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  Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from BJP; AAP only option: Navjot Kaur

  July 19, 2016 12:17 IST

  A day after Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from the Rajya Sabha, his wife Navjot Kaur, who is an MLA in Punjab, said that her husband’s resignation from the Upper House definitely means he has left the saffron party.

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  Akhilesh Yadav forms panel for Seventh Pay Commission, implementation soon

  July 19, 2016 10:57 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh government has approved the recommendations of the seventh pay commission for the state government employees.

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  Have nothing to hide over Kashmir issue, PM Modi tells NDA leaders

  July 18, 2016 23:29 IST

  New Delhi: Under opposition attack in the handling of unrest in the Kashmir Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told his NDA partners that his government has nothing to hide and would take everybody

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  If BJP has Amit Shah, Congress has Ghulam Nabi Azad: Sheila Dikshit

  July 18, 2016 23:20 IST

  New Delhi: Projected as the Congress' chief ministerial candidate for the Uttar Pradesh elections, the former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today dubbed Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Amit Shah of Congress. "If BJP has

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  Manmohan Singh "colluded and conspired" against Assam, alleges Himanta Biswa Sarma

  July 18, 2016 23:15 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday alleged that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had "colluded and conspired" against the state by not giving it oil royalty on pre-discounted price. "Manmohan Singh

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  Kashmir unrest: The battle is between separatists and country, says government

  July 18, 2016 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: As the violence in Kashmir continued for tenth day today, the government said the ongoing battle in the valley was between the country and the separatists. It also warned violence fomented from across

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  Kejriwal's likening Centre-Delhi relations with India-Pak ‘anti-national’, says BJP

  July 18, 2016 20:27 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today came under intense attack from the Bhartiya Janata Party for accusing the Centre of creating an "India-Pak like situation" in the national capital. The BJP dubbed Kejriwal’s

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  DSP suicide case: Karnataka minister K J George resigns after court orders FIR

  July 18, 2016 20:22 IST

  Bengaluru: Facing harassment charges in the alleged suicide of DSP M.K. Ganapathi, Karnataka minister K.J. George today resigned hours after a court in Kodagu district ordered police to file an FIR against him in connection

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  Eknath Khadse gets Maharashtra ATS clean-chit, no proof of calls between him and Dawood

  July 18, 2016 19:48 IST

  Mumbai: In a big relief to beleaguered former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse, the state’s Anti-Terrorism Squad told the Bombay High Court that its preliminary inquiry has found no exchange of calls between Khadse and fugitive

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  Pakistan need not worry about India’s Muslims: Rajnath Singh in Parliament

  July 18, 2016 19:24 IST

  New Delhi: As the curfew continued for the 10th consecutive day in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday accused Pakistan of sponsoring unrest in the Valley. Responding to the questions raised by opposition

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  Kashmir issue dominates Parliament; Congress slams use of ‘disproportionate force’

  July 18, 2016 19:35 IST

  New Delhi: The recent unrest in Kashmir dominated the debate in Parliament on the first day of Monsoon session. Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, expressed concern

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  Sidhu delivers BJP a shocker, tipped to be AAP’s face in Punjab polls

  July 18, 2016 23:42 IST

  New Delhi: Bhartiya Janta Party leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was recently nominated to Rajya Sabha by the party, on Monday resigned from the Upper House of the Parliament. He was recently nominated as Rajya

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  After Najma Heptullah, speculations rife on Gujarat CM's future as she turns 75

  July 18, 2016 13:30 IST

  Ahmedabad: After Najma Heptulla was eased out of her ministerial post due to the undeclared age bar of 75 years set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, now speculations are rife here on the fate of

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  16th Lok Sabha: Cong VP Rahul Gandhi least ‘inquisitive’ parliamentarian, asked no question in Lok Sabha so far

  July 18, 2016 12:53 IST

  As many as nine of the top 10 members of Parliament (MPs) questioning the government in the 16th Lok Sabha (the lower house of Parliament) are from Maharashtra, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of Lok

