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  Punjab suffers from ‘lack of governance’, says Amarinder Singh

  July 29, 2016 18:37 IST

  Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today alleged that the state was suffering from ‘lack of governance’ that has led to corruption and rampant drug problem in this part of India.

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  Arrest me in six months, or I will arrest you after that: Kejriwal tells Majithia

  July 29, 2016 18:30 IST

  On a day when Arvind Kejriwal secured bail in a defamation case filed by Bikram Singh Majithia, the Delhi Chief Minister dared the Punjab Revenue Minister to get him arrested, else he will arrest him after that.

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  After ‘Arhar Modi’, Rahul flays PM for Bullet trains, questions its viability

  July 29, 2016 17:54 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi continued his offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second consecutive day questioning the viability of Bullet trains. He was addressing party workers in Lucknow. Criticising the Prime Minister

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  No bilateral meetings with Pakistan during Rajnath Singh’s Islamabad visit: MEA

  July 29, 2016 16:08 IST

  Ministry of External Affairs today clarified that Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Islamabad is purely for the SAARC event and there will be no bilateral meetings with Pakistan during his visit next month.

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  Remarks on Mayawati : Expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh arrested in Bihar

  July 29, 2016 16:07 IST

  After being on the run for over a week, expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh, whose derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati caused a huge uproar, was arrested on Friday in Bihar's Buxar. The former Uttar

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  Opposition lashes out at government over ‘increasing’ attacks on Dalits, Muslims

  July 29, 2016 14:18 IST

  Opposition party today launched a blistering attack on the BJP government at the Centre over an attack on two Muslim women in Madhya Pradesh on the beef issue and alleged that Dalits and Muslims were being ‘increasingly’ targeted.

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  Govt lists GST Bill for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha next week

  July 29, 2016 13:52 IST

  After taking almost all opposition parties including the Congress on board the issue of the much-awaited GST Bill’s passage in the Rajya Sabha, the government today finally listed the legislation for consideration and passage in the Upper House’s age

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  Arvind Kejriwal gets bail in Bikram Majithia defamation case in Punjab

  July 29, 2016 13:00 IST

  A local court here today granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in a defamation case filed by Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia.

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  Outcome of negotiations on GST Bill ‘positive’, hints Congress

  July 29, 2016 9:36 IST

  The Congress has paved the way for the government to take up the GST Bill in the Rajya Sabha early next week with party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi indicating to the government that the outcome of its negotiations on the le

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  Future requires transformational change, says PM Modi; asks NITI Aayog to prepare road map for next 15 yrs

  July 29, 2016 9:05 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the NITI Aayog to prepare a road map for country's transformational change in the next 15 years.

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  Amid tussle with Centre, ‘unwell’ Arvind Kejriwal to head for 10-day Vipassana Session in Nagpur

  July 29, 2016 8:03 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be away from active participation in meetings, social media, newspapers, televisions and other media platforms for at least 10 days in August.

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  Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Independence Day: Former BJP MP likely to join AAP on August 15

  July 28, 2016 23:49 IST

  Navjot Singh Sidhu, who quit the Rajya Sabha earlier this month after being asked to stay from Punjab by the Bhartiya Janata Party, is likely to join Aam Aadmi Party in the second week of

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  Arvind Kejriwal hatching a conspiracy to get me killed, claims AAP MLA Asim Khan

  July 28, 2016 22:30 IST

  A day after Arvind Kejriwal claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could even get him killed, an MLA of his own party alleged that he and his family are facing "death threats" from Delhi Chief

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  Defamation law shouldn’t be used as political weapon: SC rebukes Jayalalithaa govt

  July 28, 2016 21:59 IST

  The Supreme Court on Thursday rebuked Tamil Nadu’s Jayalalithaa government for filing defamation cases against political opponents and said such cases should not be used as a political counter weapon against critics of governments. The

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  This is how Twitter reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s #ArharModi speech

  July 28, 2016 21:29 IST

  Rahul Gandhi on Thursday cracked up social networking sites after his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a new slogan- Arhar Modi- in a reference to rising daal prices in the country.

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  Lalu Yadav demands 80 pc reservation for local youths in state jobs, education

  July 28, 2016 19:42 IST

  RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav today asked the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar to provide 80 percent reservation to local youths of the state in jobs as well as admissions in educational institutions. "Like other

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  The idea of ‘Jyoti Basu as PM’ was worth-trying, says CPI

  July 28, 2016 19:04 IST

  The Communist Party of India today said that making the legendary Jyoti Basu the Prime Minister of the country was an experiment "worth-trying".

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  People will teach a lesson to Navjot Singh Sidhu, says Punjab CM Badal

  July 28, 2016 19:01 IST

  Punjab Chief Minister today launched a scathing attack on former Rajya Sabha member Navjot Singh Sidhu and said that the people of the state will teach him a lesson at the appropriate time.

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  GST bill: Yechury asks centre to explain how financial interests of states will be protected

  July 28, 2016 18:56 IST

  CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury today asked the central government to explain to the states how their financial interests will be protected after implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

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  India set to confront Pakistan with fresh evidence during Rajnath Singh’s Islamabad visit

  July 28, 2016 18:57 IST

  Armed with clinching evidence following the arrest of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Saifulla Bahadur Ali in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, New Delhi is now set to confront Pakistan with the latest proof of the involvement of its

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  Omar Abdullah welcomes Rajnath’s visit to Pakistan for SAARC conference

  July 28, 2016 18:53 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the upcoming Pakistan visit of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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  'Bluster not a substitute of statistics': Jaitley responds to Rahul's 'Arhar Modi'

  July 28, 2016 23:10 IST

  Responding to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s 'Arhar Modi' jibe directed at the Prime Minister, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley hit back and slammed UPA's record on inflation. "There was policy paralysis during the UPA regime and

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  No Chinese incursion in Indian territory, Manohar Parrikar tells Parliament

  July 28, 2016 17:53 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today denied reports of Chinese incursion in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.

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  Security forces were unaware of Burhan Wani's presence at the scene of encounter: Mehbooba Mufti

  July 28, 2016 17:38 IST

  Claiming that security forces were unaware of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani's presence at the scene of the July 8 encounter, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that government could have made

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  PM Modi relaxed deputation rules to favour Shivpal Singh’s IAS son-in-law

  July 28, 2016 17:09 IST

  They may not be on the same side of the fence as far as political ideology is concerned, but these differences do not appear to have too much of a bearing when it comes to

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  PM Narendra Modi appears in film on US President Barack Obama

  July 28, 2016 17:12 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a brief appearance in a film on US President Barack Obama’s achievements.

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  Patna High Court revokes Lok Sabha membership of Sasaram BJP MP Chhedi Paswan

  July 28, 2016 17:09 IST

  Patna High court today revoked the membership of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Chhedi Paswan for concealing information in his affidavit to the election commmission. The honourable court acted upon a petition filed by one Ganga

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  ‘Arhar’ Modi: After ‘suit boot’ and ‘fair & lovely’, Rahul Gandhi’s latest jibe at PM

  July 28, 2016 17:35 IST

  Taking a jibe at the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at Centre for the soaring prices of pulses, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi gave a new slogan- ‘Arhar Modi, har har Modi’. “A new slogan is being