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  Subramanian Swamy urges govt to file contempt petition against P. Chidambaram

  February 28, 2016 23:22 IST

  Lucknow: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today suggested the Centre to file a contempt petition against former Home Minister P Chidambaram for allegedly filing a wrong affidavit in the Ishrat Jahan case.”I will request the Centre

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  JNU row: Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury among 9 booked for sedition

  February 28, 2016 22:54 IST

  Hyderabad: A sedition case has been filed against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and 6 others in Telangana in connection with the JNU row. The remaining

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  Befitting reply will be given if any attempt made to divide India: Rajnath

  February 28, 2016 20:09 IST

  Bareilly (UP): Amid a raging row over 'anti-national' activities, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that a befitting reply will be given if any attempt is made to divide the country or anti-India slogans

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  Centre cultivating falsehood on Rohith issue: Nitish Kumar

  February 28, 2016 17:36 IST

  Patna: After Dalit student Rohith Vemula's mother charged Union Minister Smriti Irani with lying in Parliament about her son's suicide, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Centre was “cultivating falsehood” to divide the

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  Naveen Patnaik elected BJD president for seventh time

  February 28, 2016 15:01 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was lected on Sunday unopposed as president of ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the seventh consecutive time. BJD returning officer Pratap Keshari Deb made the formal announcement at the

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  Challenges can be turned into opportunities: PM Modi

  February 28, 2016 19:14 IST

  Bareily: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that he endeavors to double the income of farmers by 2022 when India will celebrate 75 years of its Independence Addressing a farmers rally in Bareilly, Prime Minister

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  Budget 2016: 125cr people are going to test me, says PM Modi

  February 28, 2016 15:11 IST

  New Delhi: Referring to the presentation of General Budget in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that '125 crore Indians are going to test me tomorrow'. "I have an exam tomorrow," Modi said in his

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  PM Modi visit Saudi Arabia, Belgium as part of 3-nation visit next month

  February 28, 2016 14:04 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Saudi Arabia as part of his three-nation trip from March 30 during which he will also visit Washington to attend Nuclear Security Summit, where his Pakistani

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  Gujarat is BJP's fort, party to win 2017 polls: Amit Shah

  February 28, 2016 10:30 IST

  Ahmedabad: BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday described Gujarat as a "fort of the BJP", asserting the party would form the government in the state after the 2017 assembly elections.Shah, who arrived here for

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  Compete with yourself, not others: PM tells students in Mann Ki Baat

  February 28, 2016 12:40 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told students appearing for board exams to remain positive, and not to come under pressure of expectations. Modi, in his radio programme "Mann Ki Baat", also had ace

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  'NCW found no substantial evidence in alleged gangrape in Haryana'

  February 28, 2016 10:33 IST

  New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Saturday said the team of National Commission for Women has found no substantial evidence into the alleged gang-rape during the Jat agitation. The Punjab and Haryana

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  Mass rapes during Jat stir? Haryana government forms probe panel

  February 28, 2016 8:58 IST

  Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday asked people to share information, if they have any, with the state police regarding the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonepat

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  I have become eyesore for those affected by anti-graft crusade : PM Modi

  February 28, 2016 8:17 IST

  Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he has become an "eyesore" for those affected by his crusade to end corruption, asserting this campaign has turned them against him. Addressing a farmers' rally here, he

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  Smriti Irani insensitive to Rohith Vemula's family, say Hyderabad University teachers

  February 28, 2016 8:12 IST

  Hyderabad: Targetting central minister Smriti Irani over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the SC/ST Teachers Forum and Concerned Faculty of University of Hyderabad alleged that she is insensitive to grieving family and friends.It

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  Won't back AAP if it inducts corrupt in Punjab: Party MP Dharamvira Gandhi

  February 28, 2016 7:45 IST

  New Delhi: Dharamvira Gandhi, one of four AAP MPs from Punjab, said that he won't support the party if it inducts "corrupt and tainted leaders" from other parties for the Punjab assembly polls. His statement comes

