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  River Ganga will be clean by July 2018, says Uma Bharti

  April 28, 2016 15:41 IST

  New Delhi: Government on Thursday exuded confidence in Lok Sabha that Ganga would be cleaned by July 2018 and said the return of aqua life in the river would be the biggest benchmark to prove

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  CBI conducted raid against me but why not against Congress leaders, ask Kejriwal

  April 28, 2016 15:23 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on AgustaWestland chopper deal and wondered why CBI raids have not been conducted against Congress leaders in connection with the ca

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  Top 10 facts to know about AgustaWestland scam

  April 28, 2016 14:15 IST

  New Delhi: The latest revelation in VVIP Chopper scam has put Congress on backfoot after an Italian Court held that kickbacks were paid to Indian middlemen and accused the UPA government of not sharing key

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  You are unnecessarily provoking, will have to take action: Kurien on Swamy’s 'Italian Constitution' jibe

  April 28, 2016 15:06 IST

  Subramanian Swamy, who triggered huge protests from Congress yesterday over his attempts to drag Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the AugustaWestland helicopter row, today again made some controversial remarks in Rajya Sabha which the Chair immedia

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  AgustaWestland scam: SC to hear PIL seeking FIR against Sonia, Manmohan

  April 28, 2016 12:07 IST

  The Supreme Court will next week hear a plea seeking FIR against the people allegedly bribed in the AgustaWestland chopper scam including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh.

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  Mallya's expulsion? Read about 14 other MPs including Indira and Swamy who were sacked by parliament

  April 28, 2016 11:52 IST

  New Delhi: Beleaguered Industrialist Vijay Mallya, who is facing expulsion from Rajya Sabha, would become the 15th lawmaker to be sacked from parliament since independence. The Ethics Committee of the Rajya Sabha has decided to

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  BJP elects veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Shanta Kumar to parliamentary panels

  April 28, 2016 7:43 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) old guards LK Advani and Shanta Kumar have been elected to the Committee on Public Undertakings while Murli Manohar Joshi has been made a member in the Committee on Estimates as three parliamentary panels were reconstitut

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  Don't need Congress anymore: Mamata

  April 28, 2016 6:49 IST

  Kolkata:Terming the tie-up between the Congress and the CPI-M as a "blunder", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday rejected any possibilities of an alliance with the Congress after the assembly polls, saying the

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  Amit Shah questions Mamata Banerjee’s silence on AgustaWestland chopper deal

  April 27, 2016 23:50 IST

  Kolkata: On a day when the VVIP chopper scam sparked tensions in parliament, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday questioned the silence of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on the

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  Mulayam has lost faith in Akhilesh, made Shivpal SP state incharge: Keshav Maurya

  April 27, 2016 23:28 IST

  Uttar Pradesh BJP today attacked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, saying Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh has lost faith in him and appointed Shivpal Yadav as party's state incharge.

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  Sushma Swaraj’s health improves; PM Modi visits her in hospital

  April 27, 2016 23:19 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who had been admitted to All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) yesterday after she complained of congestion in the chest is showing signs of improvement, the hospital today

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  Hyderabad MP Owaisi clashes with Najma Heptulla in Lok Sabha

  April 27, 2016 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: Two senior leaders, Asaduddin Owaisi of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, clashed fiercely in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the minister made some "personal" remarks. Responding to

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  Is there ‘deliberate misinformation’ being spread about bullet trains, wonders Suresh Prabhu

  April 27, 2016 16:53 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today wondered in Lok Sabha whether there was a “deliberate misinformation” campaign against the introduction of bullet trains, saying these were not in conflict with the ‘normal’ trains. Respondi

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  AAP announces new National Executive, includes seven women

  April 27, 2016 16:28 IST

  New Delhi:The Aam Aadmi Party today announced its new National Executive (NE), the party's second-highest decision making body, with 17 new names which include seven women, a departure from the past when it had no

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  No floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly on April 29, President's rule to continue

  April 27, 2016 16:41 IST

  The Supreme Court today asked the Central government 7 ‘tough’ questions about its decision to impose President’s Rule in Uttarakhand as it resumed hearing on its petition challenging Nainital High Court’s order restoring the Congress government in t

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  AgustaWestland scam: Manmohan Singh rebuts BJP's charge

  April 27, 2016 15:14 IST

  Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rebutted the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation of corruption in the AgustaWestland chopper deal, asserting there was "no case in this".

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  Day 2 in parliament and Swamy has Rajya Sabha on the boil

  April 27, 2016 15:44 IST

  New Delhi: It was just second day of newly nominated Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy in office and he succeeded in doing what he does best- provoking his political opponents. Known for his strong political

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  Live: When did you blacklist AgustaWestland, Parrikar asks Congress

  April 27, 2016 15:07 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against Congress, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked the party to explain when did it put AgustaWestland among the blacklisted companies when it was in power. Earlier today, the

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  Reports of PM Modi meeting Italian PM ‘false and untrue’: Arun Jaitley

  April 27, 2016 13:11 IST

  Senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today categorically denied that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi and the former had reportedly attempted to cut a deal on the Italian marines issue.

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  “Am not afraid,” says a combative Sonia Gandhi on AugustaWestland row

  April 27, 2016 13:25 IST

  New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today refuted allegations of any wrongdoing in Augusta Westland deal. Claiming that she has nothing to hide, a combative Gandhi said,"Let them take my name, I am not afraid."

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  SC to hear plea against revocation of President Rule in Uttarakhand today

  April 27, 2016 11:59 IST

  The Supreme Court will today resume on the Centre's plea against Uttarakhand High Court's order which set aside the President's rule in the hilly state.

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  3 days in 2 years: What accounts for Mithun Chakraborty's poor attendance in Rajya Sabha

  April 27, 2016 9:39 IST

  New Delhi: Filmstar and Rajya Sabha MP Mithun Chakraborty has attended Parliament for three days in last two years. The actor's continued absence invited criticism from some lawmakers yesterday who said there should be a

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  Centre plans show at India Gate to mark 2nd anniv of Modi government

  April 26, 2016 23:41 IST

  To mark the second anniversary of the Modi dispensation, the Centre is planning to organise an eight-hour show -- 'Zara Muskura Do' -- at the India Gate here on May 26

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  43 crorepatis, 67 with criminal cases in Phase 5 of West Bengal polls

  April 26, 2016 23:34 IST

  At least 43 crorepatis are in the fray for the phase 5 of West Bengal assembly elections while 67 candidates have disclosed criminal cases against themselves

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  PM Modi to address five rallies in Kerala

  April 26, 2016 22:11 IST

  Narendra Modi will address five election rallies early next month for the May 16 assembly elections in Kerala, where the BJP is trying hard to open its account.

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  HC directs DVAC to inquire bribery charges against minister

  April 26, 2016 21:49 IST

  The Madras High Court today directed DVAC to conduct an inquiry against Power Minister Natham Viswanathan and some officials of TANGEDCO

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  'Name leaders who took bribes': BJP corners Cong on VVIP chopper scam

  April 26, 2016 21:48 IST

  the BJP is planning to corner the Congress and party president Sonia Gandhi over the deal in UPA’s tenure and have asked the then Defence minister A K Antony to come clean and name the party leaders allegedly involved in the scam

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  Bihar government takes George Fernandes off VVIP security list

  April 26, 2016 18:13 IST

  The Z-category security coverage of veteran socialist leader George Fernandes has been withdrawn by the Bihar government in the latest exercise to review security of VVIPs.