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  BJP MLA 'Questions' quality of services at Mohalla clinics in Delhi

  July 07, 2016 7:24 IST

  New Delhi: BJP MLA Vijender Gupta on Wednesday raised questions over the quality of services in the city's mohalla clinics alleging that a pregnant woman was wrongly diagnosed to have Thalassemia, a claim rejected by

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  New portfolio reflects PM Modi’s faith in my capacity: Textile Min Smriti Irani

  July 06, 2016 20:52 IST

  New Delhi: Putting up a brave face after getting transferred from crucial HRD Ministry to low-profile Textiles Ministry, Smriti Irani said her new portfolio signified the "faith" shown by the Prime Minister and the party

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  Appropriate action to be taken against Zakir Naik, says Kiren Rijiju

  July 06, 2016 20:43 IST

  New Delhi: The government today suggested it was planning an action against controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who, in Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery, was followed by militants who killed 20 persons. It was a

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  Glad to have played a role in formulating National Education Policy: Smriti Irani

  July 06, 2016 18:43 IST

  Former HRD minister Smriti Irani today said that she was glad to have helped in shaping up the new education policy of Modi government.

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  Bye Bye Smriti Irani, Says Kanhaiya Kumar

  July 06, 2016 18:05 IST

  Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar today said that the Modi government has transferred Smriti Irani from HRD to Textile ministry just to deflect attention from Rohit Vemula issue.

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  My Africa visit will boost economic ties with that continent: PM Modi

  July 06, 2016 17:50 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that his Africa visit is aimed at boosting both economic ties as well as people-to- people contacts with that continent. PM Modi made these remarks before his

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  Early passage of GST bill is the top priority for Modi govt: Ananth Kumar

  July 06, 2016 17:39 IST

  The new parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar today said that passage of the all important Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill is a top priority for the Modi government and that he will talk to all political parties in this regard.

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  ‘Hurt’ over being ignored in cabinet expansion, Shiv Sena questions the calibre of Modi’s ministers

  July 06, 2016 16:28 IST

  Shiv Sena, BJP’s alliance partner in Maharashtra, today took pot shot at Narendra Modi’s cabinet ministers and said that they don’t have the caliber of the ministers who served in the cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.

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  Indian techie abducted in Libya released, says Sushma Swaraj

  July 06, 2016 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday confirmed that the Indian embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph, who hails from Kozhikode in Kerala and was working as a computer

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  Shunted from HRD, Smriti Irani takes charge as Textile Minister with a smile

  July 06, 2016 21:47 IST

  A day after being shifted to the Textile ministry in a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, former Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving her the opportunity to serve the country.

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  First Sonia, then Rahul, now Priyanka; it will make no difference: BJP on UP polls

  July 06, 2016 13:27 IST

  Lucknow: Amid media reports of Priyanka Gandhi leading poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today shrugged off the development saying it makes no difference if the face

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  Cabinet job was like 'a bomb dropped on me': Manohar Parrikar

  July 06, 2016 13:06 IST

  Panaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's offer to elevate him to union cabinet took him by surprise adding that it took him a couple of weeks to take a

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  Water meter scam: Anti corruption wing summons Sheila Dikshit

  July 06, 2016 13:00 IST

  The Delhi government’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) on Tuesday summoned former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in connection with the four cases registered in the alleged Rs 341 crore water meter scam.

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  Parrikar hits out at AAP, says ‘looters from Delhi’ targeting Goa now

  July 26, 2016 17:51 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party, which is in fray in the Goa elections this time around, comparing them to monsoon grass.

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  Why 'Yes Man' Javadekar found favour over 'controversial' Smriti Irani as HRD minister

  July 06, 2016 12:40 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shunted out Smriti Irani from crucial HRD ministry to low profile Textile ministry in a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday. Irani, a Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, was hand-picked

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  UP polls preview: Akhilesh Yadav's clean image is a big asset for Samajwadi Party

  July 06, 2016 12:31 IST

  New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh has always played the pivotal role in deciding the discourse of national politics in India. The state has the distinction of sending the largest number of Lok Sabha representatives in Indian

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  Punjab: AAP's Ashish Khetan booked for hurting religious sentiments

  July 06, 2016 10:55 IST

  Amritsar: Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashish Khaitan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Khetan had reportedly compared AAP's youth manifesto with the Sikh holy book Guru Granth

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  Cabinet reshuffle: Smriti Irani out of HRD, know the losers and gainers

  July 06, 2016 19:12 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi after expanding his council of minsiters also reshuffled his cabinet bringing in some unguessable changes, biggest being Smriti Irani transfer to Textile ministry from the high profile Human Resource

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  Feel free to contact me: PM Modi tells newly-appointed ministers

  July 06, 2016 8:30 IST

  New Delhi:After the major cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised accessibility to newly-appointed ministers of state, a statement meant to assuage the perennial grouse of junior ministers that they don't get to meet the

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  Arun Jaitley gets 2 deputies in Finance Ministry

  July 06, 2016 8:04 IST

  New Delhi: With the surprise shifting of Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha to Civil Aviation in the same rank, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will have two ministers to assist him. Sinha, who is

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  PM Modi refreshes Cabinet: Javadekar replaces Irani as HRD Minister

  July 05, 2016 23:11 IST

  Soon after the long-awaited expansion of the Union Cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made major changes in the portfolios of Union Council of Ministers.

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  Am UP's daughter-in-law, ready for any role, says Sheila Dikshit

  July 05, 2016 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: Tipped to be Congress' chief ministerial face for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls next year, Sheila Dixit today said that she was the "daughter-in-law" of the state, and was all geared up to

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  Cabinet expansion: Meet the 19 new ‘doers and achievers’ of Modi govt

  July 05, 2016 20:00 IST

  The new ministers have been chosen after an exhaustive vetting process based on a selection framework from the Prime Minister.

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  Six times when ministers goofed up while taking oath

  July 05, 2016 17:02 IST

  six times when politicians goofed up while being administered oath of office and secrecy

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  Modi cabinet reshuffle: Five ministers who got the boot

  July 05, 2016 19:05 IST

  New Delhi: With the induction of 19 new faces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also dropped five ministers from his cabinet Earlier in the day, five ministers tendered their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They

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  The irrepressible Swamy attacks again, alleges shady land deal by EAS Shaktikanta Das

  July 05, 2016 14:00 IST

  New Delhi: Just when it seemed that Subramanian Swamy would lie low following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'fondness for publicity’ snub, the Rajya Sabha MP has bounced back launching another salvo against economic affairs secretary

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  'Talk to AK’: CM Kejriwal's answer to PM Modi's 'Mann ki Baat'

  July 05, 2016 13:43 IST

  New Delhi: It's common knowledge that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and considers him to be his biggest arch rival. It’s a different matter though that he

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  PM Modi's Africa tour to begin on Thursday; first stop Mozambique

  July 04, 2016 21:53 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five-day visit to four key countries of African continent will begin on Thursday, the key focus of which will be deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade