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  Sharad Yadav to be opposition’s presidential nominee? Parties ready to join hands to challenge BJP

  May 02, 2017 15:31 IST

  Presidential polls are scheduled for July this year. Incumbent Pranab Mukherjee so far appears unlikely to contest for a second term.

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  Yogi Adityanath govt to celebrate ‘UP Diwas’ on January 24

  May 02, 2017 13:25 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh government headed by Yogi Adityanath today decided to celebrate ‘UP Diwas’ on January 24 every year.

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  BJP’s victory in MCD polls marks end of ‘anarchy’ in Delhi: Amit Shah

  May 02, 2017 12:51 IST

  BJP President Amit Shah today said that his party’s victory in MCD polls marked the end of “anarchy” in Delhi and it was the “foundation” for the next assembly polls in the state.

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  VIPs using hooters, sirens as new alternative to ‘lal batti’: Report

  May 02, 2017 9:58 IST

  With the Centre’s decision to impose a blanket ban on use of red beacons by government functionaries coming into force from May 1, ministers in several states have already started finding ‘jugaad’ to keep the VVIP culture alive.

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  Kiran Bedi denies reports of becoming J&K Governor

  May 02, 2017 9:04 IST

  Dismissing reports that she was going to replace Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra in the wake of street protests in the state, Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Monday said that these were mere “rumours”.

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  Avoid ‘Modi versus all’ fight, Digvijaya Singh advises opposition leaders

  May 02, 2017 8:53 IST

  Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh cautioned the parties to ensure that the grand alliance does not become “Modi versus all” fight, taking cue from a similar situation during 1971 general polls.

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  J&K: EC cancels Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll

  May 02, 2017 12:27 IST

  The Election Commission cancelled the Anantnag Lok Sabha bypoll late Monday night saying the ground situation is not conducive to hold free and fair elections.

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  Dialogue with Pakistan must not stop, says Digvijaya Singh

  May 02, 2017 7:57 IST

  Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that India should continue dialogue with Pakistan even as Pakistan Army killed two Indian soldiers and mutilated their bodies across the Line of Control (LoC).

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  Present evidence or apologise: Naidu slams Digvijaya Singh for his IS claim

  May 02, 2017 7:01 IST

  Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today asked Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to provide evidence over his allegation that the Telangana Police was encouraging Muslim youths to join the terror outfit of Islamic State.

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  AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan quits PAC after row over Kumar Vishwas

  May 01, 2017 23:31 IST

  Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan on Monday evening resigned from the AAP's Political Affairs Committee (PAC).

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  Rahul Gandhi launches Congress' poll campaign in Gujarat, vows to defeat BJP

  May 01, 2017 23:17 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today vowed to fight the Gujarat assembly elections with full force and defeat the BJP.

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  Politics of nepotism, casteism, appeasement will end: Yogi Adityanath

  May 01, 2017 22:19 IST

  Yogi Adityanath today said that assembly poll results in the state have caused a flutter across the country's political spectrum as the politics of casteism and appeasement will now end while the agenda of development and nationalism will sustain.

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  No liquor shops near religious places, on highways in UP: CM Yogi Adityanath

  May 01, 2017 22:09 IST

  Yogi Adityanath today announced that the state will soon have a new excise policy under which liquor shops will not be allowed along highways, near educational institutions, religious places and in densely populated areas.

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  EC bribery case: AIADMK leader Dhinakaran sent to judicial custody till May 15

  May 01, 2017 19:36 IST

  AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dhinakaran was today sent to judicial custody for a fortnight by a special court here.

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  AAP leaders want Amanatullah Khan sacked over his tirade against Kumar Vishwas

  May 01, 2017 17:35 IST

  Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan today came under fire from within the party for his tirade against Kumar Vishwas with some AAP legislators demanding his AAP legislators.

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  Dharmendra Pradhan meets HM Rajnath Singh, demands action against BJD

  May 01, 2017 14:48 IST

  Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with a delegation, demanding security of people being allegedly tortured by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers in Odisha.

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  Telangana police encouraging Muslims to join ISIS: Digvijay Singh

  May 01, 2017 14:34 IST

  Digvijay claimed that the Telangana police had set up a fake ISIS website and was posting inflammatory information to instigate Muslim youth in the state

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  Arvind Kejriwal says no rift with Kumar Vishwas

  April 30, 2017 23:10 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday denied any rift with senior leader Kumar Vishwas after an AAP MLA accused the latter of trying to break the party at the BJP's behest.

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  DMK slams move to carry Hindi subtitles in regional films

  April 30, 2017 18:42 IST

  The DMK today took exception to a proposal to dub or carry Hindi subtitles in regional movies, calling it an attempt to "force" the language on regional cinema and sought a clarification from the Centre.

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  Factional war in Karnataka: BJP sacks four leaders, Muralidhar Rao in Bengaluru to broker truce

  April 30, 2017 14:56 IST

  The BJP central leadership has relieved two office bearers each from the state President B S Yeddyurappa and senior leader K S Eshwarappa camps.

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  Congress party's organisational polls should not end up in fracas: AK Antony

  April 30, 2017 14:22 IST

  Senior Congress leader and former Defence Minister AK Antony today asked his partymen to ensure that the elections should not end up in fracas.

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  Election Commission clears Manish Sisodia in office of profit case

  April 30, 2017 13:44 IST

  Delhi’s deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been cleared in an office of profit case by the Election Commission.

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  Niti Aayog bats for simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly polls from 2024

  April 30, 2017 13:22 IST

  The Niti Aayog has suggested a synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly polls from 2024 so as to ensure minimum campaign-mode disruption to governance.

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  No VIP in New India, more importance to EPI - every person is important: PM in Mann Ki Baat

  April 30, 2017 13:57 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat where he spoke on a range of issues, from climate change to VIP culture.

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  Marxism and socialism failed, RSS ideology solution to all the problems: Nitin Gadkari

  April 30, 2017 11:15 IST

  Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said here that the ideology of the RSS was the solution to all the problems.

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  Separatists playing politics over dead bodies, alleges BJP

  April 30, 2017 11:06 IST

  BJP leader Ram Madhav on Saturdayy attacked separatist leaders in Kashmir accusing them of playing politics of sentiment over dead bodies and said that the Centre had made it clear that it would not hold talks with them.

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  Murder accused MLA Amanmani Tripathi shares stage with Yogi

  April 30, 2017 12:48 IST

  MLA Amanmani Tripathi was seen sharing stage with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Gorakhpur University campus on Saturday.

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  Congress bereft of any ideology, limited to one family's interests: Amit Shah

  April 30, 2017 9:27 IST

  The Congress bereft of any idealogy as it was formed as part of a mass movement before Independence, BJP President Amit Shah said on Saturday.