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  Shivpal threatens to form new front if Akhilesh doesn't hand Samajwadi Party reins to Mulayam

  May 03, 2017 17:49 IST

  Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday threatened to form a new secular front if Akhilesh Yadav does not hand over the reins of the SP to Mulayam.

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  Mamata backs Kajol in ‘beef’ row, says intolerance over food habits dangerous

  May 03, 2017 17:00 IST

  Mamata Banerjee today came out in support of Bollywood actress Kajol who was trolled online for posting a video of a beef dish, saying it was a dangerous trend that some people were becoming intolerant of food habits of others.

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  Bengal family joins TMC just days after hosting BJP chief Amit Shah for lunch

  May 03, 2017 15:43 IST

  It is said that members of the family had gone missing on Tuesday night and resurfaced the next morning along with local Trinamool Congress leader Gautam Deb.

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  Triple talaq: SC allows Salman Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae

  May 03, 2017 15:14 IST

  The Supreme Court today allowed senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid to assist it as amicus curiae in hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims.

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  Congress to field candidate against CM Manohar Parrikar in bypoll

  May 03, 2017 14:35 IST

  Parrikar, who was sworn-in as Goa Chief Minister on March 14, has to get elected to the Assembly within six months of taking charge as the CM.

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  Sitaram Yechury flays Modi government for making Aadhar mandatory

  May 03, 2017 15:15 IST

  Flaying the central government for making Aadhar cards mandatory for issuing PAN cards, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today alleged that the Modi govt was continuously shifting the goalposts.

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  With eye on 2019 LS polls, BJP chief Amit Shah to travel 1 lakh km in 5 months

  May 03, 2017 13:35 IST

  BJP President Amit Shah will be travelling around 1 lakh km in next five months as part of the saffron party’s preparations for 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

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  Krishna Ghati beheadings: Stop 'Mann ki Baat', start 'Gun ki Baat', Uddhav to PM Modi

  May 03, 2017 12:42 IST

  Two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies mutilated by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

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  Don’t exaggerate unrest in Kashmir, focus on development: Centre to Mehbooba Mufti

  May 03, 2017 12:19 IST

  The central government has reportedly asked the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to scale down the rhetoric on stone pelting and focus on proper redressal of civic and power failure issues to connect with the people of the state.

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  Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge appointed PAC chairperson

  May 03, 2017 11:37 IST

  Kharge replaces his party's K.V. Thomas whose term has ended.

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  AAP's compromise formula: Amanatullah suspended, Vishwas gets charge of Rajasthan

  May 03, 2017 16:35 IST

  The decision was taken during an emergency meet of the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) convened by CM Arvind Kejriwal at his residence to discuss the crisis.

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  PM Modi visits Kedarnath temple, offers prayers

  May 03, 2017 10:27 IST

  The Prime Minister took part in the rituals inside the sanctum sanctorum and offered prayers here.

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  Free and vibrant press vital for democracy, says PM Modi

  May 03, 2017 10:01 IST

  On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for a "free and vibrant press" and said that it is "vital for democracy".

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  No vacancy for PM post till 2024: Ram Vilas Paswan tells opposition

  May 03, 2017 7:43 IST

  Taking a dig at the opposition leaders over their efforts to form an alliance against Narendra Modi-led NDA, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said that they should stop wasting theit times as there was no vacancy for PM post till 2024.

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  Elevate Rahul Gandhi as Congress chief through consensus, says Kamal Nath

  May 03, 2017 6:59 IST

  Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said that party vice president Rahul Gandhi should be elevated to the post of President through consensus without holding any organisational election for this purpose.

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  AAP rift: Arvind Kejriwal reaches out to Kumar Vishwas, says 'hopeful of reconciliation'

  May 03, 2017 0:00 IST

  AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal reached out to rebellious Kumar Vishwas and expressed hope of reconciliation.

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  PM Modi takes stock of GST readiness, post-demonetisation black money drive

  May 02, 2017 22:16 IST

  PM Modi today took stock of the steps taken by the finance ministry for a smooth rollout of GST and anti-black money drive post note ban

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  Govt should 'take off its bangles', act against Pakistan: Congress

  May 02, 2017 21:15 IST

  Congress today slammed the BJP govt for not having any policy on national security and asked it to take off its bangles and act against Pakistan to avenge the killing of two Indian soldiers.

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  Stop 'Mann ki baat', start 'Gun ki baat': Thackeray to Modi

  May 02, 2017 21:09 IST

  Uddhav Thackeray today asked PM Modi to stop his Mann ki Baat and instead start Gun ki Baat to teach Pakistan a lesson.

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  PM Modi conveys concerns over Australian visa issue to Turnbull

  May 02, 2017 19:59 IST

  PM Modi today conveyed to his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull India's concerns about the impact of the recent decision to abolish a popular work visa used by a majority of Indians.

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  Open defiance? Karnataka minister, RJD MLA refuse to shun red beacons

  May 02, 2017 19:32 IST

  Minister from Congress-governed Karnataka, and MLA of ruling RJD in Bihar, in two different statements, said that they were not bound by the cabinet decision of the central government

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  Talks delayed further as OPS stays adamant on merger demands

  May 02, 2017 18:57 IST

  The Panneerselvam camp wants Sasikala, her nephew and party’s deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran and their family members ousted from the party and a CBI probe into Jayalalithaa's death before the merger talks begin.

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  Uttarakhand Assembly unanimously passes GST Bill

  May 02, 2017 18:38 IST

  As per the recommendation of the GST Council, all state assemblies are required to pass the Bill before July 1, when the GST comes into effect throughout the country.

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  EC bribery case: ED books TTV Dinakaran for money laundering

  May 02, 2017 18:21 IST

  Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjuna were sent to the Tihar Jail till May 15 by a court here on Monday after the police said that the accused were not needed for custodial interrogation.

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  AAP rift wide open: Amanatullah only a face of conspiracy against me, alleges Kumar Vishwas

  May 02, 2017 19:14 IST

  Senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas on Tuesday alleged that Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan is only a face of the conspiracy against him.

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  Pakistan a 'rogue state', will take ‘appropriate action’: Venkaiah Naidu

  May 02, 2017 17:39 IST

  Naidu also lashed out at Pakistan squarely for funding terrorism and influencing situation in Kashmir.

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  Subramanian Swamy advocates three-fold strategy to break Pakistan

  May 02, 2017 15:27 IST

  Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today asked the central government to follow three-fold strategy to punish Pakistan for its endless hostilities towards India.

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  J-K Governor NN Vohra meets Home Minister Rajnath Singh, discusses Kashmir situation

  May 02, 2017 14:17 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and discussed the prevailing situation in the state.