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  BJP Kerala unit president files election petition against Congress candidate

  June 18, 2016 8:10 IST

  Kochi: BJP Kerala unit president Kummanam Rajasekharan today filed an election petition before the High Court challenging the election of Congress candidate K Muraleedharan from Vattiyoorkavu constituency in the recent Assembly polls. In his

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  SAD wants leak of Udta Punjab probed, suspects 'political motive'

  June 18, 2016 7:51 IST

  Chandigarh: Makers of Udta Punjab found an unusual ally in Punjab’s ruling party Shiromani Akali Dal when they sought an inquiry into the leak of uncensored version of Udta Punjab on Friday. Stating the

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  India to export missile systems to friendly nations: Manohar Parrikar

  June 18, 2016 7:00 IST

  Bengaluru: Government has decided in principle to allow export of missile systems to ‘certain’ countries that have friendly relationship with India, marking a new era of arms export for World’s largest arms importer. Defence

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  What has happened in Delhi is constitutional monstrosity, says Arun Jaitley

  June 18, 2016 6:51 IST

  New Delhi: Reacting to allegations made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that Lieutenant General Najeeb Jung was interfering in his work, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Delhi was not a state but a union

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  Kairana ‘exodus’: BJP demands CBI probe, party MLA gives 15-day ultimatum

  June 18, 2016 10:23 IST

  Lucknow: BJP today demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged Hindu migration in Kairana and charged the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh with giving protection to criminals from a “particular community” inciting terror there.

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  Disqualified if appointed Parl Secys, Kejriwal ignored legal dept advice

  June 18, 2016 8:01 IST

  New Delhi: In the latest in the string of allegations and counter allegations in the controversial appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government, a crucial note suggests that the CM was well aware o

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  Modi phenomenon causing sea change in Dalit perception of BJP: Ram Vilas Paswan

  June 17, 2016 22:33 IST

  New Delhi: There is a "sea change" in the perception by Dalits, backward class and scheduled tribes in the last two years towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) largely

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  Probe into tanker scam motivated; timing questionable: Sheila Dikshit

  June 17, 2016 20:40 IST

  Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today rubbished as "politically motivated" allegations linking her to 400-crore water tanker scam, a day after Lt Governor Najeeb Jung ordered a probe into it by Delhi government's Anti Corruption Branch.

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  Counter terrorist network tightening up, says Manohar Parrikar

  June 17, 2016 19:59 IST

  Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar said on Friday that the increased number of terrorist encounters show that the country's intelligence has "increased" and counter terrorist network is "tightening".

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  ‎Explained in 10 points: Delhi Jal Board’s Rs 400 cr tanker scam that will see two CMs being investigated

  June 17, 2016 19:22 IST

  New Delhi: Trouble escalated for both former and incumbent CMs of Delhi Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal when LG Najeeb Jung forwarded the Delhi Jal Board’s (DJB) complaint to ACB to probe the Rs 400 tanker scam.

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  J&K: Separatists decide to hold talks with Pandits to discuss their return

  June 17, 2016 19:18 IST

  In an interesting development, the Kashmiri separatists have decided to hold talks with Pandit migrants so that they could discuss threadbare all obstacles in the way.

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  Smart City projects: PM Modi to inaugurate work on June 25 from Pune, says Venkaiah Naidu

  June 17, 2016 19:06 IST

  Hyderabad: Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate work on Smart City Projects from Pune on June 25. Naidu further said that work would start simultaneously

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  You have no 'moral right' to question us on parliamentary secretary: AAP tells BJP, Congress

  June 17, 2016 18:56 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today claimed that neither BJP nor Congress has any 'moral right' to question them on the issue of parliamentary secretary because these two parties had deliberately changed the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act to provide facilit

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  What made Congress repose faith in Sheila Dikshit as CM face for UP p

  July 14, 2016 20:49 IST

  On Friday, Delhi's former chief minister Sheila Dikshit made a cryptic remark before the media: "Let the leadership decide soon on what it intends to do, because time is running out fast."

