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  GST Bill impasse may continue as Congress adamant on ‘non-negotiable’ amendments

  July 13, 2016 8:58 IST

  Amid reports of a thaw between Congress and the BJP on GST Bill passage, the grand old party on Tuesday said that ‘there is no change in its stand on the three principal demands on the legislation and it is still awaiting the government's offer on th

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  Subramanian Swamy advises government to “cautiously assess” UN Tribunal’s ruling on South China Sea

  July 12, 2016 23:48 IST

  New Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today said that India should “cautiously assess” a UN tribunal ruling on the South China Sea dispute saying tomorrow such a tribunal can sit on Jammu and Kashmir. "The

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  India's education system should inspire innovation, says HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar

  July 12, 2016 21:31 IST

  New Delhi: Newly appointed Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Indian education system should inspire people for innovation. "Innovation is the key to the country's development. Therefore, our education sys

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  Najma Heptulla and GM Siddeshwara resign as Union Ministers

  July 12, 2016 22:30 IST

  Almost a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made big Cabinet changes, Minorities Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla and MoS for Heavy Industries GM Siddeshwara today resigned from the Council of Ministers.

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  Imran Masood, who threatened to ‘chop Narendra Modi to pieces’, appointed Cong VP in Uttar Pradesh

  July 12, 2016 21:08 IST

  Controversial Congress leader Imran Masood, who had in 2014 threatened to ‘chop Narendra Modi into pieces’, has been appointed one of four vice presidents of the party’s state unit. The remaining three VPs are -- Rajesh Mishra (Brahmin), Raja Ram Pal

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  Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba Mufti appeals for calm, asks civil society to help restore peace

  July 12, 2016 21:04 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today made an emotional appeal to the people of state and regretted that despite all the efforts by her government, lives were lost.

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  PM Modi ‘unhappy’ over media portrayal of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani as a ‘hero’

  July 12, 2016 20:28 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have expressed his 'unhappiness' over the media coverage on violent protests in Kashmir Valley following killing of Burhan Wani saying the Hizbul Mujahideen militant has been

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  Raj Babbar appointed new UP Congress chief, no word on Sheila Dikshit’s role

  July 12, 2016 19:51 IST

  Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar has been appointed the chief of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.

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  Centre should have sent doctors, not troops, to Kashmir: CPI(M) MLA

  July 12, 2016 17:59 IST

  Srinagar: Instead of sending more troops, the Centre should have dispatched doctors and medicines to Kashmir Valley in the wake of large scale violence which left 24 dead and over 350 injured, CPI(M) MLA Mohammed

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  Arrangements made for evacuation of Indians from South Sudan: Sushma Swaraj

  July 12, 2016 17:55 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said government has made arrangements for the evacuation of Indians from the war-torn South Sudan.

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  Kejriwal does a U-turn in Jaitley defamation case, says ‘no defamatory statement against Union Minister’

  July 12, 2016 17:38 IST

  Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders dragged to court by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a defamation case, today denied allegations and submitted that whatever was said against the Union Minister was in public domain and “he had not said anyt

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  One nation one rate: Petrol pump owners call for an end to disparity in fuel prices

  July 12, 2016 17:37 IST

  Chandigarh: In order to remove the inconsistencies in prices of petrol and diesel across states, fuel pump owners in the country have demanded 'one nation one rate' for petroleum products. Different VAT rates prevailing in

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  National Herald case: Subramanian Swamy cant access govt documents, HC sets aside trial court order

  July 12, 2016 16:33 IST

  New Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy is not entitled to government documents in his case against Gandhi parivar in the National Herald issue, the Delhi High Court today ruled as it set aside a trial

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  Rahul Gandhi flays Centre over Kashmir unrest, calls for unity among secular parties to take on BJP

  July 12, 2016 16:20 IST

  Stressing on the need to instill a sense of security and fearlessness among society, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today called on all secular political parties to unite to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  UP minister Shivpal Yadav in soup as video shows him saying ‘SP always siding with terrorists’

  July 12, 2016 16:17 IST

  In an embarrassment to Uttar Pradesh’s PWD Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav, a video has surfaced in which the minister is seen as saying that his Samajwadi Party (SP) has always been taking the side of terrorists and anti-nationals.

