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  Had Pranab become PM in 2004, Congress might have averted 2014 drubbing: Salman Khurshid

  December 15, 2015 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: Manmohan Singh's selection over Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 to head the UPA government came as a surprise not only to the Congress but also to outsiders and many argue the party might have

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  BJP tears into Kejriwal, wants him to apologise for 'coward' remark

  December 15, 2015 16:25 IST

  New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came out all guns blazing against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his castigating Prime Minster Narendra Modi after the CBI raided the office and residence of Delhi government's

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  Sealing of a CM's office is unprecedented: Mamata Banerjee

  December 15, 2015 16:20 IST

  Kolkata: Amidst claims by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal that his office was raided by CBI, his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday that she was “shocked” by the “unprecedented action”. “Sealing of a

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  No plans to write caste of children in birth certificate: Government

  December 15, 2015 16:01 IST

  New Delhi: There is no proposal to mention the caste of children in birth certificate, Lok Sabha was informed today.Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, however, said entries in birth and death registers

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  What made CBI raid the office of Arvind Kejriwal's secretary

  December 15, 2015 14:28 IST

  New Delhi: The CBI today conducted raids at 14 locations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, including the office of Rajender Kumar, secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.According to CBI, Rs 2.4 lakh was found

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  'Gandhigiri' in Lok Sabha: BJP MPs offer roses to protesting Cong MPs

  December 15, 2015 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: In a sarcastic move, some BJP MPs today offered roses to their Congress rivals in the Lok Sabha who were protesting inside the Well over alleged atrocities against Dalit youths in Punjab.When Speaker

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  CBI raid not against Arvind Kejriwal, says Arun Jaitley

  December 15, 2015 13:04 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the CBI raid was not against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, but against an official who was attached to his office, a claim rejected by

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  Hurriyat leaders meeting with Pakistan HC not in India's interest: Congress

  December 15, 2015 12:29 IST

  New Delhi: Opposition Congress today said that the meeting between Hurriyat leaders and Pakistani envoy Abdul Basit in national capital was not in the interest of nation.Speaking to media, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said that

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  PM has nothing to do with CBI raids at Kejriwal's office: Venkaiah Naidu

  December 15, 2015 11:50 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said that the Prime Minister has "nothing to do" with the CBI raids at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office. "CBI is an independent organisation. The government

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  Congress MLA caught watching porn in Odisha Assembly, BJP MLA demands action

  December 15, 2015 10:32 IST

  Bhubaneswar: BJD MLA Pramila Mallick on Monday demanded action against a senior Congress lawmaker accusing him of watching "objectionable" video on his mobile phone during the Question Hour in the Assembly, a charge denied by

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  Arun Jaitley is lying,CBI looked into my files: Kejriwal

  December 15, 2015 20:52 IST

  New Delhi: Amid reports that the office of Delhi chief minister has been raided, CBI has clarified that it has conducted raid at the office of Delhi government's  Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and not CM

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  PM Modi to chair Combined Commanders Conference today

  December 15, 2015 10:27 IST

  Kochi: Kochi is all set to host the Combined Commanders Conference, an annual tri services event happening for the first time outside New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the Conference today at high seas

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  India doesn't know where Dawood Ibrahim is: Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit

  December 15, 2015 9:05 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit has said that India does not know where Dawood Ibrahim was as New Delhi has not shared any dossier about the underworld don with Islamabad."How could Pakistan act

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  Congress holds silent march against Raje govt 2nd anniversary event

  December 15, 2015 8:33 IST

  Jaipur: Congress yesterday held a silent march from its state headquarters to Civil Lines railway crossing here, alleging the BJP government “misused” public money for its second anniversary celebrations where hollow announcements were made to

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  NDA government constantly humiliating non-BJP CMs: Congress

  December 15, 2015 8:28 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the row over "insult" to Kerala Chief Minister, Congress has made a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government charging it with constantly "humiliating" non-BJP Chief Ministers and also attempting to "destabilise"

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  RSS, BJP rubbish Rahul Gandhi's claim on Assam Vaishnavite monastery entry

  December 15, 2015 8:21 IST

  New Delhi/Guwahati: The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP have refuted the allegation by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi that he was stopped from entering a Satra -- a Vaishnavite monastery -- in Barpeta

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  Personally requested Satra head for Rahul's entry: Tarun Gogoi

  December 15, 2015 7:53 IST

  Guwahati: As a controversy erupted over alleged denial of entry of Rahul Gandhi into Barpeta Satra, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi  yesterday night issued a statement, saying he had personally requested the head of the

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  PM Modi pays tributes to Sardar Patel on his death anniversary

  December 15, 2015 7:29 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary."On his Punya Tithi, salutations to Sardar (Vallabhbhai) Patel. We remember his exemplary service

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  Saradha Scam: TMC removes Gen secretary after CBI Questioning

  December 15, 2015 7:09 IST

  Kolkata: Hours after he was questioned for the second time by CBI in the Saradha scam, TMC state general secretary Shankudeb Panda was yesterday removed from his post, a senior Trianmool Congress leader said."He has

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  Need graft-free third force to revive Kerala: PM Modi

  December 14, 2015 20:32 IST

  Thrissur (Kerala): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his maiden visit to Kerala after assuming office, on Monday said people of the state have realised there was a need for a third force, the BJP-led alliance,

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  Talks with Pakistan on the basis of trust: Sushma Swaraj

  December 14, 2015 19:42 IST

  New Delhi: Rejecting any "flip flop", India on Monday asserted that the decision to restart talks with Pakistan was based on "trust" and said the intent would be to have an "uninterrupted" dialogue process despite

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  Pro-ISIS slogan at rally: BJP hits out at Congress

  December 14, 2015 19:10 IST

  New Delhi: The BJP today accused Congress workers of "participating" in a rally where protesters shouted pro-ISIS slogans in Rajasthan and sought to corner the party over the issue as it referred to the debate

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  25 cases of sexual harassment reported in JNU: Smriti Irani tells Lok Sabha

  December 14, 2015 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: Twenty five cases of sexual harassment were reported from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in 2013-2014, the highest among 104 higher education institutions from where such matters were reported according to University

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  Arun Jaitley invokes Nehru to target Cong over Parliament disruption

  December 15, 2015 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today cited Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, to take on the Congress over repeated disruptions in Parliament, amidst indications that the current session could well

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  No role in taking back Oommen Chandy invitation: Rajnath Singh

  December 14, 2015 14:45 IST

  New Delhi: The central government had no hand in taking back the invite to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from an event which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on

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  I will fight your battle: Rahul Gandhi to slum dwellers

  December 14, 2015 14:33 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today attacked the Centre and Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a baby died, as he visited the site in Shakur Basti area of West

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  Opposition slogans drown out Sushma Swaraj's statement on Pakistan

  December 14, 2015 13:16 IST

  New Delhi: A statement in the Rajya Sabha by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on her Pakistan visit was drowned out in an uproar by Congress members, who demanded action against the Punjab government.As the

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  I was stopped from entering Assam temple: Rahul Gandhi

  December 14, 2015 13:05 IST

  New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today claimed that he was stopped from entering a temple in Barpeta by RSS workers during his recent visit to Assam.Rahul also targeted the BJP saying this was