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  RSS seeks clarification from Rahul over his remark on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination

  August 26, 2016 14:28 IST

  The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today questioned Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his remark of standing by every word he said about the outfit’s role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

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  Maharashtra’s internal security law worse than 1975 Emergency: Shiv Sena

  August 26, 2016 14:26 IST

  Shiv Sena, alliance-partner of the ruling BJP in Maharashtra, has taken strong exception to the state government’s proposal to introduce a new legislation on internal security.

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  Need to change laws, speed up processes to transform India: PM Modi

  August 26, 2016 13:14 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that transformation of India cannot happen without transformation of governance.

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  Caught in sting: AAP’s Punjab convenor Sucha Singh Chotepur faces expulsion for accepting ‘cash for tickets’

  August 26, 2016 7:30 IST

  Aam Admi Party’s Punjab unit chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who is accused of taking money for issuing tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, is likely to be sacked from his position soon.

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  Dayashankar Singh’s wife Swati takes the lead in fighting Mayawati, urges Kshatriya community to stand up for “dignity”

  August 25, 2016 22:25 IST

  Swati Singh, wife of expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh has taken a lead into countering Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

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  Party to act against those involved in land grab: Shivpal Yadav warns SP leaders

  August 25, 2016 19:51 IST

  Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Shivpal Yadav today warned Samajwadi Party leaders of action against those found pressurising officers for 'wrong reasons.'

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  PM Modi is now most followed Indian on Twitter, pips Amitabh Bachchan

  August 25, 2016 18:31 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has overtaken Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan to emerge as the most followed Indian on Twitter. As on August 25, Modi had over 22.1 million followers on the social networking platform, while

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu yet to take a decision on joining AAP, says his wife

  August 25, 2016 18:11 IST

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh is yet to take a final decision on joining the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP), according to his wife Navjot Kaur.

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  Stand by every word I said: Rahul Gandhi on blaming RSS for Mahatma Gandhi’s murder

  August 25, 2016 17:35 IST

  Rahul Gandhi on Thursday dismissed suggestions that he had made a U-turn on RSS role in killing Mahatma and insisted that he stood by every single word said by him.

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  Congress divided India in its ‘lust for power’, says BJP

  August 25, 2016 17:35 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today took serious objection to allegations made against Modi government by senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and said that his party was deliberately conspiring against the central government which was follow

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  Centre's idea of selling Gangajal at Rs 80 infuriated Ganga, hence the flood, says Lalu

  August 25, 2016 17:26 IST

  Famous for his wicked comments, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav once again slammed the central government saying that river Ganga is furious because the BJP government is selling Gangajal in post offices. The comments

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  Mehbooba Mufti loses cool, ends press conference with Rajnath still seated

  August 25, 2016 16:31 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday lost her cool during a press conference she was addressing jointly with Home Minister Rajnath Singh when journalists grilled her on her role in dealing with

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  Raghuram Rajan and Arvind Subramanian 'foisted' on India by Americans: Subramanian Swamy

  August 25, 2016 16:24 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy once again targeted Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian today and said that both of them were “foisted” on India by Americans.

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  BMC approves proposal to make yoga, Surya Namaskar mandatory in schools; opposition terms it ‘unconstitutional’

  August 25, 2016 14:20 IST

  The Shiv Sena-BJP ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has approved a proposal making yoga and 'Surya Namaskar' mandatory in all civic schools.

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  Hardik Patel accuses PM Modi of using ‘patidars’ to orchestrate 2002 Gujarat riots

  August 25, 2016 14:01 IST

  Hardik Patel, the convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the ‘patidar’ community for orchestrating the Gujarat riots of 2002 when he was the Chief Minister of the state.

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  All-party delegation to visit Kashmir; alternative to pellet guns soon: Rajnath Singh

  August 25, 2016 13:15 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Kashmir on a two-day visit, today informed that an all-party delegation will be sent to Kashmir for holding talks on how to end problems in the troubled state.

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  ‘Kashmir unrest’ heading towards ISIS-inspired ‘religious extremism’, warns PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig

  August 25, 2016 13:22 IST

  Muzaffar Hussain Baig, senior PDP leader and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has warned that the ongoing unrest in Kashmir is fast turning into ‘religious extremism’ which is being driven by a

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  Raj Thackeray’s MNS openly defies SC ruling, hangs Dahi Handi at 49 feet in Thane

  August 25, 2016 13:05 IST

  In clear violation of the Supreme Court order, a "dahi handi" in Mumbai’s Thane has been strung up at 49 feet, against the prescribed limit of 20 feet in Mumbai's Thane. The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra

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  AAP legislator Somnath Bharti alleges attempt to kill his pet dog

  August 25, 2016 10:11 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party legislator Somnath Bharti has alleged that there was an attempt to kill his Labrador pet dog which was in the news for allegedly biting the lawmaker's wife. The canine named 'Don' is

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  Was denied a cabin crew job by Jet Airways for 'lack of good personality': Smriti Irani

  August 25, 2016 8:00 IST

  Union Textile minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday struck a lighter note when she narrated a story about her early life struggles on how her application for the job of a cabin crew was rejected by

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  Shiv Sena taunts Modi over sedition case on Baloch leaders, asks if 'PM will send Army to save them’

  August 24, 2016 22:46 IST

  Shiv Sena on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reference to Balochistan in Independence Day speech and asked if he will send the Army to save the Baloch leaders who

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  RSS didn’t kill the Mahatma, says Rahul Gandhi; Twitter goes crazy on Congress VP’s U-turn

  August 24, 2016 21:35 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday became the butt of all jokes on Twitter after he told the Supreme Court that he never blamed the RSS as an institution for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

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  Rajnath Singh in Kashmir; holds talks with political leaders, reviews security situation

  August 24, 2016 21:21 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today visited Kashmir for the second time in a month and held talks with political leaders after reviewing the security situation on the ground.

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  ‘What’s her name?’ Haryana CM Khattar forgets Sindhu’s name, then says she’s from Karnataka

  August 24, 2016 19:59 IST

  In what could come as a major embarrassment for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday forgot the full name of Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu while addressing

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  Madhya Pradesh becomes seventh state to pass GST Bill

  August 24, 2016 18:49 IST

  Madhya Pradesh Assembly today unanimously passed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill .

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  Govt open to talk to anyone who believes in ‘Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat’: Jitendra Singh

  August 24, 2016 18:30 IST

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said that the Narendra Modi-led central government is sincere about resolving the Kashmir unrest and ready to hold talks with every person who believes in ‘Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat’.

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  Are Dalits and backwards not nationalists, Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi

  August 24, 2016 18:01 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today asked PM Modi to explain if ‘Dalits’ and ‘backwards’ were not nationalists in his eyes.

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  Paternity leave will only give another ‘holiday opportunity’ to men: Maneka Gandhi

  August 24, 2016 17:15 IST

  Amid growing demand for a law that mandates paternity leave, Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi has said that she doesn't see the point in bringing such legislation as ‘men will use it as a holiday’.