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  No clean chit to Robert Vadra in Bikaner 'land grab' case: Rajasthan Home Minister

  January 27, 2016 21:47 IST

  Jaipur: Rejecting a media report, Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria today underlined that Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra has not been given any clean chit in the Bikaner "land grab" case and

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  Centre releases Rs 12,000 crore drought funds to 8 states till yet

  January 27, 2016 18:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre has so far released around Rs 12,000 crore to eight states to tackle drought situation this year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said adding this along with other measures will

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  J&K govt formation: Mehbooba convenes PDP meeting on Jan 31

  January 27, 2016 18:10 IST

  Srinagar: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, who has maintained suspense over government formation for nearly three weeks, will meet senior party leaders in Srinagar and Jammu over the next one week to seek their views on

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  SC notice to Centre on Prez rule in Arunachal, next hearing on Mon

  January 27, 2016 18:15 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the central government on a plea challenging the imposition of President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh on January 26.Terming the matter of imposing Central rule in

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  Modi, BJP failed to meet farmers' aspirations: Mulayam

  January 27, 2016 17:43 IST

  Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "cheating the farmers".Addressing his party leaders and workers of the youth wing, the

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  Arunachal row: Governor takes reins of governance, assures security to MLAs

  January 27, 2016 14:38 IST

  Itanagar: After proclamation of President's Rule, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prashad Rajkhowa has assured MLAs that they will be provided security which they are entitled to.The Governor convened a meeting of senior officers of the

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  Kejriwal's chronic cough: Delhi CM heads to Bengaluru for naturopathy treatment

  January 27, 2016 14:31 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today left for Bengaluru to undergo a naturopathy treatment for his chronic cough problem.Kejriwal will undergo treatment at Jindal Nature Care, where he had undergone treatment even in

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  Solar scam: Kerala CM Oommen Chandy refuses to undergo lie-detector test

  January 27, 2016 11:12 IST

  New Delhi: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has refused to undergo a polygraph test while deposing for nearly 14 hours before a judicial commission in connection with solar scam.During the deposition, Chandy told the judicial

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  SC to hear Congress plea against President's rule in Arunachal at 2pm

  January 27, 2016 12:46 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear at 2 PM the plea of Congress, challenging the Union Cabinet's recommendation to impose President's Rule in crisis-hit Arunachal Pradesh.A bench comprising justices J S Khehar

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  PM Modi sends personalised SMS greetings to 18 lakh cops on Republic Day

  January 26, 2016 23:55 IST

  New Delhi: "Happy Republic Day. I salute the courage and service of lakhs of police personnel like you." This personalised SMS was sent by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 18 lakh personnel of police forces and

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  Women have right to pray; hold talks to end temple row: Devendra Fadnavis

  January 26, 2016 23:10 IST

  Mumbai: Maintaining that women have right to pray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today favoured a dialogue between authorities of Shani Shingnapur temple and activists to find a way out over the ban on entry

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  MIM polarising people on communal lines: Venkaiah on Owaisi

  January 26, 2016 22:20 IST

  Hyderabad: Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today accused Asaduddin Owaisi of indulging into communal politics by appealing citizens to vote for MIM in forthcoming civic polls if they don't want ban on consumption of beef like

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  PM Modi bids farewell to Hollande, says France is special

  January 26, 2016 21:24 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today bid a warm farewell to French President Francois Hollande who left India after his three-day visit, expressing confidence that their discussions would further deepen the bilateral ties."Thank you President @fhollande for visiting India &

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  No question mark on freedom of expression in country: Advani

  January 27, 2016 8:04 IST

  New Delhi: Amid talk of intolerance, veteran BJP leader L K Advani said there was no question mark on the freedom of expression in the country and wondered who were the people saying so."I do

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  R-Day parade: Government's flagship schemes showcased at Rajpath

  January 26, 2016 16:20 IST

  New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance government's flagship programmes like Swachh Bharat Mission, Digital India and Green Energy were today showcased at the Rajpath during the 67th Republic Day celebrations.Though the duration of the parade

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  Hope Kashmir gets elected government soon: J&K Governor

  January 26, 2016 16:00 IST

  Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Tuesday hoped that the state will get an elected government soon."I hope the elected government will soon assume office in the state," the governor said in a

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  President urges countrymen to guard against violence, intolerance and unreason

  January 25, 2016 20:02 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today requested Indians to shun "violence, intolerance and unreason" and said that decision making must be based on cooperation and consensus-building.In his annual Republic Day eve address, the president also said

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  Amit Shah slams Mamata Govt, calls Bengal centre of anti-national act

  January 25, 2016 19:09 IST

  Howrah: Accusing the Trinamool Congress of being involved in the Saradha scam and terror activities, BJP chief Amit Shah today said West Bengal has become a centre of anti-national acts under Mamata Banerjee.Addressing his first

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  Arunachal Pradesh crisis: Cong moves SC over Centre's decision to impose President's rule in state

  January 25, 2016 18:10 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the BJP government's recommendation to impose President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, triggering the possibility of a continuing political impasse in the crisis-ridden north-eastern

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  Eco-friendly push: Modi, Hollande take a metro ride to Gurgaon

  January 25, 2016 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande today made a statement promoting eco-friendly modes of transport when they took the Delhi Metro to travel to Gurgaon to inaugurate the interim secretariat

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  BJP demands Mulayam Singh Yadav's apology for firing on Karsewaks

  January 25, 2016 17:34 IST

  Lucknow:  The BJP today demanded an apology from Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for having ordered firing on 'karsewaks' in Ayodhya in 1990 in which 16 people were killed, saying merely "feeling sad"

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  Pranab Mukherjee seeks govt clarification on Prez rule in Arunachal

  January 25, 2016 15:18 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has today sought the government's clarification of the Union Cabinet's decision to impose President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.The President has reportedly asked the Home Ministry to explain the

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  People to decide future of 'odd-even' scheme: Kejriwal

  January 26, 2016 7:17 IST

  New Delhi:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said 'jan sabhas' will be held across the city to seek public opinion on the odd-even scheme, which will be rolled out as and when "people decide". Kejriwal said, starting

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  Netaji's grand nephew Chandra Bose joins BJP ahead of WB polls

  January 25, 2016 20:05 IST

  Kolkata: The grand nephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose today joined ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of crucial assembly polls in the state later this year. Chandra Bose, Netaji's grand nephew, was inducted into the

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  BJP murdering democracy in Arunachal Pradesh, says CM Nabam Tuki

  January 25, 2016 11:58 IST

  Shillong/Itanagar: The BJP-led central government is trying to destabilise the democratically elected Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh, and the Union Cabinet's recommendation to impose President's Rule in the state was akin to "murder" of democracy,

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  Strong political will needed to stop India from becoming Syria: Shiv Sena on ISIS threat

  January 25, 2016 14:31 IST

  Mumbai: After arrest of several suspected ISIS operatives, Shiv Sena has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take concrete steps to stop the terror group from spreading its radical ideology.The saffron party also urged

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  Economic status, not caste, should be the basis for reservation: Kumar Vishwas

  January 25, 2016 11:02 IST

  Ahmedabad: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has said that caste-based reservation should gradually be phased out with reservation on the basis of economic status of a person. Vishwas made this remark while speaking

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  India, France ink accord on purchase of 36 Rafale jets

  January 25, 2016 20:09 IST

  New Delhi: India and France today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the purchase of 36 Rafale combat aircraft, though the financial modalities such as cost are yet to be worked out.This development is a