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  Opponents trying to end my political career: Nitish Kumar

  November 29, 2016 11:08 IST

  Hitting out at his political rivals, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that his opponents are trying to end his political career through a sustained attack.

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  Parliament House too hit by cash deficit

  November 28, 2016 23:38 IST

  The temple of Indian democracy, Parliament House, has also been victimised by cash crunch. Staff at the reception where various souvenirs are sold, the canteens in the premises as well as tea vendors are battling

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  BJP emerges winner in Maharashtra municipal polls, says mandate for demonetisation

  November 29, 2016 9:42 IST

  BJP on Monday emerged as the major gainer in the first phase of municipal council polls winning 39 municipal chief's posts of the 147 urban local bodies.

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  Black money increased by 10 times after demonetisation, claims Kejriwal; declares move a ‘flop’

  November 28, 2016 20:54 IST

  Kejriwal today claimed that black money and corruption have increased by 10 times ever since the ban of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.

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  Navjot Sidhu’s wife, former Olympian Pargat Singh join Cong ahead of Punjab polls

  November 28, 2016 18:53 IST

  In an expected turn of events ahead of Punjab Assembly polls, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and former Olympian Pargat Singh on Monday joined the Congress party.

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  Mahesh Sharma ‘corrects’ Kejriwal, says all payments for ‘son’s wedding paid through banks’

  November 28, 2016 18:49 IST

  BJP MP and Union Tourism minister Mahesh Sharma today responded to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s remarks raising doubts on how the central minister managed his ‘daughter’s’ upcoming wedding amid the cash crunch.

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  JBT scam: Delhi HC grants a month's parole to INLD leader Ajay Chautala

  November 28, 2016 18:38 IST

  INLD leader Ajay Chautala, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a teachers' recruitment scam case, was on Monday granted a month's parole by the Delhi High Court for maintaining social ties.

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  Can’t tolerate insults by Akhilesh Yadav any longer: Amar Singh

  November 28, 2016 17:21 IST

  A ‘hurtful’ Amar Singh confided in Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav as he complained to his party chief about continuous insults targeted at him by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his supporters.

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  Govt proposes 50 pc tax on unaccounted deposits, 85 pc penalty if caught; Bill moved in LS

  November 28, 2016 16:56 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to amend the Income Tax law to impose tax on deposits made post-demonetisation.

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  SBI’s decision to cut FD interest rates by 1.9 pc draws Kejriwal’s ire, calls it a blow to middle class

  November 28, 2016 14:06 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the Centre after interest rates for fixed deposits were slashed by the State Bank of India (SBI) and termed the move as a "huge blow" to the middle class.

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  ‘People will loot banks’: Shiv Sena backs Shivaji kin Bhosale's remark on note ban

  November 28, 2016 13:59 IST

  Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Monday backed NCP MP Udayan Raje Bhosale's remarks that if the post-demonetisation situation fails to improve soon, "people will loot banks".

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  How BJP MP Mahesh Sharma managed daughter's wedding in Rs 2.5 lakh, asks Kejriwal

  November 28, 2016 13:32 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at BJP MP and central minister Mahesh Sharma, questioning how he managed his child's upcoming wedding and if he was making payments in cheques. Kejriwal also

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  ‘If you want PM to come, he will’: Rajnath Singh tells Opposition

  November 28, 2016 14:10 IST

  A relentless Opposition, that saw divisions over the call for a nationwide shutdown, today maintained its ante inside Parliament with protests continuing in the Lok Sabha against the government over the demonetisation issue, forcing adjournment

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  Demonetisation: Mixed response to bandh call by opposition parties, police detains DMK's Stalin

  November 28, 2016 14:49 IST

  Amid a nation wide call for protest over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a crucial meet with ministers in parliament on Monday. The bandh, called for by the ruling Left Democratic Front has crippled

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  Only those hiding black money were against demonetisation: BJP

  November 28, 2016 10:47 IST

  The Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) today said those who were hoarding black money and evading income tax alone raised the banner of revolt against the Centre' move to combat corruption and fake currency, through demonetisation.

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  Opposition to hold nation-wide protests over demonetisation today but remains divided over bandh

  November 28, 2016 7:54 IST

  The ban on old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 by Narendra Modi government has brought most of the opposition together as they plan to launch country wide protest on Monday. However,

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  Demonetisation has choked funding for terrorism, borders are now secure: Parrikar

  November 28, 2016 6:58 IST

  Demonetisation is a "surgical strike" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on black money and it has choked the funding for terrorism and crime, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday.

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  Was shivering on first day in office as Defence Minister: Manohar Parrikar

  November 28, 2016 6:48 IST

  In a candid admission, Manohar Parrikar today said he was "shivering" on his first in office as Defence Minister though he tried to put up a brave face.

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  Would've resigned if notes were banned in my tenure: Chidambaram

  November 28, 2016 12:11 IST

  Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram today said that he would have left politics if demonetisation was implemented in his tenure as Finance Minister. "Had I been the Finance Minister, and the Prime Minister had proposed

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  Neither India nor Pak can snatch Kashmir from each other: Farooq Abdullah

  November 27, 2016 21:51 IST

  Neither India could take back Pak-occupied-Kashmir nor Pakistan has the power to take this part of Kashmir by going to war, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said today as he concluded that

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  Arvind Kejriwal demands Sukhbir Singh Badal's resignation over jailbreak

  November 27, 2016 20:40 IST

  Following the incident of two Khalistani terrorists fleeing from a jail in Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal today demanded the resignation of Punjab Home Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. "Punjab Home Minister should immediately resign taking

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  Congress calls for 'Jan Aakrosh Diwas' instead of Bharat bandh tomorrow

  November 27, 2016 19:35 IST

  The Congress today said that it has not called for a 'Bharat bandh' or a countrywide shutdown on Monday but 'Jan Aakrosh Diwas' to hold protests over demonetisation as it accused the BJP of spreading

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  SYL issue can bring back terrorism in Punjab, says Amarinder Singh

  November 27, 2016 18:47 IST

  The construction of the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to provide water to neighbouring Haryana can trigger the return of Khalistani terrorism in this border state, Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh has warned. There are

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  Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal having ‘sleepless nights’: Amit Shah hits back

  November 27, 2016 17:54 IST

  Battling an all round attack from the opposition parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah today countered the remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for scrapping Rs 500/1000 notes. Hitting back on the

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  How can illiterate farmers do e-banking: Manish Sisodia asks PM

  November 27, 2016 16:57 IST

  After Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made an appeal to the citizens to embrace internet banking, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia wondered how millions of farmers and labourers could do e- or mobile banking

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  Demonetisation has united people in strange ways, says PM Modi

  November 27, 2016 16:49 IST

  Facing ire for his decision to dismiss the high denomination currency notes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today remained firm on his stand as he said that the November 8 move has led to societal and

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  Watch: PM Modi mocks opposition for organising ‘Bharat Bandh’ to protest note ban move

  November 27, 2016 15:08 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed opposition parties for their 'Bharat Bandh' call against demonetisaion, saying they are organising the strike at a time when he is trying to root out corruption and black money.

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  Arun Jaitley defends Urjit Patel after Jairam Ramesh demands RBI Governor’s resignation

  November 27, 2016 14:31 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday came to the defence of Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel in the wake of criticism by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.