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  Aadhar bill aimed at empowering citizens passed in Lok Sabha

  March 11, 2016 16:24 IST

  The Aadhaar Bill, aimed at providing a unique identity to the residents, was passed in the Lok Sabha today. The bill also serves the purpose of ensuring that the government's subsidies reach the beneficiaries.

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  TN Polls: Vijayakanth's DMDK to go it alone in Assembly elections

  March 11, 2016 15:05 IST

  After keeping alliance aspirants on tenterhooks, actor-turned politician Vijayakanth on Thursday said his party DMDK would go it alone in the 16 May Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, belying the hopes of DMK, BJP and the four-party bloc PWF.

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  Why did CBI amend its 'lookout' notice against Vijay Mallya, asks Congress

  March 11, 2016 14:45 IST

  The controversial exit of Vijay Mallya from the country rocked Rajya Sabha for the second day today, with Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad asking the government why did the CBI amend its 'lookout' notice against the industrialist within a month

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  Killing Rajiv Gandhi was biggest mistake: LTTE ideologue

  March 11, 2016 9:37 IST

  A new book quotes the late LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham as saying that ‘assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was the Tamil Tigers' biggest mistake’.

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  Concept of marital rape not applicable in India: Government

  March 11, 2016 12:17 IST

  Government has said the concept of marital rape cannot be "suitably applied in the Indian context" due to factors like poverty, illiteracy and religious beliefs.

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  Rape accused RJD MLA Raj Bhallabh Yadav surrenders, sent to 14-day judicial custody

  March 10, 2016 17:52 IST

  Accused with rape charge by a 15-year old girl from Nawada, RJD-MLA Raj Bhallabh Yadav today surrendered before the Biharsharif Court.

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  You're precious to us, can't withdraw security: CM Fadnavis to Anna Hazare

  March 10, 2016 15:15 IST

  Lavishing praise on Anna Hazare for his contribution to society, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he cannot withdraw his security cover after the social activist questioned the protection assigned to him.

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  Rahul targets govt over Mallya, Jaitley reminds Cong of Quattrocchi

  March 10, 2016 15:18 IST

  Responding to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s comments accusing the government of helping people like liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today told the House that there was ‘a proper legal process that needs to be f

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  Crucial UPA note on changes in Ishrat Jahan affidavit missing: Rajnath Singh

  March 10, 2016 16:47 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the there is enough evidence to prove that ‘she (Ishrat) was an operative of LeT’ and that ‘she was on a mission to target the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’.

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  Will recover every penny from Vijay Mallya: Arun Jaitley

  March 10, 2016 13:34 IST

  The NDA government today said that it will not let liquor baron Vijay Mallya live in peace and will ‘recover every penny from him’.

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  AAP Minister wrote to Parrikar for Army's help in Sri Sri's event

  March 10, 2016 9:13 IST

  Amid row over deployment of Army jawans for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s event on the Yamuna floodplains, a report has emerged claiming that it was AAP government’s Water Resource Minister Kapil Mishra who had written a letter to Union Defense Ministry urg

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  BJP releases list of 88 candidates for Assam polls, 52 for West Bengal

  March 10, 2016 9:06 IST

  New Delhi/Kolkata: The BJP on Wednesday announced the list of 88 candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly election. The party fielded Jorhat MP Kamakhya Tasha against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi from Tatabar assembly constituency, while

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  Rajya Sabha gives nod to National Waterways Bill

  March 10, 2016 8:25 IST

  New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed the National Waterways Bill, which provides for declaring certain inland waterways as national waterways with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod to the legislation. The bill, passed by Lok

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  'No question, only thanks': Opposition praise for External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

  March 10, 2016 8:13 IST

  In a rare moment of bonhomie between the treasury and opposition benches in parliament, Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today earned praise from the opposition members in the Lok Sabha.

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  Why only President, PM’s pictures in govt ads? Centre asks SC

  March 10, 2016 8:03 IST

  Central government has opposed Supreme Court’s order restricting use of only the President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India’s (CJI) photographs in government advertisements, saying ‘in a federal polity, the position of Chief Ministers or Un

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  Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Enemy Property Act

  March 10, 2016 7:40 IST

  New Delhi:The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill to amend a 48-year-old law to guard against claims of succession or transfer of properties left by people who migrated to Pakistan and China after the

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  Burn newly-registered autos run by non-Maharashtrians: Raj Thackeray

  March 10, 2016 7:02 IST

  Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has once again reignited the issue of Maharashtrians vs outsiders, alleging that 70 per cent of new autorickshaw permits issued by the BJP-led government are non Marathis.

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  Opposition in Rajya Sabha forces amendment to presidential address motion

  March 09, 2016 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: For the second year in a row, the government faced embarrassing moments in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as the opposition forced an amendment to the motion of thanks on the president's address.

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  Split in AGP, BJP ahead of Assam assembly elections

  March 09, 2016 21:44 IST

  In a development that might benefit the ruling Congress ahead of the April assembly elections, the BJP and AGP have split over the recent alliance between the two and both the newly-floated parties announced today that they will contest the polls.

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  WB polls: In Chandra Bose, BJP finds best bet against Mamata but who will be its CM candidate?

  March 09, 2016 19:31 IST

  The BJP has announced the candidature of Chandra Kumar Bose, grand-nephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.

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  BJP pits Netaji’s grandnephew against Mamata Banerjee in Bengal elections

  March 09, 2016 18:36 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party today pitted Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, as its candidate against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.

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  Court summons Kejriwal, 5 others in Jaitley’s defamation case

  March 09, 2016 17:17 IST

  Delhi court summons Kejriwal, 5 others in Jaitley’s defamation case

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  Haryana govt expected solution to Jat issue through talks: Rajnath Singh

  March 09, 2016 16:26 IST

  Haryana government expected a solution to the Jat quota issue to emerge out of the talks with community leaders but the protests took a violent turn.

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  BJP slams Rahul Gandhi, says 'pass GST and take credit for it too'

  March 09, 2016 14:58 IST

  BJP today mocked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for taking credit for the rollback of Employees Provident Fund tax on EPF withdrawal, saying he can take credit for GST too if he lets it pass in Parliament.

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  Congress like ‘death’, never gets the blame: PM Modi’s jibe in parliament

  March 09, 2016 21:51 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today likened the Congress party to 'death' saying that the party never gets a bad name. He was referring to the government’s criticism of the Congress being reported as its criticism of the opposition as a whole.

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  Sri Sri appeals Opposition not to politicise World Culture Festival

  March 09, 2016 14:31 IST

  Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today appealed the political parties not to politicise the Art of living foundation’s mega event World Culture Festival 2016

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  Yogi Adityanath lashes out at Anupam Kher, calls him a ‘real life villain’ (video)

  March 09, 2016 13:51 IST

  Firebrand BJP leader Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lashed out at Bollywood actor Anupam Kher for his remark that ‘Adityanath and Sadhvi Prachi speak nonsense and should be thrown out of the party’.

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  Opposition criticises government for deploying Army at World Cultural Festival

  March 09, 2016 12:37 IST

  The opposition on Wednesday criticised the government in the Rajya Sabha for using Army personnel for a three-day World Cultural Festival being organised by Art of Living on the Yamuna floodplains here.