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  PM Modi is a victim of secular syndicate: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

  April 11, 2016 17:59 IST

  PM Narendra Modi has been the victim of "secular syndicate" and "intolerance" for the last 20 years but that will not affect the pace of development which he is carrying out in the country, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today.

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  PM Modi's allegations that I did nothing for Assam not true: Manmohan Singh

  April 11, 2016 17:47 IST

  Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi knows that his allegation regarding Singh not doing anything for Assam is not true.

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  Maldives' security, stability in India's interest: PM Modi

  April 11, 2016 16:51 IST

  New Delhi: Referring to India's Neighbourhood First policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the security and stability of the Maldives are in the interest of India. “The Maldives is among India's closest partners,”

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  Panama Papers: Strict investigation going on, says Jayant Sinha

  April 11, 2016 16:11 IST

  Finance Ministry today said that a strict investigation into 'Panama Papers' is on to find out if illegal activities have taken place in overseas Indian accounts

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  Punjab: Congress expels Jagmeet Singh Brar for ‘anti-party activities’

  April 11, 2016 15:54 IST

  Congress expelled senior leader Jagmeet Singh Brar, a known detractor of its Punjab unit chief Amarinder Singh, from the party in the wake of his consistent statements against the interests of the organisation.

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  WB Polls: CPI(M) member beaten up,bombs recovered near polling booth

  April 11, 2016 9:51 IST

  Kolkata: A CPI(M) agent was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress workers and obstructed from entering a polling booth, while bombs were found in two bags near another booth in Jamuria Assembly constituency in Burdwan

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  Assembly polls: High voter turnout in Assam; West Bengal enters second phase

  April 11, 2016 20:53 IST

  Polling begun today for the second and final phase of assembly elections in Assam and second part of first phase in West Bengal.

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  Committee of Ministers to discuss Patel quota row with Gujarat CM

  April 11, 2016 7:07 IST

  Ahmedabad: A committee of Ministers set up last year to negotiate with various Patel groups seeking reservation under the OBC category will today meet Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and handover its report. Health Minister

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  AAP to announce candidates for 2017 Punjab assembly polls by June end

  April 11, 2016 6:57 IST

  Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it will announce the names of its all candidates for the Punjab assembly election to be held in early next year by June end. "The names of all

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  Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray tears into RSS' MG Vaidya over his four-state stand

  April 10, 2016 23:38 IST

  Amid the debate over creation of Vidarbha, the RSS ideologue recently said Maharashtra could be divided into four states, inviting sharp rebuke from Thackeray at his party's 'Gudhi Padwa' rally

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  BJP to organise ‘Maha Aarti’ tomorrow for Kerala temple fire victims

  April 10, 2016 23:09 IST

  New Delhi: BJP will organise ‘maha-aarti’ on Monday across all districts to pray for the speedy recovery of the injured and in the memory of the dead in the Kerala temple tragedy. In a statement,

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  Centre Destabilising Congress-Led State Governments, Alleges Ambika Soni

  April 10, 2016 21:53 IST

  Jammu: Congress today accused the Narendra Modi dispensation of indulging in “undemocratic” practices to “destabilise and dismiss” governments in the party-ruled states. ”The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has be

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  Heated campaign on between AIADMK and the rest in TN

  April 10, 2016 21:14 IST

  Although a multi-cornered contest stares Tamil Nadu for Assembly polls, the fight essentially is between ruling AIADMK and the rest

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  Panama Leaks: Congress won't celebrate after details come out, warns Arun Jaitley

  April 10, 2016 21:24 IST

  Kolkata: As a multi-agency probe continues into leaked 'Panama Papers' showing alleged offshore tax haven holdings of Indians, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said "Congress will not have many reasons to celebrate" when the details

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  Will bring in foreign faculty to improve higher education in Northeast: MoS HRD

  April 10, 2016 14:19 IST

  Agartala/Guwahati: The government will bring in foreign faculty to improve the quality of higher education in the northeastern region, union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Ram Shankar Katheria has said. "The government will

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  Nitish Kumar unanimously elected as Janata Dal (United) president

  April 10, 2016 14:38 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today unanimously elected as the president of Janata Dal (United). He will replace 3-time party chief Sharad Yadav.

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  Situation at Puttingal temple alarming: Kerala CM Chandy

  April 10, 2016 9:30 IST

  Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today termed as "unprecedented" and "alarming" the situation at the Puttingal Devi temple where an explosion took place during a festival leaving over 80 dead. Chandy, who cancelled all

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  Change of guard in JD(U), Nitish Kumar likely to replace Sharad Yadav as party president

  April 10, 2016 8:32 IST

  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to replace Sharad Yadav as the Janata Dal (United)'s president today after the party's national executive meeting here.

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  No water crisis in Delhi, water harvesting to be made mandatory: Minister Kapil Mishra

  April 10, 2016 8:10 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi has ample water to meet its needs and there is little chance of any water crisis affecting the city in the future, says Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra, adding that the city

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  Speeches by PM Modi, Mamata under EC scanner, Abdur Razzak Molla censured

  April 09, 2016 23:31 IST

  Kolkata: The Election Commission is examining speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made this this week in poll rallies in Asansol for any model code of conduct violation,

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  In line of fire: 6 times Kejriwal was ‘attacked’ in public

  April 09, 2016 23:13 IST

  AAP chief has been the victim of similar attacks ever since he joined active politics. In fact, he is arguably the most attacked politician of late.

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  ‘Bhayanak Jaali Party’: Mamata counters PM Modi’s ‘Terror, Maut and Corruption’ jibe

  April 09, 2016 23:50 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today countered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s jibe at the Trinamool Congress saying that the comments by the PM were unbecoming of the post he holds and, in turn, termed the BJP as a “Bhayanak Jaali Party”

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  Kerala temple fire heartrending, shocking: PM Modi

  April 10, 2016 9:19 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the fire at Kerala temple that killed 86 people as "heartrending and shocking".

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  Nitish Kumar for extending reservation in private sector

  April 09, 2016 21:54 IST

  Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent in view of the increasing population of Schedule Castes and also advocated extending it to

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  Delhi may get odd-even for 15 days every month, hints Delhi CM Kejriwal

  April 09, 2016 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi is in plans to consider implementation of the road rationing odd-even scheme for 15 days every month, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. The plan

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  Phased alcohol prohibition in TN if voted back to power: Jayalalitha

  April 09, 2016 20:39 IST

  Chennai: Close on the heels of the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar imposing a complete ban on alcohol in the state comes another promise – this time in poll-bound Tamil Nadu.

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  Campaign ends in Assam, 31 West Bengal seats for April 11 vote

  April 09, 2016 18:40 IST

  Kolkata: The high-decibel campaign ended today in Assam where BJP is locked in a riveting contest to wrest power from Congress, with remaining 61 of 126 Assembly constituencies going to polls on April 11 in

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  Come to Maharashtra, I will put a knife to your throat: Raj Thackeray tells Owaisi

  April 10, 2016 9:25 IST

  Raj Thackeray today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of "betraying the trust" and dared the Shiv Sena to quit the BJP-led government