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  Children without Aadhaar will continue to get mid-day meals, clarifies govt

  March 24, 2017 16:32 IST

  The central government today clarified that the children will not be denied mid-day meals even if they do not have the Aadhar card.

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  Only Parliament has right to decide on pension of former MPs: Govt assures Parliament

  March 24, 2017 16:28 IST

  Taking strong exception to the Supreme Court’s recent observation on pension for MPs, the central government today asserted that only the parliament had the right to take a decision on this issue.

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  No question of releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, says Karnataka

  March 24, 2017 16:26 IST

  ​Karnataka today said that it will not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as directed by the Supreme Court because the state itself is facing a shortage of drinking water.

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  After UP, BJP now wants anti-Romeo squads in Bihar

  March 24, 2017 16:22 IST

  The Bihar unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded the setting up of anti-Romeo squads in the state for women's safety on the lines of the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.

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  UP slaughter house crackdown to hit 25 lakh people, says CPI-M

  March 24, 2017 16:18 IST

  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today alleged that the crackdown on slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh will affect the livelihood of at least 25 lakh people.

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  PM Modi sends ‘chaadar’ to Ajmer Dargah, hails Gharib Nawaz

  March 24, 2017 16:09 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent a ‘chaadar’ (shawl) that will offered at the famous Ajmer Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on his behalf.

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  Maharashtra BJP mulls snap Assembly polls by ending ties with Shiv Sena

  March 24, 2017 16:03 IST

  The Maharashtra unit of the BJP is considering the option of going for a snap poll in the state as the Devendra Fadnavis government is facing constant pressure from its ally Shiv Sena.

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  After AI, IndiGo too cancels ‘unruly’ Sena MP's Pune ticket

  March 24, 2017 16:21 IST

  The MP was first scheduled to take an Air India flight to Pune from here at 4 pm, but the airline cancelled his booking anticipating backlash by its employees.

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  Kerala to get representation in Modi Cabinet in next rejig: Report

  March 24, 2017 15:39 IST

  Rajya Sabha MPs Suresh Gopi and Rajiv Chandrasekher, a Malayalee elected from Karnataka, are said to be in race for a Cabinet berth.

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  CM Fadnavis urges doctors to call off strike or face legal action

  March 24, 2017 16:11 IST

  Making a statement in the assembly, Fadnavis said that attacks on doctors were condemnable but the doctors had forgotten their (Hippocratic) oath to serve the sick.

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  CM Adityanath meets Dalit gang-rape, acid attack survivor, assures strict action

  March 24, 2017 16:04 IST

  The CM also gave a cheque of Rs 1 lakh as compensation to the victim's husband. Besides, he directed the police officials to take strict action against the guilty.

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  Can't take suo moto action against Sena MP for assault, says Speaker

  March 24, 2017 14:38 IST

  Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said that ‘suo moto action’ cannot be taken against Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting an employee of Air India.

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  Why target Navjot Singh Sidhu for doing TV when Attorney General can continue his law practice, asks Subramanian Swamy

  March 24, 2017 14:09 IST

  Subramanian Swamy said that Sidhu should not be targeted for appearing on TV shows when both the AG and SG are allowed to continue their law practice.

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  Watch: Husband chairs meets, peruses files in place of her Punjab minister wife

  March 24, 2017 13:43 IST

  CM Amarinder Singh has said that he will personally speak with the Minister on reported interference of her husband in her official work.

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  Mulayam’s ‘chhota beta and bahu’ Prateek and Aparna gift ‘peach roses’ to CM Yogi

  March 24, 2017 12:29 IST

  Putting aside their political differences, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and her husband Prateek Yadav today called on the new UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

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  Tackle abhorrent vigilantes, moral police with iron hands: CM Yogi tells officials

  March 24, 2017 12:25 IST

  Following reports of cow vigilantes and moral police misusing government’s initiatives of banning illegal slaughter and starting anti-Romeo squads, CM Yogi issued strict instructions to senior officials to tackle such elements with an iron hand

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  ‘I dare Delhi Police to arrest me’: Defiant Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad refuses to apologise

  March 24, 2017 12:32 IST

  Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who slapped an Air India employee with his slippers and attempted to throw him out of the aircraft , today refused to offer any apology over the incident saying it’s the Air India staff who should apologise.

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  After Air India, four private carriers ban ‘unruly’ Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad from flying

  March 24, 2017 15:02 IST

  Immediately after national carrier Air India blacklisted Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad following his brazen assault on an officer, four private Indian carriers are also likely to bar the lawmaker from flying.

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  No need to worry about curbs on H1-B visa policy: Sushma Swaraj

  March 24, 2017 7:33 IST

  Amid the ongoing uncertainties over the H1-B visa programme, the Centre on Thursday said that there was no reason to worry about the curbs on visas or the job security of Indian IT professionals for the time being.

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  Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat allocates portfolios; keeps Home, Health with himeslf

  March 24, 2017 0:12 IST

  Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today allocated portfolios among his council of ministers while he himself held charge of 40 departments including Home, Health and Vigilance.

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  Punjab AG says Sidhu can continue with 'The Kapil Sharma Show'

  March 24, 2017 0:00 IST

  Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu can continue as a celebrity-judge on a popular TV comedy show and there is no conflict of interest in it, Punjab's Advocate General Atul Nanda said today.

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  PM Modi greets Nawaz Sharif on Pak National Day, says India wants good neighbourly relations

  March 23, 2017 23:10 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Pakistan's National Day and said India wants to have good neighbourly relations with Islamabad.

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  How Yogi’s minister Mohsin Raza reacted to Mulayam and Azam Khan's photo in his office

  March 23, 2017 23:48 IST

  Former Ranji Trophy player and currently a Minister of State in the new BJP government in Uttar Pradesh today lost his cool when he entered his office and saw photo of Samajwadi Party leaders hanging

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  Sena seeks explanation from MP for assaulting Air India staffer

  March 24, 2017 0:01 IST

  Shiv Sena today sought an explanation from its MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who was today booked by Police for allegedly assaulting an Air India staffer with a slipper.

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  Political funding: Finance Bill removes cap on corporate donations, disclosure of beneficiaries' name

  March 23, 2017 19:42 IST

  An amendment to the Companies Act of 2013 removes the cap that barred companies from donating more than 7.5 per cent of their average net profit to a political party.

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  BJP flag hoisted in school to celebrate UP win; probe ordered

  March 23, 2017 18:14 IST

  A probe has been ordered into hoisting of a BJP flag by a group of party workers at a government school in Araria district of Bihar to celebrate the party's win in Uttar Pradesh Assembly

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  Shiv Sena MP hit me, broke my glasses: Air India staffer

  March 23, 2017 21:50 IST

  Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad today beat up an Air India staffer with his slippers and later boasted about it.

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  30 per cent family members of weavers don’t go to school, Smriti Irani informs Parliament

  March 23, 2017 16:03 IST

  Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani today informed the Lok Sabha that around 30 per cent family members of weavers do not go to school and just one per cent of them complete graduation, according to a study that the Centre recently conducted.