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  No case of Zika virus reported in India: Government

  February 26, 2016 16:53 IST

  New Delhi: Till date, no case of Zika virus disease has been reported in India even as dengue-hit states of Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been alerted as the same type of mosquito

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  Naveen files nomination for BJD president's post

  February 26, 2016 16:21 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today filed nomination paper for the election to the post of president of BJD of which he is the founder.Senior BJD leader and minister Bikram Keshari Arukha filed two

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  Expunge derogatory remarks against Sonia, Rahul from Lok Sabha proceedings: Congress

  February 26, 2016 16:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress today demanded that the alleged derogatory remarks made against its president, Sonia Gandhi, and vice president, Rahul Gandhi, by BJP member Anurag Thakur be expunged from the Lok Sabha proceedings."Some derogatory

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  Will PDP-BJP ping pong on government formation end soon?

  February 26, 2016 15:57 IST

  Jammu: The PDP and the BJP appear to be still debating whether or not they should divorce or remain married in Jammu and Kashmir.Was Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Sat Pal Sharma doing some

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  Remarks on Ishrat Jahan by P Chidambaram, GK Pillai echo in Lok Sabha

  February 26, 2016 15:48 IST

  New Delhi: The remarks of former Home Minister P Chidambaram on Afzal Guru and ex-Home Secretary G K Pillai on Ishrat Jahan today found their echo in Lok Sabha with a BJP member claiming that

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  India won't vacate Siachen glaciers: Manohar Parrikar

  February 26, 2016 15:32 IST

  New Delhi: India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.India occupies the highest point

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  Congress questions timing of GK Pillai's Ishrat Jahan remarks, BJP praises him

  February 26, 2016 13:16 IST

  New Delhi: Former Home Secretary GK Pillai's remarks on affidavit regarding LeT links of Ishrat Jahan today triggered a political war of words with Congress questioning the timing of his claims and alleging that he

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  Smriti Irani defends Durga remark, refuses to apologise

  February 26, 2016 13:25 IST

  New Delhi: HRD Minister Smriti Irani today strongly defended her remark in which she made a reference to Goddess Durga while taking part in the debate over JNU issue in the Rajya Sabha.The Minister also

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  Nepal PM Oli's India visit: Forgetting recriminations, for now

  February 26, 2016 11:14 IST

  New Delhi: Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, on returning home, has chosen to describe his six-day state visit to India as "very successful", contending that it helped to clear misunderstandings between the two neighbours

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  BJP MP Udit Raj attended Mahishasur festival at JNU in 2013

  February 26, 2016 15:39 IST

  New Delhi: Amidst uproar over HRD Minister Smriti Irani's 'Mahishasur Martyrdom Day' reference in the Parliament, a photo has surfaced showing BJP MP Udit Raj taking part in the event that was organised at the

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  Smriti Irani's Durga Puja reference leads to ruckus in Rajya Sabha

  February 26, 2016 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: For the second straight day, HRD Minister Smriti Irani made a strong defence of the government's actions on Thursday with regard to JNU issue and suicide of Dalit student in Hyderabad university in

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  BJP-led government has renamed UPA schemes: Kharge

  February 25, 2016 21:16 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people by blaming the Congress for disruptions in the parliament and alleged that the government has only

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  Nearly two weeks needed to restore Delhi water supply completely: Minister

  February 25, 2016 20:56 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Thursday said that it would take nearly two weeks to completely restore water supply in the national capital."We cannot restore the water supply fully in the entire

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  JNU row: Hate speech can never be free speech, says Arun Jaitley in RS

  February 25, 2016 19:56 IST

  New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley today put forth a strong counter to the opposition's allegations that the government was cracking down on students because it didn't agree with their views, saying “hate speech can

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  Kalikho Pul wins crucial floor test; to remain CM of Arunachal Pradesh

  February 25, 2016 18:07 IST

  Itanagar: The newly-installed Kalikho Pul government in Arunachal Pradesh today passed a crucial test of strength in the assembly winning the floor test, with the Chief Minister receiving the support of 40 MLAs in the

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  Delhi police handled recent incidents 'professionally': Kiren Rijiju

  February 25, 2016 17:58 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi police handled the "anti-national and anti-constitutional" event in Jawaharlal Nehru University professionally, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.The minister also backed the police

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  Railway budget a big zero, says Trinamool

  February 25, 2016 17:51 IST

  New Delhi: Dismissing the Railway Budget - 2016-17 presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu as a "big zero", the Trinamool Congress said there was "nothing new" in the document."The

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  Chhagan Bhujbals to face more chargesheets: ACB tells Bombay HC

  February 25, 2016 17:52 IST

  Mumbai: A charge sheet will be filed within a month against former Maharashtra PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal in a case of alleged kickbacks received in the award of contract of state central library in Kalina

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  BJP president Amit Shah praises Rail Budget

  February 25, 2016 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: Hailing the Railway Budget for "fulfilling" the expectations of all sections of society, BJP chief Amit Shah today said it was for the common man with special attention to the poor and cited

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  Full Text: Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget speech 2016-17

  February 25, 2016 16:56 IST

  New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today presented his second budget for 2016-17 in parliament on Thursday.Prabhu announced a number of initiatives that the Indian Railways will be taking to make the public sector undertaking

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  When Smriti Irani quoted Cicero to warn against 'treason from within'

  February 25, 2016 15:36 IST

  New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani was at her scathing best while replying to a combined debate on Rohit Vemulla sucide and JNU sedition row in Lok Sabha Wednesday.Justifying Police action against those JNU

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  PM Modi hails Rail Budget, terms it 'passenger centric without fare hike'

  February 25, 2016 14:43 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu saying the Rail Budget 2016-17 presented by him is a big step in developing India.Congratulating Prabhu and the entire team behind the Rail

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  Virbhadra Singh DA case probe held up due to Himachal HC order: CBI to Delhi HC

  February 25, 2016 13:56 IST

  New Delhi: CBI today told the Delhi High Court that its investigation in the disproportionate assets case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others has been "held up" due to an order of

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  Left parties are witches in the fairy tale of India's growth story: Meenakshi Lekhi

  February 25, 2016 10:34 IST

  New Delhi: BJP member Meenakshi Lekhi attacked left parties in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday calling them as the "witch"in the fairy tale of India's growth story. Lekhi stated that while the Modi government was

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  'Satyamev Jayate', tweets NaMo on Smriti Irani's speech in Parliament

  February 25, 2016 19:23 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised HRD Minister Smriti Irani for her powerful speech which she delivered in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the recent incidents concerning Dalit student Rohith Vemula's

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  BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya says Akhilesh Yadav a "sword less Tipu Sultan"

  February 25, 2016 8:31 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader in the UP Assembly Swami Prasad Maurya on Wednesday described chief minister Akhilesh Yadav as a "sword less Tipu Sultan" and charged him with "betraying" people, especially the youth. "Tipu (chief minister's

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  Government slams Congress for stalling GST Bill in Rajya Sabha

  February 25, 2016 8:26 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Wednesday accused the Congress of stalling the Goods and Services Tax Bill to prevent Prime Minister Narendra Modi from getting the credit for

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  India can't keep J&K if Muslims viewed with suspicion: Farooq Abdullah

  February 25, 2016 8:04 IST

  Srinagar: Former Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said India will not be able to keep Kashmir if the forces that see Muslims of the country with suspicion and pit the minority community against the