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  Government working on 50% quota for women in local bodies: Venkaiah Naidu

  February 07, 2016 18:19 IST

  Hyderabad: The Centre is holding discussions with all stakeholders on the issue of providing 50 per cent reservation to women in local bodies across the country, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today."The Government of

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  To clear air on National Herald issue, Congress posts FAQs on website

  February 07, 2016 17:06 IST

  New Delhi: Congress has come out with a set of 'Frequently Asked Questions' to present its side of the story regarding the National Herald issue as the party said that the Gandhis have not benefited

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  PM Modi advises scientists to make innovation helpful for masses

  February 07, 2016 16:56 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked scientists to make innovation useful for the people and develop technology that is affordable to the masses with "zero defect" and "zero effect" on the environment."Everybody engaged in

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  Prove Azam Khan's charge or apologise: BJP to Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav

  February 07, 2016 16:45 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting out at SP leader Azam Khan for his "PM met Dawood" claim, BJP today asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to either prove his cabinet colleague's charges or apologise for the

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  ED summons Bhujbal's son for questioning, seizes his passport

  February 07, 2016 16:31 IST

  Mumbai: Stepping up its action against the Bhujbal family, the Enforcement Directorate has seized the passport of Pankaj Bhujbal, son of senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, and has summoned him for questioning in a money

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  Need to evolve mechanisms to resolve sea disputes: Manohar Parrikar

  February 07, 2016 16:13 IST

  Visakhapatnam: New ways and better mechanism need to be evolved to resolve peacefully the disputes related to the seas, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today."In the changing economic situation, the scenario of finding more and

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  PM Modi offers prayers at Jagannath Temple in Puri

  February 07, 2016 14:29 IST

  Puri: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers at the 12th century Lord Jagannath Temple here and said he was touched by the warmth and affection shown by the people of Puri. Modi, who was accompanied

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  Congress 'intolerant' towards mandate of people: Venkaiah Naidu

  February 07, 2016 14:08 IST

  Hyderabad: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today accused the Congress of being "intolerant" towards mandate of people and indulging in excuses to block the bills and the Parliament proceedings. "... there is no excuse at all...Congress

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  PM Modi inaugurates NISER campus in Bhubaneswar

  February 07, 2016 13:09 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked scientists to make innovation useful for the people and develop technology that is affordable to the masses with "zero defect" and "zero effect" on the environment. "Everybody engaged in

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  Assam Assembly polls: AGP may consider ties with BJP if proposal comes

  February 07, 2016 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: The AGP is unlikely to have any alliance with the Congress in the coming Assam assembly elections but may consider any "concrete" proposal of the BJP in this regard, senior party leader and

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  PM Modi to inaugurate refinery, science institute in Odisha today

  February 07, 2016 8:37 IST

  Bubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, will inaugurate the National Institute of Science Education and Research and Indian Oil Refinery today."In Odisha, I will dedicate the National Institute

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  Azam Khan claims PM met Dawood Ibrahim in Pakistan, BJP snubs charge

  February 07, 2016 14:27 IST

  Ghazipur: Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan on Saturday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at the residence of his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Lahore in December last year."Prime Minister

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  Complaint filed against Arvind Kejriwal over his MCD claims

  February 06, 2016 23:13 IST

  New Delhi: A criminal complaint was today filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a court here seeking filing of an FIR against him, alleging he has misled the people of Delhi by stating that

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  No interference from PMO, no delays in arms deals, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Aap Ki Adalat

  February 06, 2016 18:21 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said there has been no interference of the Prime Minister's Office in the working of his ministry, nor has there been any "unnecessary delays" in arms acquisitions in

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  SIT must probe all land allotments when Modi was CM: Congress

  February 06, 2016 17:41 IST

  New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Keeping up the pressure over the Gujarat land row, Congress today demanded setting up of a Supreme Court-monitored SIT to go into all allotments of government land during the tenure of Narendra Modi

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  Arun Jaitley pushes states to up infrastructure, anti-poverty spending

  February 06, 2016 17:34 IST

  New Delhi: State governments must spend more on infrastructure and anti-poverty programmes, particularly after an increase in monetary allocations based on the 14th Finance Commission report, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Saturday.“It's been

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  Magazine row: Congress accepts Sanjay Nirupam apology

  February 06, 2016 15:54 IST

  New Delhi: Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam has got a reprieve with the party accepting his apology over the publication of controversial articles slamming Jawaharlal Nehru and terming Sonia Gandhi's father a "fascist soldier" and

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  Barack Obama assures PM Modi of steps to address visa fee concerns

  February 06, 2016 10:08 IST

  New Delhi: United States President Barack Obama has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will look into India's concerns over the recent move to increase H-1B visa fees. Obama told Prime Minister Modi that his

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  Congress demands Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel's ouster in land deal involving daughter

  February 06, 2016 8:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress has demanded resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel for allegedly favouring her daughter, Anar Patel, with land near the Gir lion sanctuary at cheap rates in the state. Senior Congress leader

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  Attempts are being made to convert India into Hindu nation: Sharad Pawar

  February 05, 2016 20:32 IST

  Mumbai: NCP chief Sharad Pawar today alleged that attempts were being made to convert India into a "Hindu Rashtra" distorting history in school textbooks and implored historians to come together and "pen the truth" for

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  'No reputation, character': Jaitley returns Kejriwal's barb in kind

  February 06, 2016 10:38 IST

  New Delhi: Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for having launched a "calculated" defamatory campaign against him and his family with "ulterior motives" to get

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  TRS set for massive win in Greater Hyderabad municipal polls

  February 05, 2016 19:04 IST

  Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is heading for a landslide win in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, early results and trends so far indicate.The party had either won or was leading

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  PM should not make excuses: Rahul Gandhi on Modi's remarks

  February 05, 2016 19:05 IST

  New Delhi: "Job of the Prime Minister is not to make excuses" and he should start running the country, a combative Rahul Gandhi asserted today hitting back at Narendra Modi for targeting the Gandhi family.The

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  Will prefer 'principle' over 'power': Mehbooba Mufti on govt formation in J&K

  February 05, 2016 23:17 IST

  New Delhi: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti today indirectly hinted that she will not mind charting a separate course from BJP in Jammu and Kashmir  if the central government fails to make ‘commitments' that PDP is

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  PM Modi slams Gandhis, says 'one family' disrupting Parliament

  February 06, 2016 8:22 IST

  Moran: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a veiled jibe at the Gandhi family, blaming repeated disruptions in Parliament on ‘one family'. Indirectly targeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul, Modi accused them

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  There must be new development model for north-east: PM Modi

  February 05, 2016 14:51 IST

  Lepetkata (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today batted for a new development model for the north-eastern states to enable the harnessing of the "collective strength" of the region along with the neighbouring countries as part

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  SC tells Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to have some dignity and vacate govt bungalow

  February 05, 2016 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: Supreme Court today rejected the plea of Congress lawmaker Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury against the Delhi High Court order asking him to vacate his government bungalow.The apex court told Chowdhury to ''Have Some Dignity''

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  Devendra Fadnavis defends nod to prosecute Ashok Chavan

  February 05, 2016 12:36 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today defended the Governor's sanction for prosecuting Congress leader Ashok Chavan in Adarsh scam case, stating the step was taken as per the advice of the state's top law