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  Burning effigy completely democratic and acceptable form of marking protest: NSUI defends JNU demonstration

  October 13, 2016 15:14 IST

  The Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Raavan at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday to mark the festival of Dussehra.

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  Triple talaq being given un-Islamic interpretation: Najma Heptulla

  October 13, 2016 8:50 IST

  Former Union minister and Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla on Wednesday said that the practice of 'triple talaq' is being given an 'un-Islamic' interpretation by certain quarters.

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  BMC polls: BJP retorts to Shiv Sena's dare to snap alliance

  October 13, 2016 8:43 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a dig at its junior ally Shiv Sena for challenging it to ‘strike off’ their alliance ahead of the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls.

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  Rajnath Singh chairs high-level meeting to review security situation

  October 13, 2016 7:39 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in the country, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir at a high-level meeting in New Delhi.

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  J&K minister Sajjad Gani Lone's aide shot dead by militants in Kashmir

  October 12, 2016 23:55 IST

  A close aide of Peoples Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone was tonight shot dead by unidentified militants in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the police said.

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  BJP calls for Kerala bandh after worker's murder in CM Vijayan's backyard, demands CBI probe

  October 12, 2016 21:59 IST

  The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday called for a shutdown in Kerala on Thursday in protest of the murder of his worker in Pinarayi village in Kannur district, allegedly by CPI-M members.

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  Parrikar’s denial of earlier surgical strikes undermines sacrifices made by Army: Congress

  October 12, 2016 19:51 IST

  The Congress today said Manohar Parrikar was blinded by political vote garnering and was unabashedly lying and misleading people by denying that any surgical strike was carried out during the UPA's tenure.

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  Abolish Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes to wipe out black money: Chandrababu Naidu

  October 12, 2016 18:43 IST

  ​Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today reiterated his demand for abolishing the currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations in order to check black money in the country.

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  ED questions VK Singh's aide in PMLA case related to corruption in supplies to RAW

  October 12, 2016 18:35 IST

  An aide of Union minister V K Singh was today questioned by ED in connection with a money laundering probe in a case of alleged financial irregularities in supply of high-altitude tents worth Rs 22 crore to intelligence agency RAW.

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  Karunanidhi questions portfolios allocation to Panneerselvam on CM Jayalalithaa's advice, terms it ‘surprising’

  October 12, 2016 17:31 IST

  DMK chief M Karunanidhi today termed as surprising Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's remarks stating that the allocation of portfolios held by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to Finance Minister O Panneerselvam was done as per her advice.

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  BJP MP Kirit Somaiya assaulted by Shiv Sena activists in Mumbai, five arrested

  October 12, 2016 16:26 IST

  Police on Wednesday arrested five Shiv Sena activists in connection with the assault on Bhartiya Janata Party MP Kirit Somaiya and his supporters at suburban Mulund here.

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  No surgical strikes during UPA, this is first ever: Manohar Parrikar counters Congress claim

  October 12, 2016 17:50 IST

  Defence minister Manohar Parrikar today said 127 crore people of the country and the Indian armed forces deserve the credit for the operation.

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  BJP may disrupt AAP’s Surat rally, fears Arvind Kejriwal

  October 12, 2016 14:44 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has expressed apprehensions over media reports claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may disrupt his rally at Surat in Gujarat.

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  Not just shorts, will force RSS to change its mindset also: Lalu Yadav

  October 12, 2016 13:56 IST

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday credited his wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi for the change in the RSS's dress code from khaki shorts to trousers. "We forced the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

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  BJP worker hacked to death in Kerala days after murder of CPM worker

  October 12, 2016 13:52 IST

  Two days after a Communist Party of India (Marxist) worker was murdered in the same district, a 19-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist was hacked to death in Kerala's Kannur on Wednesday, the state police

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  Sushma Swaraj comes to aid of aggrieved man seeking visa for father’s funeral

  October 12, 2016 12:15 IST

  External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has come to the aid of a distressed son who was unable to get through to the Indian mission in the US to attend his father’s funeral. The Mission

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  ‘We will show you our surgical strike’: Uddhav Thackeray dares BJP to snap alliance

  October 11, 2016 23:51 IST

  Daring alliance partner BJP to contest Mumbai civic polls independently, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today said that his party will show its surgical strike in upcoming BMC elections.

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  Panneerselvam allocated portfolios held by Jayalalithaa, to preside over cabinet meets

  October 12, 2016 0:02 IST

  Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao allocated the portfolios held by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to Finance Minister O Paneerselvam.

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  PM attacks Pakistan in Dussehra speech, urges forces of humanism to unite against terrorism

  October 11, 2016 21:43 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that those who help and provide shelter to terrorists cannot be spared and urged the forces of humanism to unite globally to end the menace.

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  Mayawati attacks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for backing 'good' cow protectors

  October 11, 2016 21:19 IST

  Mayawati today attacked Mohan Bhagwat lauding people indulging in unlawful, violent and casteist acts cannot be termed as an act of national interest.

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  Opponents trying to embroil me in corruption cases, alleges Pankaja Munde

  October 11, 2016 20:24 IST

  Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde today accused her detractors of embroiling her in corruption cases and entangling her like Abhimanyu. Addressing her supporters at the annual Dussehra rally at the foothills of Bhagwangad shrine in the

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  Those who provide shelter to terrorists won't be spared now, says PM Modi

  October 11, 2016 19:19 IST

  Narendra Modi is in Lucknow today to attended the historic Aishbagh Ramlila and became the first Prime Minister to do so.

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  Modi breaks from tradition, becomes first Prime Minister to skip Dussehra celebrations in Delhi

  October 11, 2016 18:22 IST

  Narendra Modi today became the first Prime Minister of India to stay out of capital Delhi on the occasion of Dussehra as he attended the historic Aishbagh Ramlila in Lucknow.

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  Prime Minister of India is always on duty, says PMO

  October 11, 2016 17:28 IST

  The Prime Miister’s Office (PMO) has said that a Prime Minister of India is on duty all the time.

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  Tamil Nadu: Two held for spreading rumours on social media about Jayalalithaa's health

  October 11, 2016 17:06 IST

  The Tamil Nadu police today arrested two persons for spreading rumours on social media regarding Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s health.

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  Telangana govt adds 21 new districts to redraw map

  October 11, 2016 16:16 IST

  Telangana's map was redrawn on Tuesday with the creation of 21 new districts, taking total number of districts in the state to 31.

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  Surgical strikes: Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan again, says ‘won’t spare those who provoke India’

  October 11, 2016 15:42 IST

  Sending out yet another strong message to Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that those provoking India will not be spared.

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  BJP condemns Akhilesh Yadav for endorsing Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khoon ki dalali’ remark against PM Modi

  October 11, 2016 14:27 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for endorsing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “khoon ki dalali” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over “surgical strikes”.