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  Over 83 pc turnout recorded in second phase of polling in Manipur

  March 08, 2017 18:17 IST

  Polling in the second and final phase of the Manipur Assembly polls across 22 constituencies in six districts ended peacefully today with over 83 per cent electorate exercising their franchise.

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  Eknath Khadse land case to be transferred to ACB: Maha govt tells HC

  March 08, 2017 16:58 IST

  The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that the state Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) will probe the land deal case against BJP leader Eknath Khadse.

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  PM Modi becomes most talked about politician on Facebook

  March 08, 2017 16:33 IST

  As the fiercely contested elections in five states draw to a close today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the most talked-about politician on Facebook, ahead of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav who

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  Swachh Bharat: Over 100 districts of India have become open defecation free, says PM Modi

  March 08, 2017 15:14 IST

  Claiming that the Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission) has become a mass movement in India, Prime minister Narendra Modi today said that over 100 districts across the country have become open defecation free (ODF).

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  Shiv Sena’s Vishwanath Mahadeshwar elected BMC Mayor with BJP support

  March 08, 2017 15:12 IST

  The Shiv Sena today retained the prestigious Mayor post of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the support of the BJP.

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  UP polls: Dimple ‘bhabhi’ adds colour to SP campaign

  March 08, 2017 14:15 IST

  Dimple Yadav, the wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MP from Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, emerged as a major crowd puller for her party in the UP Assembly elections this year.

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  Mocking credible universities will only isolate India, Harvard student writes to PM Modi

  March 08, 2017 13:58 IST

  Prateek Kanwal, a Harvard student from Chandigarh, has told PM Modi that “mocking” economists and credible academic institutions will only “isolate” India from the world.

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  PM Modi, Amit Shah offer prayers at Somnath Temple

  March 08, 2017 12:05 IST

  Accompanied by BJP president Amit Shah and Chairman of Somnath Temple Trust Keshubhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the historic Somnath Temple in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district.

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  Have proof of ISIS involvement in Bhopal-Ujjain train blast, claims MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  March 08, 2017 12:02 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today claimed that his government has got proof to establish the involvement of ISIS in the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast.

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  Panneerselvam begins one-day hunger strike demanding probe into Jayalalithaa's death

  March 08, 2017 11:51 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam began a one-day hunger strike today demanding a judicial enquiry into the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

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  Polling for final phase ends; 60 pc turnout in UP, Manipur records 86 pc

  March 08, 2017 18:30 IST

  Polling in 40 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats spread across seven districts and 22 constituencies in Manipur began at 7 am amid tight security.

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  DDCA defamation suit: Ram Jethmalani grills Arun Jaitley for the second day

  March 08, 2017 0:00 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was grilled for the second day today by jurist Ram Jethmalani in the Delhi High Court in connection with a defamation suit the senior BJP leader has filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders.

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  GDP unhurt by note ban despite lies, rumours: PM Modi

  March 07, 2017 23:53 IST

  Modi said the GDP figures of the last quarter have proved that the country is on the path of fast-paced development.

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  Rahul Gandhi targets Modi on silence over racial attacks on Indians abroad, says he is 'scared'

  March 07, 2017 23:00 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister's silence on a string of racist attacks on Indians abroad.

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  UP Jal Nigam case: SC directs Azam Khan to appear before Allahabad HC tomorrow

  March 07, 2017 19:49 IST

  Azam Khan was on Tuesday ordered by the Supreme Court to appear before the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday.

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  Manmohan Singh wasn’t a weak but a diffident PM, says Manish Tewari

  March 07, 2017 16:04 IST

  Congress leader and former Union minister Manish Tewari on Monday said that Dr Manmohan Singh was not a weak but a diffident Prime Minister.

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  Maharashtra: Another female politician receives lewd messages on her mobile phone, case registered

  March 07, 2017 14:44 IST

  Congress MLA in Maharashtra Assembly Varsha Gaikwad has registered a case against an unidentified person after she received lewd messages on her mobile phone.

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  Unfortunate that people link ‘spirituality’ with ‘religion’: PM Modi

  March 07, 2017 14:41 IST

  Underlining the need to differentiate between ‘spirituality’ and ‘religion’, Prime minister Narendra Modi today said that it was ‘unfortunate’ that some people link the two.

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  Would like my son Prateek to be a politician, says MSY’s wife Sadhna

  March 07, 2017 14:29 IST

  Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s wife Sadhna Yadav today finally broke her silence on the infighting within the first family of the state and said that though she harboured no aspirations of joining active politics, she did wish her so

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  Maneka Gandhi draws flak for her ‘hormonal outbursts’ remark

  March 07, 2017 14:16 IST

  Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi delivered a controversial remark that has invited severe criticism from several quarters of the society.

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  Irom Sharmila pitted against CM Ibobi Singh in second phase of Manipur polls tomorrow

  March 07, 2017 13:46 IST

  The second phase of Manipur Assembly polls slated for tomorrow will see human rights activist Irom Sharmila take on Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh from Thoubal constituency.

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  BJP deliberately decided against projecting CM face for UP polls: Amit Shah

  March 07, 2017 12:56 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah today said that the party’s decision not to project any chief ministerial face for the UP Assembly elections was deliberate.

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  Congress is a family-owned enterprise, admits Karti Chidambaram

  March 07, 2017 12:56 IST

  In a candid admission, former Union minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram on Monday admitted that most of the political parties in India, including Congress, are family-owned enterprises which have shut the door for aspiring politicians.

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  Gayatri Prajapati’s two aides held in Noida, Minister still on the run

  March 07, 2017 13:01 IST

  The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police today arrested two more aides of tainted Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati – who is absconding in the Chitrakoot rape case.

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  PM Narendra Modi to embark on two-day Gujarat visit from today

  March 07, 2017 13:04 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to his home state Gujarat starting today. During his stay here, the Prime Minister will attend a number of events and meetings.

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  Varun Gandhi was 'too busy' to campaign for UP Assembly polls, says Maneka Gandhi

  March 07, 2017 13:04 IST

  Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that her son Varun Gandhi could not campaign for BJP in UP Assembly polls because he was “too busy” with other priorities.

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  Defamation suit against Kejriwal: Jethmalani cross-examines Jaitley, fires 52 questions

  March 07, 2017 13:07 IST

  Ram Jethmalani on Monday cross-examined Arun Jaitley who has filed a Rs 10 crore civil defamation suit in the Delhi HC against Kejriwal and five others.

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  Akhilesh Yadav lands in soup for ‘bribery’ remark, EC issues show cause notice

  March 07, 2017 13:07 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has become the latest politician to face the ire of the Election Commission over alleged bribery remarks.