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  Digital economy is honest governance: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  December 26, 2016 7:36 IST

  Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday urged the people to switch to digital methods of payment, saying digital economy is a honest governance.

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  No alliance in UP, Cong ‘capable enough’ to fight elections on its own: Raj Babbar

  December 26, 2016 7:09 IST

  The Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar on Sunday ruled out the Congress having alliance with any party in the coming state Assembly elections, saying the party is "capable enough" to fight elections on its

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  Embarrassment for Congress as video of a man tying K’taka CM’s shoelaces goes viral

  December 26, 2016 6:56 IST

  In an embarrassment to the ruling Congress party in Karnataka, a video of a person tying Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s shoelaces at an event in Mysuru has gone viral, prompting opposition BJP to dub him as

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  An ‘Atal’ Journey: Know some interesting facts about old hand politician Vajpayee

  December 25, 2016 18:24 IST

  The veteran politician and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 92 years old today. Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Awarded with highest civilian award of the Republic

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  An ‘Atal’ Journey: Know some interesting facts about old hand politician Vajpayee

  December 25, 2016 18:24 IST

  The veteran politician and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 92 years old today. Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Awarded with highest civilian award of the Republic

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  Law against 'benami' properties will soon be operationalised: PM in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

  December 25, 2016 14:16 IST

  Carrying forward his war against corruption and black money post-demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday that the government will soon operationalise a strong law to effectively deal with 'benami' properties and this was just

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  PM Modi greets Nawaz Sharif, Vajpayee on their birthdays

  December 25, 2016 9:00 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, notwithstanding the severe chill in relations between the two countries.

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  Money has become important for Kejriwal, says Anna after AAP removes donor list from website

  December 25, 2016 7:09 IST

  Anna Hazare on Saturday questioned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s motive behind removing the list of donors from the AAP website since June this year and asked him what differentiates the AAP now from other political parti

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  PM Modi threw a firebomb in form of note ban, says Rahul Gandhi

  December 24, 2016 20:20 IST

  Latest in the series of attacks at the central government's demonetisation decision, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said the move is "anti-poor", favours 50 corporate families and is a "firebomb on country's cash economy".

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  Cashless economy’ is a bigger dream than ‘achche din’, says Akhilesh Yadav

  December 24, 2016 18:58 IST

  ​Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘demonetisation’ move and said that ‘cashless economy’ is a bigger dream than 'achche din'.

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  Top brass of SP to decide on Congress alliance, says Amar Singh

  December 24, 2016 18:54 IST

  Samajwadi Party (SP) General secretary Amar Singh today said that the top leadership of the party will take a final call on electoral alliance between SP and the Congress.

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  BJP 'hijacking' Shivaji memorial event in bad taste: Shiv Sena

  December 24, 2016 18:45 IST

  Sounding unhappy with its senior partner in Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena today alleged that the BJP has “hijacked” the Shivaji memorial event to take political benefit.

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  PM Modi openly challenges corrupt to sustain before 125 crore Indians

  December 24, 2016 18:27 IST

  Signalling the beginning of end of black money keepers in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today challenged the corrupt to sustain in front of the 125 crore Indians. While addressing a rally at Mumbai’s

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  Sanjay Nirupam alleges ‘house arrest’ ahead of Congress’ ‘silent’ morcha against PM Modi

  December 24, 2016 17:14 IST

  Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, who was to carry out a ‘silent’ morcha of his party workers at the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, today claimed that he was placed under “house

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  Rahul Gandhi weakening fight against black money: BJP

  December 24, 2016 17:10 IST

  Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for making scathing attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the Congress Vice President is engaging in “baseless and uncalled for rhetoric” only to

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  ‘Amma statue’ to be placed at Pose Garden to keep Jayalalthaa’s memory alive

  December 24, 2016 15:51 IST

  On Friday, Vijayawada based sculptor BSV Prasad delivered a huge statute of the departed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to her close confidant Sasikala Natarajan.

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  Demonetisation drive for country’s bright future, not for political gains: PM Modi

  December 24, 2016 14:29 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his government will not take decisions for short term political gains and will ensure country has a bright future.

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  Rumours of SP-Cong-RLD alliance in UP ‘baseless’, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

  December 24, 2016 13:05 IST

  Senior Congress leader and party in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi azad has said that the rumours over the alliance between the Samajwadi Party, Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections as “completel

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  Samajwadi Party, Congress, RLD reach seat-sharing accord for 2017 UP polls: Report

  December 24, 2016 11:27 IST

  Negotiations between the Samajwadi Party, Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are at last stage for a pre-poll alliance ahead of next year’s crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.

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  BJP's Parivartan Yatra covering 18,000 km in poll-bound UP to culminate in Lucknow today

  December 24, 2016 9:42 IST

  The BJP's four Parivartan Yatras will culminate in a mega roadshow in Lucknow today after covering 18,000 kilometres in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

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  PM Modi performs 'bhoomipujan' for Chhatrapati Shivaji memorial in Arabian Sea

  December 24, 2016 15:03 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Mumbai today on a day-long visit to Maharashtra, where he will lay the foundation stones of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial at an island in Arabian Sea off Mumbai Coast.

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  Admit that demonetisation was a mistake as it made 45 cr people like beggars: Chidambaram to Modi

  December 24, 2016 8:39 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi should admit that demonetisation was a "flawed" decision which has badly hit the people, Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram said.

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  Congress-tweeted list of Sahara entries also has Sheila Dikshit's name

  December 24, 2016 8:37 IST

  Days after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking Rs 40 crore in kickbacks from Sahara as the CM of Gujarat, his party on Friday inadvertently also showed its Uttar Pradesh chief ministerial candidate Shei

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  Left Front sweeps Tripura panchayat by-polls

  December 23, 2016 23:55 IST

  The ruling Left Front party in Tripura on Friday won 43 out of 47 seats in the panchayat bypolls, elections for which was held on December 21, officials said. Secretary of the State Election Commission

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  Venkaiah Naidu praises PM Modi’s demonetisation decision, hints at lower interest rate regime

  December 23, 2016 23:36 IST

  Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today termed demonetisation of high value bills as a “historic decision” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that PM’s focus is to help the poor even as he indicated

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  Amid cash crunch, PM Modi calls NITI Aayog meeting to review economy

  December 23, 2016 20:15 IST

  In an effort to deal with ongoing currency crunch post demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a high-level meeting at NITI Aayog on Tuesday to take stock of the economy and other imperative issues.

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  Roopa Ganguly admitted to a Kolkata hospital with blood clots in brain

  December 23, 2016 19:58 IST

  Actress-turned-politician and a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party Roopa Ganguly has been admitted to a hospital in Kolkata after she complained of severe headache and partial loss of vision. Ganguly is known for playing

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  Congress blames deal between BJP-AAP behind Najeeb Jung's ouster

  December 23, 2016 19:49 IST

  The Congress on Friday alleged that a deal was struck between the BJP and the AAP not to make the Shunglu Committee report public, which led to the ouster of Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. "I