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  Excise on jewellery is an assassination attempt on small businessmen: Rahul Gandhi

  April 06, 2016 14:54 IST

  New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined jewellers protesting against the imposition of excise duty on non-silver jewellery, saying the government’s proposal was to crush small businessmen in India. “We would stand

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  BJP turns 36, PM Modi says people see party as ray of hope

  April 06, 2016 10:21 IST

  As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrates its 36th foundation day today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to all the party workers and said that the nations had reposed their faith in the party, seeing it as means to fulfil their

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  Amit Shah backs Baba Ramdev, asks 'Does freedom of expression not apply to him'

  April 06, 2016 8:21 IST

  New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday came out in support of yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his remarks on the row over Bharat Mata Ki Jai, even as Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu

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  Omar Abdullah questions what Mehbooba got from Centre

  April 05, 2016 23:49 IST

  Omar Abdullah today said the people of state have a right to know what PDP got from the Centre that prompted it to form government in alliance with BJP after three months bargaining and theatrical posturing.

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  Poor honest; rich try to evade repaying loan: PM Modi

  April 05, 2016 23:33 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said while poor people are generous and honest some rich borrowers look for ways to flee after taking loans.

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  Decisive measures needed to end despair in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti

  April 05, 2016 23:10 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said "decisive measures" would be required to end the scenario of "despair and trust-deficit" in the state and informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had committed full support from the Centre

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  I am ‘CBI-certified honest man’: Mulayam Singh

  April 05, 2016 21:21 IST

  Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday charged CBI with bothering him a lot but said he came out clean and now he was a “CBI-certified honest” person. ”The person who progresses from

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  Upset over portfolio, Sajjad Lone quits Mehbooba Mufti’s government

  April 05, 2016 21:03 IST

  Jammu: Barely a day after taking oath as a minister in the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, Sajjad Lone of the People’s Conference today resigned from his post citing dissatisfaction over his portfolio. The

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  Kejriwal's attack on PM Modi over Pak JIT visit shameful: BJP

  April 05, 2016 20:52 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today termed as "shameful" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his government allowing Pakistans JIT to India on a day his cabinet colleague Kapil Mishra wondered

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  Akhilesh Yadav skips PM Modi's event at Noida; 'jinx' at play?

  April 05, 2016 19:34 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today again skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event at this town adjoining the national capital, apparently owing to the so-called 'Noida jinx'.

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  Comments on 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' not authorised by government: Venkaiah Naidu

  April 05, 2016 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Union Parfliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu today said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" are not authorised by the government, and added he

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  Intend to turn job seekers into job creators: PM at ‘Stand Up India’ launch

  April 05, 2016 19:46 IST

  Noida: Ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the ‘Stand Up India’ scheme in Noida today. The initiative is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among the scheduled castes, scheduled

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  After Pak JIT's U-turn, Kejriwal seeks PM Modi's apology over Pathankot probe

  April 05, 2016 16:20 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "apologize to the nation" for allowing a Pakistani team to probe the terror attack on the Pathankot IAF base. Amid Pakistani

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  China will pay a heavy price for blocking India’s bid to designate Masood Azahar at UN: India

  April 05, 2016 15:04 IST

  With Beijing scuttling India's latest bid to have JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN, Union minister V K Singh has warned that the day is not far when China would have to pay a heavy price once it gets hit by Pakistan-backed t

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  Bihar imposes complete ban on alcohol, becomes 4th dry state

  April 05, 2016 19:44 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a complete ban on liquor in the state. The ban on both foreign and domestic liquor comes into effect today. Earlier, it was announced that only country

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  SC refuses early hearing to Subramanian Swamy's plea for facilities at Ayodhya

  April 05, 2016 13:32 IST

  New Delhi:The Supreme Court today refused to give an early hearing to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking facilities for the devotees visiting the disputed site in Ayodhya. “You (Swamy) are just an intervener

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  Newly appointed CM Mehbooba allocates portfolios to the Council of Ministers

  April 05, 2016 8:24 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has distributed the portfolios to her council of ministers who were sworn in along with her by Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan here today. Here is

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  Kerala Assembly polls: Congress releases candidates' list, Oommen Chandy to contest from Puthupally

  April 05, 2016 8:16 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Monday evening released its list of 83 candidates for the assembly polls in Kerala that includes the names of 33 of 39 sitting legislators. The list was released by the All

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  PM's inclusive development agenda has found resonance around the world: Amit Shah

  April 04, 2016 23:22 IST

  BJP chief Amit Shah today claim that government's agenda of "inclusive development" has found resonance even in the Muslim world.

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  Sharad Yadav not to seek 4th term as JD(U) president

  April 04, 2016 20:23 IST

  JD(U) is set to elect a new president in its National Council meeting here on April 10, bringing an end to the over 10-year long tenure of Sharad Yadav, who has decided not to seek a fourth consecutive term.

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  J&K has to be taken along in development: Venkaiah Naidu

  April 04, 2016 19:36 IST

  Jammu: As Mehbooba Mufti government took charge, the Centre today said Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken forward on the lines of development being pursued at the national level and promised to always stand

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  FM Arun Jaitley's retort to Kejriwal on jewellers’ stir: Abolish VAT on Gold

  April 05, 2016 6:58 IST

  New Delhi: Turning tables on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is supporting jewellers’ stir against the imposition of excise duty, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Delhi government should first abolish VAT

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  PM Modi hopes new J&K govt will fulfil dreams of people

  April 04, 2016 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended best wishes to the Mehbooba Mufti-led government in Jammu & Kashmir and hoped it will fulfil the dreams and aspirations of people of the state. "Congratulations

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  List Cabinet Ministers in PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti

  April 04, 2016 15:00 IST

  PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today. Governor NN Vohra administered oath to Mufti along with her 22 member Council of Ministers at Raj Bhawan here.

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  Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: AIADMK releases candidates list, Jayalalithaa to contest from RK Nagar

  April 04, 2016 13:48 IST

  Chennai:AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa announced on Monday that she will seek re-election from the Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency here. At a time when other parties are finalising seat sharing arrangements

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  Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Congress strikes deal with DMK, to contest 41 seats

  April 04, 2016 13:12 IST

  Ending intense negotiations spread over weeks, DMK today allotted its key ally Congress 41 seats for the May 16 Assembly polls. The bilateral discussions to identify the constituencies each of them would contest will begin later today.

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  Mehbooba Mufti takes oath as J&K CM, BJP's Nirmal Singh is Deputy CM

  April 04, 2016 14:16 IST

  A leader with grassroots-level popularity, Mehbooba Mufti turned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into a regional force and emerged from the shadow of her illustrious father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to head Jammu and Kashmir, the first woman Chief Ministe

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  Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as first woman CM of Jammu & Kashmir

  April 04, 2016 13:45 IST

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti was on Monday sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.