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  SC issues notices to centre, EC on BSP's plea for EVMs with paper trail

  April 13, 2017 13:33 IST

  The Supreme Court today issued notices to the central government and the Election Commission (EC) on a BSP plea seeking direction for use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT).

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  Karnataka: Ruling Congress retains both Nanjangud, Gundlupet assembly seats

  April 13, 2017 17:06 IST

  The ruling Congress party in Karnataka today retained the assembly seats of Nanjangud (SC) and Gundlupet where by-elections were held on April 9.

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  BJP to work in coordination with allies in Goa: Manohar Parrikar

  April 13, 2017 13:28 IST

  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that his government will involve alliance partners in the decision-making process as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.

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  Kulbhushan Jadhav has been tortured and killed in Pakistan, fears BJP MP RK Singh

  April 13, 2017 13:23 IST

  Former Union Home Secretary and BJP MP R K Singh on Wednesday said that it is quite possible that former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on espionage charges, is already dead.

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  Bhoranj bypoll: BJP candidate Anil Dhiman wins by 8,290 votes

  April 13, 2017 12:25 IST

  BJP candidate Dr Anil Dhiman defeated his nearest Congress rival, Promila Devi by 8,290 votes.

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  BJP wins Delhi’s Rajouri Garden seat, AAP concedes defeat but blames candidate

  April 13, 2017 12:06 IST

  The BJP's candidate bagged 40,602 votes whereas Congress stood at second position with 25,950 votes. The AAP managed to garner only 10,243 votes.

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  702 voters, 20,000 security personnel: Budgam records 2 pc turnout in bypolls

  April 13, 2017 18:24 IST

  The total turnout at 702 was the lowest in the history of the restive border state. It was also below the 7 per cent of Sunday’s polling.

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  Arvind Kejriwal questions EC over ‘open challenge’ to hack EVMs

  April 13, 2017 11:25 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned the Election Commission (EC) for not issuing any official statement on the “open challenge” to prove that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be manipulated.

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  BJP wins Rajouri Garden Assembly bypoll in Delhi, AAP humiliated at third spot

  April 13, 2017 12:13 IST

  In a major humiliation for the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), it's candidate Harjeet Singh finished at the third spot.

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  Bypoll results: Big gains for BJP, AAP faces another defeat

  April 13, 2017 23:51 IST

  The BJP today won the assembly bypolls in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam whereas the ruling Congress in Karnataka retained both the assembly seats where elections were held on April 9.

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  Nitish govt 'insider' gave us Lalu's Rs 500-cr mall land deal documents: BJP

  April 13, 2017 8:04 IST

  BJP, in a surprising revelation, said that the documents exposing the two-acre land deal were provided to it by “someone close” to JD(U) president and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar.

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  Won’t meet Canadian defence minister, he is a ‘Khalistani sympathiser’: Punjab CM

  April 13, 2017 8:19 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that he will not meet the Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan during his India visit later this month because he is a “Khalistani sympathiser”.

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  'I wouldn't have been in power': Amarinder Singh contradicts Congress on EVM tampering

  April 12, 2017 23:27 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday that if the electronic voting machines were tampered with he would not have been in power.

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  AAP given notice to vacate party office: Ashish Khetan

  April 13, 2017 1:09 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that it has been issued a notice to vacate the bungalow at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, currently being used as the party's headquarters.

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  Voices of dissent being muzzled, Modi govt spreading fear: Opposition to President

  April 12, 2017 20:48 IST

  Major opposition parties on Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee to put forth their concerns over recent incidents of violence, including attacks by cow vigilantes.

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  ‘Opposition denying backward castes’ their rights’: PM Modi on new OBC panel bill blockade

  April 12, 2017 19:07 IST

  The Prime Minister accused the ‘opposition parties of denying backward castes their rights’ by blocking the bill in the Rajya Sabha.

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  ‘Come hack EVMs’: EC comes out with an ‘open challenge’ amid tampering allegations

  April 12, 2017 23:36 IST

  The Election Commission has come out with an open challenge to hack EVMs from first week of May.

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  Conviction rate of CBI dipped in last 3 years: Govt informs Parliament

  April 12, 2017 18:30 IST

  The government today informed the Parliament that the conviction rate of CBI has dipped from 69 per cent in 2014 to 66.8 per cent in 2016.

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  Will act against those creating religious strife in Odisha, says Naveen Patnaik

  April 12, 2017 18:19 IST

  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that his government will take strong action against those who are whipping up violence in the name of religion in the state.

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  No plans to construct wall along India-Pakistan border: Govt tells Parliament

  April 12, 2017 18:04 IST

  The government today informed the Parliament that India has no plans to construct a wall along its border with Pakistan.

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  India must ask for copy of judgement on Kulbhushan Jadhav: Ram Jethmalani

  April 12, 2017 17:32 IST

  Jethmalani said that the copy was required to study the grounds on which Jadhav has been convicted.

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  PM Modi becomes world's most followed leader on Instagram

  April 12, 2017 17:20 IST

  With 6.9 million followers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the world's most followed leader on Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.

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  Ready to give or take life for sake of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya , says BJP MLA T Raja Singh

  April 12, 2017 17:17 IST

  A BJP MLA from Telangana has said that he is ready to give or take life for building Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.

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  MCD polls: Arvind Kejriwal asks SEC not to use EVMs sourced from Rajasthan

  April 12, 2017 16:53 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today asked the State Electionn Commission (SEC) not to use first generation Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) brought in from Rajasthan during the upcoming civic polls in the state.

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  Opposition leaders meet President over EVM tampering issue

  April 12, 2017 16:47 IST

  A delegation of 13 Opposition parties today met President Pranab Mukherjee and raised concerns over alleged tampering with the EVMs and sought his attention over an ‘environment of fear and insecurity’ in the country.

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  'You can protect cows, but not women’: Jaya Bachchan slams Modi govt in Parliament

  April 12, 2017 16:01 IST

  Actor-turned politician and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan today lashed out at the Narendra Modi government in Parliament for focusing on cow protection only and overlooking crimes being committed against women in the country.

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  Parliament adjourned sine die, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan terms session ‘historic’

  April 12, 2017 15:39 IST

  Speaker Sumitra Mahajan told the House that 8.12 hours were wasted due to disruptions and that the Lower House held 28 sittings.

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  Triple talaq not best way of divorcing a Muslim woman, says Asaduddin Owaisi

  April 12, 2017 14:20 IST

  Asaduddin Owaisi, the Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad, feels that triple talaq should not be abolished or replaced with new set of laws.