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  Trinamool Congress MLA murder: Ruling party accuses BJP, two accused nabbed

  February 10, 2019 10:04 IST

  FIR has been lodged by police in connection with assassination of TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia yesterday. Two accused have been arrested and Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Hanskhali Police Station has been suspended, news agency ANI reported this morning.

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  Highlight Modi's 'dictatorial style' of governance, burning issues in poll campaign: Rahul to Cong office-bearers

  February 09, 2019 23:40 IST

  In the meeting, the Congress chief said the candidate selection process should be more inclusive and participation of maximum party stakeholders and workers should be ensured.

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  'Mahamilawatwalas competing in Olympics of hurling abuses at me': PM Modi fires fresh salvo at Opposition

  February 09, 2019 18:26 IST

  "The job of the 'mahamilawatwalas' is only to heap abuses and more abuses on Modi. It is as if an Olympics is on to deride Modi," he told a rally in Agartala.   

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  Top BJP leaders behind attempts to topple Karnataka govt: Congress

  February 09, 2019 12:59 IST

  Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Congress leaders KC Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah were involved in attempts to topple the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka.

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  Citizenship bill: Protesters again wave black flags at PM Modi in Assam

  February 09, 2019 11:16 IST

  PM Modi, who was on his way to the airport from the Raj Bhawan in Guwahati, was shown black flags by protesters belonging to the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) at Machkhowa area.

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  EXCLUSIVE: Congress' Rafale attack will only bring Modi to power again, says Nirmala Sitharaman

  February 09, 2019 0:00 IST

  Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi, Sitharaman said, "you can wake one who is sleeping, but how will you wake someone who is acting to sleep."

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  Karnataka CM releases audio tape, accuses Yeddyurappa of luring JD-S MLA; BJP leader denies claim

  February 08, 2019 20:13 IST

  Playing the audio tape, Sharanagouda said in Kumaraswamy's presence that Yeddyurappa told him that he had booked the state legislative Assembly Speaker (K.R. Ramesh Kumar) by paying him Rs 50 crore.  

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  Probe Vadra, Chidambaram but give answers on Rafale: Rahul to govt

  February 08, 2019 14:37 IST

  Gandhi launched a fresh broadside against the government on the deal following a report in The Hindu newspaper claiming the Defence ministry raised strong objections to "parallel discussions" conducted by the PMO during the negotiations between India and France.

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  ‘Flogging a dead horse’: Nirmala Sitharaman dismisses report on Rafale deal

  February 08, 2019 16:58 IST

  Rahul also accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of lying in this matter.

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  'Dilse' responses in Lok Sabha; Speaker says work will be easy

  February 07, 2019 13:22 IST

  During the Question Hour, CPI-M member A Sampath said he was asking questions "dil se" (from the heart).  

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  TMC to hold two-day 'save democracy' sit-in protests in WB districts from today

  February 07, 2019 8:41 IST

  Banerjee dramatically began the dharna on Sunday evening over the CBI's bid to question Kumar. She said she was ending the protest following a "favourable" apex court order after consulting leaders of like-minded political parties.

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  INX Media money laundering case: Questioning underway from Karti Chidambaram in Enforcement Directorate office

  February 07, 2019 14:00 IST

  Karti was arrested on February 28, 2018 by the CBI for allegedly accepting money to facilitate the FIPB clearance to INX Media. He was later granted bail.

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  Money Laundering case: There's nothing for ED to investigate, says Robert Vadra's lawyer KTS Tulsi

  February 07, 2019 19:52 IST

  During yesterday's five-hour grilling, Robert Vadra denied owning any property in London. ED alleges that he owns a number of properties in the UK, bought illegally through kickbacks received in India.

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  Politics of Congress and BJP driven by Hindutva: Mehbooba Mufti

  February 06, 2019 16:14 IST

  "The Yogi government (Uttar Pradesh) withdrew cases against accused in Muzaffarnagar riots. The Madhya Pradesh government slapped PSA (NSA) against three accused of cow slaughter," Mehbooba said on Twitter. 

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  Fear rules country today, claims Chidambaram

  February 06, 2019 14:55 IST

  He also says that miracles could have been performed with the kind of majority that the BJP got on its own (282) and with its allies (336) in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014.

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  Posters of two criminals have been put in front of Congress office: Sambit Patra

  February 06, 2019 14:47 IST

  "Modi govt is doing dirty politics, last night the posters were put up here now being removed," ANI quoted Congress’ Jagdish Sharma, as saying.

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  'Modi govt doing dirty politics': Cong blames Centre for removal of Robert Vadra posters installed outside party HQ

  February 06, 2019 14:46 IST

  "Modi govt is doing dirty politics, last night the posters were put up here now being removed," ANI quoted Congress’ Jagdish Sharma, as saying.

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  UP govt constitutes SIT to probe 1984 Kanpur riots

  February 06, 2019 9:13 IST

  In 1984 riots in Kanpur, at least 125 people were killed.

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  Bengal: Denied permission to land chopper, Adityanath reaches Purulia via road, tears into Mamata govt

  February 06, 2019 0:00 IST

  Calling the TMC government in West Bengal as "corrupt and undemocratic", he criticised Banerjee for not allowing benefits of central schemes to be passed on to the people of the state.

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  'Egg on her face', says Smriti Irani after Mamata Banerjee claims 'moral victory' in Supreme Court

  February 06, 2019 0:00 IST

  Smriti Irani said Mamata's 'political histrionics' have been brought to a screeching halt by the Supreme Court's order.

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  UP Budget Session: Oppn members hurl paper balls towards Governor, CM Yogi condemns act

  February 05, 2019 13:42 IST

  The Samajwadi Party, the BSP and the Congress have chalked out their strategies for nailing down the government on major issues of public interest.

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  Blow to Mamata Banerjee, moral victory for CBI: BJP on SC order in chit fund case

  February 05, 2019 12:32 IST

  The Mamata Banerjee-led government in the state and BJP are at loggerheads after the CBI tried to question Kolkata's police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams.

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  'Kleptocrat's Club': Jaitley slams Opp for backing Mamata Banerjee

  February 05, 2019 11:52 IST

  In a blog, Jaitley hit out at Banerjee, dubbing her act as a "disproportionate over reaction" aimed at projecting herself as a "nucleus" of opposition parties.

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  Yogi Adityanath Purulia rally: 'Mamata protecting officer involved in Saradha scam'

  February 05, 2019 17:52 IST

  In his address, the UP CM on Sunday slammed Mamata Banerjee and said her Trinamool Congress government in the state "can suppress people but cannot suppress their voices."

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  CBI vs Mamata: SC directs Kolkata Police chief to appear before CBI, but says 'no coercive steps, no arrest'

  February 05, 2019 13:28 IST

  The apex court directed that Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar will have to appear before CBI at Shillong for investigation. The court fixed Feb 20 as the next date of hearing in this case.

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  Nitin Gadkari only one in BJP with guts, should comment on Rafale too: Rahul

  February 04, 2019 17:07 IST

  Gandhi and the Congress have been terming the deal to purchase Rafale fighters from France to be the "biggest defence scam".

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  'Don't play cricket with nation's future': Shivraj takes jibe at Rahul

  February 04, 2019 16:20 IST

  "Now he is talking about playing politics on front foot. The country is not a 22-yard cricket pitch that he will play on front foot and hit the ball out of the stadium," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.

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  NDA doors 'closed forever' for Chandrababu Naidu: Amit Shah

  February 04, 2019 15:57 IST

  The BJP chief exuded confidence of retaining power, while stressing that Narendra Modi will become Prime Minister again after 2019 elections.