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  Non-NDA top guns to converge at Karunanidhi's bash in Chennai today, Lalu to miss event

  June 03, 2017 14:22 IST

  Top leaders including Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are expected to converge at 94th birthday celebrations of DMK chief M Karunanidhi in Chennai today.

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  No regrets over tweet on Arundhati Roy, says actor-politician Paresh Rawal

  June 03, 2017 14:06 IST

  The actor-politician had come under criticism on social media after he tweeted that the Indian Army should “tie” Arundhati Roy to an army jeep instead of a “stone pelter”.

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  Arvind Kejriwal may hire outsiders to run CMO as ‘CBI fear’ driving officers away

  June 03, 2017 12:57 IST

  Kejriwal had approached around 10-12 officers to work in his office, but they politely refused to take up the new assignment, fearing they may also come on the “CBI radar”.

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  ‘We are people who sit on the floor’: Yogi Adityanath asks UP officials not to make special arrangements for his visits

  June 03, 2017 12:19 IST

  Directing UP officials not to make special arrangements when he tours the state, Yogi Adityanath said, "We are people who sit on the floor".

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  Charge-sheet filed against former SP minister Gayatri Prajapti, 6 others

  June 03, 2017 11:55 IST

  The victim, a Chitrakoot-based woman corporator, had alleged that Prajapati and his aides had raped her and attempted to molest her minor daughter in 2014.

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  Ban on cattle trade for slaughter: Meghalaya CM writes to Tripura counterpart, urges unity to fight against new rule

  June 03, 2017 11:42 IST

  Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has written to his Tripura counterpart Manik Sarkar urging to unite against the Centre's new law on cattle trade and slaughter.

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  PCA Act not against slaughter, based on SC directive: Harsh Vardhan

  June 03, 2017 7:47 IST

  The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act is not against slaughter and it is not forcing people on what to eat, Environment Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.

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  EVM challenge begins at EC office; AAP to hold simultaneous hackathon

  June 03, 2017 10:40 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will conduct its own ‘hackathon’ later in the day after its request of a ‘open hackathon’ was rejected by the Election Commission.

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  Maneka Gandhi admitted to AIIMS for gall bladder treatment

  June 02, 2017 22:35 IST

  The women and child development minister has been admitted to a private ward, according to sources at AIIMS.

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  Anything new on Netaji's death will be examined: Centre

  June 02, 2017 22:30 IST

  The government is "not denying" the findings of the Shah Nawaz Committee or any other panel that probed the matter but anything new will be examined, a Ministry official said.

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  BJP biggest 'non-performing asset' of India, says Congress

  June 02, 2017 22:26 IST

  Hitting out at the BJP, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said that the party has failed to fulfil its promises and added that the "roaring" Make in India lion is now "snoozing".

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  Declare cow as national animal: Gujarat Youth Congress

  June 02, 2017 22:14 IST

  The demand came hours after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani condemned the slaughter of a calf in public by Youth Congress workers in Kerala and demanded that the Congress apologise for it.

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  Delhi government behind fake CNG kits in 10,000 vehicles: Kapil Mishra

  June 02, 2017 20:03 IST

  Mishra said that he would make public all details of all "scams" of the government at 5 p.m. at Constitution Club on Saturday.

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  Lalu Prasad Yadav to skip Karunanidhi's birthday celebrations tomorrow

  June 02, 2017 18:21 IST

  Party spokesperson Ashok Sinha also confirmed Yadav's inability to go to Chennai tomorrow.

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  AAP to boycott EC’s hackathon, invites experts to organise its own EVM challenge on June 3

  June 02, 2017 17:56 IST

  The AAP has now said it has also invited companies which provide the EVMs to the poll panel to join its challenge.

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  India committed to Paris climate pact, says Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan

  June 02, 2017 17:53 IST

  President Donald Trump today declared the US would withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord, saying the "draconian" deal unfairly punished America but benefited countries such as India and China.

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  Unfortunate that Modi meets Priyanka Chopra, but has no time for farmers: Congress

  June 02, 2017 17:36 IST

  Poonawalla said that farmers' strike will affect the whole nation along with the people of Maharashtra and hence Modi and Fadnavis should show seriousness towards their demands

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asked to vacate Janpath bungalow in Delhi

  June 02, 2017 17:31 IST

  The court dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order of the Estate Officer, asking Singh to vacate the Janpath bungalow.

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  Bengal not to support GST in present form: Mamata Banerjee

  June 02, 2017 17:01 IST

  Mamata said her government would write to the Union Finance Minister for necessary changes in the GST to make it suitable for all the sections of the society.

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  Delhi court asks Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to vacate government bungalow in New Delhi

  June 02, 2017 15:18 IST

  Calling Amarinder Singh an “unauthorised occupant”, the court dismissed the appeal filed by the Congress leader against the March 24 order of the Estate Officer.

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  Govt may consider new law on cattle trade: Environment Minister

  June 02, 2017 14:59 IST

  "If we get any acceptable and vital proposal, we might consider the new law on cattle trade and slaughter," he said.

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  PWD scam: Three FIRs filed against Kejriwal, ACB tells Delhi court

  June 02, 2017 12:51 IST

  The ACB has lodged three separate FIRs on a criminal complaint filed against CM Arvind Kejriwal and others in an alleged PWD scam.

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  Rampur court orders fresh probe into a case against Azam Khan

  June 02, 2017 8:38 IST

  A Rampur court on Thursday directed a fresh probe into a case against former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan while it criticised the police for its shoddy investigation.

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  PM Modi should stick to his promise of deporting illegal Bangladeshis, says Congress

  June 01, 2017 22:50 IST

  We remember Prime Minister Modi clearly said that after May 16, 2014, all Bangladeshis who are staying illegally in India will be deported, ” Congress spokesman Gaurav Gogoi said.

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  People pointing finger at Kejriwal being threatened: Kapil Mishra

  June 01, 2017 22:06 IST

  Mishra also pointed out that Rahul Jain, who exposed the PWD scam and alleged that Delhi's PWD and Health Minister Satyendar Jain indulged in corruption, was shot at in Noida on Wednesday.

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  Sycophancy, backbiting to blame for woes of Samajwadi Party: Shivpal Yadav

  June 01, 2017 22:03 IST

  Shivpal Yadav added that he was ready for any "position" in the party provided Mulayam Singh Yadav got "due respect" in SP.

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  PM Modi should reach out to opposition on presidential poll: Digvijaya Singh

  June 01, 2017 21:53 IST

  Usually, the prime minister initiates discussion to evolve unanimity for elections of the president and vice president of India because the two posts are non-political constitutional positions, Digvijaya said.

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  Beef eating against humanity, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar

  June 02, 2017 0:00 IST

  Describing those taking part in beef fests as "devils", Kumar said cows were not slaughtered even in Mecca, Medina and Vatican City.