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  Chhattisgarh: Both BJP and Congress devising strategies to counter Ajit Jogi's new party

  June 10, 2016 15:52 IST

  The announcement made by former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister regarding the formation of a new political party has forced both the ruling BJP as well as the Congress to come up with strategies for countering his new outfit.

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  I am not UP's CM candidate, clarifies Rajnath Singh

  June 10, 2016 15:19 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today clarified that he is not the BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly in the state.

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  Gaya road rage: Nitish Kumar meets victim Aditya’s kin, promises justice

  June 10, 2016 15:07 IST

  A month after Aditya Sachdeva was shot dead by JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi’s son Rocky Yadav, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the family members of victim and promised justice to the family.

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  India set to become economic superpower: Rajnath Singh

  June 10, 2016 14:33 IST

  In what appeared to be an attempt to win over the support of people of UP before the upcoming Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed confidence that India will soon become an economic superpower.

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  US Congress speech: Where 'Bolne Waala Pradhan Mantri' spoke less than the ‘silent PM’

  June 10, 2016 13:34 IST

  Modi’s use of words during his address to the US Congress was lesser as compared to Manmohan Singh’s speech to the American Congress on July 19, 2005.

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  Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA Rajendra Dadu killed in car accident

  June 10, 2016 11:37 IST

  Sehore: Rajendra Dadu, BJP MLA from Nepanagar, was killed in an accident on Thursay after his car met with an accident while going from Indore to Bhopal. Dadu was coming to Bhopal to attend a

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  Money power on full display in Rajya Sabha polls across seven states to be held on June 11

  June 10, 2016 14:09 IST

  The biennial elections for 57 Rajya Sabha seats across 16 states have thrown up interesting scenarios.

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  EC refuses to postpone Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka

  June 10, 2016 9:29 IST

  New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday decided against cancelling or postponing Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka in the light of recent sting operation claiming it did not present enough evidence to support the charges

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  Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis puts on hold transfers effected by Eknath Khadse

  June 10, 2016 8:33 IST

  Mumbai:Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has referred the transfers of 110 officials including deputy collectors and tehsildars, effected by his former cabinet colleague Eknath Khadse, to the service establishment board. Days before his re

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  PM Modi govt's tough stand stopped cross border firing: Ram Madhav

  June 10, 2016 8:29 IST

  New Delhi: Cross border firing along the LoC has stopped because of the tough stand taken by the Narendra Modi government, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav today claimed. "After coming to power we have

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  Union minister Balyan condemns Sadhvi Prachi's 'Muslim-free India' remark

  June 10, 2016 8:06 IST

  Kolkata: Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, who is facing flak over his comments on Dadri incident, has condemned VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi's comment that "it is time to make India Muslim free". "Such comments should not

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  Every Indian will chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’: Mohan Bhagwat

  June 10, 2016 12:00 IST

  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today reiterated that India is a 'pluralist' democracy and as long as ‘this view of religion exists in here, the world will continue to respect this country’.

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  Punjab Congress President to release uncensored copies of 'Udta Punjab' on June 17

  June 09, 2016 22:32 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced he will release uncensored copies of Bollywood movie 'Udta Punjab' in Majitha town near Amritsar in the state on June 17. The movie has run into

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  JD(U) criticises Maneka Gandhi for controversy on ‘nilgai’ killing

  June 09, 2016 21:35 IST

  Patna: The JD(U) today criticised Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi for creating ”unnecessary controversy” on the killing of ‘nilgai’ (blue bills) and supported the move for culling in the interest of Bihar

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  Centre ready for CBI probe into Mathura clashes: Rajnath Singh

  June 09, 2016 21:28 IST

  Rajnath Singh today said the Centre was ready for a CBI probe into Mathura violence that claimed 29 lives, provided Uttar Pradesh government demands it.

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  Need to reach out to 90 per cent of HIV patients for treatment: Nadda

  June 09, 2016 21:25 IST

  United Nations/New Delhi: Admitting that India needs to adopt the fast-track targets proposed by UNAIDS, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has stressed the need to reach out to 90 per cent of the people in

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  Days after quitting Congress, Gurudas Kamat meets Ahmed Patel, AK Antony

  June 09, 2016 21:16 IST

  Efforts to pacify Gurudas Kamat, who had quit the party three days ago, continued today with senior Congress leaders A K Antony and Ahmed Patel holding separate meetings with him amid signals that a way out could be found soon.

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  Ironical that Mayawati wants CBI probe into Mathura clashes: Samajwadi Party

  June 09, 2016 21:14 IST

  Ruling Samajwadi Party today said it was "ironical" that BSP supremo Mayawati was demanding a CBI probe into the Mathura violence as she had herself questioned the working of the investigation agency earlier.

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  Uttarakhand Speaker cancels membership of two MLAs for cross voting during floor test

  June 09, 2016 21:11 IST

  Dehradun: Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal today disqualified BJP's Bhimlal Arya and Congress' Rekha Arya from the House under the anti-defection law for voting against their parties during the floor test held on May

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  Udta Punjab row: Akalis, BJP slam film, but distance themselves from controversy

  June 09, 2016 20:52 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday asked the opposition to stop spreading canards about a ban on the release of "Udta Punjab" movie. "It is absurd even

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  AAP leader Rakesh Kumar thrashed for not removing party cap at MCD event

  June 09, 2016 19:43 IST

  BJP councillors today thrashed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) counsellor Rakesh Kumar for wearing his party’s trademark cap at the special joint session of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) at Ramlila Maidan here.

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  Kerala Sports minister threatened and insulted us, says Olympian athlete Anju Bobby George

  June 09, 2016 16:00 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: Close on the heels of finding himself the butt of jokes following his assertion that legendary boxer Muhammad Ali hailed from God’s own country, Kerala Sports Minister E P Jayarajan has now waded into

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  Raghuram Rajan doing a good job: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  June 09, 2016 13:39 IST

  Mirzapur (UP): RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today came in for praise from Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who said Rajan is doing a "good job" and has controlled inflation. "Raghuram Rajan is doing a

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  ‘Shame that it’s happening in BJP’s rule’: Modi's ministers at loggerheads after 250 Nilgais killed in 3 days in Bihar

  June 09, 2016 14:16 IST

  New Delhi: An operation to cull Nilgai herds in Bihar’s Mokama district appears to have created a discord between two senior ministers of BJP-led NDA government at the Centre - Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar.

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  BJP government worse than Nizam: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut

  June 09, 2016 8:09 IST

  Aurangabad: Continuing with the criticism of alliance partner BJP, Shiv Sena on Wednesday said that the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra were worse than the government of Nizam. "BJP government is the

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  All is not well in Uttarakhand Congress: Party’s state unit chief slams CM Harish Rawat

  June 08, 2016 23:00 IST

  New Delhi: Indicating further trouble for the Congress in Uttarakhand, the simmering rift between state party chief Kishore Upadhyay and Chief Minister Harish Rawat came out in the open with the former on Wednesday asking

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  It is time to make India ‘Muslim-free’: VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi sparks outrage

  June 08, 2016 19:42 IST

  Known for courting controversies, VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi said that the “mission of a Congress-free India has already been accomplished” and “it is now time to rid the country of Muslims”.

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  Now a centre of global diplomacy, no country can afford to ignore India: Rajnath Singh

  June 08, 2016 19:25 IST

  Udaipur: Speaking highly of India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the nation has evolved to become the center point of global diplomacy and cannot be ignored. "India today is the center of global