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  Is Hindu College turning into a ‘madrassa’, asks Subramanian Swamy

  July 12, 2016 15:40 IST

  In the midst of protests over the abrupt hike in the fees of the women’s hostel in Delhi’s Hindu College, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday asked if the institution was turning into a “madrassa”

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  Telangana to have its own foreign ministry, CM's son to take charge

  July 12, 2016 12:11 IST

  Hyderabad: In a first, Telangana Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is set to make his son K Taraka Rama Rao the first 'foreign minister' of the state. According to a report in The Times

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  Some elements hell-bent on fomenting trouble in Kashmir, playing politics over dead bodies of youth: Mehbooba Mufti

  July 11, 2016 23:39 IST

  Srinagar: As the violence in Kashmir valley continued on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said some elements are hell-bent on fomenting trouble and mayhem in Kashmir for their vested interests. Mufti said

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  Terrorists getting support from neighbourhood, says Venkaiah Naidu

  July 11, 2016 22:46 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that terrorists were getting support from the “neighbourhood”, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, as he welcomed the statements by Congress leaders on the killing

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  'Preachers of hate a threat to society': PM Modi’s veiled attack at Zakir Naik

  July 11, 2016 19:51 IST

  In comments that seemed to be directed at controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, currently in the news for all the wrong reasons, Modi said, “preachers of hate and violence are threatening the fabric of our society”

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  Venkaiah Naidu catches latercomers off-guard in a surprise check at I&B ministry, seeks explanation

  July 11, 2016 16:21 IST

  New Delhi: Newly appointed Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday surprised top officials at the ministry when he dropped in to check punctuality and cleanliness early this morning. Explanations have been

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  Kashmir Violence: Sonia Gandhi asks govt to deal with terrorism firmly, Rajnath chairs crucial MHA meet

  July 11, 2016 13:45 IST

  New Delhi: With violence claiming 23 lives in Kashmir valley, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expressed angusih over death innocent lives but emphasized that terrorism must be dealt with firmly and forcefully. In a statement

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  Abandon plans to nab Dawood or Memon, book 'hidden enemy' Zakir Naik: Shiv Sena tells BJP

  July 11, 2016 11:27 IST

  Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has asked the Centre to abandon plans to catch absconding mafia dons like Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and Tiger Memon and rather concentrate its energy on booking controversial Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Zakir

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  BSP national secretary Paramdev Yadav resigns

  July 11, 2016 9:35 IST

  Lucknow: Following the footsteps of three leaders that quit the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ahead of the forthcoming state assembly elections, BSP's national secretary Paramdev Yadav also resigned on Sunday. After serving the party for

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  Blow to Mayawati, another BSP leader Ravindra Nath Tripathi quits party

  July 10, 2016 21:27 IST

  In another jolt to BSP supremo Mayawati, former MLA and Brahmin leader Ravindra Nath Tripathi on Saturday quit the party, alleging she has been “blinded by greed for money”.

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  Kashmir violence: J&K govt appeals Hurriyat, mainstream parties to assist in restoring normalcy

  July 10, 2016 18:26 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir government today appealed to separatist Hurriyat Conference, besides mainstream parties, to assist in its efforts towards restoring normalcy in the state, which has been rocked by violent protests following the killing of militant c

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  Devendra Fadnavis asks ‘defiant’ Pankaja Munde to attend water summit in Singapore

  July 10, 2016 18:58 IST

  A day after losing water conservation portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle, Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde expressed her displeasure on Twitter, forcing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis placating his colleague by asking her to attend an international w

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  RSS to brainstorm on strategy for poll-bound states

  July 10, 2016 17:17 IST

  Discussions on upcoming elections in four states, including Uttar Pradesh, and steps to spread RSS' programmes are likely to be the focus of the five-day annual meeting of it's regional office-bearers starting here tomorrow.