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  Congress president Sonia Gandhi discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

  August 19, 2016 15:37 IST

  After being admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for a minor medical treatment on Wednesday evening, Congress President Sonia Gandhi was today discharged from the hospital in a stable condition. According to Dr SP Byotra,

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  Haryana recommends CBI probe into Jat stir violence

  August 19, 2016 14:35 IST

  Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government has recommended a CBI probe into the large-scale violence that took place during the Jat agitation in the state.

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  Sidhu didn't put any pre-condition; he needs time to think on joining AAP: Arvind Kejriwal

  August 19, 2016 9:49 IST

  Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sindhu had met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal last week here amid reports that the negotiations to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are in the last stage and he may join the party on the eve of Independenc

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  PM Modi most likely to skip NAM Summit; Venezuela extends invitation to Sushma Swaraj

  August 19, 2016 7:32 IST

  Amid reports that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit to be held in Venezuela next month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was extended an invitation to attend the event by her Venezuelan co

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  Initiate action against V K Singh, CPI(M) tells PM Modi

  August 18, 2016 18:38 IST

  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate action against former Army chief and union minister Gen (Retd) V K Singh in view of serious allegations levelled against him by the incumbent Army chief Gener

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  V K Singh has become national liability, should be sacked: AAP

  August 18, 2016 18:14 IST

  In light of allegations made by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on his predecessor and Union minister V K Singh, Aam Aadmi Party today said the minister has now become a "national liability" and demanded

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  Chidambaram's remarks on Kashmir 'political opportunism', says Venkaiah Naidu

  August 18, 2016 18:08 IST

  Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that Congress leader P Chidambaram's remarks on Kashmir was nothing but "political opportunism”.

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  My appointment as Chandigarh administrator "not going to happen": Alphons

  August 18, 2016 16:10 IST

  BJP leader K.J. Alphons today said that that his appointment as administrator of the union territory of Chandigarh is "not going to happen".

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  Smriti Irani celebrates Raksha Bandhan with soldiers at Siachen

  August 18, 2016 15:40 IST

  Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani today celebrated the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ festival with Indian soldiers posted at the Siachan Base Camp Galcier, the highest battleground in the world.

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  BJP faced more adversities in independent India than Congress did under British rule: PM Modi

  August 18, 2016 14:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the BJP was the only party which faced adversities since its birth.

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  Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar adopts village in Osmanabad under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna

  August 18, 2016 14:45 IST

  Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad district for development under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.

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  Digvijay Singh does it again, terms J&K as ‘India-occupied Kashmir’

  August 18, 2016 14:17 IST

  In yet another addition to his long list of gaffes, Digvijay Singh today referred to Indian side of Jammu and Kashmir as ‘India-occupied Kashmir’.

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  PM Modi lays foundation stone of new BJP office, says ‘govt committed to sabka saath sabka vikas formula’

  August 18, 2016 12:45 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with party president Amit Shah today laid the foundation stone of a new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg.

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  With Punjab Assembly polls in mind, Centre scraps 32 year old blacklist of 212 Sikh NRI families

  August 18, 2016 12:17 IST

  With the Punjab Assembly polls round the corner, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has scrapped a 32-year blacklist that banned 212 Sikh NRI families from visiting India.

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  UP govt amends law to skirt SC’s order on ex-CMs stay in govt bungalows

  August 18, 2016 11:15 IST

  Almost a fortnight after the Supreme Court asked former chief ministers to vacate their government bungalows, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday approved amendments to a legislation that allows ex-CMs to occupy government bungalows indefinitel

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  Return of jungle raj? Local BJP leader shot dead in Danapur; bandh called

  August 18, 2016 10:52 IST

  There seems to be no ending to the rising criminal activities in Bihar. In the latest incident that raised questions over the law and order situation in the state, a district level BJP leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at Danapur area on We

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  Sonia Gandhi again admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital for shoulder injury

  August 18, 2016 8:57 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here for a pre-scheduled check up for shoulder injury.

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  Kashmir unrest: All-party delegation from J&K to meet President Pranab Mukherjee

  August 17, 2016 18:51 IST

  An all-party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir led by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will meet President Pranab Mukherjee to apprise him about the prevailing situation in the Kashmir valley.

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  CM candidature, ticket for wife: Two conditions that have put Sidhu’s AAP induction on hold

  August 17, 2016 19:46 IST

  Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu’s much-touted entry into the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seems to have been put on hold, due to some unacceptable conditions that the former BJP parliamentarian is trying to impose

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  Control situation in Kashmir before talking about Balochistan, Congress tells PM Modi

  August 17, 2016 17:59 IST

  The Congress party today asked Prime Modi to first bring situation in Kashmir under control before “talking about other things” like Balochistan.

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  No new liquor shop to be opened in Delhi this year, says Arvind Kejriwal

  August 17, 2016 17:36 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that no new liquor shop will be opened in the national capital this year.

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  Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla appointed Manipur Governor, gubernatorial appointments to three other states

  August 17, 2016 16:34 IST

  The NDA government on Tuesday appointed former Union Minister Najma Heptulla as Governor of Manipur along with three other gubernatorial appointments. Heptulla, 76, had last month resigned as Minority Affairs Minister from Union Cabinet.

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  This is foreign policy of a novice: Salman Khurshid on PM Modi’s Balochistan, PoK remarks

  August 17, 2016 15:37 IST

  Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has once again deviated from his party’s official line on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks on Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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  Ruckus in TN Assembly, Speaker suspends DMK members en masse for a week

  August 17, 2016 15:09 IST

  All 89 members of the main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the DMK, have been suspended for a week from the state Assembly.

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  P Chidambaram blames PDP-BJP government for Kashmir unrest

  August 17, 2016 11:44 IST

  Senior Congress leader and former home minister P Chidambaram has blamed the ruling PDP-BJP alliance government for the unrest in Kashmir.

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  Foreign policy makeover? PM Modi may skip NAM Summit in Venezuela next month

  August 17, 2016 10:45 IST

  In the midst of makeover in the country’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to visit Venezuela next month to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.

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  ‘Real freedom’ was achieved when Narendra Modi took over as PM: Uma Bharti

  August 17, 2016 10:03 IST

  Union Minister Uma Bharti has stoked a fresh controversy with her remark that the country attained ‘real freedom’ when Narendra Modi took oath the Prime Minister of India in May 2015.

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  Rapists should be stoned to death: Azam Khan demands Sharia law to deal with rape cases

  August 17, 2016 8:58 IST

  Days after the victims of Bulandshahr gangrape approached the Supreme Court seeking registration of an FIR against Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Azam Khan for his unwarranted remark on the incident, the senior Samajwadi Party leader has demanded tha