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  AAP demands Sukhbir Badal's arrest over Maur Mandi blast

  February 01, 2017 18:43 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today Punjab blamed Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal for the bomb blast at Maur Mandi on Tuesday and urged the Election Commission (EC) to facilitate his arrest.

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  Dimple Yadav slams Budget 2017, says it neglects women and farmers

  February 01, 2017 18:35 IST

  Dimple Yadav, a Samajwadi Party MP and wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, today slammed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and alleged that it lacked both vision and direction.

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  ‘Was expecting special packages for Bihar’: Nitish Kumar terms Budget 'disappointing' for people

  February 01, 2017 17:36 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today termed the Union Budget as ‘disappointing’ for people, particularly the poor, farmers and youths.

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  Violent protests in J-K Assembly over CM Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks on Article 370

  February 01, 2017 17:06 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed unprecedented violent protests by opposition members who asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to clarify her stand on her remarks on Article 370.

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  Budget is growth oriented, adheres to fiscal prudence: Suresh Prabhu

  February 01, 2017 16:44 IST

  Union Railway Minister today termed as unprecedented the Budget provision of Rs 1.31 lakh crore for railways' capital expenditure.

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  Curb on political funding fulfilment of PM Modi’s promise of transparency: Amit Shah

  February 01, 2017 16:19 IST

  BJP president Amit Shah today hailed the Union Budget tabled by the government saying ‘it is aimed at all-round development with sops for the youth, women, farmers, the poor and middle class’.

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  PM Modi to attend St Petersburg international economic forum in Russia

  February 01, 2017 15:25 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Russia in June to attend St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), where India has been invited as a 'Guest Country'. The two sides have begun working on the

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  Clueless, useless, baseless, missionless, actionless, heartless: Mamata decodes Budget 2017

  February 01, 2017 15:03 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was in no dearth of adjectives to describe the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today. According to the Trinamool Congress supremo, the Union budget 2017 was

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  Budget 2017: BJP ruled Jharkhand and Gujarat to get All India Institutes of Medical Sciences

  February 01, 2017 14:12 IST

  Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament today said that the Government has prepared an action plan to eliminate Kala-Azar and Filariasis by 2017, Leprosy by 2018 and Me

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  It was an 'Uttam Budget', will strengthen hands of poor: PM Modi

  February 01, 2017 14:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for presenting an "Uttam" (excellent) Budget and said it will give new strength to the economy. "The Finance Minister has presented an 'uttam' Budget, devoted

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  Rs 2,000 maximum cash donation to political party by individual: Jaitley

  February 01, 2017 14:01 IST

  Stressing the need for greater transparency in political funding, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the maximum amount of cash donation by an individual to a political party will be Rs 2,000 -- a sharp drop from the Rs 20,000 amount in cash ea

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  Budget 2017: Rahul backs cut in Political funding, says rest was damp squib

  February 01, 2017 13:50 IST

  Denouncing the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today said termed it as a big disappointment saying there was nothing for farmers and youth in it. We were expecting

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  Congress accuses Modi govt of delaying E Ahamed’s death announcement, calls it ‘inhuman act’

  February 01, 2017 13:29 IST

  Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of Congress legislature party in Lok Sabha, today accused the Narendra Modi government of deliberately delaying announcement of AIUML MP Parliamentarian E Ahamed’s death as it did not want to postpone the Union Budget.

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  BJP dubs Shivpal's new party announcement as another drama

  February 01, 2017 13:04 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party today made light of the announcement by Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav of forming a separate outfit. Accusing Shivpal Yadav of being involved in a "family drama" along with his

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  PM Modi likely to visit Israel in June to mark 25th diplomatic anniversary

  February 01, 2017 10:30 IST

  As India and Israel celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much anticipated visit to the Jewish state is likely to take place in June later this year.

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  Former Union Minister E Ahamed passes away after suffering cardiac arrest

  February 01, 2017 7:36 IST

  Former Union minister and Indian Union Muslim League leader E Ahamed has passed away early on Wednesday after he suffered a cardiac arrest, a senior doctor has confirmed.

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  Congress uses Economic Survey to attack government, says it reflects 'sorry state' of Indian economy

  January 31, 2017 23:24 IST

  Congress today said the Economic Survey 2016-17 reflects the sorry state of Indian economy.

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  AAP replicates Delhi strategy in Goa, to deploy 1,000 spy cameras ahead of Assembly polls

  March 02, 2017 11:10 IST

  AAP on Tuesday said it plans to deploy 1,000 spy cameras in all 40 Goa constituencies to catch on tape those offering cash and liquor ahead of February 4 assembly polls.

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  Have 'Netaji's blessings', will win over 300 seats: Akhilesh counters uncle Shivpal's ‘threat’

  January 31, 2017 18:51 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav today seemed to dismiss his uncle Shivpal Yadav's threat to float a new party saying that he has the blessings of his father and the entire family is one.

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  SM Krishna quit Congress because he did not want Rahul Gandhi as party chief: Report

  January 31, 2017 18:42 IST

  Former External Affairs minister SM Krishna decided to quit Congress as he was not comfortable with the imminent elevation of party vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the post of party president, according to a media report.

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  I never keep work pending in Defence ministry, says Manohar Parrikar

  January 31, 2017 18:36 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the opposition parties criticise his repeated visits to Goa because they are scared of him.

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  UP Polls: BJP's Swati Singh to lock horns with Mulayam's nephew for Sarojni Nagar seat

  January 31, 2017 16:31 IST

  The Sarojni Nagar seat in Lucknow is set to witness a high profile clash in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls. The Samajwadi Party has decided to field Anurag Yadav, who is the younger brother of

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  Uproar in J-K Assembly over Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘anti-national’ remark

  January 31, 2017 16:04 IST

  The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed uproarious scenes over Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti terming all those demanding abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution as “anti-nationals” on Monday.

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  If you care for 'Marathi manus', don’t field candidates in BMC polls: Shiv Sena tells MNS

  January 31, 2017 15:54 IST

  If you care for 'Marathi manus', don’t field candidates in BMC polls: Shiv Sena tells MNS

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  Will float a new political party on March 11, says Shivpal Yadav

  January 31, 2017 14:53 IST

  Snubbed and pushed to a corner by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and now party chief Akhilesh Yadav, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav today said that he will float a new political party on March 11, the day the result of the Assembly polls i

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  UP assembly polls: Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi to skip campaigning in state

  January 31, 2017 14:51 IST

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi will not campaign in politically crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, party sources have said. The Congress supremo's decision is largely seen as a move to let Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who

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  India to actively cooperate with other nations in fighting terrorism: President

  January 31, 2017 14:40 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee today noted that India has faced a grave challenge of terrorism for the last four decades including cross-border attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Kerala MP E Ahamed suffers heart attack during President's speech in Parliament

  January 31, 2017 14:13 IST

  E Ahmed, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MP, today suffered a heart attack and collapsed in Parliament's Central Hall during President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.