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  Dalit Congress worker accuses Ajay Maken of using abusive language, files police complaint

  June 21, 2016 11:49 IST

  New Delhi: A controversy erupted on Monday when a dalit Congress worker accused party's Delhi unit chief Ajay Maken of using "derogatory and casteist language" against him. Congress worker Dharmpal Natkhat on Monday lodged

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  Yoga no religious activity, a global mass movement: PM Modi on Yoga Day

  June 21, 2016 9:31 IST

  Chandigarh: Yoga is no religious activity and people must embrace it for better mental and physical health, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Tuesday to mark the International Day of Yoga. Addressing some 30,000

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  Congress hopeful of Gurudas Kamat coming back

  June 20, 2016 23:42 IST

  New Delhi: Days after Gurudas Kamat resigned from Congress, the party remains hopeful of his coming back and is also making efforts to address reasons for his perceived grievances, a leader said. A senior party

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  ACB files FIR against Arvind Kejriwal, Sheila Dixit in water tanker scam

  June 20, 2016 23:45 IST

  New Delhi: A FIR was registered against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his predecessor Sheila Dikshit on Monday in connection with the water tanker scam by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) which also said that

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  Allowing 100% FDI in defence sector poses big threat to national security: AK Antony

  June 20, 2016 21:08 IST

  New Delhi: Reacting to reforms brought in by the central government in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy in defence sector, MP AK Antony today said that the move poses a big threat to national security

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  Can't have uniform civil code in India, says Asaduddin Owaisi

  June 20, 2016 16:45 IST

  AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said one cannot have a uniform civil code in a pluralistic and diverse country like India.

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  Rajan gone, Swamy now says Delhi LG hand-in-glove with Kejriwal

  June 20, 2016 20:10 IST

  Swamy, on Sunday, took to his official Twitter account to announce that is next ‘project’ is to expose 27 bureaucrats who are loyal to TDK – an abbreviation apparently used by him for Sonia Gandhi.

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  Tackling anti-incumbency, SP may deny tickets to 100 MLAs in 2017 UP Polls: Report

  June 20, 2016 12:45 IST

  Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party may crack the whip on as many as 100 party MLAs denying them seats in the upcoming UP Assembly elections in its bid to tackle the anti-incumbency wave in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Post birthday, Rahul Gandhi on another sabbatical, says going abroad for a few days

  June 20, 2016 11:37 IST

  New Delhi: A day after turning 46, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today announced that he will travel out of the country for a "few days". The Congress leader also thanked all who met and

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  DU rejects another RTI query seeking info on PM Modi's degree

  June 20, 2016 10:14 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi University (DU) has rejected another RTI query on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree citing "privacy" reasons”, sparking criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "DU, as a matter of policy, seeks to

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  MM Khan murder: Maheish Girri’s hunger strike outside Kejriwal's residence enters second day

  June 20, 2016 9:40 IST

  New Delhi: BJP MP from East Delhi Maheish Girri’s hunger strike outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence entered second day today as he refused to move till he “gets justice.” Maheish Girri is sitting

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  Modi means 'Making Of Developed India': Venkaiah Naidu

  June 20, 2016 8:47 IST

  New Delhi: Days after calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'God's Gift for India', Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said Modi means "Making of Developed India" and that the people had started realising this.

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  Arun Jaitley lays foundation stone for IIM-Amritsar campus

  June 20, 2016 8:34 IST

  Amritsar: Education and agriculture will have to go hand in hand for India's development as has been the case in countries like Japan and South Korea, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today as he laid

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  'Saffronisation' And 'Sanghwaad' Good for Nation: Minister Ramshankar Katheria

  June 20, 2016 8:07 IST

  Lucknow: Minister of State in Smriti Irani's Education Ministry Ramshankar Katheria has said that 'Saffronisation' and 'Sanghwaad', the ideology associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, will take place in education as well as

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  Will not tolerate any 'twisted' alliance deal in civic body polls, Uddhav Thackeray warns BJP

  June 20, 2016 7:57 IST

  Mumbai: Ahead of elections to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and 9 other civic bodies, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday issued a veiled threat to the BJP saying he will not

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  Rajasthan home minister uses foul language for Manmohan Singh, apologises later

  June 20, 2016 7:27 IST

  New Delhi: Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday stirred a controversy for allegedly using foul language against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a speech but later apologised. During a meeting of

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  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah removes 14 ministers, inducts 13 new faces

  June 19, 2016 23:34 IST

  Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday removed 14 ministers and inducted 13 new faces in a major reshuffle of his three-year-old ministry. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to

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  Modi-Sharif warmth can resolve complex Indo-Pak issues: Sushma Swaraj

  June 19, 2016 23:19 IST

  New Delhi: India on Sunday said Pakistan has not refused to allow an NIA team to visit that country to probe the Pathankot airbase attack case and just sought "more time" even as it made

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  Yoga irrelevant until PM Modi imposes country-wide liquor ban, says Nitish Kumar

  June 19, 2016 21:10 IST

  Medininagar (Jharkhand): Ahead of the International Yoga Day on June 21, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today stated that unless a ban is imposed on sale of liquor across the country, practising the ancient discipline

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  High Commissioner not at fault, says Sushma Swaraj on Mallya row

  June 19, 2016 19:54 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asserted that India’s High Commissioner to Britain, Navtej Sarna, was not at fault for the presence of business tycoon Vijay Mallya at a book release function

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  Britain is India's gateway to EU, says Sushma Swaraj

  June 19, 2016 19:42 IST

  New Delhi: Britain is the gateway to the European Union for India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, indicating New Delhi's preference for Britain to stay within the EU. "We have always held that,

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  DU blocking RTI query on PM degree deepens mystery: Kejriwal

  June 19, 2016 18:11 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said media reports claiming Delhi University has blocked an RTI query seeking details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BA degree “deepen the mystery” surrounding his educational

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  China not blocking India's entry into NSG, clarifies Sushma Swaraj

  June 19, 2016 17:30 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today clarified that China is not opposing India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG).

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  Raghuram Rajan acted as Congress agent, says Subramanian Swamy

  June 19, 2016 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: Continuing his tirade against Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said Rajan has been acting as a “Congress agent” ever since the Bharatiya Janata

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  PM Modi, 57 ministers to spread across India for Yoga Day events

  June 19, 2016 16:36 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 57 Union ministers will spread across the country on Tuesday for the 2nd International Yoga Day programmes, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ancient Indian physical exercise in Chandigarh.

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  There will be saffronisation of education, it’s good for country: Ram Shankar Katheria

  June 19, 2016 14:39 IST

  Lucknow: Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria on Saturday stirred a new row by hitting out at those who question saffronisation and added that there “will be saffronisation in education and in the country” and there

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  Bihar FM supports saving Dutch-era Collectorate, linking culture, heritage with tourism

  June 19, 2016 13:47 IST

  Patna: Lamenting the loss of built heritage in the state in the past several decades, Bihar Finance Minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui has suggested saving historical buildings, including the Dutch-era Collectorate in the state capital and

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  Purpose of panel to find missing Ishrat Jahan papers, not to implicate anyone: Rajnath Singh

  June 19, 2016 12:54 IST

  Ahmedabad: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the purpose of setting up an inquiry panel to find the missing files related to the encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan was not to implicate anyone but