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  BJP will face countrywide drubbing as in Bihar: Ram Jethmalani

  April 29, 2016 22:46 IST

  BJP will face the same electoral drubbing across the country that it had in Bihar, former Union minister and legal luminary Ram Jethmalani claimed today

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  Agustawestland chopper scam: Govt rejects allegations that PM Modi struck deal with Italy

  April 29, 2016 23:58 IST

  New Delhi: The government tonight rebutted allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had struck a deal with Italy on AgustaWestland case and said the central issue was corruption and any other effort to divert from

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  Inter-linking of rivers can tackle drought: Uma Bharti

  April 29, 2016 21:46 IST

  Uma Bharati today made a strong pitch for focusing on inter-linking of rivers (ILR) to tackle drought as she referred to water crisis in Maharashtra's Latur.

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  PM to attend closing ceremony of ‘spiritual Kumbh’ in Ujjain

  April 29, 2016 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the closing ceremony of a ‘spiritual Kumbh’—a confluence of inter-faith spiritual leaders—on May 14 in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain city. As part of month-long Simhastha festival, which

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  Odd-even 2.0: AAP volunteers taking bribe from motorists, alleges BJP leader

  April 29, 2016 21:04 IST

  New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party government may be busy in claiming the success of odd-even 2.0 but Delhi BJP’s president Satish Upadhyay has accused that volunteers of the party are taking bribe from motorists riding

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  Netaji files: Morarji Desai had raised questions on death

  April 29, 2016 19:04 IST

  New Delhi: Former Indian prime minister Morarji Desai had raised questions about the death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1977, the newly released declassified files pertaining to Netaji revealed on Friday. The third cache

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  Will finalise cooperation in railways with US officials: Suresh Prabhu

  April 29, 2016 17:41 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said he will meet US transport officials next month to finalise areas of cooperation between the two countries in the railway sector. "I had fruitful discussions with

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  Amit Shah targets Sonia again, poses questions to her

  April 29, 2016 17:29 IST

  Ahmedabad: Intensifying his attack, BJP President Amit Shah today targeted Congress chief Sonia Gandhi once again over the VVIP chopper scam asking her to explain a ”number of relaxations” given to AgustaWestland which, he alleged,

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  Digvijaya Singh’s daughter dies of cancer

  April 29, 2016 17:10 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s daughter Karnika Singh died due to cancer in New Delhi on Friday. 37-year-old Karnika is the youngest among the four daughters of Singh. She was admitted in Max Hospital,

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  Road infrastructure priority for Modi government: Nitin Gadkari

  April 29, 2016 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that development of road infrastructure was a priority for the Modi government. "When the government took over in 2014, highways accounted

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  CBI registers preliminary enquiry in the sting video involving Harish Rawat

  April 29, 2016 16:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a preliminary enquiry into the alleged sting operation involving former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat. Last month, the rebel Congress MLA's have released a video purportedly

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  ‘Any chaiwaala, paanwaala can raise questions today’: Praful Patel on ‘misuse’ of RTI

  April 29, 2016 15:09 IST

  The Right To information Act, passed by the erstwhile UPA government is clearly not the lawmakers’ favourite. It has exposed lies, falsified tall claims and is today the most lethal tool in the hands of a common man.

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  Left-Cong alliance possible at national level: CPI

  April 29, 2016 14:06 IST

  Kolkata: With Congress and the Left Front fighting together against the Trinamool Congress in Bengal, CPI national secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan on Thursday said there is a possibility that the alliance can be replicated at

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  AugustaWestland scam: BJP continues to target Sonia Gandhi, Congress hits back

  April 29, 2016 13:47 IST

  BJP yet again targeted Sonia Gandhi today asking her to name the bribe takers in the Rs.3,600 core chopper deal but Congress hit back saying Amit Shah's demand was a "no confidence vote" in the Modi government which has "failed" in its job in last tw

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  Maharashtra government plans to bring 70% farmers under crop insurance net

  April 29, 2016 13:44 IST

  MUMBAI: Considering three consecutive years of drought in Marathwada region and weak monsoon last year, the government is trying to bring more farmers under the crop insurance net to compensate them for failed crops. Speaking

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  Notice being served on those named in Panama Papers: Arun Jaitley

  April 29, 2016 13:37 IST

  New Delhi: The government is taking all necessary steps on the issue of tax evasion and notice is being served on those whose names figure in the Panama Papers leaks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said

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  Reservations: Gujarat introduces 10 per cent EBC quota for all non-reserved categories

  April 29, 2016 12:28 IST

  Amid ongoing protests for reservations in jobs by the Patidar community, the Gujarat government today announced 10 per cent reservation for all non-reserved categories on the basis of their annual income.

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  Subramanian Swamy challenges expunging of comments in Rajya Sabha

  April 29, 2016 11:29 IST

  New Delhi: A defiant Subramanian Swamy has challenged the expunging of his comments by the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, calling the decision as arbitrary, unreasonable and against the House rules. The BJP MP said Friday

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  Sharad Pawar prefers Nitish over Rahul to lead ‘united opposition’ in 2019 polls

  April 29, 2016 9:25 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ambitious anti-BJP alliance call for 2019 general elections is gaining popularity among opposition parties with each passing day. The latest to lend his weight behind the Janata Dal (United) leader’s campaign to bu

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  Himachal HC issues notice to Priyanka Gandhi over her land deal in Shimla

  April 29, 2016 11:00 IST

  Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in connection with the purchase of land at Chharabra near Shimla. The notice was issued on a

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  Kerala minister, Several others injured in clashes during TV debate

  April 29, 2016 7:09 IST

  Kollam​:Kerala’s labour minister Shibhu Baby John and his opponent candidate from the Left Front N Vijayan Pillai were injured on Thursday during an election debate organised by a TV channel when a group of people

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  PM Modi to address joint session of US Congress on June 8

  April 29, 2016 7:19 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by United States House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 8. Ryan sent an invitation to

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  No privilege notice against Smriti Irani: Kurien

  April 28, 2016 21:02 IST

  New Delhi: There is no privilege notice against HRD Minister Smriti Irani, Chairman of Rajya Sabha’s Privileges Committee P J Kurien said today dismissing reports that the panel decided to seek explanation from her over

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  Arvind Kejriwal asks CIC to make public info on PM Modi's education degree

  April 28, 2016 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today demanded that the Central Information Commission (CIC) makes public information pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualifications. In a letter to Information Commissioner M S

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  PDP says no problem with cricket glorifying Kashmir militants

  April 28, 2016 19:05 IST

  Srinagar: As long as Kashmiris play with bats and not guns, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) sees no problem in a cricket league that glorified young militant commanders with teams named after them.

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  Mission UP : Prashant Kishor facing problems galore in his attempt to revive state Congress

  April 28, 2016 18:49 IST

  Prashant Kishor wants to try all tricks in his book to revive the Congress party in India’s most populous and electorally crucial state but he is not getting the desired support from the Congress cadre.

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  PM Modi takes his place at Madame Tussauds

  April 28, 2016 23:26 IST

  London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took his place alongside other world leaders at Madame Tussauds in London. The Indian leader’s new wax figure arrived at the Baker Street attraction fresh from Delhi, where

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  Sonia Gandhi should reveal who got ‘kickbacks’ in AgustaWestland scam: Amit Shah

  April 28, 2016 17:40 IST

  New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the VVIP chopper scam and asked her to name those who received the “kickbacks”. ”All I want