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  Government not to support Bill to declare Pakistan a 'terror state'

  February 22, 2017 11:48 IST

  A Private Member's Bill, which seeks to declare Pakistan a country sponsoring terrorism, will be opposed by the government in Parliament.

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  Rohit Vemula's suicide letter made me cry: Varun Gandhi

  February 22, 2017 11:19 IST

  BJP MP Varun Gandhi has recalled how he broke down after reading a suicide letter written by the Hyderabad University Ph.D scholar Rohit Vemula before he hanged himself on the campus in January 2016.

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  UP polls: Alliance with Congress an outcome of family feud, says Akhilesh Yadav

  February 22, 2017 10:55 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has revealed why he joined hands with the Congress party to enter the poll fray in the state.

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  Delhi HC stays CIC order on inspection of Smriti Irani's school records

  February 22, 2017 7:45 IST

  The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) direction to the CBSE to allow the inspection of Class 10 and 12 school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani.

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  Senior Bihar Cong leader resigns after being booked under POCSO

  February 22, 2017 11:01 IST

  Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) vice-president Brajesh Pandey on Tuesday resigned from the party post after police booked him under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO).

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  Anti-national elements preferred over martyrs by J&K govt: BJP

  February 22, 2017 6:14 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is a coalition partner in Mehbooba Mufti led government in Jammu and Kashmir, has accused the state government of rewarding "stone-pelters and terrorists".

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  PM Modi will lose aura after BJP defeat in Uttar Pradesh, says Lalu

  February 21, 2017 23:55 IST

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lose his aura with the BJP's defeat in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

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  Indian civilisation stands tall overcoming obstacles, says PM Modi

  February 21, 2017 23:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that some people are trying to divide the society on basis of caste and religion but Indian civilisation always overcomes such challenges.

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  UP polls: Campaigning for fourth phase ends; Rahul-Akhilesh, Shah hold road shows on last day

  February 21, 2017 22:24 IST

  High voltage campaigning in elections for 53 assembly seats from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening.

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  Have ‘balanced and farsighted’ view on H-1B visa: Modi tells US

  February 22, 2017 9:02 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pressed the US to have a balanced and farsighted perspective on the movement of skilled professionals.

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  Delhi HC stays CIC order allowing inspection of Smriti Irani's CBSE record

  February 21, 2017 20:00 IST

  Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a CIC)order to CBSE to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani.

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  PM Narendra Modi talking senseless things, says Congress

  February 21, 2017 19:24 IST

  The Congress party today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of talking "senseless things" and pointed out that he is doing so after sensing his party's "imminent" defeat in all five states where Assembly elections are being held.

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  The big fat offering: KCR to offer Rs 5 cr worth jewellery at Tirumala as thanksgiving

  February 21, 2017 18:41 IST

  Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will offer gold jewellery worth Rs 5.6 crore to temples in Andhra Pradesh on his visit tomorrow.

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  Deploy armed forces in wake of INLD's threat to dig SYL canal: Amarinder Singh

  February 21, 2017 17:53 IST

  Amarinder Singh has sought the deployment of armed forces to prevent any untoward incident on Thursday when INLD has threatened to force its way into Punjab to dig the SYL canal.

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  DMK to move no-confidence motion against TN Speaker Dhanapal

  February 21, 2017 17:25 IST

  DMK working president MK Stalin today said that his party will move a no-confidence motion against Tamil Nadu Speaker P Dhanapal.

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  Sasikala to spend 13 more months in jail if she fails to pay Rs 10 cr fine

  February 21, 2017 16:08 IST

  AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala will have to serve 13 more months in prison if she fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore imposed by the Supreme Court.

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  Gujarat BJP fumes at 'insulting' remark of Akhilesh, says donkeys are loyal unlike him

  February 21, 2017 15:49 IST

  Enraged over Akhilesh yadav’s 'donkey' remark, the Gujarat BJP today accused the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister of insulting the people of the Western state.

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  PM Modi should first build cremation grounds in every village of BJP-ruled states: Mayawati

  February 21, 2017 14:01 IST

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today said that before talking about UP, the PM should first ensure construction of cremation grounds in every village of BJP-ruled states.

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  Sasikala’s lawyers seek transfer to Chennai prison: Report

  February 21, 2017 13:59 IST

  Jailed AIADMK supremo VK Sasikala may be shifted to Chennai’s Puzhal Central prison from Bengaluru’s Parappanna Agrahara Jail, where she is presently lodged after being convicted by the Supreme Court in a 19-year-old disproportionate assets case.

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  UP polls: Campaigning for fourth phase covering 53 seats to end today

  February 21, 2017 10:37 IST

  Campaigning for the fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls will end this evening. A total of 53 constituencies, spread over 12 districts, including the Bundelkhand region, will go to polls in this phase on Thursday.

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  Madras HC to hear DMK's plea challenging trust vote today

  February 21, 2017 10:11 IST

  The Madras High Court will today hear opposition DMK's plea seeking to declare null and void, Saturday's vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu Assembly by Chief Minister EK Palaniswami.

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  Manipur polls: Congress promises to strive for removal of AFSPA if voted back to power

  February 21, 2017 8:54 IST

  The ruling Congress in Manipur has said that it will urge the Centre to provide constitutional safeguards for the territorial integrity of state and strive for removal of AFSPA from remaining part of the state, if voted back to power.

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  UP polls: Sonia Gandhi not in Congress’ Rae Bareli campaign schedule

  February 21, 2017 8:28 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who has not campaigned in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, didn't figure in the party's campaign schedule for Tuesday -- the last day to seek votes for the fourth phase of balloting on Thursday.

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  55 pc turnout in BMC polls; 'Thank you Mumbai,' says Fadnavis

  February 21, 2017 22:00 IST

  Elections to the cash-rich BMC and nine other civic bodies in Maharashtra, which have virtually turned into a battle of prestige for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, heading the state's first BJP-led government, and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray,

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  Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance has wiped the smile off Modi's face: Rahul Gandhi

  February 20, 2017 22:14 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today claimed that the coming together of Samajwadi Party and Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls has wiped the smile off Modi's face.

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  BMC, 9 other civic bodies go to polls tomorrow; battle of prestige for Fadnavis and Thackeray

  February 20, 2017 21:55 IST

  Elections to ten civic bodies in Maharashtra, including the BMC will be held tomorrow.

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  Will not hesitate to meet Shahabuddin in Tihar jail, says Bihar minister Abdul Ghafoor

  February 20, 2017 21:54 IST

  Abdul Ghafoor, Bihar’s minority welfare minister, today said that he would not have any hesitation in meeting the convicted former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin at Tihar central jail.

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  DMK to move no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker

  February 21, 2017 7:40 IST

  DMK today said it would soon move a no-confidence motion against Speaker P Dhanapal as it called all to join the party's hunger protests on February 22.