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Intelligence sharing key to fighting cybercrime, terror: Kiren Rijiju
June 14, 2016 22:38 ISTKiren Rijiju today stressed on the importance of coordination between various agencies in sharing intelligence for curbing cyber crime and terrorism.
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Congress shows exit door to six UP MLAs for voting against Kapil Sibal in RS polls
June 14, 2016 20:42 ISTNew Delhi: Retaliating to cross voting by six MLAs in the Rajya Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress today showed exit door to all of them. The expelled MLAs - Sanjay Pratap Jayaswal (Basti district),
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Tough time for Sonia, Rahul Gandhi as Congress faces rebellions in the states
June 14, 2016 19:19 ISTSo the Congress party will once again be reduced to 44 seats in the Lok Sabha. The party’s strength had gone up to 45 seats after the victory of its candidate in Ratlam LS by-polls.
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For ensuring safety on roads, please do not drink and drive: Nitin Gadkari
June 14, 2016 19:07 ISTUnion Minister Nitin Gadkari today came down heavily on those who do not obey traffic rules and drive in inebriated condition.
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Rahul Gandhi is carrying 'anti-Sikh' family legacy: Punjab CM
June 14, 2016 18:57 ISTIndia TV Politics Desk Bhaagsar (Muktsar): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today launched a scathing attack on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and accused him of carrying the Nehru-Gandhi family’s notorious legacy of “anti-Punjab
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45 bills pending in Rajya Sabha and some of them were introduced 30 years ago
June 14, 2016 18:47 ISTAt least 45 bills are pending in the Rajya Sabha while the Lok Sabha was yet to dispose of five bills at the end of last session of parliament.
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On Raj Thackeray’s birthday, his supporters cut cake with Asaduddin Owaisi’s picture on it
June 14, 2016 18:44 ISTThe supporters of MNS chief Raj Thackeray created a fresh controversy when they cut a cake with AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s picture on it to celebrate the birthday of their leader today.
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GST impacts fiscal autonomy of Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa tells PM Modi
June 14, 2016 17:54 ISTJayalalithaa today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the latter’s official residence, 7, RCR in New Delhi and expressed concerns about the legislation that aims to replace a slew of central and state levies by bringing the country under a unified t
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BJP raising Kairana issue to divert attention from its defeat: Mayawati
June 14, 2016 17:24 ISTBSP chief Mayawati today charged BJP with raking up the Kairana exodus issue to divert the attention of people from its defeat in Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council polls in Uttar Pradesh and made a fresh demand for imposition of President's rule in
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UP Assembly elections: Varun Gandhi skips Amit Shah’s dinner meeting, raises eyebrows
June 14, 2016 17:19 ISTIn a development that points to a possible rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, party MP from Sultanpur Varun Gandhi on Monday skipped a dinner meeting with party president Amit Shah.
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Once its stronghold, Congress steadily losing ground in northeast
June 14, 2016 17:00 ISTAgartala:For a party which once dominated the political landscape in India's northeast, the Congress is today struggling to survive in the sprawling region, comprising eight states. The defection of six Congress legislators in Tripura to
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Twitter tiff: Bihar minister addresses Smriti Irani as ‘dear’, gets slammed
June 14, 2016 16:53 ISTNew Delhi: Union Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani engaged in a war of words on the micro-blogging website Twitter, yet again, this time with Bihar Congress President and the state’s Education and IT minister
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I will in no way overshadow Akhilesh Yadav: Amar Singh
June 14, 2016 16:11 ISTBack in Samajwadi Party after six years, Amar Singh on Tuesday said he knows his limitations and will in no way overshadow Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav with the "uncle syndrome".
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Read: Sushma Swaraj’s epic reply to a man’s tweet seeking help on his refrigerator
June 14, 2016 15:20 ISTa Twitter user whose handle is @M_venkatM, tagged Sushma Swaraj and Consumer Affairs MinisterRam Vilas Paswan in his post seeking help with a company that wasn’t replacing his faulty refrigerator.
