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  Report of Arunachal Governor selectively leaked, alleges Congress

  January 29, 2016 10:51 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress has alleged that Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa's report to the Central government about imposition of President's rule in the state had been selectively leaked and sought an answer from Prime

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  Centre to file reply in SC justifying President's rule in Arunachal

  January 29, 2016 10:52 IST

  New Delhi: The Central government will today file its reply in the Supreme Court on petitions justifying the imposition of the President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh.Yesterday, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa had submitted to

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  President returns Gujarat's controversial anti-terror bill, seeks additional information

  January 29, 2016 10:15 IST

  New Delhi: A controversial anti-terror bill, passed by Gujarat Assembly but twice rejected by the previous UPA government, was returned by President Pranab Mukherjee seeking additional information from the government after which the legislation was

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  Will she, won't she? Kashmir in suspense over Mehbooba Mufti

  January 29, 2016 13:39 IST

  Jammu/Srinagar: What is holding back PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti from taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir's new chief minister? More and more people are asking this but there seems to be no clear answer.The National

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  Manish Tewari is the new Congress spokesperson

  January 29, 2016 7:27 IST

  NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Manish Tewari, from whose remarks on troop movement the Congress had distanced itself over a fortnight ago, was today made spokesperson of the party. "Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the

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  Adarsh scam: Maha govt favours CBI's request to prosecute former CM Ashok Chavan

  January 28, 2016 22:55 IST

  Mumbai: The BJP-Shiv Sena goverment in Maharashtra led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has recommended to Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao to allow the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute Ashok Chavan in the

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  Telangana CM says beef eating is a non-issue

  January 28, 2016 21:36 IST

  Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said eating habits depend on availability of food but some political parties are trying to turn beef eating into an issue."Beef eating is there everywhere in the

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  Never desired to become Prime Minister: President Pranab Mukherjee

  January 28, 2016 20:59 IST

  New Delhi: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, at the launch of the second volume of his memoir, The Turbulent Years: 1980-96, retorted to the long-standing theory about his aspiration to become interim Prime Minister after Indira

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  Road projects covering 10,000 km to be awarded this fiscal: FM Arun Jaitley

  January 28, 2016 20:44 IST

  New Delhi: After simplifying procedures for building highways, the government plans to award a total of 10,000 km of road projects by the end of current fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today."All procedures have

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  BJP declares Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate in Assam polls

  January 29, 2016 9:17 IST

  New Delhi: In a significant development ahead of polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party today declared that it will fight the upcoming elections in Assam with Sarbananda Sonowal as the party's face in the north-eastern state.The decision

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  FIR lodged against Congress leader in Bihar for kidnapping woman

  January 28, 2016 17:17 IST

  Patna: An FIR has been lodged against Congress legislator Sidharth Kumar Singh for allegedly kidnapping a young woman, police said on Thursday."The young woman's father has lodged a case against the legislator from Bikram assembly,"

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  Nitin Gadkari expecting to fix Rs 40,000 crore road project issues today

  January 28, 2016 17:05 IST

  New Delhi: The government is hopeful of resolving today issues related to stuck highway projects worth Rs 40,000 crore, and in case some problems still persist then the PMO and the Finance Ministry will look

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  Hold fresh elections to Municipal Corporation of Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal

  January 28, 2016 16:38 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday demanded fresh elections to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), saying it had failed to pay even salaries to its employees."Management of an organisation which can't

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  Mulayam's allege on Dadri episode to conceal UP Govt's failure: BJP

  January 28, 2016 16:22 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav over his claim that three BJP leaders were involved in the Dadri lynching episode and termed it as an attempt to "cover-up"

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  Arunachal crisis: Nabam Tuki files fresh petition in SC against president's rule

  January 28, 2016 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court challenging the promulgation of President's rule in the crisis-hit state.The plea filed by the Congress leader is likely

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  Man attempts to hurl slipper at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

  January 28, 2016 15:25 IST

  Patna: A man attempted to hurl a slipper at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during a function at Bakhtiarpur today.However, Kumar was unharmed as the slipper missed its mark.The accused,who was in an inebriated state, hurled

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  Solar scam: Court orders registration of FIR against Kerala CM, Power Minister

  January 28, 2016 18:26 IST

  Thrissur: A Vigilance court today ordered registration of an FIR against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Power Minister Arayadan Mohammed in connection with the solar scam.Inquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Thrissur, S S Vassan, on

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  Subramanian Swamy approaches LG, seeks sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal

  January 28, 2016 14:23 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today approached Lt Governor Najeeb Jung seeking sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal under Prevention of Corruption Act alleging that as Chief Minister in his first tenure, he had helped

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  Pranab Mukherjee recalls how Rajiv Gandhi was made PM after Indira's assassination

  January 28, 2016 13:46 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, in the second volume of his memoir 'The Turbulent Years: 1980-96', has talked about how Rajiv Gandhi was distressed and events unfolded after the news of Indira Gandhi's assassination was

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  It's a deep-rooted conspiracy: Oommen Chandy on solar scam charge

  January 28, 2016 12:40 IST

  Kozhikode (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday called the accusation against him in the solar panel scam "a deep-rooted conspiracy"."A section of the bar owners are behind this new revelation. They are angry

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  Sanitation Workers in Delhi Protest Outside Sisodia's Residence

  January 28, 2016 11:25 IST

  NEW DELHI: Scores of municipal sanitation workers today staged a protest outside Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's official residence here, demanding "immediate" release of funds for their salaries.They also threatened to suspend work for an

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  SC appoints Justice Sanjay Mishra as new UP Lokayukta

  January 28, 2016 19:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today recalled its earlier order of appointing Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and directed appointment of Justice (retired) Sanjay Mishra, a former judge of the Allahabnad High Court, as

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  Arunachal row: Governor cites 'cow slaughter' to justify Prez rule

  January 28, 2016 14:27 IST

  New Delhi: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa has cited 'cow slaughter' as a sign of complete collapse of law and order in the state while recommending President's Rule, Indian Express reported today.Governor's counsel, Satya

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  Nitish Kumar govt drops another case against Lalu Prasad Yadav

  January 28, 2016 9:51 IST

  Patna: A district court on Wednesday closed a case against RJD president Lalu Prasad relating to an FIR registered against him during last Lok Sabha elections, on the plea of the state government, days after

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  Let Dalits possess arms for their safety: Ramdas Athawale

  January 28, 2016 7:21 IST

  MUMBAI: In the backdrop of suicide of a Dalit research scholar in Hyderabad University, Rajya Sabha MP Ramdas Athawale today demanded that members of the community be allowed to possess firearms given a "vertical rise"

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  PDP delaying govt formation as it is afraid of facing people: Omar

  January 27, 2016 23:45 IST

  Srinagar: Taking a swipe at PDP, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said it was delaying government formation as it was scared of facing the electorate again due to its "failure" in governance during the

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  PM Modi reviews progress on solar parks, Aadhaar

  January 27, 2016 23:59 IST

  Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reviewed progress on solar parks and Aadhaar schemes in various states including Jammu and Kashmir through a video conference.Modi today chaired the 9th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and

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  PM Modi cracks whip, demands action against erring officials

  January 28, 2016 15:58 IST

  New Delhi:  Taking  strong exception at the number of complaints and grievances from people related to the customs and excise sector , Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked for strict action against the concerned officials.Modi, who