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  With Rs 38.54 crore in its Kitty, AAP second 'most cash-rich' regional party

  May 24, 2016 12:15 IST

  New Delhi: Various regional parties received over Rs. 2100 crore of cash collections accounting for a whopping 63% of total funds during state polls between 2004 and 2015, according to a report by Association for

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  Govt announces 13 winners of ‘fast track Smart City competition’

  May 24, 2016 15:10 IST

  The Ministry of Urban Development today announced 13 winners of the 'fast track competition’ under the smart cities mission. The selected cities are: Lucknow, Warangal, Dharmashala, Chandigarh, Raipur, New Town Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Panaji, Port Blair,

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  Lalu asks party leaders to avoid 'unnecessary statements', says 'Mahagathbandhan is rock solid'

  May 24, 2016 10:23 IST

  RJD chief Lalu Prasad has finally broken his silence over the utterances made by some of his party leaders in recent days. Asking them to share their concerns, if any, instead of airing ‘unnecessary statements’, he said that the 'mahagathbandhan' is

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  Sting CD row: Uttarakhand CM to appear before CBI today

  May 24, 2016 10:03 IST

  New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will today appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a probe into the sting operation in which he was allegedly shown offering bribe to

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  Assam to get its first BJP government today, Sarbananda Sonowal to be sworn in as CM

  May 24, 2016 9:04 IST

  BJP leader Sarbanand Sonowal will take oath as the new Chief Minister of Assam today. Massive preparations have been made for the oath taking ceremony where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present.

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  People of Assam will get their due rights: Sarbananda Sonowal

  May 24, 2016 8:59 IST

  New Delhi: Assamese people will get their due rights when illegal migrants are identified and driven out of the state, chief minister-designate Sarbananda Sonowal today said while claiming that development, good governance and security are

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  45 Union Ministers to tour UP on Modi government's second anniversary

  May 24, 2016 8:54 IST

  Lucknow: In one of the biggest outreach efforts by the BJP in Uttar Pradesh after the 2014 general elections, 45 Union Ministers, including from allied parties, and central leaders will be visiting the state on May 26, which will be celebrated as ‘Vi

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  Congress planning to digitalise photographs, speeches of Indira Gandhi

  May 24, 2016 8:07 IST

  Falling back on its national icons in the time of depressing lows, Congress is planning to digitalise the photographs and speeches of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi including interviews given by her in September 1984, a month before she was assass

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  BJP govt cannot turn a blind eye to illegal immigration in Assam: RSS

  May 24, 2016 7:36 IST

  Illegal immigration is a "tricky and sensitive" issue and the new BJP government in Assam cannot turn a blind eye to it, a pro-RSS journal said, insisting utilisation of resources for the right beneficiaries without getting tempted to vote-bank polit

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  Alarm bells for CM Nitish Kumar as journalist threatened in Bihar

  May 23, 2016 23:28 IST

  Patna: The Bihar government, which has assured to protect the fourth pillar of democracy in wake of the killing of a journalist in Siwan, faced yet another embarrassing moment on Sunday after a journalist with

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  People in Delhi suffering from LG-Kejriwal confrontation: Sheila Dikshit

  May 23, 2016 22:03 IST

  Sheila Dikshit on Monday said there was "no administration" in the national capital and people are confused about the policies of the Arvind Kejriwal government.

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  CBI books Haryana ex-CM Bhupinder Hooda, others in plots allotment case

  May 23, 2016 21:39 IST

  Regarding the allotment of 14 industrial plots during the previous Congress rule in the state, a case was filed by the CBI against former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

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  In favour of Kashmiri Pandits return, but with dignity: Jitendra Singh

  May 23, 2016 20:42 IST

  With return of Kashmiri Pandits topping the agenda of Narendra Modi government, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today favoured creation of a "conducive atmosphere" for them to go back to the Valley.

