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  Mumbai to Goa in just 6 hours with new four-lane highway: Nitin Gadkari

  September 22, 2016 18:44 IST

  Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that with the construction of the new four-lane Mumbai-Goa highway, the travel time between the two cities will reduce to six hours.

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  Step in: Tamil Nadu tells Centre as Karnataka defies SC order on release of Cauvery water

  September 22, 2016 17:00 IST

  Politicians in Tamil Nadu on Thursday condemned the Karnataka government's decision defying the Supreme Court order on Cauvery water issue and asked the Centre to intervene in the matter.

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  AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan granted bail in sexual harassment case

  September 22, 2016 16:46 IST

  A Delhi court today granted bail to Aam aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan who was arrested on Wednesday for alleged sexual harassment of his sister-in-law.

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  ‘Man who welcomed PM Modi is glorifying Burhan Wani’: Opposition slams Pak PM for insulting Indian Army

  September 22, 2016 16:07 IST

  Cutting across party lines, opposition parties in India have slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for making a mockery of himself by praising a terrorist like Hizbul Commander Burhan Wani.

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  Solid action on ground needed to avoid India-Pak hyphenation, says Subramanian Swamy

  September 22, 2016 14:02 IST

  Pressure is building on Narendra Modi government from within the BJP to take ground action against Pakistan after Uri attacks that led to the death of 18 Indian soldiers.

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  AAP MLA Somnath Bharti arrested for misbehaving with AIIMS guards

  September 22, 2016 12:40 IST

  The Delhi Police today arrested AAP MLA Somnath Bharti from his Green Park office on charges of assaulting security guards at the AIIMS.

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  In blood-soaked letter, SBMS urges PM Modi to avenge Uri attack

  September 22, 2016 7:59 IST

  In a queer way of driving home their point, a group of people from different religions today sent a letter written with their blood to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to take stringent action against Pakistan.

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  Cauvery row: Despite SC order, Karnataka Cabinet decides against releasing water to Tamil Nadu

  September 21, 2016 23:07 IST

  Despite an order by SC asking Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of water from Cauvery everyday till September 27, the state cabinet today decided to defer the release of water to Tamil Nadu.

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  Uri terror attack: Congress demands Manohar Parrikar’s resignation, says he lacks 'commitment'

  September 21, 2016 21:46 IST

  Congress today demanded Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's resignation in the wake of Uri attack, claiming he lacks commitment and focus, and wants to be the chief minister of Goa.

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  Ahead of assembly polls, BJP to reach out to Deras in Punjab to seek ‘blessings’

  September 21, 2016 20:25 IST

  The BJP has set out on an exercise to seek the blessings from the Deras in Punjab ahead of Assembly polls next year.

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  Cauvery row: BJP to boycott all party meet called by Karnataka CM Siddaramaih

  September 21, 2016 19:05 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided not to attend the all-party meeting called by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaih to discuss the future course of action on Cauvery row.

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  Uri terror attack: Something must have gone wrong, says Manohar Parrikar

  September 21, 2016 19:55 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday accepted that there may have been some lapses on part of India

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  Najeeb Jung strikes down Kejriwal govt's appointment of DERC chief

  September 21, 2016 18:34 IST

  Lt Governor, LG Najeeb Jung today scrapped the appointment of Krishna Saini as chairperson of the DERC by the Arvind Kejriwal government on grounds of legal infirmities.

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  ‘Won't do any good’: Nitish Kumar flays decision to scrap separate Rail budget

  September 21, 2016 18:26 IST

  Nitish Kumar on Wednesday criticised the NDA government’s decision to do away with a separate Railway budget and merge it with General budget saying the move end the autonomy of the largest public carrier in the country.

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  Have all qualities to be India’s PM, except that I am a Muslim: Azam Khan

  September 21, 2016 16:15 IST

  Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today sarcastically remarked that he poses all qualities to become the Prime Minister of India except for the fact that he is a Muslim.

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  Aawaz-e-Punjab won’t be a political party, open to alliance: Navjot Singh Sidhu

  September 21, 2016 15:22 IST

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that the newly formed front Aawaz-e-Punjab won’t be a political party and welcomed ‘any alliance’ that is committed for the betterment of Punjab.

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  Why name me in DCW FIR? Arvind Kejriwal asks PM Modi

  September 21, 2016 14:37 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why his name has been dragged in the FIR filed by Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal.

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  AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested in sexual harassment case

  September 21, 2016 14:26 IST

  The Delhi Police today arrested Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan for allegedly sexually harassing his sister-in-law.

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  Vishal Dadlani apologises to Jain monk Tarun Sagar in person for his controversial tweet

  September 21, 2016 12:14 IST

  Music composer Vishal Dadlani, who has been in the eye of storm for his controversial tweet on Jain monk Tarun Sagar, today met the spiritual leader at his Ashram and tendered his apology. "'Guruji' (Jain

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  ‘Badla! Badla lo’: Shiv Sena asks Modi govt to take revenge from Pakistan

  September 21, 2016 11:55 IST

  Branding Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’, the Shiv Sena today asked Narendra Modi-led government not to indulge in mere rhetoric and take revenge from the western neighbour for Uri attacks in which 18 Indian soldiers lost their lives.

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  Cauvery row: SC order 'unimplementable' since we don’t have water, says Siddaramaiah

  September 20, 2016 23:51 IST

  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday termed the Supreme Court order directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till September 27 as unimplementable

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  Indira Awaas Yojana renamed as PMAY, restructured scheme to be launched next month

  September 20, 2016 23:36 IST

  Centre’s flagship rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), which will be launched next month.

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  Rajnath Singh calls review meeting, discusses Pakistan bid to internationalise Kashmir

  September 20, 2016 23:21 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called upon a review meeting in the wake of Uri terror attack and discussed expected efforts by Pakistan to internationalise the Kashmir problem using Kashmiri diaspora. In the meeting which

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  Cabinet to consider ‘merged’ railway-general budget presentation on February 1

  September 20, 2016 21:33 IST

  The union government is considering a proposal to present the general budget on February 1 instead of the last day of the month

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  'Short-sighted' PDP-BJP alliance opened space for terrorism in Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi

  September 20, 2016 20:26 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that the Bhartiya Janata Party’s short-sighted alliance with the Mehbooba Mufti's PDP opened the space for terrorism in Kashmir.

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  Pakistan isolated globally; no compromise on Kashmir: Government

  September 20, 2016 19:25 IST

  India today reiterated that Kashmir is an integral part of India and there can be no compromise on it.

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  Most buildings, institutions named after one family in India: Venkaiah Naidu targets Gandhi family

  September 20, 2016 19:02 IST

  In a veiled attack on the Gandhi family for having named major national assets after names of their family members, Union Urban Development minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that despite the contribution of many others to the struggle for India’s fr

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  In a snub to Akhilesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav appoints Amar Singh as SP’s national general secretary

  September 20, 2016 18:04 IST

  In a clear signal that he is the real boss of the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav today appointed Amar Singh as the national general secretary of the party.