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  Congress attacks Subramanian Swamy's convoy with eggs, ink in Kanpur (See images)

  February 27, 2016 16:55 IST

  Kanpur: Congress workers today tried to stop the cavalcade of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and allegedly threw eggs, tomatoes and ink on it. Police used mild force to disperse the protesters in which some of them

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  Caught on camera: Shiv Sena worker assaults female traffic constable

  February 27, 2016 14:37 IST

  Mumbai: A Shiv Sena worker was caught on camera assaulting a woman traffic constable in Thane for stopping the Sena functionary from using mobile phone while driving.According to police, the incident took place on Thursday

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  Smriti Irani resorted to 'blatant lies' in Parliament, alleges Rohith Vemula's f

  February 27, 2016 10:25 IST

  New Delhi: Dalit student Rohith Vemula's mother on Friday launched a scathing attack on HRD Minister Smriti Irani, accusing her of resorting to ‘blatant lies' while talking in Parliament about her son's suicide.   Radhika Vemula, flanked

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  Recruitment scam: Bhopal court grants bail to Digvijay Singh

  February 27, 2016 17:31 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh granted bail by a Bhopal court in connection with Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha secretariat recruitment scam case. A local court on Friday had issued a arrest warrant against the Congress leader

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  Bihar presents Rs 1.44 lakh cr budget, imposes no fresh tax

  February 27, 2016 7:29 IST

  Patna: Bihar finance minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui today presented a Rs 1.44 lakh crore state budget for 2016-17 with no fresh tax proposals.Presenting a revenue surplus budget of Rs 14,649.46 crore for 2016-17, an increase

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  Was Afzal Guru not a terrorist? Anurag Thakur asks Cong

  February 27, 2016 7:29 IST

  Mathura: BJP's youth wing chief and MP Anurag Thakur today criticised former Home Minister P Chidambaram for his remarks on Afzal Guru's hanging in the 2001 Parliament attack case, and asked Congress whether it held

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  Guj quota row: OBC leader asks govt to not induct new castes

  February 26, 2016 20:48 IST

  Gandhinagar: In the backdrop of Gujarat government holding discussions with jailed Patel quota spearhead Hardik Patel, an OBC leader today asked Chief Minister Anandiben Patel to not include any new community under the OBC category.Opposing

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  Corruption can't be contained by framing legislations: Sukhbir

  February 26, 2016 19:02 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said corruption cannot be contained by framing legislations but by reducing interface between officials and public."Corruption is prevalent in every sphere in our country but it

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  Will you 'chop off' your head now? An 'unconvinced' Mayawati asks Smriti Irani

  February 26, 2016 18:59 IST

  New Delhi: Smriti Irani and Mayawati had a face-off yet again in Rajya Sabha, with the BSP leader today saying she was not convinced by HRD minister's statement with regard to Rohith Vemula's suicide and

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  Smriti Irani lying, no fellowship money to Rohith: Mother

  February 26, 2016 18:24 IST

  New Delhi: Mother of Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula today alleged that HRD ministry had labelled his son as anti-national and extremist.Adressing a press conference, She countered Irani's claim that Rohith was not denied fellowship

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  'Rohith Vemula was not denied fellowship money'

  February 26, 2016 17:49 IST

  New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today dismissed  BSP president Mayawati's allegations that Hyderbard University scholar Rohith Vemula was denied fellowship moneyShe further rejected Mayawati's claim that no member of Dalit community has been included

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  PM Modi's mother taken to hospital with chest pain; discharged

  February 26, 2016 17:15 IST

  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother, Hiraba, was taken to hospital after she complained of chest pain, but was sent back home after her test results were normal, hospital officials said today.Hiraba (95) lives with

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  Narendra Modi suffering from 'maunibaba syndrome' like Manmohan Singh: Trinamool Congress

  February 26, 2016 16:44 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition Trinamool Congress today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming he was suffering from the "silence syndrome" that had hit his predecessor Manmohan Singh and was facing the problem of