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  BJP leaders involved in land-grabbing, fake currency trade, says Shivpal Yadav; trashes claims of 'exodus'

  June 17, 2016 16:58 IST

  senior SP leader Shivpal Yadav today charged the BJP of inciting communal tensions and said that they were involved in in all illegal works including land-grabbing and fake currency trade

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  PM Modi announces new visa rules for Thai tourists

  June 17, 2016 16:10 IST

  In a bid to attract more tourists from Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India will facilitate double entry e-tourist visas for Thai citizens.

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  BJP, Congress spar over Gulberg massacre case verdict

  June 17, 2016 16:01 IST

  The Gulberg massacre case verdict today sparked a war of words between BJP and Congress, with both the parties accusing each other of trying to turn the issue into a tool for their own political advantage.

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  Union Cabinet reshuffle likely after June 21; UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab may get more representation

  June 17, 2016 15:21 IST

  A reshuffle of the Union Cabinet may take place this month with more representation likely to be given to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab.

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  From legend of Rama to wisdom of Buddha, India shares common cultural heritage with Thailand: PM Modi

  June 17, 2016 15:07 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reminded the visiting Thailand PM Prayut, Chan-o-cha that the two countries share a common cultural heritage.

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  'Will not allow UP to become Kashmir': BJP’s Sangeet Som gives 15-day ultimatum to Akhilesh govt

  June 17, 2016 18:46 IST

  Sangeet Som today began his week-long march across western UP from here, but his ‘Paidal Nirbhay Yatra’ was stopped by the local administration citing imposition of Sector 144 in the region.

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  BJP not invited to Shiv Sena’s 50th birthday bash on Sunday

  June 17, 2016 13:38 IST

  Shiv Sena will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Sunday i.e. June 19. The party was founded on June 19, 1966 by the late Bal Thackeray.

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  Respect Kamal Nath’s decision to quit: Amarinder Singh

  June 17, 2016 8:18 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday came out in strong defence of Kamal Nath, who resigned as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Punjab, and said he respected his decision but it was sad

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  Kamal Nath's resignation is Congress's acceptance of defeat in Punjab: AAP

  June 17, 2016 6:49 IST

  New Delhi: AAP on Thursday termed as "indication of Congress' acceptance of defeat in Punjab" the resignation of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath as in-charge of the state and demanded registration of an FIR against

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  Hole in Kejriwal's 'educated and very well qualified' claim as 26 of the 67 AAP MLAs never went to college

  June 17, 2016 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: Even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalclaims his party MLAs are "educated and very well qualified", the affidavits filed with the Election Commission show that 23 AAP MLAs have only cleared the school

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  JD(U) shows door to toppers scam accused Usha Sinha

  June 16, 2016 22:51 IST

  Janata Dal (United) today decided not to renew party membership of former party MLA Usha Sinha, wife of controversial Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) Chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, allegedly involved in the +2 examination muddle.

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  Kamal Nath clarifies 'no one asked me to quit'; rivals want his role in 1984 riots investigated

  June 16, 2016 22:14 IST

  New Delhi: The ghost of anti-Sikh riots continued to haunt Congress leader Kamal Nath despite his giving up charge of poll-bound Punjab with his political rivals stepping up attack and demanding filing of a case

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  Rahul Gandhi not to be made leader of Uttar Pradesh: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  June 16, 2016 21:32 IST

  Newly-appointed AICC in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the 2017 Assembly elections in UP will be a fight between "secular and communal forces" and dismissed suggestions that Rahul Gandhi will be made leader of the state.

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  Ishrat Jahan case: Missing documents anti-national activity, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  June 16, 2016 20:19 IST

  New Delhi: Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday that the "missing documents" of the Ishrat Jahan encounter case amounted to "anti-national activity" and those involved will be punished. Naqvi's reaction came in the