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  Irrespective of structural changes, Congress will never come back to power: BJP

  March 17, 2017 14:48 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that irrespective of whether the Congress introduces structural and organizational changes as suggested by its top leadership, there is no possibility of the party coming back to power.

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  MCD polls: Applicants list RSS ‘connections’ as ‘qualification’, 'achievement'

  March 17, 2017 14:12 IST

  In a bid to improve their chances and strengthen their chances to be shortlisted, aspiring candidates are listing connections with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and relations with post holders.

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  BJP picks Trivendra Singh Rawat as new Uttarakhand CM, to take oath today

  March 18, 2017 6:26 IST

  Considered close to BJP president Amit Shah, Rawat has worked with him in Uttar Pradesh before 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

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  UP's new CM to take oath on March 19. Here are the frontrunners

  March 17, 2017 19:10 IST

  Reports say senior BJP leader and Union minister Manoj Sinha could be the party’s final pick for the post of Chief Minister in the state, where the party will return to power after a gap of 14 years.

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  UP: ‘Deoband’ should be renamed as ‘Deovrind’, says newly elected BJP MLA

  March 17, 2017 13:35 IST

  In a potentially controversial statement, the newly elected BJP MLA from Deoband, Brijesh Singh has said that he would move a proposal in UP Assembly to rename Deoband as Deovrind to highlight its historical association with Mahabharata.

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  ‘Cannot accept Rahul as my leader’: Another MLA quits Cong in Goa

  March 17, 2017 12:31 IST

  In yet another embarrassment for the Congress party in Goa, another MLA Savio Rodrigues today resigned from the party accusing the top leadership of wasting the mandate in the state.

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  After state EC, Delhi L-G rejects Kejriwal’s demand for ballot voting in municipal polls

  March 17, 2017 9:40 IST

  Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday rejected the demand of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for holding municipal elections in the state by using ballot papers and not Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

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  Congress eyeing ‘mahagathbandhan’ with SP, BSP to counter 'Modi wave': Report

  March 17, 2017 9:38 IST

  The idea of a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) is gaining strength within the Congress party as it finds mutual cooperation and alliances between anti-BJP parties as the only option for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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  New Uttarakhand CM to be sworn-in on March 18

  March 17, 2017 9:36 IST

  Hectic preparations are underway in Uttarakhand for the swearing-in of the new CM and his cabinet on Saturday.

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  Rahul Gandhi to leave for US today to be with his ailing mother Sonia

  March 17, 2017 9:27 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will be leaving for the United States today to be with his ailing mother and party President Sonia Gandhi.

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  Uttarakhand BJP legislature party to meet tomorrow

  March 16, 2017 23:40 IST

  After scoring a massive victory in the recently held Assembly elections winning 57 of the 70 seats, the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss on who should be the new

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  Manohar Parrikar to contest by-poll from seat vacated by Congress MLA Vishwajeet Rane?

  March 16, 2017 23:09 IST

  Manohar Parrikar is likely to contest from Valpoi constituency, vacated after resignation of Congress MLA Vishwajeet Rane.

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  Slipper hurled at Union Minister at deceased JNU student Muthukrishnan's hometown

  March 16, 2017 21:51 IST

  A man allegedly hurled a slipper and a stone at Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan who had come to pay his last respects to Dalit JNU scholar Muthukrishnan at his hometown in Salem.

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  EVMs are tamper-proof as ever, allegations 'wild and baseless,' asserts EC

  March 16, 2017 20:18 IST

  The Election Commission today asserted that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are fully tamper-proof, as ever.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder allots portfolios; keeps Home, Sidhu gets Tourism & Cultural Affairs

  March 16, 2017 18:53 IST

  Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday allotted portfolios to his nine ministers and has kept the crucial Home Ministry for himself.

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  Rajnath to be next UP CM? BJP MLAs to decide on March 18

  March 16, 2017 21:17 IST

  312 MLAs of the BJP will meet on March 18 to elect the Legislative Party leader.

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  Clamour grows for change in Congress after poll debacle. Who said what

  March 16, 2017 19:01 IST

  There has been an increase in the number of Congress leaders asking for a change in leadership, albeit not directly blaming party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

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  UP BJP chief Keshav Prasad Maurya admitted to ICU at RML hospital

  March 16, 2017 20:22 IST

  Uttar Pradesh BJP president Keshav Prasad Maurya was admitted to the ICU of RML Hospital in New Delhi today, ANI reported. According to reports, Maurya has problems related to blood pressure and will be under

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  Why a strong Congress in Opposition is essential for Indian Democracy

  March 16, 2017 18:33 IST

  The gradual decimation of the Congress from Indian polity should also come as bad news for India and the idea of Indian democracy.

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  ‘When you come to Goa to party, not to work’: Parrikar’s dig at Digvijaya Singh

  March 16, 2017 17:09 IST

  Manohar Parrikar today won the trust vote on the floor of the House with the support of 22 MLAs to Congress' 16

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  Goa Assembly election results Goa trust vote Congress MLA Vishvajeet Rane resigns from Assembly party

  March 16, 2017 16:42 IST

  Goa Congress MLA Vishwajeet Rane on Thursday tendered his resignation from the Goa Assembly as well as from the party.

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  New policy to prioritise health investments, Union Health Minister tells Parliament

  March 16, 2017 15:15 IST

  Union Health Minister JP Nadda today said that the new Health Policy 2017 will prioritise investment and financing of health services.

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  Need for clear alternative to BJP-RSS, says CPI-M

  March 16, 2017 15:14 IST

  Reflecting on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll results, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said that there was an urgent need for "a clear cut alternative political and ideological platform to the BJP and the RSS."

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  PM Modi gets a rousing welcome by BJP members in Rajya Sabha

  March 16, 2017 15:14 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appeared in the upper house of the Parliament for the first time after Assembly poll results were declared on March 11.

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  Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan not being shifted to Delhi, clarifies BJP

  March 16, 2017 15:12 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has clarified that Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not be taking up any ministerial post in the Modi government.

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  India taking up fishermen issue with Sri Lanka, Sushma tells Parliament

  March 16, 2017 14:11 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today informed the Parliament that the Indian government is taking up the issue of fishermen with the Sri Lankan government through diplomatic channels.

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  World leaders including French President Francois Hollande congratulate PM Modi for BJP win in Assembly polls

  March 16, 2017 14:05 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is receiving congratulatory messages from prominent world leaders for leading BJP to resounding victories in the recently concluded state Assembly elections.

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  Azam Khan gets a taste of UP roads, vents it out on govt official

  March 16, 2017 16:44 IST

  Even if you are among those who failed to follow former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s campaign closely, there was no way you could have missed his claims of having constructed roads.