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  ‘Jail them, revoke compensation’: BJP leaders demand action against Akhlaq’s family

  June 02, 2016 16:27 IST

  Controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Singh Som has demanded that a case must be registered against the family of 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched by a mob in Dadri following rumours that he had slaughtered a cow, and should be sent to jail.

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  BJP's 'Vikas Gaurav Yatra' reaches Odisha, PM Narendra Modi to address public rally in Balasore today

  June 02, 2016 9:49 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally at Balasore district of Odisha today. PM Narendra Modi will land at Balasore at 10.50 am by IAF helicopter. With the 'Vikas Gaurav Yatra',

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  Benami London home not owned by Robert Vadra, UK land registry records show

  June 02, 2016 8:13 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in law Robert Vadra has come under spotlight for another wrong reason, this time, for his alleged link with controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

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  ACB launches probe into AAP govt’s bus aggregator scheme

  June 02, 2016 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) has launched an investigation into the premium bus service scheme, an app-based bus aggregator service that was to be rolled out by the AAP government this month. ACB

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  PM Modi unveils first ever national plan for disaster management

  June 02, 2016 6:57 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), which is aimed at making the country disaster resilient and significantly reduce the losses of lives and assets during such

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  Robert Vadra: A dark spot in Gandhi family or a soft political target? 5 controversies surrounding the ‘Damad’

  June 02, 2016 18:09 IST

  New Delhi: Robert Vadra - the name itself triggers memories of various controversies that the Nehru-Gandhi family’s ‘Damad’ has been involved in. Regardless of the allegations being true or just ‘politically motivated’, as the family

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  Consider special funding for Arunachal, CM Kalikho Pul asks Centre

  June 01, 2016 16:42 IST

  Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul has requested the Centre to consider special funding for the state on the lines of Special Plan Assistance (SPA) in a bid to ensure continued investment in critical

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  Dadri lynching: Akhilesh Yadav doubts authenticity of Mathura lab report

  June 01, 2016 18:29 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today questioned the authenticity of the forensic report which stated that the meat found from Dadri lynching victim Mohammad Akhlaq’s house was of “cow or its progeny”, even

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  SC decision to ban diesel SUVs ‘senseless’, lacks ‘scientific basis’: Manohar Parrikar

  June 01, 2016 14:38 IST

  In some major criticism of the Supreme Court’s decision to impose a ban on diesel SUVs, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the decision was one that implied a "senseless direction which do not have a scientific basis".

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  J&K Assembly bypoll: Mehbooba Mufti files nomination from Anantnag

  June 01, 2016 13:55 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday filed her nomination papers for Anantnag assembly constituency by-elections in south Kashmir, which had fallen vacant after the death of her father and then Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sa

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  False terror charges against Muslim youths cause of concern: Sadananda Gowda

  June 01, 2016 13:06 IST

  Lucknow: Union Law minister Sadanand Gowda has expressed concern over rising instances of false terror charges slapped on Muslim youths in the country. Gowda, who was in Aligarh at an event organised to mark two

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  Is Congress unsure of Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress president?

  June 01, 2016 19:07 IST

  New Delhi: Faced with voices of dissent within the party and rising calls for a shuffle in ranks, the Congress party now looks set to elevate vice-president Rahul Gandhi to the post of party president. According to sources, Rahul’s elevation could co

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  Normal monsoon to boost agriculture growth: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh

  June 01, 2016 9:34 IST

  India will definitely see higher foodgrain output and overall growth in the agriculture sector in case the IMD prediction of a good monsoon comes true, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said here on Tuesday.

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  Arun Jaitley hopeful of GST Bill passage on Monsoon Session of Parliament

  June 01, 2016 6:59 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed confidence that the much delayed Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill will be passed in the monsoon session, saying "almost every political party" is supporting it.

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  NDA government failed to act against corrupt, alleges Congress

  June 01, 2016 6:40 IST

  The Congress has accused the BJP-led NDA government of not taking action against those allegedly involved in corruption.

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  Narendra Modi will continue as PM for next 15 years: Ram Vilas Paswan

  May 31, 2016 23:32 IST

  Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said "they (Cong) need not worry" as Modi will continue as PM for next 15 years.

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  P Chidambaram, his wife & family have assets worth Rs 95 crore

  May 31, 2016 23:01 IST

  Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister P Chidambaram (70), his wife and family have total assets worth Rs 95 crore, according to the affidavit filed by him today to contest the Rajya Sabha election.

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  Alliance with BJP a 'challenge' but necessary for taking J&K out of morass: Mehbooba Mufti

  May 31, 2016 22:24 IST

  Mehbooba Mufti today described PDP's alliance with BJP and the common minimum programme between the two parties as a "challenge" but said it was necessary for bringing out the state from the "morass".

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  BJP will 'uproot' SP, BSP from Uttar Pradesh: Amit Shah

  May 31, 2016 21:04 IST

  Amit Shah today said the party will "uproot" the Samajwadi Party and BSP from Uttar Pradesh in the 2017 Assembly polls.

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  Aiming to take India forward, PM Modi motivates envoys to fight scourge of terrorism

  May 31, 2016 20:38 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked top diplomats of the country to find "solutions to the toughest of situations" and unite all forces to fight the scourge of terrorism. Addressing the Heads of

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  Incident not racist, guilty will be punished: EAM tells African students

  May 31, 2016 16:41 IST

  There has been a series of attacks on African nationals in the last few days including killing of the Congolese youth and assault on a 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad.

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  Akhilesh Yadav slams Amit Shah's meal plan with Dalit family in Varanasi

  May 31, 2016 14:55 IST

  Taking a swipe at BJP chief Amit Shah's plan to have a meal with a Dalit family in Varanasi, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today charged it was being done with an eye on the UP Assembly polls and said the Samajwadi Party does not see people on the ba

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  P Chidambaram files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra

  May 31, 2016 13:42 IST

  Senior Congress leader and former Union Finance minister P Chidambaram today filed his nomination papers for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra.

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  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh

  May 31, 2016 12:48 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today filed his nomination for a Rajya Sabha seat from Andhra Pradesh as the TDP-BJP alliance candidate.

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  Narendra Modi is a PM, not a ‘shahenshah’: Sonia Gandhi

  May 31, 2016 15:07 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying ‘he is a PM not a shahenshah’ and that all allegations levelled against her and family members are ‘baseless’ and part of the BJP’s campaign of a

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  Govt to rename 'Mission Indradhanush', adds four new vaccines to immunisation drive

  May 31, 2016 12:22 IST

  The government's ambitious ‘Mission Indradhanush’ programme, which provides immunisation against seven life threatening diseases, is all set to be re-christened as four new vaccines have been added into it.

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  Eye on UP polls: Amit Shah to have meal with dalit family in Varanasi

  May 31, 2016 10:27 IST

  After its resounding victory in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has shifted focus to the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh due next year.

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  Modi receives a call from Sharif wishes Pak PM well for heart surgery

  May 30, 2016 23:26 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today received a call from his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif just before the latter was wheeled in for his open-heart surgery in a hospital in the UK tomorrow.