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  Kashmir unrest: Opposition corners govt over PM’s silence, demands start of political process

  August 08, 2016 14:17 IST

  Demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response on the ongoing unrest in Kashmir that has claimed over 50 lives, the Opposition led by Congress in Rajya Sabha today demanded initiation of a political process to defuse

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  Union Min Anupriya Patel's huge cavalcade creates traffic nightmare for commuters in Lucknow, FIR lodged

  August 08, 2016 11:27 IST

  An FIR was lodged against Union minister and Mirzapur MP Anupriya Patel for violating prohibitory orders near Vidhan Sabha after she led a cavalcade of over 200 four wheelers causing massive traffic jams in the

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  Lok Sabha passes GST Bill as amended by Rajya Sabha

  August 08, 2016 20:13 IST

  The amended Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha today for passage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to speak in the debate. The government has listed the

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  Dayashankar Singh reiterates that Mayawati 'sells tickets', seeks CBI probe

  August 08, 2016 6:38 IST

  Out on bail, expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh fired a fresh salvo at Mayawati claiming that Bahujam Samaj Party (BSP) supremo sells tickets to the highest bidder. Mr Singh demanded that a CBI inquiry be

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  P Chidambaram slams PM Modi's ‘Make in India’ initiative, says only ‘part of an event management’

  August 07, 2016 23:23 IST

  Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Make In India' scheme, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said that the programme was only "part of an event management." "Make In India (scheme)

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  'Attack me, not Dalits; shoot me, not Dalits': PM Modi in Hyderabad

  August 07, 2016 23:06 IST

  A day after breaking his silence on cow vigilantism and continuing the attack against ‘gau rakshaks’ the next day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday denounced attacks on Dalits and urged opponents to stop doing

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  ‘Raghuram Rajan was painted as some angel and I as a devil’: Subramanian Swamy

  August 07, 2016 19:37 IST

  Continuing his attack against Raghuram Rajan, Bhartiya Janata Party MP Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that Reserve Bank of India Governor was painted as "some angel" while he was shown as a "devil”. "In the

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  ‘Absolutely humbug’: Opposition finds PM Modi’s denunciation of cow vigilantes insufficient

  August 07, 2016 19:16 IST

  As Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to hit out at cow vigilantes after a prolonged silence, the Opposition today termed his statement against ‘gau rakshaks’ as "absolutely humbug", alleging that his ideological co-travellers were perpetrating

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  Beware of 'fake' cow vigilantes who want 'tanaav' in society: PM Modi speaks again

  August 07, 2016 18:57 IST

  A day after Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi expressed his anger at ‘self-proclaimed gau rakshaks’, he once again called for stringent action against fake cow protectors and said that some people want 'tanaav' (tension) in the

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  Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal visits bomb blast site in Kokrajhar

  August 07, 2016 18:00 IST

  On a visit to the Friday attack site in Assam’s Kokrajhar, the CM of state Sarbananda Sonowal today vowed to take strong action against the perpetrators who killed 14 civilians. “It is a very unfortunate

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  ‘Only received insults and humiliations from Congress’: KM Mani’s KC(M) quits UDF

  August 07, 2016 17:38 IST

  A fracture appeared in Congress-led UDF in Kerala when former Kerala Congress (M) chief and state minister K M Mani today decided to withdraw his support from the coalition. The party had been a

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  Impressed with China, PM Modi eyes its ‘straddling bus’ concept for India

  August 07, 2016 16:43 IST

  this revolutionary idea of public transport has already caught the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  GST Bill to be discussed in Lok Sabha tomorrow, PM Modi may intervene

  August 07, 2016 15:52 IST

  Major tax reform - GST bill- is expected to sail through smoothly in the Lok Sabha as it will taken up by the Lower House tomorrow. Virtually backed by all political parties, the legislation will

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  Smriti Irani walks inside Starbucks without any security cover, stands in queue like normal customers

  August 07, 2016 15:00 IST

  Breaking the norm with just one simple move, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani was spotted in Starbucks in New Delhi’s Connaught Place without her security cover, leaving people in a shock. A photograph posted

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  Sushma Swaraj asks Pak High Commissioner to help Mumbai engineer lodged in Peshawar jail

  August 07, 2016 13:31 IST

  Giving hope to the family of Hamid Nehal Ansari, a Mumbai resident, who was attacked at least thrice by inmates in a Peshawar jail, India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has now directed the Indian High

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  BJP’s Vijay Rupani sworn in as new Gujarat Chief Minister

  August 07, 2016 12:50 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Rupani was today sworn in as Chief Minister of Gujarat in a ceremony that was attended by BJP heavyweights Arun Jaitley, Amit Shah and LK Advani. Nitin Patel was sworn in as Rupani's deputy and 23 others took

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  Suspended BJP leader Dayashankar Singh granted bail in derogatory remark case

  August 07, 2016 9:30 IST

  Dayashankar Singh, who was suspended from BJP for six years for comparing his derogatory remark against BSP supremo Mayawati, was on Saturday granted bail by a local court in Mau.

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  Vijay Rupani to be sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister today

  August 07, 2016 8:21 IST

  Vijay Rupani, the newly-elected leader of the Gujarat BJP legislature party, will today be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the state.

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  Indians safe in Rio, says Sushma Swaraj after blast at Olympics site

  August 07, 2016 7:20 IST

  All Indians are safe in Rio Di Janeiro, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here yesterday in the wake of a blast and multiple shooting incidents in the Brazilian city which is hosting the Olymics.

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  Self-proclaimed ‘gau rakshaks’ make me angry, says PM Modi

  August 07, 2016 7:03 IST

  Breaking his silence on cow vigilantism, Prime Minister Narnedra Modi on Saturday came down heavily on so called cow protection brigades saying ‘such people do so only to cover their anti-social activities’.

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  Sonia Gandhi recovering well after shoulder surgery

  August 06, 2016 19:04 IST

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery to fix a dislocated shoulder after she collapsed due to exhaustion during a rally at Varanasi, is recovering well.

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  PM Modi to intervene during GST debate in Lok Sabha

  August 06, 2016 18:59 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to intervene in the debate on the amended Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill which is likely to be moved in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

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  AAP accuses Kiran Bedi of interfering in working of Puducherry Govt

  August 06, 2016 18:11 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi of interfering in the working of the Union Territory government.

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  If market well, Indian food industry can take world by storm, says PM Modi

  August 06, 2016 23:43 IST

  To mark the two-year anniversary of MyGov - the government's citizen engagement platform, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding India’s first ever ‘townhall’ style event at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi. At

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  Rahul Gandhi summoned by Assam Court in defamation case filed by RSS

  August 06, 2016 16:42 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi was today summoned by an Assam court in connection with a defamation case for his alleged remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

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  Gujarat CM-designate Vijay Rupani stakes claim to form govt, swearing-in tomorrow

  August 06, 2016 14:39 IST

  Chief Minister designate Vijay Rupani today met Gujarat Governor OP Kohli to stake claim to form the new government.

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  Kanwar Yatra performed by those who are unemployed: Sharad Yadav

  August 06, 2016 14:28 IST

  Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav stoked a major controversy with his remark that the “Kanwar Yatra is performed by those who are unemployed”.

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  PM Modi to lay foundation of Rs 10,600-crore Telangana power project

  August 06, 2016 13:40 IST

  Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the first phase of NTPC’s Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) on Sunday. NTPC will establish the project in two phases, 1600 Mw (2x800MW) in Phase-I