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  Free WiFi in all colleges and universities from February: Nitish Kumar

  November 18, 2016 18:38 IST

  To help students in their studies, the Bihar government has decided to provide free WiFi facility in all colleges and universities in the state from February next year.

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  Shatrughan Sinha lauds PM Modi for ‘demonetisation’, calls him ‘dashing action hero’

  November 18, 2016 18:42 IST

  Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes

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  Priyanka Gandhi to play ‘major role’ in UP Assembly polls: Congress

  November 18, 2016 18:22 IST

  Amid demands that Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi join active politics ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to ensure party’s victory in the politically crucial state, the party today said that she will play a “major role” i

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  Jayalalithaa still in ICU but her mental functions 'absolutely normal': Apollo Hospital

  November 18, 2016 18:02 IST

  Jayalalithaa still in ICU but her mental functions 'absolutely normal': Apollo Hospital

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  Mamata Banerjee planning ‘Bharat Yatra’ against ‘note ban’ from Nov 24: Report

  November 18, 2016 15:48 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is reportedly planning a “Bharat Yatra” from November 24 to mobilize support against the ‘demonetisation’ move of the Narendra Modi-led government.

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  ATMs in Parliament House too running dry, some BJP MPs also unhappy over demonetisation: Report

  November 18, 2016 14:35 IST

  The high-security Parliament House complex has also been affected by the ongoing demonetisation drive of central government. On Thursday, the second day of the Winter Session, ATMs went dry at Parliament House, causing intense disappointment

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  India should welcome Pakistani artists and businessmen, says Shashi Tharoor

  November 18, 2016 13:30 IST

  Criticising Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the way he handled the ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ controversy, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that he is in favour of inviting Pakistani artists, creative people and businessmen t

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  Modi govt's refusal to roll back ‘note ban’ shows it has lost connect with people: Arvind Kejriwal

  November 18, 2016 12:36 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that the Narendra Modi government’s decision not to roll back the ‘demonetisation’ of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes shows that it has lost connect with the people of the country.

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  Many in BJP are bachelors: Baba Ramdev on demonetisation in wedding season

  November 18, 2016 12:14 IST

  With a massive cash crunch in the country evident from the long queues at banks and ATMs, the Narendra Modi government Thursday relaxed rules for the families planning marriage and allowed them to withdraw Rs

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  Winter session: Ruckus continues over demonetisation, both houses adjourned

  November 18, 2016 12:12 IST

  A united opposition is confronting the Narendra Modi government over its move to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes which has resulted in huge cash crunch in the country. Both houses opened to

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  Inking people 'senseless, fascist and Nazist' act by Modi govt, says Congress

  November 18, 2016 12:04 IST

  The Congress has accused the Narendra Modi government of “branding” people by applying ink on those who are visiting banks for exchanging demonetised currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations.

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  Rs 91 lakh seized from Maharashtra minister Subhash Deshmukh’s vehicle

  November 18, 2016 9:59 IST

  Opposition Congress and NCP today demanded the sacking of Maharashtra Cooperative Minister Subhash Deshmukh amid reports of seizure of Rs. 91 lakh from vehicle belonging to the minister.

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  Demonetisation ‘decision of the century’, will change nation’s mindset: Jitendra Singh

  November 18, 2016 10:23 IST

  Calling demonetisation the "decision of the century", Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that it would not only streamline India's economy, but would also revolutionise the nation’s mindset

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  Create constituency of goodwill in Pakistan: Shashi Tharoor

  November 17, 2016 23:33 IST

  India needs to create a constituency of goodwill among Pakistani people to protect its own interests, Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former Union Minister, today said.

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  'No words to express my gratitude', says Sushma Swaraj after MP traffic cop offers kidney

  November 17, 2016 20:14 IST

  Sushma Swaraj, who tweeted yesterday about her kidney failure, has received prayers and good wishes for her speedy recovery from all quarters and at least one person has offered his kidney.

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  ‘Bulandshahr gangrape a political conspiracy’: Azam Khan offers unconditional apology after SC directive

  November 17, 2016 20:00 IST

  Following a directive by the Supreme Court, senior UP Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today tendered an unconditional apology to the Bulandshahr gangrape victims for his controversial remarks that the crime was a ‘political conspiracy’.

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  Scrap demonetisation move in 3 days or face revolt: Mamata, Kejriwal warn PM Modi

  November 17, 2016 19:58 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday warned the government to scrap the demonetisation decision in three days or face a revolt.

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  No option but to accept Ram Gopal Yadav’s return in Samajwadi Party: Amar Singh

  November 17, 2016 19:49 IST

  Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today said he has ‘no option but to accept the decision of party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav to revoke the expulsion of Ram Gopal’.

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  Those opposing demonetisation exposing themselves: Amit Shah blasts opposition parties

  November 17, 2016 19:40 IST

  Coming down heavily on opposition parties for protesting against the demonetisation move, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah today said that ‘those opposing the exercise were exposing themselves as anyone who is clean has no reason to q

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  Railways was British govt’s big colonial scam, says Shashi Tharoor

  November 17, 2016 19:19 IST

  Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that the perception that Indians should be grateful to the British for giving the country the facility of Railways is not really true. He pointed out that

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  Note ban killed more people than Uri attacks, says Ghulam Nabi Azad; ruling MPs fume

  November 17, 2016 18:59 IST

  Rajya Sabha today witnessed a sharp clash after Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad’s apparent comparison between the deaths during demonetisation crisis and the Uri terror attack casualties.

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  Fighter jets, racing cars, mega coverage: Akhilesh Yadav set to make inauguration of Agra-Lucknow Expressway a grand affair

  November 17, 2016 18:53 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is planning to inaugurate his pet project - the 302-kilometres long Agra-Lucknow Expressway on November 21, a day ahead of his father’s birthday.

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  Shiv Sena invokes Bal Thackeray to slam PM Modi's note ban

  November 17, 2016 18:30 IST

  Shiv Sena, the alliance partner of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra, today invoked its founder Bal Thackeray to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'demonetisation' move.

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  Demonetisation: No question of rollback, Opposition trying to scuttle discussion, says government

  November 17, 2016 18:28 IST

  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today rejected the demand of the Chief Ministers of Delhi and West Bengal to scrap the demonetisation decision and said that the ruckus by opposition parties in Parliament was a deliberate attempt to scuttle a cons

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  Madhya Pradesh bypolls on Nov 19 first litmus test for BJP after demonetisation

  November 17, 2016 18:00 IST

  After demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will face its first litmus test on November 19 when polling will take place for Shahdol Lok Sabha and Nepanagar Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh.

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  As Kejriwal, Mamata knock at RBI's door, pro-Modi slogans raised in protest

  November 17, 2016 17:50 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who addressed a rally against demonetisation at Azadpur Mandi and later turned up at the Reserve Bank of India office, faced protest at both venues with people raising slogans in favour of PM Modi.

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  Serious about bringing back Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya: Government tells RS

  November 17, 2016 17:38 IST

  The government today refuted opposition parties’ charge that it was not serious about getting controversial liquor baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.

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  Punjab elections: Congress demands polls under President’s rule, early imposition of model code of conduct

  November 17, 2016 16:56 IST

  Punjab unit of the Congress party today demanded imposition of President's rule in the state and holding Assembly polls under a neutral administration in single phase while expressing concern over "worsening" law and order situation.