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  E-tolling system on 360 plazas to be operational soon: Nitin Gadkari

  February 16, 2016 20:26 IST

  Mumbai: The electronic tolling (e-tolling) system on 360 toll plazas will be operational before April this year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday."We have already put this project on fast track and we expect

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  I misread Kejriwal, his 1-yr govt is a 'complete betrayal': Yogendra

  February 17, 2016 22:56 IST

  New Delhi: There was a time when Yogendra Yadav was looked upon as the ‘chanakya' of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Arvind Kejriwal considered him to be his friend, philosopher and guide.Later on, things came

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  Political interference in JNU must end: Kejriwal tells PM Modi

  February 16, 2016 21:49 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing his concern over the recent happenings at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and sought his urgent intervention in the matter. While condemning the

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  Godse a patriot, thinker, philosopher: Hindu Mahasabha

  February 16, 2016 18:18 IST

  Meerut: Amidst a raging debate over treason  and patriotism in the wake of the JNU row, rightwing Hindu outfit the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha today said Nathuram Godse, who had killed Mahatma Gandhi, was a

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  Rahul Gandhi condemns attack on journalists in Delhi, says 'very wrong'

  February 16, 2016 18:02 IST

  Sivasagar(Assam): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today condemned the attack on journalists in the Patiala House court complex in Delhi yesterday, calling it "very wrong"."The way journalists were beaten up in the court is very

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  Rahul Gandhi principal misleader of Indian politics: BJP

  February 18, 2016 7:53 IST

  New Delhi: Attacking Rahul Gandhi who accused the ruling party of muzzling the youth, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday called him a "principal misleader" of Indian politics and said it showed his "willingness" to

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  Arvind Kejriwal raises JNU issue with Rajnath Singh

  February 16, 2016 16:24 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and took up with him the situation in Jawaharlal Nehru University in the wake of the arrest of its students' union

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  Delhi CM's tweet sparks row, Twitterati trend #KejriwalInsultsHanuman

  February 16, 2016 15:13 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister on Tuesday landed himself in a fresh controversy after he uploaded a controversial poster on his Twitter handle.Kejriwal, who has ordered a magisterial probe into the Jawaharlal Nehru University incident

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  Watch video: BJP MLA O P Sharma thrashes CPI leader, terms it 'natural act'

  February 16, 2016 14:56 IST

  New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA O P Sharma, who yesterday joined a section of lawyers assaulting journalists and students of JNU outside the Patiala House Courts complex, today defended himself saying 'it was

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  Attack on journalists, teachers 'act of facism': Congress

  February 16, 2016 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Congress on Monday condemned the attack on teachers and journalists in Patiala House court premises, saying it was an “act of fascism” and alleged that BJP goons led by a BJP MLA were

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  Impressive show by NDA in Assembly bypolls in six states

  February 16, 2016 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies performed spectacularly in Assembly bypolls held in 6 states namely Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.Here goes the statewise performance of

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  Ready to discuss all issues in Budget Session: PM tells Opposition

  February 16, 2016 18:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government today said it is willing to walk extra mile and take up discussion on each and every issue in the upcoming Budget Session of Parliament, slated to start from

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  Nitish Kumar denies calling Ishrat Jahan 'Bihar ki Beti'

  February 16, 2016 9:14 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has denied describing Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an encounter in Gujarat, as a 'daughter of Bihar' and threatened to sue the media for 'putting words into his

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  No demand for CBMs, govt-formation to take time: PDP softens stand

  February 15, 2016 23:54 IST

  Jammu: After weeks of tough-talk, the PDP today adopted what appeared to be a reconciliatory tone, saying it has not demanded any confidence-building measures (CBMs) from its ally BJP even as it said government formation

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  PM Modi to meet opposition leaders ahead of budget session

  February 15, 2016 23:42 IST

  New Delhi: With issues like President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, Pathankot terror attack and JNU row set to generate heat in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached out to the Opposition by convening a

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  Rahul Gandhi lashes out at RSS, BJP over patriotism issue

  February 15, 2016 20:08 IST

  Titabor: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today said the RSS and the BJP dub as a traitor whosoever speaks or goes against their ideology."It seems only the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

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  Anti-national elements active in JNU: Yogi Adityanath

  February 15, 2016 18:45 IST

  Gorakhpur: Firebrand BJP MP Yogi Adityanath today said anti-India slogan shouting at JNU shows that some "anti-national elements" were active in the university.The Gorakhpur MP said there is a limit to freedom of expression and

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  'SC status to Dalit Muslims, Christians will encourage conversion'

  February 15, 2016 18:37 IST

  Kochi: Claiming that extending reservation in government jobs to Dalits of minority communities would encourage conversions, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot today said the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it was "not agreeable

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  Congress will raise JNU issue in Parliament: Kumari Selja

  February 15, 2016 16:18 IST

  Ambala: Congress MP Kumari Selja today said her party would raise the issue of the ongoing unrest on the JNU campus in Parliament and demanded that a high-level probe be conducted into the matter.Talking to

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  JNU row: Amit Shah slams Cong, says Rahul supporting anti-nationals

  February 15, 2016 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah today slammed Congress for blatantly supporting the arrested JNU students who have allegedly shouted anti-India slogans during an event organised for parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.Launching a scathing attack

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  Congress, Left accuse Rajnath Singh of communalising JNU issue

  February 15, 2016 14:49 IST

  New Delhi: A day after Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that protest at JNU had backing of LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, the principal opposition party, Congress, today accused the Union Minister of ‘communalising' the issue

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  Spurt in crime in Bihar is opposition's perception: Nitish Kumar

  February 15, 2016 9:54 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed the state has "witnessed a steady decline in crime" and termed the alleged spurt in crime graph as a "perception created by the opposition"."Bihar has witnessed a

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  Mukul Roy made TMC's all India vice-president

  February 14, 2016 23:32 IST

  Kolkata: Trinomool Congress MP Mukul Roy, who had been stripped of all party posts last year, was today made the party's all-India vice president by its supremo Mamata Banerjee ahead of the assembly election in

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  AAP MLA accuses Arvind Kejriwal of 'misusing' govt machinery

  February 15, 2016 9:48 IST

  New Delhi: Dissident AAP MLA Pankaj Pushkar today accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "misusing the government machinery" by not inviting him to the inauguration of an upgraded dispensary in his constituency.Swaraj Abhiyan, floated

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  Bajrang Dal, VHP men held for protesting Valentine's Day celebrations

  February 14, 2016 15:00 IST

  Hyderabad: Several Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were taken into custody today from different parts of the city as they held protests against Valentine's Day celebrations. Police has stepped up security in Hyderabad

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  Delhi government to spend 25 pc of budget on education, says Manish Sisodia

  February 14, 2016 13:22 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi government will spend 25per cent of its annual budget on education sector, taking up majors steps towards quality education by focusing on training programmes and physical infrastructure. "We will spend 25 per cent

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  Manmohan great as Finance Minister; reforms stopped when became Prime Minister: Arun Jaitley

  February 14, 2016 12:56 IST

  Mumbai: A day after his 'policy paralysis' jibe at Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Congress leader did a "great job" as a Finance Minister but reforms process stopped after he became

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  AAP completes one in power, CM Kejriwal to issue govt's report card

  February 14, 2016 10:49 IST

  New Delhi: The ruling  Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi completes its one year in office today and to mark the occasion, CM Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers will hold a public interaction at the NDMC