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  Stop crying foul over EVMs, realise public mandate: BJP tells SP

  April 15, 2017 19:02 IST

  The BJP, which decimated opposition to secure a thumping majority in UP assembly polls recently, said that instead of crying foul over the EVMs, the SP should realise that people of Uttar Pradesh have rejected it.

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  Will chalk out plans for revival of temple tanks, says Kiran Bedi

  April 15, 2017 17:45 IST

  Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi today said that she would chalk out plans for revival of temple tanks through public participation.

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  Empty vessels make the most noise: Manohar Parrikar on Pakistan

  April 15, 2017 17:32 IST

  Dismissing Pakistan as an empty vessel making noise, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that India’s western neighbour country is up to something or the other, to remain engaged.

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  Won't celebrate Farooq Abdullah's 'victory': National Conference

  April 15, 2017 17:18 IST

  The National Conference today said that it will not celebrate the victory of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in view of the deaths that occurred on the day of balloting.

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  Kumar loses ‘Vishwas’ in Arvind Kejriwal, questions him over corruption

  April 15, 2017 18:03 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas today chided Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the issue of corruption.

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  BJP will try to come to power in Odisha in 2019, says Venkaiah Naidu

  April 15, 2017 16:46 IST

  Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that after showing good performance in the civic body elections, the BJP would try to come to power in the next election.

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  Amit Shah targets opposition for questioning EVMs, says BJP yet to peak

  April 16, 2017 0:01 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the capital this afternoon, held an eight-km long road show from the airport to Raj Bhawan. At the airport, state unit leaders gave a grand welcome to the PM.

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  Farooq Abdullah wins Srinagar LS by-poll, demands Prez rule in J&K

  April 15, 2017 16:26 IST

  He defeated his PDP rival Nazir Ahmad Khan from here. Abdullah lost in 2014 to the then PDP candidate Tariq Karra, who is now with the Congress.

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  Odisha in focus as BJP kicks off its national executive meet

  April 15, 2017 15:26 IST

  The BJP has started preparing to bloom the lotus in Odisha although the Assembly elections are still two years away in the state.

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  Taking all measures to gain consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav: VK Singh

  April 15, 2017 15:15 IST

  VK Singh maintained that Jadhav was abducted from Iran.

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  Sikkim: BJP loses assembly bypoll to SDF

  April 15, 2017 15:11 IST

  The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) has won the Upper Burtuk assembly bypoll by defeating the BJP.

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  Akhilesh Yadav open to Mayawati’s idea of anti-BJP alliance

  April 15, 2017 15:07 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav also said that EVMs cannot be relied upon and demanded that all future elections are conducted through ballot papers.

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  Parrikar never said he quit as defence minister due to pressure of issues like Kashmir: BJP

  April 15, 2017 13:34 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party has denied that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ever said that he quit as Union Defence Minister due to pressure of key issues like Kashmir.

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  Postpone MCD polls by 1-2 months, demands CM Kejriwal

  April 15, 2017 12:10 IST

  Kejriwal has urged the State Election Commission (SEC) to postpone the municipal polls by one or two months until the Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) equipped machines are arranged.

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  After liquor ban, CM Nitish Kumar calls for boycott of weddings with dowry

  April 15, 2017 11:26 IST

  After successfully banning manufacturing, sale and consumption of liquor across the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has started a new campaign. This time, he is crusading against dowry and child marriage.

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  Govt to spare no efforts to ensure fair justice to Jadav: Rajnath

  April 15, 2017 10:38 IST

  Rajnath also refuted Pakistan's claim of a fair trial being given to Jadhav and said all efforts were being made to secure justice for the Indian national.

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  BJP’s two-day National Executive meeting to begin in Bhubaneswar today

  April 15, 2017 10:43 IST

  Two-day meeting of BJP’s National Executive will begin today in Bhubaneswar with all the party bigwigs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joining the deliberations.

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  Srinagar bypoll results: NC’s Farooq Abdullah leading over PDP's Nazir Khan

  April 15, 2017 12:08 IST

  NC candidate and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah is leading over the ruling PDP candidate Nazir Khan by 986 votes from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency for which by-elections were held on April 9.

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  PM Modi likely to join World Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow on June 21

  April 15, 2017 8:52 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend World Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow this year.

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  Akhilesh Yadav deprived UP of development on petty political considerations: Yogi Adityanath

  April 15, 2017 8:02 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday alleged that his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav deprived the state of facilities that are essential for development.

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  Quit as defence minister due to ‘pressure’ of key issues like Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar

  April 15, 2017 12:45 IST

  Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar On Friday said that the pressure of some key issues, like Kashmir, was one of the reasons why he opted to quit as the defence minister and return to his home state.

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  Now, BJP to focus on states crucial for its fortunes in 2019

  April 14, 2017 21:15 IST

  Having reclaimed power in Uttar Pradesh after 15 years, the BJP will now turn its focus to the states where it has been traditionally weak but which are critical to determine its fortune in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

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  UP CM Yogi Adityanath opposes school holidays on birth anniversaries of great personalities

  April 14, 2017 18:59 IST

  Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the students should be taught about the great personalities instead of declaring holidays in memory of eminent people.

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  Omar's failure to check stone-pelting in 2010 led to current situation: Mehbooba Mufti

  April 14, 2017 18:40 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Mehbooba Mufti today said the "failure" of the previous Omar Abdullah government to deal with the issue of stone-pelting had led to the unrest last year and the situation in the Valley at present.

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  'No PM Modi bashing': AAP changes strategy for Delhi civic polls

  April 14, 2017 23:48 IST

  Stung by its poor performances in Punjab and Goa assembly polls, the AAP has changed its strategy of directly attacking Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and has decided to focus on "positive campaign" as it faces litmus test in the Delhi municipal polls.

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  I-T summons TN Health Minister C Vijayabaskar

  April 14, 2017 16:50 IST

  The Income Tax department on Friday summoned Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and educationist Geethalakshmi for questioning in connection with the raids carried out earlier this month.

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  On Ambedkar Jayanti, PM Modi launches 'Home for all by 2022' scheme

  April 14, 2017 15:30 IST

  Prime Minister said that every Indian should have a house by 2022, on the 75th anniversary of the country's Independence, and the government was working in this direction.

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  BJP will form next government in West Bengal with full majority: Uma Bharti

  April 14, 2017 15:20 IST

  Union Minister Uma Bharti today said that she was confident that the BJP will form the next government in west Bengal with full majority.