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  Arab nations cutting ties with Qatar GCC's internal matter: India

  June 05, 2017 23:43 IST

  There are approximately 6.5 lakh Indians in Qatar, making the largest expatriate community there.

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  PM Modi meets secretaries, asks them to identify goals to be achieved by 2022

  June 05, 2017 23:38 IST

  Modi, while interacting with all the secretaries to the government of India, asked them to rise above the "administrative mechanisms of earlier centuries" and work beyond the "silos" of their respective ministries for the development of the country.

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  Safety of Indians abroad 'priority' for govt: Sushma Swaraj

  June 05, 2017 23:30 IST

  Giving the slogan of "Effective Diplomacy and Excellent Delivery" to highlight the three years of "achievements" of the Modi government, Swaraj said India shares good relations even with countries considered to be bitter rivals.

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  India to raise airspace violation with China: Swaraj

  June 05, 2017 22:58 IST

  Two helicopters of the People's Liberation Army of China hovered over Chamoli district on Saturday, triggering concern in India's security establishment.

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  Construction of SYL canal can bring back militancy: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh

  June 05, 2017 22:15 IST

  Amarinder Singh was the Chief Minister when the Punjab assembly passed the Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004.

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  No Modi-Sharif meeting in Astana, says Sushma Swaraj

  June 05, 2017 22:09 IST

  Swaraj also emphasised that India was engaged with other countries on the issue of cross-border terrorism.

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  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath turns 45

  June 05, 2017 21:33 IST

  Leading the visitors who called on the leader on his birthday was Governor Naik, who wished that Adityanath remained healthy and led the state to dizzying heights of development and progress.

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  Media baron or politician, nobody immune from probe: Piyush Goyal

  June 05, 2017 21:30 IST

  Goyal remarks came within hours of the CBI conducting searches at Roy's residence in New Delhi and three other locations for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 48 crore to ICICI Bank.

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  Rajnath Singh reviews functioning of 'Black Cat' commandos

  June 05, 2017 21:16 IST

  Singh enquired about the preparedness of the NSG commandos, popularly known as 'Black Cat', to deal with exigencies or terror situation, official sources said.

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  Nitish assures action in class 12 topper scam, teachers at over 600 schools to face the axe

  June 05, 2017 18:55 IST

  Bihar Chief Secretary Anjani Kumar Singh had earlier disclosed that no student had passed the class 12 exam across 654 schools in the state.

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  CBI questions Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Panchkula land allotment case

  June 05, 2017 16:43 IST

  Hooda and Singh, who was principal secretary to the chief minister when the allotments took place, had been called to appear before CBI investigators at the agency's headquarters here.

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  India didn’t sign Paris accord for foreign monetary benefits: Swaraj

  June 05, 2017 23:54 IST

  Addressing the annual press conference of her ministry here, Swaraj said also ruled out that the decision taken by Trump will affect Indo-US ties.

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  No talks with destructive Kashmiri separatists: Venkaiah Naidu

  June 05, 2017 14:00 IST

  Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday ruled out the possibility of holding talks with Kashmiri separatists, alleging they receive funds from Pakistan to stoke unrest in the Valley

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  Maharashtra stir: Shiv Sena slams state govt for breaking farmers’ unity

  June 05, 2017 13:52 IST

  The Sena accused the state government of creating a fissure among the farmers in an attempt to break their unity, saying it had used similar tactics to crush the Maratha stir in the past

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  Violence won’t suppress BJP’s growth in Kerala: BJP president Amit Shah

  June 05, 2017 12:36 IST

  Terming the killings in Kannur, the home district of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a matter of "shame", Shah said that the ruling party should steer clear of the misconception that it can suppress the BJP’s rise in the state through intimidation

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  Only five MPs clock 100 per cent attendance in LS; Sonia's record better than Rahul

  June 04, 2017 23:06 IST

  Bhojpuri actor-singer and Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari has recorded 77 per cent attendance while comedian turned politician and AAP's Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann attended only 52 per cent of the sittings.

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  There is 'political confusion' in Tamil Nadu: Rahul Gandhi

  June 04, 2017 22:57 IST

  Rahul made the remarks a day after sharing the dais with key ally DMK Working President M K Stalin on the occasion of the 94th birthday celebration of DMK chief M Karunanidhi.

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  BJP leader Sushil Modi writes to Bihar CM, seeks cancellation of Lalu plot

  June 04, 2017 22:44 IST

  Prasad got two plots of land allotted in his name in violation of the MLA Cooperative Society's bye-laws, Modi said adding that the bye-laws allowed allotment of only one plot to a member of the Society.

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  BJP says it needs no certificate from Congress on Kashmir issue

  June 04, 2017 22:27 IST

  Asserting that the government has a very strong Kashmir policy, party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said it is making a distinction and treating differently the common Kashmiris, terrorists and separatists and "this policy is bearing fruits".

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  Amit Shah winds up Kerala visit, says enough potential for BJP's growth

  June 04, 2017 22:14 IST

  Earlier, Shah laid the foundation stone of the new BJP office here and described it as an "equal to the foundation stone for the formation of a BJP-led government in Kerala".

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  Mulayam Singh endorses brother Shivpal for forming new political front

  June 04, 2017 22:10 IST

  The SP patron endorsed his brother Shivpal Singh Yadav forming a new political front, while answering a question on Shivpal's Samajwadi Secular Morcha.

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  NDA government mishandling Kashmir issue: Rahul Gandhi

  June 04, 2017 22:03 IST

  Rahul said the opposition would unitedly "fight and defeat" the attempts of the BJP and the RSS to "thrust one idea" on a country that celebrates diversity.

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  I am reading Upanishads, Gita to take on RSS, BJP: Rahul Gandhi

  June 04, 2017 20:31 IST

  Rahul alleged that BJP does not fundamentally "understand India," and "understand only Nagpur," headquarters of the RSS.

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  Govt takes serious note of phone tapping of prominent Muslims during UPA rule

  June 04, 2017 20:17 IST

  The intercepted conversations were recently aired by a TV channel.

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  Indian forces won't count bullets if Pakistan fires: Rajnath Singh

  June 04, 2017 19:47 IST

  The Minister's statement comes a day after two Indian Army soldiers were killed in a militant ambush of an Army convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

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  Sushma Swaraj asks Pak man to get govt’s letter for medical visa

  June 04, 2017 19:32 IST

  Swaraj, known for extending a helping hand to people who approach her through social media, said, her sympathies are with him.

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  Opposition retreated after levelling baseless EVM tampering charge, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  June 04, 2017 18:58 IST

  As many as 13 political parties had questioned the reliability of the EVMs, but when EC threw open a challenge to prove that the machines can be tampered with, only two parties accepted the dare.

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  India to take up road and highway projects abroad, says Nitin Gadkari

  June 04, 2017 18:50 IST

  Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that his ministry was considering a proposal to launch ‘NHAI International’ for undertaking roads and highway construction projects abroad.