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  BJP Bengal chief now threatens to break necks with bare hands

  May 28, 2016 23:24 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal State BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who seems to have made it a habit to hog the limelight for all the wrong reasons, has now threatened to beat up Trinamool Congress leaders inside

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  Wondering whether Modi govt deserves 'outstanding' Raghuram Rajan, says P Chidambaram

  May 28, 2016 21:38 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Centre, former finance minister P. Chidambaram today wondered whether the Narendra Modi-led BJP government "deserves" RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and described him as "one of the most outstanding

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  "Ek Nayi Subah": Criticism comes from people affected by curbing of corruption, says PM Modi

  May 28, 2016 23:39 IST

  New Delhi: Celebrations are underway for the NDA government as it completed two years in power. A gala event has been organised at the India Gate lawns today called "Ek Nayi Subah", graced by the

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  Puducherry violence: Things won’t be easy for new CM Narayansamy

  May 28, 2016 18:49 IST

  Immediately after former Union Minister V Narayansamy was elected as the next Chief Minister of Puducherry, violence broke out in the state.

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  Did Mamata Banerjee commit a mistake by invoking “Ishwar and Allah” in place of “God” in her oath?

  May 28, 2016 18:45 IST

  Mamata Banerjee used the term “Ishwar and Allah” in place of “God” and it was good enough a deviation to generate a huge debate in political and legal circles.

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  Committed to dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits, says Mehbooba Mufti

  May 28, 2016 18:45 IST

  Srinagar: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti today stressed that the government was committed to the return of Kashmiri Pandits and other migrants into the valley and that a transit accommodation would be

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  Pak should seek India's help in curbing terror, Rajnath Singh in Aap Ki Adalat

  May 28, 2016 19:14 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that if Pakistan "does not have the capability to curb terrorist activity in its territory, it should seek India's help".

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  Congress picks V Narayanasamy as new Chief Minister of Puducherry

  May 28, 2016 16:53 IST

  former Union minister in the UPA regime V Narayansamy was today unanimously elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, paving way for his appointment as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory.

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  EC cancels polls to two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats

  May 28, 2016 16:04 IST

  Election Commission (EC) today decided to rescind the notification and conduct polls afresh "in due course of time" in two Tamil Nadu Assembly seats

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  “Media misreported my statement”, says Naseeruddin Shah on spar with Anupam Kher over Kashmiri Pandits issue

  May 28, 2016 15:32 IST

  New Delhi: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah today said that his remarks on co-actor Anupam Kher were misreported and he never said against the latter. Early morning reports suggested that Naseeruddin had questioned Anupam’s involvement in

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  Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal among seven in Congress list of Rajya Sabha candidates

  May 28, 2016 15:23 IST

  Congress has released the list of candidates it will be sending to the Rajya Sabha. The names are: P Chidambaram, Oscar Fernandes, Jairam Ramesh, Ambika Soni, Vivek Tankha, Kapil Sibal and Chhaya Verma.

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  Allegations against Eknath Khadse need to be proved first: Kiren Rijiju

  May 28, 2016 14:55 IST

  Panaji:Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said the allegations that Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse has links with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim need to be proved before any action is taken against

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  Govt celebrating without achieving anything: Cong leads mega offensive against Modi govt

  May 28, 2016 15:25 IST

  On the occasion of the mega event of the BJP-led NDA government to mark two years in power, the Congress party has come out all guns blazing against the government saying their tenure of two years have lacked substance and the celebrations are hollow

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  Lalu Yadav replaces Rabri Devi with Misa Bharti as RS candidate

  May 28, 2016 12:29 IST

  Contrary to speculation, RJD chief Lalu Prasad has chosen his elder daughter Misa Bharti and eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani as party candidates for the biennial polls from the state to the Rajya Sabha next month.

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  To Shiv Sena's vada-pav eatery, BJP proposes 'NaMo tea stall' in Mumbai

  May 28, 2016 11:52 IST

  Mumbai: In a bid to counter the Shiv Sena which has promoted 'Shiv' vada-pav eateries across Mumbai, BJP, its partner in the ruling alliance at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, wants 'NaMo tea stalls'

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  PM Modi tries his hands at drums during visit to Asia’s cleanest village Mawphlang

  May 30, 2016 19:19 IST

  In a light-hearted gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tried his hands at drums along with folk dancers at a cultural event organised in his honour at Mawphlang Village, Asia’s cleanest village located near Shillong.

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  Mega event at India Gate to mark 2nd anniversary of Modi govt, Big B to host 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' segment

  May 28, 2016 11:49 IST

  A mega event will be organised at India Gate here this evening to mark the completion of two years of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.

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  Subramanian Swamy accuses Raghuram Rajan of favouring US multinationals

  May 28, 2016 9:54 IST

  Continuing his tirade against Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Friday said RBI governor's policies have finished small industries and are anti-agriculture.

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  Pakistan not allowing Pathankot probe team will be betrayal: Rajnath Singh

  May 28, 2016 9:49 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that his trust in Pakistan on the issue of fighting terrorism has been ‘completely shaken’ as the kind of support which India expected from it was not coming.

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  Malegaon blast probe ‘dramatic act’ created by Congress: Kiren Rijiju

  May 28, 2016 9:19 IST

  Panaji: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Friday termed the earlier investigation in the 2008 Malegaon blast case as a "dramatic kind of act created by the Congress" and a "game plan

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  Logistics agreement with US will help India: Manohar Parrikar

  May 28, 2016 8:09 IST

  A much-debated India-US logistics agreement will be of immense benefit as it will give India access to US military bases worldwide and does not involve any "war exchanges", while any support for operational purposes will only be on a case-by-case bas

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  ‘A Wednesday’ stars Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher train guns on each other over Kashmiri Pandits

  May 28, 2016 11:33 IST

  As Narendra Modi government celebrates two years in power, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah said that citizens of the country should give more time to it before making perceptions though he feels a bit worried by the ‘changes made in few textbooks’.

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  Sumitra Mahajan gets Rs 48 lakh Jaguar as her new official car, Congress asks her to reconsider

  May 27, 2016 23:53 IST

  New Delhi: The purchase of a Rs 48.25 lakh swanky Jaguar XE as the new official car for Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has raised eyebrows with the opposition Congress on Friday asking her to

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  India to have 8-10 competitive public sector banks: Jayant Sinha

  May 27, 2016 23:34 IST

  India will have 8-10 very competitive public sector banks once the "dust settles" and the consolidation phase ends, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said on Friday.

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  Have broken middlemen-Defence Ministry nexus: Manohar Parrikar

  May 27, 2016 23:20 IST

  The nexus between the middlemen, arms agents and Defence Ministry officials has been broken, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said

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  Trust in Pakistan in fighting terror "completely shaken": Rajnath Singh

  May 27, 2016 22:17 IST

  Rajnath Singh today said his trust in Pakistan on the issue of fighting terrorism has been "completely shaken" as the kind of support which India expected from it was not coming.

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  Ram temple not an issue in UP polls: Rajnath Singh

  May 27, 2016 22:07 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP will not contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year on the Ram temple plank as it is not a political but a cultural issue, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said

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  Know all about Mamata Banerjee, the ironlady of Bengal

  May 27, 2016 21:05 IST

  Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today took oath for a second consecutive term as West Bengal chief minister in Kolkata. Popular as 'Didi'among masses, Mamata has an innate gift to sense what runs in the