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  Punjab: Congress woos voters with ‘quit drugs and take job’ offer; 12 lakh sign up for scheme

  December 22, 2016 16:02 IST

  In a strategy the Congress in Punjab claims will prove to be a gamechanger in the upcoming Assembly elections, the party is promising jobs to those who pledge to quit drugs, if the party comes to power in the state that goes to polls next year.

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  Lalu compares PM Modi with ‘Uncle Podger’, says people will punish him for ‘demonetisation’

  December 22, 2016 15:45 IST

  Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav today blasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision to demonetise high-deniomination currency notes and said that the people of the country will punish him for banning the circulation of old Rs 50

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  Govt's decision to shift 17 OBC castes in SC list ‘mere drama’: Mayawati

  December 22, 2016 14:57 IST

  BSP supremo Mayawati today termed the Akhilesh Yadav government's assent to include 17 Other Backward Class (OBC) castes in the Scheduled Cast list as a ‘mere drama’.

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  Karnataka govt seeks 100 pc quota in private sector for locals in blue-collar jobs

  December 22, 2016 15:35 IST

  In a move intended to consolidate its local vote bank, the Karnataka government is planning to introduce 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in mainly blue-collar jobs in private sector industries across the state. The

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  Twitter blunder: When Karnataka CM mistook China’s Sichuan province for Siachen

  December 22, 2016 14:30 IST

  It is easy to get away with getting your names, spellings and facts wrong at some point, except if you happen to be a public figure, least of all in the field of politics.

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  UP clears proposal to include 17 OBC castes in SC list ahead of polls

  December 22, 2016 14:27 IST

  Playing the caste card ahead of the crucial Assembly polls slated for early next year, the Uttar Pradesh government today approved a proposal to shift 17 Other Backward Class (OBC) castes to the Scheduled Caste category.

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  Good that he has spoken, no chance of an earthquake now: PM Modi taunts Rahul Gandhi

  December 22, 2016 13:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today taunted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi using his ‘earthquake’ remark and said that he is ‘happy that the leader has learnt how to deliver speeches’.

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  Corruption bomb: SC termed documents cited by Rahul Gandhi as ‘zero, fictitious’

  December 22, 2016 11:50 IST

  The documents referred to by Rahul Gandhi to make bribery charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been termed ‘fictitious’ by the Supreme Court.

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  Congress claims it has ‘new’ information in which PM Modi may figure prominently: Report

  December 22, 2016 11:17 IST

  While the allegations made by Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “personal involvement” in corruption relating to ‘demonetisation’ may have failed to bring an “earthquake”, the grand old party has claimed that there could be more to come

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  PM Modi inaugurates Trade Facilitation Centre, Crafts Museum in Varanasi

  December 22, 2016 18:09 IST

  Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his Parliamentary constituency Varanasi today to lay the foundation of different hospital projects worth Rs 1,000 crore and launch other schemes.

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  Manipur: Lawmaker quits BJP alleging Centre's apathy, joins Congress

  December 22, 2016 6:45 IST

  In a big blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in poll-bound Manipur, saffron party's legislature leader in assembly Khumukcham Joykishan Singh have resigned and joined Congress. Singh described Centre's silence on the prevailing situation in

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  DMK, PMK demand dismissal of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary after I-T raids

  December 21, 2016 23:44 IST

  Leaders of Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK and PMK today demanded immediate dismissal of Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao.

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  Rahul Gandhi’s charge against PM Modi: Corruption bomb or damp squib?

  December 21, 2016 23:28 IST

  Rahul Gandhi today alleged that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister had taken money from Sahara and Birla groups and demanded an independent inquiry into it.

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  30 pc drop in revenue post demonetisation, says Andhra minister

  December 21, 2016 20:37 IST

  With no end to the lack of promptly accessible cash and long queues of people looking to exchange notes, Andhra Pradesh Finance minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu has said that the government’s decision to scrap Rs.500 and

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  Rahul Gandhi tries to troll PM Modi on demonetisation with this picture, gets trolled instead

  December 21, 2016 19:29 IST

  Amid growing resentment on the handling of demonetisation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today tried to troll the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes with a

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  Will Sushma Swaraj be the next President of India?

  December 21, 2016 18:44 IST

  The election to choose the next President of the country will take place in July next year. However, political circles are agog with speculations over who would be the presidential nominee of the ruling BJP.

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  BJP plays down Andhra CM’s criticism of demonetisation rollout

  December 21, 2016 18:40 IST

  The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today played down the criticism of demonetisation rollout by its ally and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu

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  Baseless allegations against our ‘Ganga-like pure PM’, BJP reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s charge

  December 21, 2016 18:36 IST

  BJP today defended the Prime Minister after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister had taken money from Sahara and Birla groups.

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  Congress should clarify if it thinks of Afzal Guru as ‘terrorist’ or ‘nationalist’, says Anurag Thakur

  December 21, 2016 18:35 IST

  BJP MP Anurag Thakur today accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of siding with those who raised anti-India slogans and asked his party to clarify whether it thinks of Afzal Guru as a “terrorist or a nationalist”.

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  Cash-hit Congress owes Rs 2 lakh to this Mumbai chai-wala

  December 21, 2016 17:52 IST

  India’s grand old party, which ruled the country for decades and has been out of power for over two years now, is faced with an acute cash crunch as it is finding it difficult to clear the dues of a neighbourhood chai-wala

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  PM Modi snatching money from poor to waive off loans of rich: Rahul Gandhi

  December 21, 2016 16:48 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes saying that the move was aimed to waive off loans of rich people by taking money from the poor.

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  Govt to take action against political parties which exist only on paper but enjoy tax exemptions

  December 21, 2016 16:15 IST

  The Union government has said that strict action will be initiated against the political parties which exist only on paper but enjoy tax exemptions.

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  Illusion of freedom of speech is a way to stifle dissent, says Shashi Tharoor

  December 21, 2016 16:07 IST

  Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that the creation of an illusion of freedom of speech is one of the more insidious ways to stifle dissent in the society.

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  Congress mocks RBI as ‘Reverse Bank of India’ for changing ‘demonetisation’ norms 126 times since Nov 8

  December 21, 2016 16:00 IST

  The Congress party today blasted the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for changing norms on ‘demonetisation’ 126 times since November 8, the day PM Narendra Modi announced ‘note ban’.

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  Congress leader Sajjan Kumar gets anticipatory bail in 1984 riots case

  December 21, 2016 15:43 IST

  A Delhi court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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  Maharashtra ACB gives clean chit to Pankaja Munde in 'chikki' scam

  December 21, 2016 15:13 IST

  The Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has given clean chit to state Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde in Rs 206 crore ‘chikki’ scam and recommended the closure of the case the BJP leader.

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  'Why don’t they raid Amit Shah?’: Mamata Banerjee slams I-T raids on Tamil Nadu chief secretary

  December 21, 2016 14:22 IST

  Terming the Income Tax raid at the house of Tamil Nadu chief secretary a “vindictive, unethical and technically improper action”, West Bengal Mamata Banerjee today wondered whether it was aimed at disturbing the federal structure of the country.

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  The terror snake is now biting its own master: Rijiju fires salvo at Pakistan

  December 21, 2016 14:16 IST

  Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for trying to create disturbance in Punjab saying that its terror policy was now backfiring. "A snake called terrorism has been bred by