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  Days after daughter’s lavish wedding, I-T raids at mining baron Janardhan Reddy’s Bellary office

  November 21, 2016 16:09 IST

  Mining baron and former Karnataka minister B Janardhan Reddy, recently in news for an extravagant wedding of his daughter, on Monday faced the ire of Income Tax department which raided the office of his mining company in Karnataka’s Bellary.

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  Kejriwal retweets misleading photo about man's suicide over 'demonetisation'

  November 21, 2016 15:03 IST

  In a major Twitter gaffe, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal retweeted an unverified information pertaining to the death of a person due to PM Modi's demonetisation drive and later deleted the video. The Delhi CM

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  Great sentiment in favour of notes ban, should respect it: Nitish Kumar

  November 21, 2016 16:41 IST

  Even as most of the opposition is standing against Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is resolute in his support to the Indian Prime Minister. Addressing his party workers, Kumar said, "Prime

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  Told soldiers to shoot enemy, not wait to be martyred: Manohar Parrikar

  November 21, 2016 13:50 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the armed forces in Kashmir have complete power to shoot at those wielding guns, instead of waiting for the terrorists to open fire and “getting martyred”. “When

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  At UP Expressway opening, fighter jets and praise for CM from Shivpal

  November 21, 2016 13:39 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will today inaugurate his dream project – the six lane Agra-Lucknow Greenfield expressway – in Unnao.

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  Winter Session day 4: Opposition trying new tactics to stall parliament, says Arun Jaitley

  November 21, 2016 12:03 IST

  The issue of demonetisation continued to rock Parliament as a united opposition upped the ante against the Narendra Modi-led government and demanded an explanation over PM's abrupt outlawing of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency

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  Hardik Patel slams govt for currency ban; vows to ‘uproot BJP’ from Gujarat

  November 21, 2016 10:32 IST

  Patel quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Sunday slammed the Centre for its demonetisation move, claiming it only increased the hardships of the common man. Addressing a massive rally of his community in Bhayavadar town

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  Demonetisation: Opposition to co-ordinate attack inside and outside parliament

  November 21, 2016 9:55 IST

  After protesting inside parliament for three days of winter session over banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, a united opposition is now vying to corner government outside Parliament through a joint agitation. Congress

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  Need to root out Islamic terrorism from India: Subramanian Swamy

  November 21, 2016 7:25 IST

  BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today demanded a definite policy to fight "Islamic terrorism" which, he said, was responsible for polarising communities and creating chaos in country.

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  Indore-Patna Exp accident: PM Modi announces ex-gratia, Suresh Prabhu orders enquiry

  November 20, 2016 13:40 IST

  Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday ordered an enquiry into the derailment of Indore-Patna Express, in which over 90 people were killed warning of strictest action against those responsible.

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  Amit Shah attacks Congress, SP over dynastic politics

  November 19, 2016 23:47 IST

  In an attack on Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP, the BJP president Amit Shah today said that “most of the parties” have been reduced to families and castes unlike his which “believes in the politics

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  72 pc turnout in Hayuliang assembly by-poll in Arunachal Pradesh

  November 19, 2016 23:07 IST

  72 per cent voting was recorded today in the by-election to Hayuliang constituency in the remote Anjaw district, bordering China, of Arunachal Pradesh. The polling, which began at 7 am, was peaceful without any incident

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  MP Bypolls: 62.71 pc voting recorded in Shahdol, 71.25 pc in Nepanagar

  November 19, 2016 20:19 IST

  An estimated 62.71 per cent voting was recorded in the by-election to the Shahdol Lok Sabha constituency, while the turn out was 71.25 per cent in Nepanagar Assembly seat, in Madhya Pradesh, today. The by-polls

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  Mamata Banerjee warns of stir if demonetisation not withdrawn in three days

  November 19, 2016 20:14 IST

  TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today once again threatened a protest movement from Monday if the demonetisation decision was not withdrawn within the three-day deadline.

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  If no shortage, why are banks not exchanging old notes: Chidambaram

  November 19, 2016 19:58 IST

  Attacking the Centre over demonetisation, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday questioned why banks were not exchanging old currency notes if there was no shortage of new notes and those of Rs 100 denomination

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  Priyanka Gandhi yet to give her consent to campaign, says UP Congress leader

  November 19, 2016 17:27 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Congress campaign committee chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh today said that party president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has not yet given her consent to campaign in the poll-bound state.

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  If demonetisation fails, there will be anarchy: Raj Thackeray

  November 19, 2016 16:42 IST

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray today launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the November 8 decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

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  Demonetisation to bring probity in politics, government: Rajnath Singh

  November 19, 2016 16:32 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today once again lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation policy saying the ‘action will bring probity in political and administrative works besides reducing the gap between rich and poor’.

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  Those robbed of black money not letting Parliament work: Smriti Irani’s veiled attack on Congress

  November 19, 2016 16:23 IST

  Union Minister Smriti Irani today hit out at Opposition parties for protesting against demonetisation policy.

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  Jayalalithaa shifted to special room from ICU at Chennai hospital

  November 19, 2016 21:23 IST

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Chennai for fever and dehydration on September 22, will be shifted to a special room from the Intensive Critical Care (ICU) today.

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  55 died due to demonetisation, PM Modi must apologise: Congress

  November 19, 2016 13:06 IST

  The Congress party has held Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for the death of 55 people due to demonetisation and asked him to apologise to their families and the country.

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  PM Modi poor's messiah, opposition does not want debate in Parliament: Venkaiah Naidu

  November 19, 2016 12:04 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the poor's ‘messiah’, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said here as he accused the Opposition of shying away from a debate on demonetisation issue in the Parliament.

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  Voting begins for bypolls in eight assembly, four LS constituencies

  November 19, 2016 9:12 IST

  The polling for three Tamil Nadu assembly constituencies -- Thirupparankundram, Aravakkurichi and Thanjavur -- and the lone Nellithope constituency in Puducherry began at 7 a.m. on Saturday.

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  Want to transform Railways with changing times, says PM Modi

  November 18, 2016 22:51 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed to Rail Vikas Shivir at Surajkund through video conferencing and said that there is an incredible need to change Indian Railways with the quickly change of the century

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  TDP MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao offers to donate kidney to Sushma Swaraj

  November 18, 2016 22:42 IST

  In the midst of surge of kidney donation in AIIMS for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao has outpoured his sympathy by offering his kidney to Swaraj

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  PM Modi meets President Mukherjee as demonetisation chaos continues

  November 18, 2016 22:33 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on President Pranab Mukherjee and apprised him of the situation triggered by the decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

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  To counter united Opposition, PM Modi asks MPs to publicise demonetisation benefits

  November 18, 2016 20:29 IST

  As the opposition parties united in Parliament to corner the government over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked BJP MPs to extensively publicise the benefits of the ‘historic’ exercise and steps taken for mitigation of their pro

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  Who is responsible for over 50 deaths due to ‘note ban’, Lalu Prasad asks PM Modi

  November 18, 2016 19:21 IST

  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain who was responsible for the over 50 deaths that took place due to the central government’s decision to ‘demonetise’ Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes.