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  Stop stone-pelting, come forward for dialogue: Mehbooba tells protesters

  October 21, 2016 16:20 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today urged protesting people to support the government to bring back normalcy. Reiterating that her government wants to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the border state, Mufti

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  ‘Kejriwal is Farzilal’, trying to spread unrest in Gujarat: CM Vijay Rupani

  October 21, 2016 13:13 IST

  Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today slammed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleging that he has come to Gujarat only to spread unrest in the state. In an exclusive interview to India TV, Rupani said, "He

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  Scrap English as compulsory language, references that insult Indian culture: RSS body tells MHRD

  October 21, 2016 13:18 IST

  the RSS-affiliated Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN) has suggested the HRD ministry to gradually remove English as medium of instruction and emphasise on Indian languages at all levels of education.

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  BJP to approach election commission against Akhilesh Yadav's photo on ration cards

  October 21, 2016 10:33 IST

  BJP has threatened to move the Election Commission if the Uttar Pradesh government did not remove the photograph of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the new ration cards. "People are angry to see Akhilesh Yadav's

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  Rafale is the best deal: Manohar Parrikar rejects Swaraj Abhiyan charge

  October 21, 2016 8:51 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday rejected Swaraj Abhiyan's Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav's allegation that the government paid double price to France for Rafale fighter jets.

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  Mulayam’s second wife plotting against Akhilesh: SP MLC Udayveer

  October 21, 2016 13:14 IST

  Udayveer Singh has accused Mulayam Singh Yadav’s second wife of being part of the conspiracy against Akhilesh, saying the party patriarch needed to make way for his son.

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  Varun Gandhi quashes claims of being honey-trapped by arms dealer

  October 21, 2016 10:44 IST

  BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday denied allegations of being "honey trapped and compromised" by defence middleman Abhishek Verma and said he didn't pass on any "secret data".

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  Shivpal meets Akhilesh with invitation to Samajwadi Party’s silver jubilee celebrations

  October 20, 2016 23:20 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party chief Shivpal Yadav on Thursday met Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with an invitation to party's jubilee celebrations scheduled on November 5

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  Govt knew Varun Gandhi ‘leaked defence secrets’, did not act fearing it would jeopardise Rafale deal: Prashant Bhushan

  October 20, 2016 22:32 IST

  Prashant Bhushan has questioned the government for its alleged inaction in the matter of a BJP MP Varun Gandhi’s alleged involvement in the leak of sensitive defence documents

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  In parting shot, Rita Bahuguna questions Rahul's leadership, says ‘country won't accept him as PM’

  October 20, 2016 23:53 IST

  Rita Bahuguna Joshi today attacked Congress VP Rahul Gandhi for his Khoon ki Dalali remarks and said that the country would never accept him as the Prime Minister.

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  Cong reacts to Bahuguna’s exit, says BJP gathering army of opportunists

  October 20, 2016 19:21 IST

  Reacting to senior leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi's exit from the party ahead of the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of "accumulating an army of opportunists", and added that

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  Punjab polls: Sidhu welcome to join ‘without condition’, says Congress

  October 20, 2016 19:22 IST

  Punjab Congress on Thursday refuted reports of having offered Navjot Singh Sidhu the Deputy Chief Minister's post if the party comes to power in the state.

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  Triple talaq: Discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to freedom of religion, says Law minister

  October 20, 2016 18:09 IST

  Amid a raging debate on triple talaq Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India respects freedom of religion and faith but unreasonable or discriminatory practices cannot be held integral to it and protected.

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  Ten years on, farming resumes in Singur, Mamata Banerjee promises ‘monument to honour sacrifice’

  October 20, 2016 18:01 IST

  Farming resumed at the demolished Tata Motors Nano car plant site in Singur after a decade with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sprinkling mustard seeds on the land.

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  Madhya Pradesh's Leader of Opposition Satyadev Katare passes away after prolonged illness

  October 20, 2016 17:49 IST

  Senior Congress leader Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly Satyadev Katare on Thursday passed away at a Mumbai hospital after prolonged illness.

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  Jayalalithaa completely well, will return home soon: AIADMK

  October 20, 2016 15:37 IST

  The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK) today said that the party supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was "completely well" and that she will return home soon.

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  Varun Gandhi ‘honey-trapped and blackmailed’, claims whistleblower

  October 20, 2016 15:42 IST

  In a sensational claim, US-based whistleblower C Edmonds Allen has said that BJP MP Varun Gandhi was "honey trapped and compromised" by the disgraced arms dealer Abhishek Verma who is currently out on bail.

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  Government trying to convert India into ‘Hindu rashtra’: Asaduddin Owaisi

  October 20, 2016 14:37 IST

  AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today accused BJP-led NDA government of trying to convert India into ‘Hindu rashtra’.

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  ‘MNS a party of goons, cannot decide what people must watch’: Union minister Babul Supriyo on ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ row

  October 20, 2016 14:29 IST

  Union Minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo today blasted Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for threatening to prevent the screening of Karan Johar’s upcoming film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” in theatres.

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  BSP leaders invoke ‘Quran’ and ‘Hadees’ to win over Muslim voters ahead of UP Assembly polls

  October 20, 2016 13:23 IST

  Desperate to make a comeback to power in Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) leaders have devised a new strategy to win over around 18 per cent Muslim electorate in the state.

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  ED seeks transfer of cases against Chhagan Bhujbal, family to PMLA court

  October 20, 2016 12:49 IST

  The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday moved the sessions court seeking transfer of two cases against former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his kins from the anti-corruption court to Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court.

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  Is Congress offering Deputy CM post to Navjot Singh Sidhu?

  October 20, 2016 11:15 IST

  Looking for ways to assure its victory in the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, Congress is believed to have offered BJP rebel Navjot Singh Sidhu the post of deputy chief minister if he joins hands with the party.

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  Launched to receive complaints about bad roads, WhatsApp number flooded with 43,000 marriage proposals for Tejashwi Yadav

  October 20, 2016 23:59 IST

  Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has received thousands of marriage proposals on a number launched as a helpline to inform about the bad roads in the state.

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  'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' release: 12 MNS workers sent to judicial custody after arrest

  October 19, 2016 22:43 IST

  Police on Wednesday arrested twelve MNS workers when they barged into Metro Cinema to threaten the owners against the screening of Karan Johar's upcoming film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

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  Raj Thackeray’s MNS continues protest against Karan Johar, says won’t allow release of his film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'

  October 19, 2016 19:15 IST

  Raj Thackeray’s MNS continues protest against Karan Johar, says won’t allow release of his film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, headed by Raj Thackeray, continued its protest against Karan Johar today and reiterated its resolve of

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  Chhattisgarh: Congress suspends party MLA RK Rai for calling Rahul Gandhi a ‘donkey’

  October 19, 2016 18:46 IST

  R K Rai, Congress MLA from Gunderdehi Assembly in Chhattisgarh, has been suspended from the party after he called Rahul Gandhi a ‘donkey’.

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  Akhilesh defies Mulayam, announces launch of poll campaign from Nov 3

  October 19, 2016 18:35 IST

  The rift between Uttar Prdaesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav further widened today after the UP CM shot off a letter to Samajwadi Party’s national president saying he will go ahead with 'Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra'

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  Stone hurled at Union minister Babul Supriyo as BJP, TMC workers clash in WB’s Asansol

  October 19, 2016 18:39 IST

  Union Minister Babul Supriyo was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress workers here on Wednesday during a protest march.