law for eunuchs which would be enacted by the end of this year.
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Uddhav Thackeray rejects Amit Shah's proposal, asks BJP to declare presidential candidate
June 18, 2017 18:40 ISTBJP president Amit Shah today met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray amid tension between the alliance partners over several issues.
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BPCL cancels petrol pump license of Lalu's minister son Tej Pratap
June 18, 2017 10:10 ISTBPCL has cancelled the license of a petrol pump allotted to RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son and Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav.
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