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  President rejects Kejriwal govt’s bill on appointment of 21 MLAs; AAP calls emergency meeting

  June 13, 2016 22:35 IST

  New Delhi: In a major setback to Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, President Pranab Mukherjee refused to go along with a legislation that protects 21 of its MLAs who were appointed as Parliamentary

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  Mamata Banerjee requests PM Modi not to cut Bengal's kerosene quota

  June 13, 2016 21:54 IST

  Narayangarh (West Bengal): Stressing that the Centre's decision to reduce West Bengal's kerosene allocation would cause "grave distress" to the poor and weaker sections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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  In Allahabad, PM Modi frames seven principles for BJP leaders, workers

  June 13, 2016 20:30 IST

  Allahabad: In the city to attend Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national executive meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted his party leaders and workers to embrace seven precepts that he said would increase its presence across

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  Modi sounds poll bugle, says Mayawati, Mulayam’s ‘jugalbandi’ must end for UP to develop

  June 13, 2016 20:26 IST

  Allahabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sounded the poll bugle in Uttar Pradesh, kicking off the Bharatiya Janata Party’s poll campaign in the state which goes to polls next year. UP is crucial for the

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  Mathura violence: Probe will look into all aspects of incident, says CM Akhilesh Yadav

  June 13, 2016 17:29 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the judicial enquiry into the Mathura incident will look into all aspects of Mathura violence

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  Corruption-free decision making helping country's economy: BJP

  June 13, 2016 15:52 IST

  Listing out its achievements, BJP on Monday said the economy has gained and decision making process strengthened since the Narendra Modi government came to power two years ago.

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  Congress insensitive towards '84 riot victims, says AAP, slams appointment of Kamal Nath

  June 13, 2016 15:36 IST

  New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party today attacked rival Congress for its decision to appoint Kamal Nath as the general secretary and in-charge of Punjab accusing the grand old party of not being sensitive to the

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  Will end the drug problem within a month of coming to power, say Rahul Gandhi in Punjab

  June 13, 2016 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today promised to end the drug problem in Punjab within a month if his party is voted to power in assembly elections next year. While speaking at a

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  ‘The Accidental PM’: Sanjaya Baru’s controversial book on Manmohan Singh to be adapted into a film

  June 13, 2016 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: Faced with infighting and exodus of prominent leaders following a lacklustre performance in the state Assembly elections could be set to face another round of embarrassment. Sanjaya Baru's controversial book 'The Accidental Prime

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  Rahul Gandhi to lead protest against drugs problem in Punjab

  June 13, 2016 13:07 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will lead a protest in Punjab's Jalandhar today highlighting drug abuse and the "collapse" of law and order in the state in hopes of building up a strong

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  Fodder Scam: Lalu Yadav appears in Ranchi CBI court

  June 13, 2016 13:00 IST

  Ranchi: Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav today appeared before a special CBI court in Ranchi in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam. Lalu’s counsel Prabhat Kumar told ANI, “The

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  Kairana turning into another Kashmir: RSS ideologue on mass Hindu exodus

  June 13, 2016 14:30 IST

  Lucknow: Amid reports of a mass exodus of over 364 families from the Muslim-majority town Kairana in Western UP's Shamli district, the BJP has slammed the UP government for its failure to tackle the deterorating

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  Decision on BJP’s face for UP by the Parl Board: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  June 12, 2016 23:49 IST

  Allahabad: Amid intense speculation over its face for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP today made it clear that any announcement about Chief Ministerial candidate can only be taken by the party’s Parliamentary Board. Addressing

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  Amit Shah targets SP govt over Mathura, Kairana incidents

  June 12, 2016 21:26 IST

  Allahabad: Attacking the Samajwadi Party government over recent incidents in Mathura and Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls early next year, BJP President Amit Shah today said the prevailing “atmosphere of violence” in

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath appointed Congress General Secretaries

  June 12, 2016 17:15 IST

  Senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kamal Nath were appointed Congress General Secretaries by party chief Sonia Gandhi today

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  After BJP, AIADMK mocks at Karunanidhi's jibe against Hindi

  June 12, 2016 16:01 IST

  A day after BJP hit out at DMK chief M Karunanidhi for criticising the Central government's "linguistic and cultural chauvinism" in promoting Sanksrit and Hindi, AIADMK today mocked at the nonagenarian leader-led party for using Hindi during election

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  Haryana Rajya Sabha polls: Hooda accuses BJP of conspiracy, Congress likely to approach EC

  June 12, 2016 14:41 IST

  New Delhi: After 14 votes of Congress legislators were declared invalid for using wrong ink in Rajya Sabha elections for two seats in Haryana, the Congress is likely to approach the Election Commission to protest

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  With UP polls in mind, BJP national executive meets in Allahabad

  June 12, 2016 14:24 IST

  Allahabad: With an eye on the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election next year, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive will begin its two-day meet in Allahabad. The meet will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra

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  BJP closes gap in Rajya Sabha with 12 wins across seven states

  June 12, 2016 6:26 IST

  New Delhi: Voting for 27 Rajya Sabha seats were held in seven states (Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Karnataka) on Saturday. In eight other states, 30 candidates have been elected unopposed

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  BJP wins both Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand

  June 11, 2016 19:36 IST

  The ruling BJP clinched both Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Saturday as cross-voting helped the party to defeat the united opposition.

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  BJP sweeps all 4 RS seats in Rajasthan, Cong-backed nominee loses

  June 11, 2016 19:22 IST

  Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and BJP Vice President O P Mathur and two other party nominees were today elected to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan in the elections in which Congress-backed independent candidate Kamal Morarka was defeated.

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  Uttarakhand: BJP’s Geeta Thakur resigns from party after withdrawing from RS race

  June 11, 2016 19:17 IST

  Dehradun: BJP-backed Independent candidate for Rajya Sabha seat in Uttarakhand, Geeta Thakur, who retired from the contest on eve of the polls has resigned from the party accusing it of suffering from an “anti-Dalit mindset”.

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  Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Chamra Linda arrested

  June 11, 2016 18:52 IST

  High drama was witnessed today when JMM MLA Chamra Linda was arrested in connection with an arrest warrant as voting in the Rajya Sabha elections to fill two seats from Jharkhand was on today, raising questions over police action.

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  Delhi assembly gets notice on BJP MLA O P Sharma's plea

  June 11, 2016 18:43 IST

  The Delhi High Court today issued notice to Delhi Assembly on the plea of BJP MLA O P Sharma who is facing suspension for passing objectionable remarks against AAP MLA Alka Lamba.

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  Congress wins lone RS seat from Uttarakhand, defeating BJP-backed candidate

  June 11, 2016 19:06 IST

  Pradeep Tamta today defeated Independent candidate Anil Goel to win the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Uttarakhand and become the first Dalit from the hill state to make it to the Upper House of Parliament.

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  BJP gains in Rajya Sabha, wins 12 out of 27 seats across seven states

  June 12, 2016 6:21 IST

  Polling ended in the crucial election to 27 Rajya Sabha seats in seven states, with a keen contest on cards in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Haryana.

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  Akali Dal asks Kejriwal to own up AAP's role in 'Udta Punjab'

  June 11, 2016 17:58 IST

  Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind kejriwal to own up his party's role in the making of the controversial movie 'Udta Punjab'.

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  Himanta Biswa Sarma, Vijay Bahuguna inducted into BJP National Executive

  June 11, 2016 17:54 IST

  Himanta Biswa Sarma, who defected from Congress to BJP and played a key role in its big Assam win, and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna, a new entrant to the saffron party, were today inducted into its National Executive, a day before