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  Tamil Nadu: Sasikala herds MLAs to undisclosed location, to meet Governor today

  February 09, 2017 7:06 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao would arrive here tomorrow as AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala today mustered an overwhelming majority of party MLAs against a rebellious O Panneerselvam.

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  Something 'seriously wrong' with counter-terror establishment, no lessons learnt from Pathankot attack: Parliamentary panel

  February 08, 2017 22:19 IST

  A Parliamentary committee has said that lessons have not been learnt from Pathankot attack and that there was something Seriously wrong with the counter-terror establishment.

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  Parliament passes bill to ensure wage payments through e-transfer, cheques

  February 08, 2017 22:14 IST

  In a bid to bring transparency, promote digital economy and timely payments of wages, the Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to enable the Centre and state governments to pay salaries through cheques or by

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  Congress seeks apology from PM for ‘raincoat’ remarks against Manmohan Singh, hints boycott in Parliament

  February 08, 2017 23:44 IST

  The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his raincoat barb against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and said that the words used by the PM were extremely poor in taste.

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  Sasikala sacks AIADMK's IT wing secy Ramachandran for 'anti-party activities'

  February 08, 2017 20:53 IST

  AIADMK Chief VK Sasikala today sacked the party’s Information Technology wing secretary, 'Singai' G Ramachandran for alleged anti-party activities. Ramachandran has been removed from post and his primary membership has been withdrawn for "going

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  Ram bhakts did whatever happened in Ayodhya, says Yogi Adityanath; targets SP and others on questioning BJP’s secular credentials

  February 08, 2017 18:48 IST

  A fuming Yogi Adityanath today raked up the Ram Temple issue saying whatever happened in Ayodhya was done by ‘Ram Bhakts’ and whatever happens in the future will also be done by them. "Ram

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  BJP fishing in troubled waters, alleges Congress as Tamil Nadu Governor stays put in Mumbai

  February 08, 2017 18:47 IST

  The Congress today alleged that the BJP was trying to fish in troubled waters of Tamil Nadu.

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  Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa Jayakumar dubs turn of events in Tamil Nadu as 'shocking'

  February 08, 2017 18:43 IST

  Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar today said that the sudden turn of events in AIADMK politics beginning with caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam raising a banner of revolt against party chief VK Sasikala was

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  140 rape cases registered in Delhi in January 2017

  February 08, 2017 18:38 IST

  The central government today informed the Parliament that as many as 140 cases of rape and 238 cases of molestation were registered by Delhi Police in January alone this year.

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  Read! Twitter flooded with support for Panneerselvam as Tamil Nadu crisis deepens

  February 08, 2017 18:24 IST

  Amid the storm that has erupted in Tamil Nadu Politics following the rebellion by caretaker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, alleging that he was compelled to resign from his post and humiliated while holding the high

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  'Only Manmohan Singh knows how to bathe with raincoat on', PM’s dig irks Congress MPs

  February 08, 2017 21:31 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the Motion of Thanks on President's Address in the Rajya Sabha. Here are live updates: * Corruption has adversely impacted the aspirations of the poor and the

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  Congress releases manifesto for UP polls; focuses on women, farmers

  February 08, 2017 16:45 IST

  Indian National Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

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  ‘Shut up or Gabbar Singh will come’: Mamata says BJP’s threats immature, TMC unfazed

  February 08, 2017 16:41 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the staunchest critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday derided the Centre for trying to paint opposition forces as black.

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  Rise in voluntary retirements, resignations from paramilitary forces: Government

  February 08, 2017 15:45 IST

  The government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the paramilitary forces have witnessed a rise in resignations and applications seeking voluntary retirements last year.

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  Centre, BJP have no role in AIADMK's internal matter: Venkaiah Naidu

  February 08, 2017 14:41 IST

  Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that both the Central and the BJP have nothing to do with the ‘internal matters’ of crisis-ridden AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.

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  UP polls: Split in Muslim votes may work as advantage BJP

  February 08, 2017 15:10 IST

  It is more the merrier for the BJP as whenever the saffron party is challenged by a number of Muslim rivals, a split in votes on communal lines helps turn the tide for its candidates in Uttar Pradesh.

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  No letdown in Nagaland crisis, protestors give CM Zeliang three days to resign

  February 08, 2017 14:18 IST

  The political crisis in Nagaland refuses to abate with protesters handing Chief Minister TR Zeliang a three-day ultimatum to resign from his post. A resolution adopted by the Nagaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) says,

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  Apple to launch long-delayed BeatsX wireless earphones this week

  February 08, 2017 14:17 IST

  US tech giant Apple has finally confirmed that its new much awaited BeatsX wireless earphones will be released worldwide on February 10.

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  Tamil Nadu crisis: Sasikala slams OPS, promises ‘big blow for his act of betrayal’

  February 08, 2017 14:30 IST

  AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu CM-designate VK Sasikala today lashed out at caretaker CM O Panneerselvam terming his revolt an act of betrayal. At an emergent meeting of the party MLAs here, Sasikala said that she ‘will give OPS a big blow to the act

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  As polls near, Mayawati says won’t build statues if elected to power

  February 08, 2017 14:06 IST

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Tuesday said that if elected to power, her government would not erect statues or monuments.

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  Stalin slams Sasikala for ‘political mess’, seeks CBI probe into OPS’ allegations

  February 08, 2017 12:15 IST

  DMK’s working president MK Stalin today slammed AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu CM-designate VK Sasikala for blaming the opposition party for the ‘political mess’ in the state.

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  Was targeted and humiliated by close ones: Panneerselvam sharpens attack

  February 08, 2017 14:33 IST

  Tamil Nadu's caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that he was not allowed to meet later AIADMK supremo even once in hospital during her last days.

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  UP polls: BJP will end reservation if voted power, says Mayawati

  February 08, 2017 9:59 IST

  BSP supremo Mayawati has claimed that the BJP, if forms a government in Uttar Pradesh, will ‘undoubtedly’ end the reservation system.

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  Sasikala removes OPS as party treasurer, says DMK behind his revolt

  February 08, 2017 7:03 IST

  Sasikala removed O. Panneerselvam from the post of treasurer and appointed Dindigul C Srinivasan as the new treasurer.

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  Behind delay in Sasikala's swearing-in as Tamil Nadu CM, a lesson learned from history

  February 07, 2017 23:33 IST

  Supreme Court had yesterday indicated it could deliver a judgement soon in a disproportionate assets case against Sasikala.

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  Split in AIADMK: Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala, says 'was forced to resign'

  February 08, 2017 0:04 IST

  Two days after resigning from the post of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister to make way for AIADMK General Secretary VK Sasikala, O Panneerselvam today said that his predecessor J Jayalalithaa had asked him to succeed her.

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  Income tax department detects Rs 16,200 crore black money stashed abroad, govt informs RS

  February 07, 2017 21:23 IST

  Over Rs 16,200 crore in black money has been detected in investigations on global leaks about Indians stashing funds abroad, Rajya Sabha was informed by the government on Monday.

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  Rs 5.35L cr deposited in 'Scheduled Commercial Banks' in September last year, govt informs RS

  February 07, 2017 20:24 IST

  Banks in India received total deposits of over Rs 5.35 lakh crore in September 2016, data from the Reserve Bank of India has revealed.