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  Jayalalithaa swings into action on Day 1 as CM, orders free power, loan waiver

  May 23, 2016 17:43 IST

  Chennai: Minutes after she was sworn in, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ordered a slew of measures aimed at fulfilling her electoral promises including waiving crop loans of farmers and free units of electricity

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  Karunanidhi irked over seating arrangement for MK Stalin during Jayalalithaa’s swearing-in ceremony

  May 23, 2016 19:51 IST

  New Delhi: DMK president M Karunanidhi has alleged that his party was 'insulted' at the swearing-in ceremony of J Jayalalithaa as Tamil Nadu chief minister , complaining about the seating arrangement made for his son

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  Lalu Yadav likely to send Shahabuddin’s wife Heena Shahab to Legislative Council

  May 23, 2016 15:26 IST

  Patna: Lalu Prasad Yadav has decided to send RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin’s wife Hena Shahab to Legislative Council.

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  'Cosmetic surgery' won't do, Congress needs 'cardiac surgery': Satyavrat Chaturvedi veiled attack on Digvijaya Singh

  May 23, 2016 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: In a veiled attack on his own party leader Digvijaya Singh, Congress MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi today said that the party does not need cosmetic surgery but 'cardiac surgery' if it nurtures hopes of

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  Congress, BJP are like husband-wife fighting inside the house: Arvind Kejriwal

  May 23, 2016 13:55 IST

  In a sharp dig at BJP and Congress, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that the two major political parties have a "husband-wife" kind of a relationship and are fooling the people.

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  Losing is Rahulji’s forte: Irani’s twitter jibe on Congress’s Assam debacle

  May 23, 2016 12:28 IST

  New Delhi: HRD minister Smriti Irani took a swipe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for his party’s poll defeat in Assam During a bitter exchange of words with Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi on twitter

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  Jayalalithaa sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM for second consecutive term

  May 23, 2016 13:22 IST

  AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa was today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for fourth time. This is her second consecutive term as the CM of this southern state.

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  West Bengal Assembly polls: BJP plays spoilsport for alliance

  May 23, 2016 12:13 IST

  Kolkata: The BJP, which had lost some steam after the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, has put up a spirited show in the West Bengal Assembly elections this time and has played spoilsport for the opposition

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  ED approaches 14 countries seeking info on Cos linked to Karthi Chidmabaram: Report

  May 23, 2016 10:42 IST

  New Delhi: Trouble seems to be piling up against former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, the Enforcement Directorate has sought information from 14 countries on properties and banking transactions of companies which are

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  Foundation for Assam win was laid a generation ago: BJP

  May 23, 2016 8:59 IST

  Now that the BJP has captured power in Assam and credit is being given to meticulous campaigning and projection of the new leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal and Himanta Biswa Sarma, old-timers say the ground work had started almost a generation back.

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  Mamata Banerjee to attend Mother Teresa's elevation to Sainthood in Rome

  May 23, 2016 8:06 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to Rome this September to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa where she will be declared a saint. "I have accepted Sr Prema's invitation

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  Jayalalithaa to be sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM today for 2nd consecutive term

  May 23, 2016 7:50 IST

  AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu today. This is the fourth time that she will become the Chief Minister.

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  Centre should identify temples barring entry of Dalits, women: Ram Vilas Paswan

  May 23, 2016 7:45 IST

  Patna:Lok Janshakti Party supremo Ram Vilas Paswan condemned the attack on BJP MP Tarun Vijay for leading Dalits into a temple in Dehradun recently and urged Union home minister Rajnath Singh to identify temples and

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  Vijayan government in Kerala to have 19 ministers

  May 22, 2016 20:46 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The new Kerala government led by Pinarayi Vijayan would have 19 members (including the chief minister) and its swearing-in will be held at the Central Stadium here at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, said Left

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  Rupa Ganguly heckled, convoy attacked by ‘TMC supporters’

  May 22, 2016 19:55 IST

  Kolkata: BJP leader Roopa Ganguly has been attacked by mob in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas. She has been allegedy attacked by members of the ruling Trinamool Congress. The actor-turned-politician suffered a head