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  Will Keshav Maurya end BJP's 14-year political exile in Uttar Pradesh?

  April 23, 2016 15:16 IST

  Barely a fortnight since he was named the BJP chief in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Maurya seemingly is still trying to come to terms with the arduous task his bosses in New Delhi have given him. On ground too, it seems more

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  Mamata government looted people through Saradha scam: Rahul Gandhi

  April 23, 2016 15:09 IST

  Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, saying it has "snatched people's money and savings through the Saradha chit fund scam".

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  PM Modi to address panchayati representatives in Jamshedpur amid shutdown call by opposition

  April 23, 2016 15:05 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conference of panchayat representatives at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on Sunday amid a shutdown called by the opposition JMM to protest the domicile policy and also against Modi using a corporate house stadium

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  Congress gives notice for Rajya Sabha debate, resolution on Uttarakhand

  April 23, 2016 13:50 IST

  Upping the ante on the Uttarakhand political crisis, Congress leaders have given notices to discuss the matter in Rajya Sabha suspending the question hour and adoption of a resolution condemning the imposition of President's Rule there.

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  If Trupti Desai enters Haji Ali, she will be welcomed with slippers: Shiv Sena leader

  April 23, 2016 14:03 IST

  BJP’s key ally Shiv Sena has threatened that if Bhoomata Ranragini Brigade leader Trupti Desai tries to enter Haji Ali dargah, she will be hit her with slippers.

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  Tamil Nadu polls: 'Captain' Vijaykant may find the sailing in Ulundurpettai rough

  April 23, 2016 13:08 IST

  Villupuram (Tamil Nadu): The non-descript small town Ulundurpettai in Villupuram district with agriculture and trading as its main economic activity has now turned into a star assembly constituency. The reason? Actor-turned-politician and DMDK founde

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  Uttarakhand crisis: Nainital HC allows Speaker’s counsel to argue today in disqualification case

  April 23, 2016 12:56 IST

  The Nainital High Court will today hear petitions of 9 dissident Congress MLAs, who are at the centre of the ongoing political crisis in Uttarakhand, challenging their disqualification from the state assembly.

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  BJP, Congress lock horns over ‘Hindu terror’ issue

  April 23, 2016 8:09 IST

  Two days after top NIA officials hinted that there was no evidence against Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit in the Samjhauta blast case, a war of words broke out between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress over the ‘Hindu terro

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  SC order has put a stop to BJP forming ‘illegitimate’ govt: Harish Rawat

  April 22, 2016 23:56 IST

  Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today said the Supreme Court’s interim order has prevented the Modi government from revoking President’s rule and hoisting an “illegitimate” government in the state. ”This int

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  Chhagan Bhujbal may be discharged from hospital in 2-3 days

  April 22, 2016 23:09 IST

  Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, admitted to the ICU of state-run St George Hospital here after he initially complained of toothache, will be discharged in two or three days. The veteran NCP

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  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all party meeting on Sunday

  April 22, 2016 21:17 IST

  New Delhi: Amid all indications that the next session beginning Monday is set to be a stormy affair, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called an all party meeting on Sunday to ensure smooth functioning

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  Subramanian Swamy, Navjot Sidhu, Mary Kom among six nominated to Rajya Sabha

  April 22, 2016 20:17 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee today gave his approval to the names of seven people nominated to the Rajya Sabha. The list includes the names of senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu and Olympian boxer Mary Kom.

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  Narrow escape for Union minister J P Nadda as lift at BJP’s Telangana office comes crashing down

  April 22, 2016 19:52 IST

  Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda today had a miraculous escape as a lift carrying the senior BJP leader, among others, came crashing down from the first floor of a building here.

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  Court summons Alka Lamba in Kashmere Gate shops vandalising case

  April 22, 2016 17:58 IST

  New Delhi: A court here has summoned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Alka Lamba for allegedly vandalising the shops and deterring police from performing their duty at Kashmere Gate. After taking cognizance of the charge

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  Centre's decision 'thrown in the dustbin', snides Shiv Sena on Uttarakhand HC verdict

  April 22, 2016 13:25 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Uttarkhand High Court quashed centre's decision to impose president rule in the state, Shiv Sena hit out at its ally BJP saying while the Centre proclaims itself a legal pandit

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  SC stays HC judgement; President’s rule back in Uttarakhand

  April 22, 2016 17:18 IST

  New Delhi: Centre has moved Supreme Court to challenge the Uttarakhand High Court verdict quashing President's rule in the state and restoring Harish Rawat as Chief Minister. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the court that

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  No pressure on NIA to give clean chit to anyone: Kiren Rijiju

  April 21, 2016 22:58 IST

  The government today said it has not put any pressure on National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing right-wing terror cases including Samjhauta Express and Malegaon blast cases

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  Don’t work in silos, be agent of change: PM Modi to civil servants

  April 21, 2016 23:24 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked civil servants not to work in silos but as a team and act as an agent of change for welfare of the people and development of the

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  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi uses Ishrat Jahan case to target Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi

  April 21, 2016 21:03 IST

  Raking up Ishrat Jahan case, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

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  Centre to move SC today as Uttarakhand HC scraps President rule

  April 22, 2016 7:05 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to move Supreme Court against a decision by the Uttarakhand High Court quashing the imposition of President’s rule in the state. The High Court's decision to

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  Union minister Babul Supriyo heckled by TMC workers in Kolkata

  April 21, 2016 18:47 IST

  Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Urban Development, Babul Supriyo was heckled on Thursday during the third phase of polling in the ongoing West Bengal assembly elections. Trouble began when TMC workers alleged that Babul

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  GST Bill: Govt will again try to convince Opposition,says Venkaiah Naidu

  April 21, 2016 17:28 IST

  Hyderabad: Stressing that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill is the need of the hour, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government will again try to convince the Opposition so as to

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  Enforce two child policy to keep 'Hindu daughters' safe: Giriraj Singh

  April 21, 2016 23:25 IST

  Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh, who is known for his controversial statements, has said that 'Hindu daughters' need protection and the only way to ensure that is to enforce a two-child policy for all religions.

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  Shaktiman’s death: Political blame game begins; accused BJP MLA says ‘cut my leg if found guilty’

  April 21, 2016 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: At a time when entire nation is mourning the death of Police horse Shaktiman, a political blame game has begun with Congress and BJP putting the charge of the unfortunate incident on each

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  West Bengal Polls: 80 percent voter turnout in violence-marred Phase 3

  April 21, 2016 23:08 IST

  New Delhi: Polling for the crucial third phase of West Bengal Assembly elections will be held in 62 constituencies today, including seven in Kolkata. Over 1.37 crore electorate will seal the fate of 418 candidates,

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  Arrest the person responsible for Shaktiman’s death: Maneka

  April 20, 2016 22:38 IST

  New Delhi: Union minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi today sought the arrest of the person responsible for the death of police horse ‘Shaktiman’ and demanded the animal should no more be part of

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  ‘I know the length of the cigarettes she smokes’: new TMC recruit targets BJP’s Roopa Ganguly

  April 20, 2016 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: In what could be termed as a new low in remarks against politicians, a member of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress today mouthed some untoward comments against actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly. "I know the

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  With Prashant Kishor on his side, an ambitious Nitish Kumar aims to do a Narendra Modi in 2019 LS polls

  April 21, 2016 18:04 IST

  It’s too early to predict anything about 2014 elections but one thing is for sure, Nitish is going to make it the battle of his life especially when Prashant Kishor is on his side.