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Amma's poll manifesto: From Free phones to free gold, it's raining sops in Tamil Nadu
May 06, 2016 9:53 ISTChennai: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa on Thursday unveiled a string of freebies in her party manifesto promising mobile phones to all 1.92 crore ration card holders, 50 per cent subsidy for women to buy scooters,eight
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Those who don't wish to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' be sent to RSS: Anil Vij
May 06, 2016 8:25 ISTChandigarh: Outspoken Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Thursday stoked a controversy by saying people who do not wish to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' should be "sent" to RSS Shakhas. The Haryana Health and Sports
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By 2026, 33% Lok Sabha MPs will come from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
May 06, 2016 8:14 ISTBengaluru:From 29 percent today, 33 percent members of the Lok Sabha will come from three states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal – within a decade, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data in
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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul to launch 'Save Democracy' rally today
May 06, 2016 8:07 ISTNew Delhi: As the Opposition and government continues to lock horns on a host of issues in Parliament, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi are set to launch a sharp attack
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PM Modi invites CMs of UP, Maha, Karnataka to discuss drought
May 05, 2016 22:12 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka here on Saturday for discussions on drought and water-scarcity situation which has hit these states badly. The Chief Ministers
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PM Modi to visit Iran this month, aims to bolster bilateral ties
May 05, 2016 20:07 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Iran this month with an aim to bolster overall bilateral ties with the Persian Gulf nation in a range of areas including energy,
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Meet 103-year-old Asgar Ali, India’s oldest first time voter
May 05, 2016 19:17 ISTNew Delhi: The man with the proud grin on his wrinkled face is Mohammed Asgar Ali. Ali today pulled off a feat and caste first-ever vote at an age of 103 years, arguably making him
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Will file witness list in National Herald case: Swamy to Delhi court
May 05, 2016 18:52 ISTNew Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today told a Delhi court that he would submit the “complete list” of witnesses in National Herald case against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and five
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CBI must summon Sonia, Manmohan on Agusta: Subramanian Swamy
May 05, 2016 18:30 ISTNew Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh should be summoned by the CBI on the AgustaWestland helicopter case. "(Going by) the Italian court
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West Bengal polls over, Mamata confident but high voter turnout gives hope to Congress-left alliance
May 05, 2016 20:41 ISTAfter the completion of six-phase polling , all one can say at this moment is that Mamata had started as a clear favourite but the support that the ‘unofficial’ alliance seems to have got has left every possibility wide open.
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Centre, states should reach understanding on Land Bill: Venkaiah Naidu
May 05, 2016 17:47 ISTNew Delhi: The Centre and states should soon reach an understanding on the land aquisition law as otherwise “we are not able move forward or go backward”, Urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
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Rape of minor girl: Goa MLA appears before Goa Crime Branch
May 05, 2016 17:13 ISTPanaji: Expelled Congress legislator Atanasio Monserratte, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, today appeared before the Crime Branch here, a day after the Goa police registered an FIR against him. Monserratte was
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Subramanian Swamy raises Ram temple issue in Rajya Sabha
May 06, 2016 16:02 ISTNew Delhi: BJP‘s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Thursday demanded a decision on the vexed issue of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and urged the government to make a statement on
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'Your replies should be short': Sumitra Mahajan's advise to 'young & energetic' Piyush Goyal
May 05, 2016 16:22 ISTNew Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday advised Power Minister Piyush Goyal to give short answers to questions raised by MPs after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav objected to his long speeches.
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AgustaWestland scam: How did Swamy get 'sensitive' documents, asks Congress
May 05, 2016 14:54 ISTNew Delhi: Congress member Anand Sharma today asked the Government how BJP member Subramaniam Swamy had got access to sensitive and confidential files of CBI and ED in the AgustaWestland deal. Raising the issue through
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CBI summons ousted Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in sting operation case
May 05, 2016 14:44 ISTThe CBI today summoned ousted Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat to Delhi for questioning on May 9 in connection with the sting CD that showed him offering bribes to rebel Congress leaders to vote for his government in a floor test in March.
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Make PM Modi's BA degree public, Arvind Kejriwal writes to Delhi University
May 05, 2016 13:54 ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Delhi University urging to make public Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BA degree.
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West Bengal Polls: 84.24% voting recorded in final phase; TMC worker injured in violence
May 05, 2016 20:26 ISTPolling began at 7 am for 25 constituencies covering the Cooch Behar and East Midnapore districts in the sixth and final phase of the month-long polling for the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Spiritual teacher nominated to Rajya Sabha
May 05, 2016 0:04 ISTNew Delhi: Pranav Pandya, who heads the Gayatri Pariwar spiritual group in Haridwar, has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, it was announced today. A home ministry announcement said his nomination is meant to fill
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Odd-even not a long-term remedy, Arvind Kejriwal admits for first time
May 04, 2016 23:46 ISTDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today admitted for the first time that the odd-even scheme cannot be a long-term "remedy" to air pollution.
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Azam Khan calls Yogi Adityanath 'frustrated', advises him to get married
May 04, 2016 23:23 ISTTerming sages in India as a "frustrated" lot, Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan courted a fresh controversy as he advised BJP MP Yogi Adityanath to get married and "prove his masculinity"
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Arun Jaitley says he blacklisted Agusta, not UPA
May 04, 2016 22:39 ISTFrankfurt: Rubbishing Congress’ claim of having blacklisted AgustaWestland, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said he had as defence minister in June 2014 put the transaction to buy 12 helicopters from the Italian firm on hold
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Delhi University refusing Modi records as he never graduated from it: Arvind Kejriwal
May 04, 2016 22:19 ISTNew Delhi: Keeping the pot boiling on the issue of Prime Minister’s educational qualifications, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said Delhi University was “refusing” to show records of Narendra Modi’s degree as he never graduated
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Rajya Sabha Chairman accepts Vijay Mallya's fresh resignation
May 04, 2016 21:37 ISTNew Delhi: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's tenure in the Rajya Sabha came to an end today with Chairman Hamid Ansari accepting his resignation after he sent a fresh letter under his signature, a day after
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PM Modi’s foreign visits led to higher FDI inflow: Government
May 04, 2016 19:41 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits have yielded results in terms of increase in Foreign Direct Investment inflows and overall trade in goods, Parliament was informed today. ”As a result of these (visits),
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Agusta choppers: No evidence against Sonia, Congress quotes Italy judge
May 04, 2016 18:33 ISTNew Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the government, terming all allegations made by the Centre in the AgustaWestland helicopters deal as "distortions of the Italian court judgment" and quoted the judge
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Rahul Gandhi bought 2 shops at market rates: Emaar MGF
May 04, 2016 17:43 ISTNew Delhi: Realty firm Emaar MGF today said it had sold two shops to Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in a shopping mall here in December 2005 at market rates and rejected allegations that they
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West Bengal Polls: Trinamool Congress confident of victory in Nandigram
May 04, 2016 14:59 ISTKolkata: Nandigram, the spearhead of Bengal’s anti-land acquisition movement which had played a crucial role in ousting the Left Front regime, is geared up for the May 5 Assembly poll in which Trinamool Congress candidate
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