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  LG orders ACB probe in tanker scam; both Dikshit, Kejriwal to be investigated

  June 16, 2016 22:39 IST

  Najeeb Jung has ordered the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) to investigate the Rs 400 crore water tanker scam in the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) involving both former and incumbent CMs Sheila Dikshit and Arvind Kejriwal.

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  Maritime terror major threat but Indian coasts secure: Rajnath Singh

  June 16, 2016 20:11 IST

  Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that while maritime terror posed a major threat to India, the country's coastline is now more secure due to a slew of initiatives taken by the government.

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  PM Modi has raised India's honour at international level: Ram Vilas Paswan

  June 16, 2016 19:43 IST

  Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has raised India's honour at the international level in just two years.

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  Bombay HC rejects bail to Chhagan Bhujbal in money-laundering case

  June 16, 2016 19:39 IST

  Mumbai: National Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal’s bail plea was today rejected by the Bombay High Court. Bhujbal, who has been arrested in a money laundering case, told the High Court on Tuesday that

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  Kamal Nath resigned on his own volition: Congress

  June 16, 2016 19:38 IST

  Kamal Nath resigned "on his own volition" as party in-charge of Punjab, anguished over the "mischievous" campaign against him by opponents regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the party said today.

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  Govt creating 'fake controversy' on Ishrat Jahan affidavits: P Chidambaram

  June 16, 2016 19:24 IST

  P Chidambaram today accused the NDA government of creating a fake controversy over two affidavits filed in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case.

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  UP polls: Why is BJP hesitating in announcing its CM candidate?

  June 16, 2016 22:38 IST

  The upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh will be the most crucial state poll that the BJP will face after registering a historic victory in 2014 general elections.

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  UP polls: Final call on BJP-LJP tie-up will be taken soon, says Chirag Paswan

  June 16, 2016 19:11 IST

  Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan today said that the final call over the ties-up between LJP and BJP for upcoming UP polls would taken soon.

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  Resigned on my own to ensure attention was not diverted from Punjab’s issues: Kamal Nath

  June 16, 2016 18:34 IST

  Former union minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath today clarified that he was not asked by party president Sonia Gandhi to resign as Secretary in-charge of Punjab.

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  Sheila Dikshit could be Congress’ choice of CM nominee in Uttar Pradesh: Report

  June 16, 2016 18:21 IST

  Speculations are rife the Congress is planning to make three-time Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit the party's chief ministerial nominee for next year's Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Congress likely to appoint Sheila Dikshit as party-in-charge of Punjab after Kamal Nath’s exit

  June 16, 2016 18:06 IST

  Sheila Dikshit today met party president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi amid buzz that she could be appointed the next party-in-charge of Punjab, where Assembly elections will be held early next year.

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  Will repent if mistaken, says suspended AAP legislator Alka Lamba

  June 16, 2016 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: In the ongoing controversy over the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba as the party’s spokesperson for two months, the legislator said on Thrusday that she is ready to apologize

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  Shiv Sena hits out at BJP over suicide attempts at Maharashtra Secretariat

  June 16, 2016 17:00 IST

  Days after three persons threatened to commit suicide at the State Secretariat here, Shiv Sena today said these are not signs of 'Acche Din', even as it questioned the slew of announcements being made by the BJP-led government in Maharashtra.

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  Goa polls: Ready to face polls any time in all constituencies, claims AAP

  June 16, 2016 14:25 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has claimed that it is ready to face polls in Goa any time in all the constituencies.

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  UP polls: BJP to soon announce its CM candidate, says Manohar Parrikar

  June 16, 2016 13:50 IST

  Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP) will soon announce the name of its CM candidate for upcoming UP Assembly elections.

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  Why zip it? 'Aunty National' Smriti Irani on Twitter controversy and more

  June 16, 2016 14:34 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Smriti Irani was seen engaged in a Twitter spat with Bihar education minister Ashok Choudhary over the use of 'Dear' word and the status of the National Education Policy, the

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  Kairana migration row: BJP's Sangeet Som to walk across West UP ‘to make people feel safe’

  June 16, 2016 11:48 IST

  Kairana: Amid claims and counter claims of exodus of Hindu families from UP's Kairana, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has announced that he will undertake a week-long “Paidal Nirbhay Yatra” across western UP from Friday to

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  Assam Congress chief Anjan Dutta passes away

  June 16, 2016 10:26 IST

  New Delhi: Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Anjan Dutta passed away this morning at the AIIMS hospital here following cardiac failure. Dutta, 64, was admitted to the hospital on May 18, and was under

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  AAP suspends Alka Lamba as party spokesperson

  June 16, 2016 10:06 IST

  New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba was sacked from the post of party spokesperson on Tuesday for not toeing the party line. Lamba invited the ire of party high command after she told

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  Ajit Jogi resigns from Congress

  June 16, 2016 7:05 IST

  Raipur: Days after being removed from the Congress Working Committee following his announcement to float his own party, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi on Wednesday finally resigned from the Congress. "I have resigned from

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  PM Narendra Modi praises National civil aviation policy 2016

  June 16, 2016 7:02 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 will "transform" the aviation sector and "greatly benefit passengers". Commenting on the policy cleared by the Union Cabinet earlier

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  BJP chief Amit Shah backs simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls

  June 16, 2016 6:55 IST

  New Delhi: BJP favours holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies and has written to the Standing Committee of Parliament in this regard. The suggestion was mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to

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  Bihar Minister stands firm on addressing Smriti Irani as 'Dear'

  June 16, 2016 6:47 IST

  Patna: Bihar Education Minister Ashok Choudhary today firmly stood his ground on the issue of addressing Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani as "dear" and cited several references, including that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi using

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  Hope Priyanka Gandhi campaigns outside Amethi, Rae Bareli: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  June 16, 2016 6:42 IST

  New Delhi: Ghulam Nabi Azad, the new Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, today favoured Priyanka Gandhi campaigning outside Amethi and Rae Bareli for the state Assembly elections next year. "I do hope that

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  Delegation of 5 opposition parties to visit Kairana today

  June 16, 2016 6:34 IST

  New Delhi: A delegation of five opposition parties, including JD(U), CPI(M) and NCP, will on Thursday visit Kairana where it will meet residents and address a gathering of civil society, alleging that BJP's claim of

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  Haryana Rajya Sabha Polls: EC calls candidates, complainants for inquiry

  June 16, 2016 6:30 IST

  Chandigarh: The Election Commission today asked to appear before it the three candidates who contested the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana and also those who filed a complaint with the poll body alleging the pen

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  Narendra Modi government breaking all records on price rise: Congress

  June 16, 2016 6:23 IST

  New Delhi: With pulses at Rs. 170 and tomatoes at Rs. 100 per kg, Congress today came down hard on the Narendra Modi government accusing it of breaking all records on price rise. Congress spokesman

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  Parliamentary secretaries are the 'eyes, ears and hands' of Delhi govt: Kejriwal

  June 15, 2016 23:01 IST

  New Delhi: Citing precedents, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today strongly defended the appointment of 21 parliamentary secretaries, wondering how similar posts under Congress and BJP rule were not considered "unconstitutional". Targeting Prime Mini