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Nehru passed up US offer to test nuclear weapon before China: Ex Foreign Secretary
June 14, 2016 15:20 ISTNew Delhi: India need not have had to make desperate efforts now to get membership of elite NSG had former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted the then US President John F Kennedy’s offer of helping
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BJP looking for issue-based coordination with Mamata Banerjee’s TMC to get crucial bills passed in RS
June 14, 2016 13:16 ISTStruggling to get crucial bills passed in the upper house of the parliament, the ruling BJP is reportedly looking at formalising issue-based coordination with Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha.
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Kairana ‘exodus’: BJP MP Hukum Singh marks U-turn, says issue not about Hindus or Muslims
June 14, 2016 18:41 ISTNew Delhi: A few days after reports of the mass exodus of Hindu families from Kairana, local administration’s verification of families has revealed that few of the people mentioned in the list are dead and
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Not Rahul Gandhi but Congress will have a CM face for UP elections: Ghulam Nabi Azad
June 14, 2016 12:15 ISTThe Congress party has made it clear that it will project a CM candidate for UP Assembly elections although the party has clarified that Rahul Gandhi is a national leader and there is no question of him being declared as the CM candidate.
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Kejriwal’s ‘Udta’ ambitions have crash-landed: BJP on AAP's dual office bill
June 14, 2016 15:13 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today came down heavily upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi after president Pranab Mukherjee rejected state government’s bill aimed to protect 21 party legislators, who were appointed as parliamentary
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After Pranab Mukherjee, PM Modi likely to visit African countries
June 14, 2016 10:56 ISTClose on the heels of President Pranab Mukherjee's maiden visit to three African nations -- Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia, Narendra Modi is also likely to visit a few countries of the continent soon as part of India's to outreach Africa
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Karunanidhi gives veiled threat to Centre on Sanskrit
June 14, 2016 10:42 ISTChennai: In a veiled caution to the Centre, DMK patriarch Karunanidhi today said "no one should become responsible for a big stir" against Sanskrit on the lines of massive agitations against Hindi held in the
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Disguised as a Sikh to evade arrest, recited Gita while imprisoned: George Fernandes during Emergency
June 14, 2016 10:23 ISTNew Delhi: George Fernandes had assumed the guise of a Sikh man to evade arrest during Emergency days and recited the Gita to inmates while being imprisoned in Tihar Jail in that era, according to
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PM Modi won't make you Vice-President: ‘Younger brother’ Arvind Kejriwal writes to Najeeb Jung
June 14, 2016 10:09 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday taunted Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung for blocking his government's developmental policies and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will never make him the Vice President. "No
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BJP alleges multi-crore scam in Uttarakhand; demands CBI probe
June 14, 2016 10:03 ISTDehradun: BJP on Monday, alleged a scam worth Rs 1000 crores in centrally sponsored schemes including Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) in Uttarakhand and demanded a CBI probe into the irregularities. "There is a
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Probe into B.Ed colleges for genuineness of degree underway: Nitish Kumar
June 14, 2016 8:41 ISTPurnea (Bihar): In the wake of the toppers' scandal in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said a probe is underway to ascertain if the degree awarded by B.Ed colleges in the state are genuine
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BJP does not want Hindu-Muslim to unite: Ajit Singh
June 14, 2016 7:47 ISTMeerut: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh on Monday slammed BJP over the alleged migration of Hindus from Kairana town in Shamli district, alleging that the party does not want Hindus and Muslims to unite
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'Rats' wrecking Congress from within: Senior party leader Niranjan Patnaik
June 14, 2016 7:07 ISTBhubneshwar: With Congress out of power in Odisha since 2000, senior party leader Niranjan Patnaik on Monday said "rats" were wrecking the party from within and need to be shown the door. Political parties now
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Pak not sincere to improve ties with India, says RSS
June 14, 2016 0:03 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit to reach out to Pakistan has apparently not gone down well with RSS whose senior leader Dattareya Hosabale today suggested that sincerity aspect of the other side
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