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  Gujarat to get Rs 2 lakh crore for infra development: Nitin Gadkari

  May 30, 2016 23:22 IST

  Centre will allocate Rs 2 lakh crore to Gujarat for the development of roads and ports during the next three years, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

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  Strictest action if attacks on Africans racial: Kiren Rijiju

  May 30, 2016 22:36 IST

  New Delhi: With attacks on African nationals continuing to hog limelight, the government on Monday promised strictest possible action if such assaults were found to have a racial angle. ”If racial angle is found in

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  No violence in Haryana during June 5 protests, Jat leaders assure

  May 30, 2016 22:15 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said Jat leaders have assured him of staging dharnas peacefully in the state on June 5. “We have had talks with them (the Jats) and they have

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  Suresh Prabhu finds spot in BJP Rajya Sabha list; Ram Madhav misses out

  May 30, 2016 22:11 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party today released another list of six candidates, including Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from five states. Others shortlisted by the BJP central

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  No consensus on full statehood to Delhi, says Venkaiah Naidu

  May 30, 2016 21:13 IST

  Hyderabad: There is no consensus on the issue of full statehood to Delhi and the situation on the ground has not changed, Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has said. ”That issue is pending

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  Speed up redevelopment of stations, raise its ‘level of ambition’: PM Modi to Railways

  May 30, 2016 18:24 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the railways to speed up redevelopment of stations and substantially raise its “level of ambition” in this regard as he reviewed the performance of the sector

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  HC refuses to stay attachment proceedings against Virbhadra, wife

  May 30, 2016 17:57 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi High Court today refused to stay the ED’s attachment proceedings against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, but said the final order of the adjudicating authority would not be

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  BJP has given a decisive and corruption free government: Amit Shah

  May 30, 2016 15:51 IST

  Hyderabad: Hitting back at Congress for accusing the Narendra Modi government of doing nothing in the last two years, BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said his party has given a decisive and corruption free

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  Naidu among 4 from BJP file nominations in Rajasthan, Birender in Haryana

  May 30, 2016 15:46 IST

  Union minister Venkaiah Naidu and BJP national vice president Om Prakash Mathur were among four party candidates who filed their nomination papers today from Rajasthan

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  Shiv Sena slams Congress for fielding P Chidambaram from Maharashtra for RS

  May 30, 2016 15:26 IST

  Shiv Sena today slammed Congress for fielding former Union minister P Chidambaram from Maharashtra for the Rajya Sabha poll, saying the party has "damaged itself by foisting him on the state".

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  Sharad Yadav, Ram Jethmalani, Misa Bharti file nominations for Rajya Sabha polls

  May 30, 2016 19:12 IST

  JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, noted lawyer and former BJP MP Ram Jethmalani along with RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti today filed their nomination papers as candidates of ruling alliance in Bihar for Rajya Sabha's biennial elections.

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  BJP demands apology from Cong for terming Batla House encounter fake

  May 30, 2016 13:00 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today staged a protest outside the office Congress office in the national capital accusing it of propagating false facts in Batla House encounter case.

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  Pre-poll alliance between Samajwadi Party-RLD on cards; Mulayam may send Ajit Singh to Rajya Sabha

  May 30, 2016 12:02 IST

  The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) may come together to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in the upcoming state assembly polls.

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  BJP names Venkaiah Naidu, Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, 9 others for Rajya Sabha

  May 30, 2016 7:54 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday released its list of 12 candidates for the biennial elections from nine states to the Rajya Sabha, including union ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Chaudhary Birender

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  Will not tread ‘path of sin’ to pursue development: PM Modi

  May 29, 2016 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked those questioning his government’s performance, asserting it had launched over 700 schemes and vowing to pursue development without treading the “path of sin” even if it meant

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  Attacks on Africans: TV editors body slams VK Singh over his remarks

  May 29, 2016 23:15 IST

  New Delhi: Television editors body BEA on Sunday slammed Union Minister V K Singh for his remarks that attack on African nationals was a minor scuffle blown up by media, calling it “absurd”. Broadcast Editors’

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  PM Modi's flight diverted to Jaipur due to bad weather

  May 30, 2016 0:09 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flight was, on Sunday evening, diverted to Jaipur after it could not land in the national capital due to bad weather. Modi was on his way back from Karnataka

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  AAP MLA Jagdeep Singh held in Delhi on assault charge, gets bail

  May 29, 2016 22:50 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Jagdeep Singh was on Sunday arrested on the charge of assaulting an employee of a waste management company

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  BJP not celebrating, only giving report of work to people: Amit Shah

  May 29, 2016 22:40 IST

  BJP chief Amit Shah today said the party was only giving a report of its work to the people.

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  PM Modi carves his way even during turbulent phases, says his brother Soma Modi

  May 29, 2016 22:41 IST

  Varanasi: Soma Modi, brother of Prime Minster Narendra Modi, today praised the latter’s ability to face tough situations and said that he carves a way out even in turbulent situations. “Challenging tough situations

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  Beant Singh’s grandson dies after allegedly shooting himself

  May 29, 2016 20:16 IST

  Harkirat Singh, grandson of former Punjab chief minister late Beant Singh, was found dead at his Sector 5 residence in Chandigarh after allegedly shooting himself

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  Army can't operate in civilian areas without special law: Manohar Parrikar

  May 29, 2016 16:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian Army cannot operate in civilian areas without a contentious act that gives it sweeping special powers, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said, amid demands from several quarters that the act be

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  Modi government’s 3rd year to see more growth, says Jaitley

  May 29, 2016 16:25 IST

  New Delhi: India will see a spurt of new projects during the third year of the NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said. “It is normal for any

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  Rajnath asks police to take strict action in cases of attacks on Africans

  May 29, 2016 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: Home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked Delhi police chief Alok Kumar Verma to take strict action against those involved in recent attacks against African nationals. Singh, who had called Verma to his

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  To deliver on black money promise, PM Modi may visit Switzerland

  May 29, 2016 11:05 IST

  New Delhi: To deliver on his promise of bringing back black money to India, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi may make a stopover in Switzerland on his way to the US next month to discusss the

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  Arun Jaitley arrives in Japan; to meet PM Shinzo Abe, industry leaders

  May 29, 2016 10:30 IST

  Tokyo: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here today on a six-day visit during which he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as well as several key investors to sell the India growth story. During

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  Rahul Gandhi to become party chief at 'Appropriate Time': Kumari Selja

  May 29, 2016 8:47 IST

  Jaipur: Expressing confidence in the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, former Union minister Kumari Selja on Saturday said that he would become the party chief at "appropriate time", while rejecting the "misconception" of the party being

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  Govt should put evidence before court: Chidambaram on Karti

  May 28, 2016 23:56 IST

  Under attack over alleged irregularities in financial dealings of his son Karti, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government should place any evidence it has in a court of law.