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  Unlike Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha commands mandate of people: Arun Jaitley

  December 04, 2015 21:49 IST

  New Delhi: Union Finance Minister on Thursday reignited the debate on supremacy of Lok Sabha over Rajya Sabha saying, the directly elected House has a significant role in decision making in a democracy as it

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  Akhilesh offers Deputy PM post to Rahul Gandhi in 2019 under PM Mulayam Singh Yadav

  December 05, 2015 11:31 IST

  New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has proposed a new political deal to the Congress party under which his father and Samajwadi party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will be projected as the prime

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  Further probe in 1984 riots case against Jagdish Tytler, court to CBI

  December 04, 2015 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: A Delhi court has ordered further investigation into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to

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  Shiv Sena takes jibe at Narendra Modi after Guj civic poll results

  December 04, 2015 17:37 IST

  New Delhi: Shiv Sena an ally of BJP led government at Maharashtra today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the results of recently held Gujarat civic polls.It described the results of Gujarat

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  Rajya Sabha disrupted as opposition wants V.K.Singh sacked

  December 04, 2015 14:27 IST

  New Delhi: The opposition on Friday demanded sacking of union minister V.K. Singh, a retired army chief, for his comments over the killing of two Dalit children in Haryana, forcing three brief adjournments in the

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  Government can look at corporatizing state-run firms: PM Modi

  December 04, 2015 14:10 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government can look at corporatizing state-run firms as an alternative to improve their viability since divesting them or closure were not the only available options.“In our

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  Centre, States must work together for India's progress: PM Modi

  December 04, 2015 17:17 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government was taking states on board for development of the country, asserting that India can move ahead only on the “strong shoulders” of the states and

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  The good news is Parliament is running: PM Modi

  December 04, 2015 13:49 IST

  New Delhi: "The good news is Parliament is running," remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi today as he sent his audience at an event into peals of laughter.Modi was delivering the inaugural address at the Hindustan

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  Two railway engine factories to be set up in Bihar: PM Modi

  December 04, 2015 11:41 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that two railway engine factories will be set up in Bihar."We are building railway engines and the two factories will be set up in Bihar," Modi

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  BJP questions Akhilesh's statement over police recruitment

  December 04, 2015 10:32 IST

  Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has questioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's announcement that 35,000 new policemen will be recruited soon in the state.In a state where for 100 peon posts, more than

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  BJD accuses central governments of neglecting Odisha

  December 04, 2015 10:10 IST

  Bhubaneswar: BJD yesterday accused successive central governments of neglecting Odisha in times of disasters while opposition Congress and BJP dubbed this as an effort by the ruling party to hide its inefficiency to tackle the

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  BJP playing politics over Ram temple: Nitish Kumar

  December 03, 2015 23:57 IST

  Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said BJP was playing 'politics' in the name of lord Ram."BJP has been playing politics in the name of Ram and it has nothing to do with

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  India key player in destroying climate: Maneka Gandhi

  December 04, 2015 7:03 IST

  New Delhi:  Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi today said that India as a developing nation has been a key contributor in climate change and global warming phenomenon.Speaking on the issue

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  Former Bengal minister Madan Mitra's judicial remand extended

  December 03, 2015 23:23 IST

  Kolkata: A city court today extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra, an accused in the Saradha chit fund scam, by another 14 days till December 17.Additional

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  Janlokpal Bill: AAP government amends draft, includes Anna Hazare points

  December 03, 2015 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi government today approved two amendments in the appointment and removal clauses in the draft Janlokpal legislation as suggested by veteran social activist Anna Hazare during his recent meeting with AAP leaders.The decision

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  Delhi Assembly passes bill to effect 400% hike in MLAs salary

  December 03, 2015 22:55 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly today approved a whopping 400 per cent hike in basic salary of MLAs and Ministers besides hefty increase in perks and allowances, catapulting them among the highest paid lawmakers in

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  Pankaja Munde defends 'ban' on women at Maharashtra temple

  December 03, 2015 22:52 IST

  Mumbai: Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform 'puja' at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde today opined that traditional rituals cannot be "linked with insult" of

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  PM Modi announces Rs.1,000 crore more for TN relief works

  December 03, 2015 18:20 IST

  Chennai: After an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced an immediate release of Rs.1,000 crore for relief and rehabilitation works in Tamil Nadu.“A sum of Rs. 1,000 crore will

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  India's interest is in a peaceful, stable Nepal: Sushma Swaraj

  December 03, 2015 17:59 IST

  New Delhi: The present state of confrontation in Nepal needs to be addressed by the political parties and the people of Nepal, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday adding that "India's interest is

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  Maneka Gandhi pitches for mandatory registration of sex offenders

  December 03, 2015 17:37 IST

  New Delhi: Strongly pitching for surveillance of sex crime convicts after release, the WCD minister Maneka Gandhi has asked the law minister for enactment of a law for mandatory registration of such offenders, ahead of

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  Uproar in Rajya Sabha over Kumari Selja's caste bias remark

  December 03, 2015 17:27 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed three adjournments in the pre-lunch session after an uproar over former union minister and Congress member Kumari Selja's remark that she was asked about her caste at

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  Chennai flood situation "very alarming": Rajnath Singh

  December 03, 2015 17:20 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the situation in flood-hit Chennai as "very alarming", Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said in the Lok Sabha that the Centre will extend all possible assistance to the state governments in dealing

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  Nitish Kumar sends Rs 5 crore for Tamil Nadu flood victims

  December 03, 2015 16:53 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sent Rs five crore to Tamil Nadu for relief and rehabilitation work in the southern state battered by incessant rains.Kumar sent a cheque of Rs five crore to

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  Centre should come clean on PM Modi's 'secret' meet with Nawaz Sharif: Congress

  December 03, 2015 11:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday asked the government to come clean on the reported "secret meeting" between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the SAARC summit

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  V K Singh takes to Twitter to counter Rahul's parliament jibe

  December 02, 2015 23:47 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh on Wednesday took to social media to get back at Congress Vice President (VP) Rahul Gandhi for questioning his absence from Parliament."Intriguing that

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  Congress protests in Lok Sabha seeking apology from Union minister VK Singh

  December 02, 2015 23:07 IST

  New Delhi: Congress members in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday demanded an apology from Union minister V K Singh for his dog analogy and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi what action he plans to take

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  Sushma Swaraj likely to visit Pakistan next week

  December 03, 2015 8:45 IST

  New Delhi:  After the brief meeting of PM Modi with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of a climate meet India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is likely to travel to Pakistan next

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  Rajya Sabha condemns recent terror attacks in France and other places

  December 02, 2015 18:46 IST

  New Delhi: Rajya Sabha today strongly condemned the recent terror attacks in France, Turkey and other countries and said people of India stand in solidarity with their counterparts in these nations.The members observed silence as