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  RJD leader Prabhunath Singh sentenced to life imprisonment in 22-year-old murder case

  May 23, 2017 13:44 IST

  Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and four-time MP Prabhunath Singh was on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Hazaribagh court, which found him guilty in the 1995 murder of the then MLA Ashoke Singh

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  MCD bypolls: Congress, AAP win one seat each

  May 23, 2017 12:12 IST

  The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won one seat each in the by-elections to two municipal wards in Delhi.

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  Arvind ‘Hawala’ Kejriwal: Kapil Mishra’s new name for Delhi CM

  May 23, 2017 9:50 IST

  Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra on Tuesday warned Delhi Chief Minister Arvond Kejriwal to divulge the information in connection with foreign funding of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and overseas trips of its leaders

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  Secularism doesn't mean being obsessed with one religion, says Yogi Adityanath

  May 23, 2017 8:55 IST

  Accusing previous governments of practicing discrimination on the basis of caste and religion, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday told opposition leaders that secularism does not mean being obsessed with one particular faith.

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  Odisha: BJP MLA criticises NDA govt, BJD MP praises Modi

  May 23, 2017 8:01 IST

  A BJP MLA in Odisha on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of neglecting Rourkela while an MP from the rival BJD praised the Modi government for staying scam-free in the last three years.

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  Swamy defends Paresh Rawal’s tweet on Arundhati, says ‘stone pelters would love to hit her’

  May 23, 2017 7:48 IST

  Subramanian Swamy has come out in support of Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal who sparked controversy with his tweet saying that the Army should “tie” author Arundhati Roy to an army jeep instead of tying a “stone pelter”

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  How AAP minister Satyendar Jain's firm declared Rs 16.5 cr under IDS scheme

  May 22, 2017 23:37 IST

  AAP minister Satyendar Jain's company declared an undisclosed income of Rs 16.54 crore under the Income Declaration Scheme.

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  100 Left workers, 79 cops injured in clashes during protest march

  May 22, 2017 22:08 IST

  Over 100 Left activists and 79 police personnel were injured in clashes on Monday at various places in the city and neighbouring Howrah during a protest march by the Left Front.

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  Election Commission cancels polls to 10 Rajya Sabha seats; no new date announced

  May 22, 2017 21:20 IST

  Election Commission today cancelled elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats scheduled to be held on June 8.

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  Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan unwell; Agriculture Minister gets additional charge

  May 22, 2017 21:00 IST

  Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has gone to London for treatment of heart-related ailment and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has been given additional charge of his portfolio.

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  Virbhadra Singh, wife appear in court in DA case; seek bail

  May 22, 2017 17:48 IST

  Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh today appeared as accused in a special court in connection with a nearly Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case and sought bail.

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  Sushil Modi wants 'traitors' out after Shotgun’s defence of Lalu and Kejriwal

  May 22, 2017 17:03 IST

  Shatrughan Sinha today came out in support of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal calling for an end to negative politics and mudslinging.

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  BJP-ruled states ‘descending into chaos and lawlessness’: Rahul Gandhi

  May 22, 2017 16:46 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said the BJP-ruled states are descending into chaos and lawlessness.

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  Security beefed up at Rajinikanth’s residence after pro-Tamil group’s protest

  May 22, 2017 15:08 IST

  A radical pro-Tamil group protested in front of Rajinikanth’s residence, opposing his entry into politics, following which the security has been tightened around his house at Poes Garden

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  ‘Is Dawood innocent because he is not in jail’: Kapil Mishra takes a dig at Arvind Kejriwal’s claims

  May 22, 2017 14:24 IST

  Kapil Mishra, who has been on a relentless tirade against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, today slammed the Delhi Chief Minister’s justification on allegations of corruption levelled against him so far

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  ACB summons Kapil Mishra to join water tank scam probe on Tuesday

  May 22, 2017 13:51 IST

  Delhi's Anti-Corruption Branch on Monday said that it has summoned suspended AAP leader Kapil Mishra to join the probe in the alleged Rs 400-crore water tanker scam

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  Arun Jaitley files fresh Rs 10 cr defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal

  May 22, 2017 12:21 IST

  The development follows an altercation between the Finance minister and Kejriwal’s counsel Ram Jethmalani in the course of a hearing in the defamation case last week

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  CBI has ‘enough evidence’ against Karti Chidambaram: Report

  May 22, 2017 8:10 IST

  CBI sources said that the investigation and documents in their possession showed that Karti was paid huge sums for facilitating approval from the finance ministry for foreign direct investment into INX Media in 2007

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  CM Adityanath accuses opposition of creating trouble in Uttar Pradesh

  May 21, 2017 23:32 IST

  Addressing a function in Moradabad, he said criminal elements, who had a free run over the last 15 years and created 'jungleraj' in the state, cannot change in a day and were trying to make "mischief" but his government was taking steps to rein them

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  Kapil Mishra's allegations don't merit a response, says Delhi CM Kejriwal

  May 21, 2017 23:24 IST

  Hitting out at Mishra without naming him, Kejriwal said it pains to be "back stabbed" by his own people.

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  BJP govt has delivered in all fields, says Amit Shah

  May 21, 2017 22:47 IST

  Senior BJP leaders and ministers, including general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal, Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal besides the party's media head Anil Baluni, addressed the over 200 leaders.

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  Uddhav Thackeray urges EC to bar PM, CMs from holding poll rallies

  May 21, 2017 22:38 IST

  Thackeray accused the functionaries of ruling parties not meeting their poll promises later.

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  Will not tolerate exploitation of farmers: UP CM Adityanath

  May 21, 2017 20:58 IST

  The chief minister, who was in Banda yesterday, while reviewing the wheat purchase, directed the officials to ensure that the farmers' produce is procured at the minimum support price.

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  I am not corrupt, will remain in politics, Trinamool: Sudip Bandopadhyay

  May 21, 2017 20:21 IST

  Bandopadhyay, a Lok Sabha member, also denied any possibility of leaving politics or joining any other party.

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  Will take 7 years to attain Ganga's ecological flow: Uma Bharti

  May 21, 2017 19:55 IST

  Uma Bharti also noted that Ganga was not an issue in the 2014 general elections but was put in the Bharatiya Janata Party's election manifesto.

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  People experiencing 'achhe din', says Smriti Irani

  May 21, 2017 19:11 IST

  Irani said that the Narendra Modi government has given the people an opportunity to participate in policy-making by sending in their suggestions directly to the Prime Minister.

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  Ready to bring in legislation to stop triple talaq, says Venkaiah Naidu

  May 21, 2017 18:48 IST

  The Centre today said it would bring in a legislation to stop the triple talaq, if necessary, "but after allowing the Muslim community to reach a positive conclusion following internal deliberations."

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  Huge response to PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' programme: All India Radio

  May 21, 2017 17:00 IST

  The address, telecast live in Hindi, is also broadcast in a translated version in English. Excerpts of the speech are aired in various other languages, including Russian, French, Urdu and Chinese.