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  Amarinder Singh keen to contest Punjab polls against CM Badal

  January 14, 2017 18:24 IST

  Giving an interesting turn to Punjab's politics, state Congress president Amarinder Singh has sought the Congress high command's permission to fight next month's assembly elections against Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh

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  RSS not against anyone, only uniting Hindus: Mohan Bhagwat

  January 14, 2017 19:39 IST

  Stressing that the Rashtriya Seva Sangh (RSS) is not working against any community, its Chief Mohan Bhagwat today said that the organisation is only making efforts to unite and strengthen the Hindu community. "We are

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  PM Modi bigger brand than Mahatma Gandhi, says Anil Vij; later withdraws comment

  January 14, 2017 14:42 IST

  Haryana Minister Anil Vij today stoked a controversy with his remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ‘bigger brand name than Mahatma Gandhi’.

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  Rahul Gandhi's 'hand' remark: BJP moves EC, seeks Congress poll symbol cancelled

  January 14, 2017 12:36 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit here has moved the state Election Commission against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi following his claims of seeing the Congress party’s election symbol in the photos of gods and saints.

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  Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ashok Pradhan joins BJP

  January 14, 2017 11:16 IST

  Days ahead of the Assembly polls, senior Samajwadi Party national general secretary Ashok Pradhan has joined Bharatiya Janata (BJP) Party along with a number of his supporters.

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  Congress slams Centre for 'clipping wings' of Information Commissioner

  January 14, 2017 10:37 IST

  The Congress on Friday slammed the Modi government for taking away the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry from the purview of Information Commissioner M. Sridhar Acharyulu.

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  Cong-SP alliance in offing; Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav lead talks

  January 14, 2017 12:31 IST

  Pre-poll alliance between Congress and Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has almost been inked with last minute negotiations underway.

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  Mamata claims Rose Valley chit fund scam, LIC linked; demands arrest of FM, PM

  January 14, 2017 9:14 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the Rose Valley chit fund scam case had links with state-owned insurance group and investment company LIC.

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  ‘Unhappy’ PM Modi walks out of presentation midway

  January 14, 2017 12:32 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for posing a very clear and strict attitude towards discipline in professional life. Recently, two group of secretaries (GoS) were left red-faced when PM Modi expressed his unhappiness over their presentation wor

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  AAP alleges harassment by Income Tax department, says 'it will raid us'

  January 13, 2017 20:24 IST

  Alleging harassment by the Income Tax department, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that the officials are planning to raid it ahead of the Goa and Punjab assembly elections on February 4. AAP spokesman

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  Sidhu assured big role in Congress, will join in day or two, says Navjot Kaur

  January 13, 2017 20:23 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu will join the Congress in a "day or two" and has been assured of "significant" role in Punjab if it formed government in the state, his wife Navjot Kaur today said. She

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  Gandhi ji is too gigantic to be replaced by anyone: Congress targets PM Modi

  January 13, 2017 20:07 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the photo replacing controversy, the Congress today said that his ‘self love obsession bordering on narcissism’ has become his trademark. "A self projection obsession and

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  Punjab polls: Unfazed by EC complaint, Kejriwal asks voters to accept money from parties

  January 13, 2017 19:01 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today again asked the voters of Punjab to accept the money “offered” by political parties but “fool” them by voting only for the Aam Aadmi Party.

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  Manohar Parrikar dodges queries on his possible return to Goa politics

  March 02, 2017 11:12 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today parried queries on his possible return to Goa politics after the upcoming state Assembly elections.

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  Tushar Gandhi slams Modi’s photos on KVIC calendar, PMO justifies move

  January 13, 2017 14:17 IST

  Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi today came down heavily on the government for replacing the Bapu’s image with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the calendar and diaries of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).

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  Original manuscript of Indian Constitution had pictures of Hindu gods and gurus: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  January 13, 2017 13:35 IST

  Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the original manuscript of the Indian Constitution featured images of Hindu gods and gurus, suggesting the extent of ‘minority appeasement’ and ‘pseudo secularism’ prevalent in the country.

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  Nitish acknowledges PM’s praise on prohibition, asks Modi to ban liquor in BJP-ruled states

  January 13, 2017 13:00 IST

  A week after Prime Minister lauded the Bihar Chief Minister's efforts in implementing prohibition in the state, Nitish Kumar has now urged Narendra Modi to order a liquor ban in all states where the Bharatiya

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  LG Baijal returns Delhi govt’s proposal for 75 pc cut in DTC fares

  January 13, 2017 11:44 IST

  Najeeb Jung’s successor, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, has returned the file on the Delhi government’s proposal to slash DTC bus fares by 75 per cent.

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  Congress, Akhilesh-led SP alliance talks to revive after Election Commission’s hearing

  January 13, 2017 9:16 IST

  The talks of alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress are likely to revive after the Election Commission’s decision on the former’s party symbol ‘cycle’ today.

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  Manohar Parrikar could be next Goa Chief Minister, hints Nitin Gadkari

  March 02, 2017 11:13 IST

  Union Minister and BJP in-charge of Goa Assembly elections Nitin Gadkari has hinted that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar may be repatriated to his home state to head the government if party retains power here.

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  Samajwadi Party feud: Election Commission reserves order on party symbol

  January 13, 2017 18:58 IST

  The Election Commission of India is all set to hear the Samajwadi Party's warring factions led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav to settle the dispute over control of the party and its election symbol of ‘cycle’.

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  Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan admitted to ICU

  January 12, 2017 23:06 IST

  Union Minister and LJP president Ramvilas Paswan was on Thursday evening admitted to the ICU of a private hospital here after he complained of breathlessness.

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  Haj subsidy issue: Govt forms panel after Owaisi's call for removal

  January 12, 2017 22:03 IST

  The government on Thursday formed a six-member committee to look into the Haj subsidy issue in light of a 2012 Supreme Court order on gradually reducing and abolishing subsidy given to pilgrims by 2022.

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  PM's photos at petrol pumps violate model code, says Election Commission

  January 12, 2017 21:26 IST

  The Election Commission today said that photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on hoardings at petrol pumps in poll-bound Goa and on certificates issued by oil companies in Uttarakhand are violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

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  Rahul Gandhi’s comments against PM Modi reflect his worry, says Smriti Irani

  January 12, 2017 19:15 IST

  Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani today blasted Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is worried over the prime minister’s growing popularity.

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  Am personally monitoring quality of food served to Army, says Manohar Parrikar

  January 12, 2017 19:10 IST

  Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that he personally monitors quality of food served to Indian Army personnel.

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  Election Commission censures Sakshi Maharaj over his population boom remarks, issues warning

  January 12, 2017 19:28 IST

  BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, who last week blamed Muslims for population boom, was on today censured by the Election Commission but and has been let off with a warning.

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  PM Modi in, Mahatma Gandhi out in new Khadi calendars

  January 12, 2017 17:57 IST

  In a startling development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘replaced’ the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi in the 2017 wall calendar and table diary published by the Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), official sources