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Mayawati attacks Modi, SP; sounds poll bugle at Ambedkar rally
April 14, 2016 12:39 ISTLucknow: Virtually sounding the bugle for the 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday attacked the SP and the BJP, claiming they have "failed" on all fronts, and promised a society
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Right time for investors to come to India: PM Modi at Maritime Summit
April 14, 2016 12:15 ISTMumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Maritime India Summit on Thursday, and introduced a national perspective plan on the Sagarmala Project with details of investments. Announcing centre's plan to modernise ports, the PM said
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PM Modi to launch Gram Uday to Bharat Uday Abhiyan today
April 14, 2016 10:06 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today launch the ‘Gram Uday se Bharat Uday’ Abhiyan, from Mhow in Madhya Pradesh to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Madhya Pradesh. The campaign
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Muslims should make most out of govt. schemes: PM Modi
April 14, 2016 11:39 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed hope that Indian Muslim community would derive benefit from the welfare schemes launched by his government. He conveyed these views to a delegation of eminent Muslims
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PM Narendra Modi may visit US in June before Obama demits office
April 14, 2016 8:51 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi may be visiting the US in early June for a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama who is said to be inviting some world leaders before he demits office in January next year.
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Rahul Gandhi demands CBI probe into Dalit girl’s murder
April 13, 2016 21:41 ISTBarmer: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today charged that efforts were being made to suppress the case of rape of a 17-year-old Dalit girl who was later found dead in Bikaner and said CBI should
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Bihar liquor ban has given new direction to country: Nitish Kumar
April 13, 2016 21:24 ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the complete ban on liquor in his state has given a new direction to the entire country.
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Odd-even every month if second phase a success, says Arvind Kejriwal
April 13, 2016 21:37 ISTNew Delhi: The odd-even vehicle scheme could be enforced for a fortnight every month in the national capital if the second phase beginning from April 15 is also a success, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
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Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi "two sides of the same coin": Sonia Gandhi
April 13, 2016 20:19 ISTSonia Gandhi today accused Mamata Banerjee of unleashing 'tanasahi' (autocracy) in West Bengal and said the chief minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are "two sides of the same coin".
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BJP playing Hindutva card, vitiating environment in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
April 13, 2016 19:13 ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned the saffron party against communal politics and said it will not pay them any dividend in her state.
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Mehbooba Mufti seeks inclusion of Srinagar, Jammu as smart cities
April 13, 2016 18:59 ISTNew Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and sought inclusion of Srinagar and Jammu among smart cities besides allocation of an additional over four lakh
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Mehbooba Mufti meets PM Modi, discusses law and order in Kashmir
April 13, 2016 15:22 ISTNew Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed various issues pertaining to the state including the law and order situation. During the
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Why no party can afford to ignore BR Ambedkar even after 60 years of his death?
April 14, 2016 10:44 ISTBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, whose 125th birth anniversary falls on April 14, has emerged as one of India's most revered leader especially during the last two decades. No political party can afford to ignore him though the reasons for doing so are more el
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Congress leader describes HRD Minister as ‘Manu Smriti Irani’
April 13, 2016 12:26 ISTNew Delhi: Launching a tirade against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the Rohith Vemula suicide and other issues, senior Congress leader S Jaipal Reddy Tuesday described her as ‘Manu Smriti Irani’. “She is ‘Manu
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Mehbooba Mufti meets Manohar Parrikar, Venkaiah Naidu, seeks time-bound inquiry in Handwara firing incident
April 13, 2016 14:03 ISTJammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today raised the issue of Handwara firing in which two civilians were killed with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who assured her that a probe will be initiated and the culprits will be punished.
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PM Modi asks trusted ministers to create positive buzz, highlight govt's achievments
April 13, 2016 10:57 ISTNew Delhi: With the NDA government set to complete two year in office next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his close confidants to make a list of successful government schemes, pro-farmer, pro-poor and
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Mehbooba Mufti rules out shifting NIT from Srinagar, Rajnath asks to ensure students feel safe
April 13, 2016 7:17 ISTNew Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who was here yesterday on her maiden visit after taking over the reins of the state, dismissed the possibility of shifting National Institute of Technology (NIT)
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BJP entered into coalition with PDP to fight separatists: Arun Jaitley
April 12, 2016 18:56 ISTJammu: Days after PDP and BJP formed the government here afresh, Union Minister Arun Jaitley today said his party had entered into the coalition despite “totally different” ideologies of the two parties to fight separatist
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Ram temple an issue of faith, not plank for UP polls: BJP
April 12, 2016 17:43 ISTLucknow: Ram temple is an issue of faith and not a plank for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls which will be fought on development agenda, the party’s newly appointed state unit chief Keshav Prasad
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India keen to develop ports in Africa, Bangladesh, Iran: Nitin Gadkari
April 12, 2016 15:47 ISTPursuing its pro-active maritime policy, the government has expressed keenness to develop ports for various countries, including Africa, Bangladesh and Iran.
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Rahul Gandhi visits Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, slams PM Modi over Swachch Bharat
April 12, 2016 23:19 ISTMumbai:Rahul Gandhi today trained his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his pet "Swachh Bharat" campaign, alleging "lack of strategy and vision" in carrying out cleanliness drives as he visited Deonar garbage dumping ground
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Tamil Nadu polls: Karunanidhi to contest from native Tiruvarur seat
April 12, 2016 14:57 ISTDMK president M Karunanidhi will contest from his native Tiruvarur constituency for the May 16 Assembly polls, seeking a successive term from the rural seat.
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PM Modi to host lunch for Prince William, Kate Middleton today
April 12, 2016 11:55 ISTNew Delhi: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will sit down for lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, before traveling to the Kaziranga National Park, home to two-thirds of the world's Indian one-horned rhinos.
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Kejriwal praises PM Modi for efforts to resolve Latur water crisis, offers 10lakh litres water everyday
April 12, 2016 11:41 ISTArvind Kejriwal today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making efforts to resolve the water crisis in drought-hit Latur and sought his help to send water to the parched district in Maharashtra's Marathwada region.
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Stop using my image for political gains, says face of Gujarat riots
April 12, 2016 11:21 ISTNew Delhi: Qutubuddin Ansari, whose crying image involuntarily became the face of 2002 Gujarat riots, has asked political parties to stop using his image for political gains. Hoping to capitalise on his posters, Congress in
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J&K govt announces Mufti Sayeed Food Entitlement scheme
April 12, 2016 7:16 ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir government today launched Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food Security Act in the state. This was announced by Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar at a
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Gujarat government to start fresh negotiations with quota leaders
April 12, 2016 7:10 ISTAhmedabad: Gujarat Government announced it will start a fresh round of negotiations with the Patel quota agitation leaders from the next week. Health Minister Nitin Patel, who heads a committee of ministers set up
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FIR lodged against Assam CM Tarun Gogoi for poll code violation
April 11, 2016 20:19 ISTGuwahati: The Election Commission of India today registered a FIR against Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for violating Representation of People Act by holding a press conference during the assembly polls. “Holding press conference
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