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  Shoe hurled at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at press meet on odd-even, police arrest accused

  April 09, 2016 21:28 IST

  New Delhi: A man who claimed to be part of the Aam Aadmi Sena today hurled a shoe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a press conference he was about to begin addressing on

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  Uttar Pradesh: Can Keshav Prasad Maurya, the new BJP President, do a Narendra Modi in 2017 polls?

  April 09, 2016 11:58 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of next year’s Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed Keshav Prasad Maurya, a Dalit face, as its President in Uttar Pradesh. The appointment of Maurya becomes significant in view

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  Next Parliament session to commence from April 25

  April 08, 2016 17:06 IST

  New Delhi: The next session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will commence on April 25 and is likely to continue till May 13, like the second part of the budget session of Parliament which

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  B S Yedyurappa to head BJP in Karnataka, Keshav Prasad Maurya in UP

  April 08, 2016 19:08 IST

  New Delhi: B.S. Yeddyurappa and Vijay Sampla are likely to be appointed as the new chiefs of the Karnataka and Punjab units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sources said. The names of Yeddyurappa and

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  Rajnath Singh meets Ajit Doval, discusses Pathankot, NIT Srinagar issues

  April 08, 2016 15:22 IST

  New Delhi:Home Minister Rajnath Singh today discussed with top officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, the security situation in the country, including the tension at NIT Srinagar and the denial of permission to an NIA team

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  WB polls: Mamata Banerjee files nomination papers from Bhowanipore constituency

  April 08, 2016 15:18 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination papers for the state assembly elections from the Bhowanipore constituency in South Kolkata district.

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  Assam Assembly polls: PM Modi takes on Tarun Gogoi, says Congress defeat imminent

  April 08, 2016 14:55 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi saying he has stopped smiling after the heavy polling in the first phase of assembly elections.

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  Congress slams NDA government’s Pakistan policy

  April 08, 2016 14:36 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said that talks between India and Pakistan were “suspended”, the Congress on Friday took pot shots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy towards Pakistan. “Pakistan

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  Union Minister YS Chowdary faces arrest over alleged loan default

  April 08, 2016 12:34 IST

  Union Minister YS Chowdary faces arrest with a non-bailable warrant out against him on the complaint of a Mauritius-based bank for alleged loan default.

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  On first day of Navratri, PM Modi offers prayers at historic Kamakhaya temple

  April 08, 2016 12:20 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers to Goddess Ma Kamakhya Devi at her historic temple atop Nilachal Hill here before resuming his poll campaign in Assam.

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  In 5 minutes, Himachal Pradesh MLAs pass 4 bills to give themselves a fat pay hike

  April 08, 2016 11:16 IST

  Minutes before the month-long budget session was to end, the Himachal Pradesh legislators voted in four bills, in just five minutes, approving an almost 100 per cent hike in their salaries and perks. The House also raised the pension of ex-MLAs and l

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  Sushma Swaraj likely to raise Masood Azhar issue with China

  April 07, 2016 20:57 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to raise the issue of China blocking India's bid to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar by the UN with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, whom she

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  Government to engage Congress to break GST deadlock: Arun Jaitley

  April 07, 2016 18:01 IST

  New Delhi: The government will attempt to break the deadlock on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Rajya Sabha by engaging the opposition Congress party in discussions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said

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  TMC stands for 'Terror, Maut and Corruption': Modi's full frontal attack on Mamata

  April 07, 2016 23:55 IST

  Birpara (WB): Mounting a frontal attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said she had boycotted meetings called by the Centre to discuss the issue of states’ development and

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  Arvind Kejriwal, five AAP leaders get bail in Jaitley defamation case

  April 07, 2016 16:06 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders, who were summoned as accused in a criminal defamation case filed against them by Union Minister Arun Jaitley, were today granted bail by a

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  Every bit of 'Panama Papers' being probed: Arun Jaitley

  April 07, 2016 15:23 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said every bit of "Panama Papers" which point toward offshore companies set up by more than 500 Indians, will be probed and that people with illegal money stashed abroad "won't get to sleep" at night now.

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  Rahul Gandhi hits out at PDP-BJP govt over NIT row

  April 07, 2016 14:37 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today mounted attack on the BJP-PDP government in Jammu and Kashmir, accusing it of using "brute" force against NIT students in Srinagar. "Strongly condemn lathicharge on #NITSrinagar students. When will

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  BSP MP arrested along with wife, son in dowry death case

  April 07, 2016 14:21 IST

  BSP MP Narendra Kashyap along with his wife and son was arrested here today under anti-dowry laws in connection with the death of his daughter-in-law.

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  PM Modi’s popularity still running high among middle class: Survey

  April 07, 2016 12:41 IST

  Two-year after he stormed to power at the Centre giving BJP its highest-ever tally in the Lok Sabha elections, PM Narendra Modi’s popularity among the middle class is still running high, especially among urban salaried and those living in India's sev

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  BJP MP slams Goa RSS chief for criticism over language issue

  April 07, 2016 10:52 IST

  Panaji: BJP Lok Sabha MP Narendra Sawaikar today took strong objection to Goa unit RSS chief Subhash Velingkar criticising Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and the BJP-led state government over the medium of instruction policy in

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  After 50 years, Manmohan Singh to teach again at his alma mater

  April 07, 2016 10:02 IST

  Chandigarh: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is set to return to Punjab University as head of a chair, where he was once a student and later a teacher more than half a century ago. Singh

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  There should be no problem in saying 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Najma Heptullah

  April 07, 2016 8:53 IST

  Terming the controversy related to chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as "unnecessary and uncalled for", Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has said that there was nothing wrong in praising the motherland and religion has nothing to do with this

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  Smriti Irani promises free education for SC/STs, dalits, disabled in IITs

  April 07, 2016 12:02 IST

  Days after a panel approved a three-fold hike in annual fees of IITs, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani has promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students of the 23 branches of the prestigious institution.

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  Voter turnout above 84 per cent in first phase of Bengal polls

  April 06, 2016 23:43 IST

  Kolkata: The Election Commission on Wednesday said over 84 percent voters turned out to cast their ballots in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 4. Among the

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  'Doing is more important than talking': Manmohan Singh’s jibe at PM Modi

  April 06, 2016 20:06 IST

  Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today took on his successor Narendra Modi citing “failure” of his Pakistan policy and not delivering upon his promises of bringing back black money, among others.

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  36 years of BJP: A journey from ‘Atal-Advani’ to ‘Modi-Shah’ era

  April 06, 2016 19:22 IST

  Today, a new generation has taken over the mantle and instead of ‘Atal-Advani’, the new buzz word in the party is ‘Modi-shah’.

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  BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s wife passes away due to heart failure

  April 06, 2016 19:12 IST

  New Delhi: Kamla Advani, wife of senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, passed away after suffering a heart attack today evening. She had complained of severe chest pain in the evening after which she was

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  Nothing wrong in praising motherland by chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Najma Heptullah

  April 06, 2016 17:06 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the controversy related to chanting of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as "unnecessary and uncalled for", Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah has said that there was nothing wrong in praising the motherland and