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  PDP legislator Mohammad Khalil Bandh injured in mob attack in Kashmir

  July 18, 2016 11:35 IST

  Srinagar: PDP MLA Mohammad Khalil Bandh was on Monday injured after being allegedly attacked by a mob in Srinagar. The incident occurred at around 1 am when Bandh was on his way to Srinagar, according

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  CM Kejriwal sparks another row; scrubs already clean dishes at Golden Temple

  July 18, 2016 14:25 IST

  Amritsar: Delhi Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today washed dishes at Golden Temple as an apology for what his party's political gaffe for equating a manifesto with the Guru Granth Sahib and printing its symbol, the

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  Monsoon session: All parties in mood to take good decision, says PM Modi

  July 18, 2016 11:56 IST

  New Delhi: The crucial monsoon session of parliament begins today with the government in an optimistic mood over the possibility of passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill. During an all party meet convened

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  Would have done lot more work, but Centre created obstacles, says Arvind Kejriwal

  July 17, 2016 21:43 IST

  New Delhi: Targeting the Narendra Modi-led BJP government, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the Aam Aadmi Party would have done a lot more work in the national capital but the central government put

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  PM Modi praises political parties for speaking in 'one voice' over Kashmir unrest

  July 17, 2016 20:20 IST

  New Delhi: At a time when a state of the country is burning down by extreme violence, all the political parties have maintained a similar stand over the issue. Impressed by the parties for speaking

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  Awaiting Centre's revert on our concerns over GST: Congress

  July 17, 2016 20:59 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress today said the issue of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill was not raised at an all-party meeting which was held today, adding it will assist in Parliament any legislation

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  Doesn’t matter who gets credit for GST Bill, says PM Modi at all-party meet

  July 17, 2016 16:42 IST

  The Centre and the Congress will again meet on Tuesday to further discuss the matter.

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  Will join politics if my community wants, says Hardik Patel as parties try to woo him

  July 17, 2016 14:50 IST

  Surat: Following his release from Surat jail after 10 months, Patel quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel gave indications of joining politics if his community wants, after which all political parties are trying to woo him

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  When Rahul Gandhi watched Vijender Singh’s title clash amid ‘Modi Modi’ chants

  July 17, 2016 12:24 IST

  New Delhi: As India’s star boxer Vijender Singh became the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight champion with a convincing win over Australian Kerry Hope, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who was present at the Thyagaraj Stadium

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  Pema Khandu sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister

  July 17, 2016 14:37 IST

  Itanagar: 37-year old Hindu College graduate Pema Khandu will take oath as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister today after months of drama ended in rebel Congress MLAs joining ranks with the party to select him as

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  Nitish Kumar demands abolition of Governor's post; gets support from Mamata Banerjee

  July 17, 2016 7:18 IST

  New Delhi: Non-BJP ruled states raised the issue of misuse of Article 356 by the Central government on Saturday while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar went to the extent of demanding abolition of the post

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  I learnt from my mistakes, Mehbooba repeating and multiplying them: Omar Abdullah

  July 16, 2016 17:44 IST

  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that while he learnt from his mistakes, the incumbent CM Mehbooba Mufti was not only repeating but actually multiplying her mistakes.

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  There is 'no Kashmir issue' between India, Pakistan: Jitendra Singh

  July 16, 2016 16:35 IST

  Union Minister Jitendra Singh today told Pakistan that Kashmir is not an issue between New Delhi and Islamabad and that the only outstanding matter is how to retrieve the part of Jammu and Kashmir which remains under illegal occupation of the neighbo

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  Maneka Gandhi extends support to single moms, wants passports without father’s name

  July 16, 2016 15:57 IST

  Extending her support to single mothers of India, union women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi has requested foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to amend the existing passport rules that make listing of father's name a mandatory requirement.