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IGL to issue stickers to CNG certified cars from tomorrow: Gopal Rai
December 28, 2015 23:12 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai today said that Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) will issue its stickers to CNG-certified cars from tomorrow.The Aam Aadmi Party government has given exemption CNG-run cars having IGL's stickers
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Nirupam apologises for mouthpiece gaffe, Cong sacks journal's editor
December 28, 2015 20:09 ISTMumbai: Left red-faced by the articles in Congress mouthpiece targeting Jawaharlal Nehru and Sonia Gandhi, Mumbai Congress chief and journal's editor Sanjay Nirupam today apologised for the gaffe in the party's Maharashtra mouthpiece, ‘Congress Darshan'.
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Censor Board set for revamp; Arun Jaitley wants it controversy-free
December 28, 2015 16:56 ISTNew Delhi: The controversy-ridden Censor Board appears set for a revamp with Information & Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley saying today that the "time has come" to have a re-look at its functioning.Stating that he would
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Move Delhi Metro women coach to the middle, suggests Maneka Gandhi
December 28, 2015 16:32 ISTNew Delhi: Expressing concern over increasing crowd in Delhi Metro, Union minister Maneka Gandhi today suggested relocating the reserved coach for women from the extreme end to the middle of the train.The Women and Child
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Ensure law and order in Bihar: Nitish Kumar tells police
December 28, 2015 15:38 ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday directed top police officials to take necessary steps to curb crime in the state, an official said.The chief minister, in a meeting with the police top brass,
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Auto permit scam: BJP reiterates demand of Transport Minister Gopal Rai's resignation
December 28, 2015 15:25 ISTNew Delhi: Hundreds of BJP supporters on Monday protested outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the role of Transport Minister Gopal Rai in the alleged auto-rickshaw permit scam and demanded Rai's resignation. "Kejriwal
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Terrorism, Maoist activities contained to large extent: Rajnath Singh
December 28, 2015 15:17 ISTLucknow: Centre has achieved success in containing extremism, terrorism and Maoist activities in the country to a large extent, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Singh was laying the foundation stone of Lucknow branch office
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New Year around the corner, Rahul Gandhi leaves for Europe
December 28, 2015 14:41 ISTNew Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today announced on Twitter that he is travelling to Europe “for a few days” and greeted his supporters a Happy New Year."I will be traveling to Europe for
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Gopal Subramaniam assures Kejriwal of 'clean' probe in DDCA
December 28, 2015 14:44 ISTNew Delhi: Former Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam on Monday assured Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of a "clean" investigation into the alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi cricket association. In a letter to Kejriwal, Subramaniam said:
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Rise and fall: Decoding 130 years of the Congress party
December 28, 2015 14:28 ISTNew Delhi: The Indian National Congress today celebrates its 131st foundation day.One of the largest and oldest political parties in the world, Congress was founded in 1885 during the British rule by Indian and British
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AAP, Bihar jolt BJP, but PM Modi still going strong
December 28, 2015 13:58 ISTNew Delhi: The AAP's dramatic rise and the comeback of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar in Bihar marked the first full year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who analysts say is still going strong though
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Shiv Sena calls Pakistan a 'cursed' land
December 28, 2015 15:01 ISTMumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday called Pakistan a 'cursed' land that destroys anybody who dares to go and prostrate there.In a sharp edit in the party mouthpiece Saamana, the party said Prime Minister Narendra
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Want to expose corrupt in DDCA, says suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad
December 28, 2015 13:37 ISTNew Delhi: The BJP's suspended MP Kirti Azad on Monday said he wants to expose the corrupt in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA). "I have not done anything against party... but I want to
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Congress celebrates foundation day, Sonia hoists flag
December 28, 2015 12:30 ISTNew Delhi: Congress today marked its 131st Foundation Day with its president Sonia Gandhi hoisting the party flag at the AICC headquarters here.All the top leaders of the party including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi,
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Congress mouthpiece blames Nehru for Kashmir conflict
December 28, 2015 11:37 ISTMumbai: As the Congress celebrates its 131st Foundation Day today, an article published in its mouthpiece, Congress Darshan, has caused a stir as it blames former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the state of affairs
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BJP distances itself from Ram Madhav's 'Akhand Bharat' remark; faces opposition barbs
December 28, 2015 9:12 ISTNew Delhi: The BJP has distanced itself from Ram Madhav's 'Akhand Bharat' remarks, clarifying though the leader was entitled to his views, for the party and government India and Pakistan were two sovereign nations.The BJP
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Uproot BJP, Trinamool for ruining India, Bengal: CPI-M
December 28, 2015 8:36 ISTKolkata: The CPI-M on Sunday went all guns blazing against the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee regime in West Bengal, and called for uprooting both the BJP and the Trinamool
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Earlier BJP rubbished commission, now it's a sacred book retorts AAP
December 28, 2015 10:56 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that Bharatiya Janata Party was "defending corruption" and "running away from investigation" after saffron party demanded a public apology from him for wrongly pinning irregularities in
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Speaker Sumitra Mahajan moots proposal for building new Parliament
December 28, 2015 7:21 ISTNew Delhi: A proposal has been mooted for constructing another Parliament building with Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan saying the existing 88-year-old structure is showing signs of “distress” because of ageing and will no longer
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Only 'expiry date' for food items, not 'best before': Paswan
December 28, 2015 7:03 ISTHyderabad: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said yesterday labels printed on food items should carry only “expiry date”, and not “best before”, which has no meaning. “We want that only there is ‘expiry date'. There
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Former Assam Cong Minister makes controversial remarks against Smriti Irani; State BJP to sue him
December 27, 2015 23:24 ISTGuwahati: A former Assam Congress Minister's disparaging purported comments against Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani kicked up a storm today, drawing strong condemnation from BJP which described his remarks as “shameful”.Nilamoni Sen Deka, former state
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Didn't raise DDCA issue in Lok Sabha on Sonia's bidding: Kirti Azad
December 27, 2015 20:47 ISTNew Delhi: Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad today rejected suggestions that he raised the DDCA issue in the Lok Sabha on the “instructions” of Congress President Sonia Gandhi and said he had only supported his
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Indian family values acted as deterrent to ISIS: Rajnath Singh
December 27, 2015 19:49 ISTLucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that global terror outfit Islamic State has failed in its attempts to establish roots in India due to strong family values in the society which act as
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India, Pak and Bangladesh can become a 'federation': Ram Vilas Paswan
December 27, 2015 18:31 ISTHyderabad: Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan today favoured India, Pakistan and Bangladesh becoming a “Mahasanghatan” (federation) with a common currency and open trade, a move, he claimed would put an end to terrorism to a
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If CBI raids my house it will only find unaccounted mufflers: Kejriwal
December 27, 2015 17:51 ISTNew Delhi: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a CBI raid at the Delhi Secretariat, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said if the investigating agency searched his residence, it would find nothing, but
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DDCA row: BJP demands Arvind Kejriwal's apology
December 27, 2015 17:28 ISTNew Delhi: A Delhi government inquiry report on the affairs of the capital's cricket body DDCA does not even mention the name of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who has been under opposition attack over
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Arvind Kejriwal to kick-start Punjab campaign next month
December 27, 2015 16:08 ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will kick-start his Punjab campaign by addressing a mega rally in Muktsar next month, as the party gears up for polls in the state scheduled to be held
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Mann Ki Baat: Govt to launch action plan for start up India in Jan
December 27, 2015 13:34 ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his thoughts with the nation in the 15th edition of 'Mann Ki Baat' programme today.Seeking to boost entrepreneurship at the grassroots level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the
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