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  SC’s Arunachal verdict not setback to BJP, says Kiren Rijiju

  July 16, 2016 15:46 IST

  Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today rejected the reports that the Supreme Court’s verdict to reinstate the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh was a set back to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Sedition case filed against Asaduddin Owaisi for offering legal aid to ISIS suspects

  July 16, 2016 15:05 IST

  A sedition case was filed against AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi over his statement that he would provide legal aid to ISIS suspects.

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  Rahul Gandhi likely to take over as Congress chief in August or November: Report

  July 16, 2016 13:56 IST

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is likely to take over as party president at a special All India Congress Committee (AIC) session, which may be held in the latter half of August or mid November.

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  Azam Khan takes a dig at UP Governor, says he is scared of Ram Naik

  July 16, 2016 13:06 IST

  Senior UP minister Azam Khan on Friday took a dig at the state Governor and said that he is actually afraid of Ram Naik.

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  Centre, states must work in close coordination to ensure development: PM Modi tells CMs

  July 16, 2016 13:20 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Centre and States have to walk shoulder to shoulder for development of the country.

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  Floor test in Arunachal Pradesh averted; Pema Khandu to replace Tuki as Chief Minister

  July 16, 2016 22:40 IST

  Ahead of Saturday's floor test in Arunachal Pradesh, CM Nabam Tuki resigned as leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).

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  Irani, Gowda, Rudy dropped from key Cabinet Committees

  July 16, 2016 11:49 IST

  It seems that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a complete mood of changing his team and giving it a new shape. A week after he rejigged his Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister has now reshuffled the Cabinet Committees that are responsible for

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  Reinstated Arunachal CM Nabam Tuki to prove majority today

  July 16, 2016 10:17 IST

  Reinstated Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki will prove his majority on the floor of the House today.

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  CMs’ meet with PM Modi to focus on combating terrorism, religious radicalisation

  July 16, 2016 8:02 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet state chief ministers at the Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting on Saturday to discuss religious radicalisation, and internal security of the country with focus on intelligence sharing

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  PM Modi to discuss centre-state relations with Chief Ministers tomorrow

  July 16, 2016 0:01 IST

  New Delhi/Agartala: At the Inter-State Council (ISC) meeting, happening after a hiatus of 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chief Ministers of all the states will come together to discuss the recommendations of

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  Don’t worry, be happy: MP introduces India’s first Happiness Ministry

  July 15, 2016 20:02 IST

  If you though only Bhutanese people reserved the sole right to be happy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wants you to change your mind.

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  Mirwaiz Farooq invokes Vajpayee to restore peace in Kashmir

  July 15, 2016 18:07 IST

  Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, moderate Kashmiri separatist leader, today invoked former Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoring peace in the Kashmir valley.

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  Nitish Kumar to raise special status issue for Bihar with PM Modi

  July 15, 2016 17:51 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar is all set to raise the issue of special status for Bihar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Inter-State Council meet on Saturday.

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  Arunachal crisis: Guv denies Congress plea to defer floor test by 10 days

  July 15, 2016 17:34 IST

  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, who has been asked to prove his majority in the state Assembly tomorrow, today met Governor Tathagata Roy today and sought postponement of the floor test by at least ten days.

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  Government reaches out to Congress to break deadlock over GST passage

  July 15, 2016 15:37 IST

  Having failed to win support from the Congress over the long-pending Goods and Services Tax Bill in Parliament, the government today reached out to the opposition to press for its passage in the Monsoon Session that begins on July 18.

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  UPA interfered in functioning, pressured RBI to cut interest rates, claims D Subbarao

  July 15, 2016 15:27 IST

  Recounting his stormy relationship with bosses in the North Block, former RBI Governor D Subbarao has alleged that ex-finance ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee interfered in the functioning of the central bank, especially on matters of set

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  ‘Inhuman and futile’: When Arvind Kejriwal blasted his own minister over anti-begging drive

  July 15, 2016 14:17 IST

  Kejriwals direction over Twitter to stop the planned move "immediately" caught Kumar, who has been pushing for the drive over the last few weeks, unawares.

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  AgustaWestland scam: SC refuses to direct CBI to register FIR against Sonia Gandhi, others

  July 15, 2016 13:03 IST

  The Supreme Court today refused to direct the CBI to file an FIR against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and others including former prime minister Manmohan Singh in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper scam.

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  Rs 1.35 crore Toyota Land Cruiser as official vehicle for ‘austere’ Manohar Lal Khattar?

  July 15, 2016 12:03 IST

  Haryana government is likely to replace Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s official vehicle Mercedes Benz with a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser worth Rs 1.35 crore.

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  ‘Prove majority by July 16’, acting Arunachal governor tells Nabam Tuki; CM seeks more time

  July 15, 2016 0:04 IST

  Itanagar: Congress leader Nabam Tuki who took charge as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh yesterday, thanks to a historic judgement by the Supreme Court, was today asked by the Governor to take a floor

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  'Office of Profit': EC defers hearing on AAP MLAs' disqualification to Jul 21

  July 14, 2016 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday postponed to July 21 the hearing on a petition seeking disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs in ‘office of profit’ case. The hearing was scheduled for today but was

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  Uniform civil code: Congress favours public hearing and all-party meet

  July 14, 2016 19:28 IST

  On the contentious issue of uniform civil code, the Congress party today favoured a public hearing followed by an all-party meeting to discuss its draft.

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  Smriti Irani's degree row: Court asks Election Commission to bring original documents

  July 14, 2016 19:11 IST

  New Delhi: A court in Delhi on Thursday directed State Election Commission to bring records regarding the educational qualifications of Union Minister Smriti Irani, against whom a complaint was filed for allegedly giving false information

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  Goa polls: NCP backs Congress demand for grand alliance

  July 14, 2016 19:04 IST

  The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today backed the demand of senior leaders of Congress for a grand-alliance of like-minded parties to consolidate anti-BJP votes in Goa.

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  PM Modi to lay foundation stone of AIIMS in Gorakhpur on July 22

  July 14, 2016 18:43 IST

  During his visit to Gorakhpur on July 22, Prime minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in this district.

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  After a gap of 10 years, centre calls meeting of Inter-State Council on July 16

  July 14, 2016 18:26 IST

  After a gap of 10 long years, the central government has convened the meeting of Inter-State Council on July 16.

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  Has Maneka Gandhi’s plan against online trolls ruffled BJP, RSS feathers?

  July 14, 2016 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi’s plan to tackle online harassment and trolling may run into unexpected trouble as a section of ruling BJP and its ideological mentor RSS have expressed their

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  Brahmin face, daughter-in-law: Dikshit checks all boxes as Cong face for UP

  July 14, 2016 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: Congress is pinning its hopes for revival on former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit in Uttar Pradesh. A Brahmin face, Dikshit has already played the ‘daughter-in-law’ card in a bid to regain the