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  Minorities sometimes feel like second-class citizens in India: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  October 06, 2016 15:35 IST

  In an embarrassment to the Narendra Modi-led central government, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that minorities in India sometimes feel like second-class citizens.

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  Azam Khan not in favour of making surgical strike video public

  October 06, 2016 14:08 IST

  Senior Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has said that he is not in favour of releasing the video of surgical strikes carried out by Indian Army against terror launch pads based out of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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  Delegitimise terrorism as an instrument of state policy: Manohar Parrikar’s veiled attack on Pakistan

  October 06, 2016 13:47 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today termed terrorism as the foremost challenge in the region and urged ASEAN countries to ‘cooperate unreservedly’ to locate and destroy terror networks.

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  PM Modi congratulates ISRO on successful launch of GSAT-18 satellite

  October 06, 2016 13:37 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists for the successful launch of communication satellite GSAT-18, saying it was another "milestone" in India's space programme.

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  It's a publicity interest litigation: Madras HC trashes PIL seeking 'real' status of Jayalalithaa’s health

  October 06, 2016 14:04 IST

  The Madras High Court has dismissed a petition seeking 'real' status of Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa's health condition, dubbing it as a publicity stunt. Observing that it should not be used for "political purposes",

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  Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Nirupam should watch their parents’ wedding night video for proof: BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma

  October 06, 2016 10:56 IST

  BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma stirred a fresh controversy with his remark saying that such people even ask the video proof of their conception from their parents.

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  Three-member team of AIIMS doctors in Chennai to treat Jayalalithaa

  October 06, 2016 10:29 IST

  A team of three AIIMS doctors, including heart and lung specialists, is in Chennai to examine Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital here last month.

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  No need to release footage of Indian Army’s surgical strikes: Parrikar tells PM Modi

  October 06, 2016 9:21 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is believed to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi there was no need to release the footage of Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the Line of Control.

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  Mehbooba Mufti meets PM Modi, urges de-escalate of tension with Pakistan

  October 05, 2016 23:33 IST

  In the wake of mounting tensions between India and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the situation in the state with him. During

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  Sedition case filed against Kejriwal, Chidambaram, Nirupam for ‘seeking proof’ of surgical strikes

  October 05, 2016 21:57 IST

  A case was today filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Sanjay Nirupam under sedition law for “seeking proof” of the September 28 surgical strikes carried out by Indian army

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  Subramanian Swamy asks PM Modi to ban import of cement from Pakistan

  October 05, 2016 19:34 IST

  Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose on import of cement from Pakistan in the interest of domestic industry and national security.

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  'Unabated repression' in Kashmir will prolong cycle of violence: Omar Abdullah

  October 05, 2016 18:48 IST

  National Conference working president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the "unabated repression" of civilians in Kashmir seemed like an effort to punish people for the ongoing unrest, but

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  Idolatry touches new highs, organisers depict Mamata Banerjee as Goddess Durga in Bengal

  October 05, 2016 18:14 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been elevated from her stature of ‘Didi’, an elder sister as her followers fondly refer to her as, to that of a Goddess. A Durga Puja pandal in

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  High threat perception to VVIPs following surgical strikes; President, PM, Sonia to get extra layer of security

  October 05, 2016 18:11 IST

  The government today decided to beef up the security of the country’s top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

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  Who is running Tamil Nadu govt in absence of ailing CM Jayalalithaa?

  October 05, 2016 18:05 IST

  Who is running the administration in Tamil Nadu when the Chief Minister is out of actions for last 13 days owing to her illness?

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  Army has handed over video clips of surgical strikes to govt: MoS Home Hansraj Ahir

  October 05, 2016 17:42 IST

  The government on Wednesday said that it has received the video clips of India’s surgical operation in PoK from the Army

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  India can't go to war with Pakistan as long as 'anti-national' Kejriwal is in power: Subramanian Swamy

  October 05, 2016 16:32 IST

  Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has said that India could never go to war with Pakistan as long as an “anti-national” character like Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continues to be in power.

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  ‘Let Army do the talking’: PM Modi asks ministers, BJP leaders to refrain from 'chest-thumping' on surgical strikes

  October 05, 2016 23:22 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today directed his cabinet colleagues not to speak on the matter and let Army do the talking.

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  Mumbai: Civil society members boycott Sanjay Nirupam’s event, Congress cancels it

  October 05, 2016 16:22 IST

  Taking strong exception to Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam terming Indian Army’s surgical strikes across the LoC as “fake”, members of a Mumbai-based civil society group have decided to boycott an event on civic issue organised by the party.

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  Discussing surgical strikes an insult to Army: Venkaiah Naidu blasts Congress, AAP

  October 05, 2016 13:51 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today hit out at those ‘seeking proof’ of the Indian Army’s surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, saying ‘any further discussions’ on the operations will be an ‘insult’ to the commendable t

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  Grenade hurled at PDP MLA Shopian Mohammad Yousuf Bhat’s residence in Shopian town

  October 05, 2016 10:49 IST

  Militants attacked the residence of ruling PDP MLA in Shopian town of Kashmir by lobbing a grenade at it.

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  Anna Hazare slams Kejriwal for demanding proof of surgical strikes, asks him not to ‘mistrust Army’

  October 05, 2016 7:17 IST

  Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday lashed out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for demanding Indian Army’s proof of surgical strike across Line of Control targeting terror launchpads.

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  Ink thrown at Arvind Kejriwal in Bikaner over comments on 'surgical strikes'

  October 05, 2016 0:02 IST

  Police on Tuesday detained two men in Rajasthan’s Bikaner after they threw ink at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for seeking proof of surgical strikes carried out by India in the PoK.

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  PM Modi to attend historic Aishbagh Ramlila on Dussehra in Lucknow

  October 04, 2016 23:08 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the historic Aishbagh Ramlila in Lucknow on Dussehra next week.

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  ‘Are we at war with Pakistan?’ Amarinder Singh asks PM Modi

  October 04, 2016 20:27 IST

  Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify whether India was at war with Pakistan.

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  BJP playing politics over surgical strike issue: Arvind Kejriwal

  October 04, 2016 19:32 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics over Indian Army’s surgical strikes against terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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  ‘Do you recognise Burhani Wani as a terrorist?’ AAP minister asks Mufti, kicks up row

  October 04, 2016 19:21 IST

  Delhi minister Kapil Mishra on Tuesday kicked up a row when he asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti if she considers Burhan Wani a terrorist

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  Shoe hurled at Satyendar Jain by woman who threw ink at Kejriwal

  October 04, 2016 18:40 IST

  A woman who had earlier attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with ink today hurled a shoe at Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.