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  'Congi Chamcha': Anupam Kher, Shashi Tharoor lock horns on Twitter

  January 31, 2016 8:46 IST

  New Delhi: Veteran Actor Anupam Kher and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor were involved in a war of words on Twitter after the politician slammed Kher's comments that he is scared to openly say he is

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  Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit, says Sushma Swaraj

  February 01, 2016 0:03 IST

  New Delhi: Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that the scholar Rohith Vemula, who has committed suicide at Hyderabad Central University, was not a member of the dalit community."The facts have come out in

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  15 injured in clash in northwest delhi

  January 31, 2016 7:30 IST

  NEW DELHI: At least 15 people were injured in a clash which broke out between two communities in northwest Delhi's Sangam Park area this evening. By midnight, several police teams were deployed in the area and

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  Bangladesh Minister seeks stronger bilateral ties with India

  January 31, 2016 7:13 IST

  KOLKATA: Bangladesh Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan today sought stronger bilateral relation with India to protect his nation from any "external aggression". "Pakistan is again hatching conspiracy against us. We need support from India as it did

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  Budget session likely from Feb 23

  January 30, 2016 23:48 IST

  New Delhi: The Budget session of Parliament is likely to begin on February 23 as the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh meets here on February 4 to finalise the

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  Narendra Modi government may meet same fate as that of Indira Gandhi's: Yashwant Sinha

  January 31, 2016 19:17 IST

  Dona Paula (Goa): Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, saying there is no dialogue and they may meet the same fate as the Indira Gandhi-led Congress

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  1,600 villages along Ganga to be made filth free, says Uma Bharti

  January 30, 2016 22:49 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre will implement a four-pronged programme in which as many as 1,600 villages along the Ganga stretch will be made filth free by October, Union Minister Uma Bharti said today.The government will

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  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attacks Centre for 'ignoring' Bihar in Smart City list

  January 30, 2016 22:09 IST

  Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at the Centre for not selecting any city from Bihar in the the list of 20 smart cities and said the BJP-led Union government has no consideration

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  BJP questions invitation to Lalu Prasad in a govt function

  January 30, 2016 21:09 IST

  Patna: The opposition BJP today took strong exception to invitation extended to RJD President Lalu Prasad in a government function for start of work on a bridge over river Ganga tomorrow."What is the rationale of

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  Rahul Gandhi using students as political tool: BJP

  January 31, 2016 19:19 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing Rahul Gandhi of using students as a "political tool", BJP today said he was shedding "crocodile tears" over a Dalit scholar's suicide and mocked his day-long fast, saying he was used to

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  Shiv Sena targets PM Modi, says promises unfulfilled

  January 30, 2016 14:59 IST

  Mumbai: Disgruntled BJP ally Shiv Sena today launched a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the announcements made and promises given to people have remained unfulfilled."Modi is facing difficulties in doing what he

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  Congress should 'see reason' and help pass GST: Arun Jaitley

  January 31, 2016 9:51 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hoped the opposition Congress will 'see reason' and will come round to support the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) that it has opposed despite being the

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  Shatrughan Sinha takes a dig at PM Modi 'great advisors' on Arunachal Prez Rule

  January 30, 2016 13:43 IST

  New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha today took a dig at ‘great advisors' of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over imposition of President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.Criticising the Centre's decision, Sinha, who has

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  India's global standing improved after Modi became PM: Sushma Swaraj

  January 30, 2016 12:15 IST

  MUMBAI: Underlining the achievements of the NDA government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said recognition of yoga at the global level and India's standing among comity of nations has gone up after Prime Minister

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  We need to improve quality of politics, avoid populism: Jaitley

  January 30, 2016 7:36 IST

  Kolkata: Asserting that India's current growth rate was below its potential, union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday hit out against those opposing the government's reform measures in parliament, saying they were "hurting India's credibility".Delivering

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  Rahul Gandhi joins mass hunger strike for Rohith Vemula at HCU

  January 30, 2016 22:41 IST

  Hyderabad: Stepping up the offensive on Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula suicide issue, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today commenced a day-long fast along with agitating students of Hyderabad Central University here after participating in a candle

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  Reform to transform: PM Modi underlines govt's goal for India

  January 29, 2016 22:32 IST

  New Delhi: Elucidating India's progress over the past year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India has increased by 39 per cent in the last 18 months in

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  LG declares AAP govt order slashing salary of two officers as illegal

  January 29, 2016 22:50 IST

  New Delhi: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today declared as illegal an order by the AAP government in Delhi that slashed the salaries of two special secretaries in the Home Department, setting the stage for yet another confrontation

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  Woman surfaces at SSP's office, claims she was not kidnapped by Congress MLA

  January 29, 2016 21:52 IST

  Patna: In a major twist to the case of a Congress MLA allegedly kidnapping a 20-year-old woman, the latter today turned up before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna along with the MLA's driver Pankaj,

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  Complete breakdown, Guv in danger: Centre tells SC on Arunachal crisis

  January 29, 2016 21:35 IST

  New Delhi: "Complete breakdown" of governance and law and order in the state where the Governor and his family apprehended "grave danger to their lives" on a daily basis are among the reasons cited by

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  Solar Scam: Accused Saritha Nair claims involvement of Kerala CM's son

  January 29, 2016 18:46 IST

  Kochi:  In what may sound further trouble for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, solar scam accused Saritha S Nair on Friday claimed CM's son Chandy Oommen as the one who was closely involved in it.She

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  AAP MLA Mahinder Yadav sent to police custody

  January 29, 2016 18:04 IST

  New Delhi: AAP MLA Mahinder Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly rioting and assaulting a public servant during a protest seeking action against an alleged sexual offender here, was today remanded to one-day police custody

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  Stormy beginning to UP budget session as opposition disrupts govt address

  January 29, 2016 16:53 IST

  Lucknow: Uproarious scenes marred the opening day of Budget session of Uttar Pradesh legislature as slogan-shouting opposition lawmakers barring those from BJP disrupted Governor Ram Naik's address to the joint sitting of the two Houses

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  After Shahnawaz Hussain, Union Min Naqvi gets ISIS threat

  January 29, 2016 16:45 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has received a threat letter purportedly sent by terror outfit ISIS.The Bharatiya Janata Party leader's office in the national capital alleged

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  Kerala HC stays FIR against Oommen Chandy in solar scam

  January 29, 2016 15:20 IST

  New Delhi: In a major relief to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the High Court today granted an interim stay on a vigilance court order directing for an FIR to be registered against him and

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  Nitish to re-start his janata darbar from February 1

  January 29, 2016 14:55 IST

  Patna: After a long break, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to resume his popular 'janata durbar' (people's court) from February 1 to listen to the grievances of the people, an official said here

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  Indira knew of threat to life before Blue Star, writes Pranab Mukherjee

  January 29, 2016 12:32 IST

  New Delhi: Indira Gandhi knew her life was at risk when she decided to go for militarily storm the Golden Temple, President Pranab Mukherjee reveals in the second part of his memoirs released on Thursday."The

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  President blames Narasimha Rao, Rajiv Gandhi for Babri demolition

  January 29, 2016 11:27 IST

  New Delhi: Calling it an act that destroyed India's image as a pluralistic nation, President Pranab Mukherjee, in the second part of his memoirs 'The Turbulent Years, 1980-1996', has written that the 'inability to prevent