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  ‘Wani ruling J&K’, says Engineer Rasheed; compares militant to Subhash Chandra Bose, Raj Guru

  January 04, 2017 14:44 IST

  Engineer Rasheed, said that the huge funeral of slain Hizbiul commander Burhan Wani was enough to confirm that Burhan was ruling the hearts of people in the Valley despite the state being ruled through the barrel of a gun.

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  Odisha Panchayat elections: BJP, BJD trade poll code violation charges

  January 04, 2017 14:32 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party and Biju Janata Dal have registered complaints against each other at the State Election Commission (SEC) over violation of model code of conduct ahead of Panchayat polls in Odisha. A BJD

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  Sidhu to contest from Amritsar East as Congress nominee, says wife

  January 04, 2017 14:26 IST

  Putting an end to the speculations regarding cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu following his exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party, his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu today said that he will contest the Punjab Assembly polls on a Congress ticket.

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  Seven-phase polling in UP; Punjab and Goa to vote on Feb 4, Uttarakhand on Feb 15; Counting on March 11

  January 04, 2017 13:13 IST

  The Election Commission of India is announcing the dates for the assembly elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa.

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  Manipur polls: Irom Sharmila to contest against CM Okram Ibobi

  January 04, 2017 11:50 IST

  Manipur’s ‘iron lady’ Irom Sharmila, who fasted for 16 years to demand the repeal of AFSPA, has announced that she will take on Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in the upcoming assembly polls.

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  MK Stalin appointed working president of DMK

  January 04, 2017 10:49 IST

  The General Council of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Wednesday appointed party treasurer M.K. Stalin as the working president of the party. Stalin's appointment comes close on the heels of another power shift that took

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  Election Commission to announce poll dates for five states today

  January 04, 2017 11:56 IST

  The Election Commission is set to announce the polling dates for fove states-Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa — on Wednesday. A press conference will be held at 12:00 pm where Chief Election Commissioner

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  Gujarat CM rules out early polls, blames Congress for ‘rumour’

  January 04, 2017 0:02 IST

  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today on Tuesday rubbished speculations about the possibility of early Assembly polls in the state and blamed the Congress for spreading such rumours.

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  Watch video: Karnataka BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde in row for allegedly thrashing doctors

  January 03, 2017 23:37 IST

  BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde has landed in a controversy after he was caught on camera while thrashing two doctors and a staff member of a private hospital at Sirsi, Karnataka.

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  My statement on Bengaluru incident taken out of context: Karnataka minister

  January 03, 2017 23:21 IST

  Having stirred an uproar with insensitive remarks in connection to Bengaluru’s horrific 31st December night, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara today said his statement on the incident was interpreted out of context. "I am extremely

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  Parameshwara, Abu Azmi summoned by NCW over ‘disgusting statements’

  January 03, 2017 23:19 IST

  Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi on Tuesday were summoned by the NCW over their objectionable remarks on the alleged incident of mass molestation of women in Bengaluru on New Year Eve.

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  Aiming to achieve USD 2 billion defence export target by 2019: Manohar Parrikar

  January 03, 2017 22:13 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi–led NDA government aims to achieve a $2 billion (Rs 13,600 crore) defence export target by the end of its term in May 2019.

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  Electoral reforms next after note ban? PM to discuss at all-party meet

  January 03, 2017 20:20 IST

  Having favoured the agenda of electoral reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to raise the issue of bringing about changes in poll funding rules and holding of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and

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  Drought staring at Tamil Nadu, says CM O Panneerselvam; assures relief

  January 03, 2017 19:29 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said that the state is on the verge of being hit by a brought due to failure of the North East monsoon and assured farmers that they would

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  Don't like feud in any family: Rajnath Singh on Mulayam-Akhilesh battle

  January 03, 2017 19:07 IST

  With the battle between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav over control of Samajwadi Party reaching extreme levels, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he does not like when members of

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  TMC workers attack BJP office in Kolkata after Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s arrest, CRPF deployed

  January 03, 2017 21:12 IST

  Soon after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cried foul against the Centre over the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with the Rs 15,000 crore Rose Valley ponzi scam, the students’ wing of ruling party attacke

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  EC discusses poll preparedness, may announce schedule for 5 states tomorrow

  January 03, 2017 20:20 IST

  The Election Commission today convened a meeting of Chief Electoral Officers and Nodal officers of five poll-bound states to review final leg of preparedness before announcing the schedule of Assembly elections in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarak

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  BJP not to project chief minister face for UP polls; to fight on development agenda: Venkaiah Naidu

  January 03, 2017 17:21 IST

  Union Minister and senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said that the party will contest the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh without announcing its chief ministerial candidate.

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  Truce distant as Akhilesh-Mulayam's three-hour meet ends inconclusively

  January 03, 2017 20:21 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday met his estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav even as the two factions of the Samajwadi party staked claim to the party’s election symbol cycle.

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  Former minister and ex-speaker of Puducherry VMC Sivakumar hacked to death

  January 03, 2017 16:54 IST

  Former minister and ex-speaker of Union Territory of Puducherry VMC Sivakumar was hacked to death by unknown assailants at noon today.

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  59 youths joined militancy after Burhan Wani's killing, Mehbooba Mufti tells J-K Assembly

  January 03, 2017 16:22 IST

  A total of 59 Kashmiri youths joined militant ranks after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in an encounter with security forces on July 8 last year.

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  ‘Nudity has become fashionable': SP’s Abu Azmi blames women for Bengaluru’s mass molestation

  January 03, 2017 16:29 IST

  A day after Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara triggered an uproar with his irresponsible comments over the ordeal that Bengaluru women went through on New Year’s Eve, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi today went on

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  CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay in Rose Valley scam, irked Mamata says arrest Modi

  January 03, 2017 16:42 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today arrested Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandopadhyay for his alleged role in the Rose Valley chit fund scam, arguably the biggest ponzi fraud to have hit the country.

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  60 pc drop in Naxal activities post demonetisation, says Rajnath Singh

  January 03, 2017 15:39 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that there has been a sharp drop in the activities of Naxals since the government’s decision to scrap high-denomination currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000.

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  Day after SC ruling, Mayawati advises Muslims not to split their vote

  January 03, 2017 14:27 IST

  A day after the Supreme Court ruled that seeking votes in the name of religion during polls is illegal, BSP supremo Mayawati today cautioned Muslims in Uttar Pradesh not to split their votes and said that Dalits won't be swayed by hollow words.

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  90 pc SP lawmakers support Akhilesh Yadav, Ram Gopal tells EC

  January 03, 2017 16:35 IST

  Ram Gopal Yadav, senior Samajwadi Party leader and close confidante of UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, today met Election Commission officials in New Delhi to stake claim over party's election symbol 'cycle'. Ram Gopal claimed

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  Bengaluru mass molestation: Uproar over Karnataka minister’s ‘irresponsible’ remarks

  January 03, 2017 13:46 IST

  Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju condemning Karnataka Home minister G Parameshwara for his remarks and sought immediate action on the culprits.

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  Budget Session likely from Jan 31; General Budget to be tabled on Feb 1

  January 03, 2017 12:41 IST

  The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) met here today to take a call on advancing the Budget Session of Parliament to the last week of January.