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  Stage set for Mamata's big 'anti-BJP' rally in Kolkata; but Rahul, Mayawati to skip Opposition's show of unity

  January 18, 2019 23:27 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will not share the stage with Opposition leaders at the big anti-BJP show.

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  Karnataka: 'Jittery' Congress shifts MLAs to Bengaluru resort after 4 lawmakers skip crucial party meeting

  January 18, 2019 23:27 IST

  The four MLAs who skipped the meeting are - Ramesh Jarkiholi, B Nagendra, Mahesh K and Umesh Jadhav. However, Jadhav wrote to Siddaramaiah claiming he was unwell.

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  DMK leader files PIL against reservation on economic criteria

  January 18, 2019 15:06 IST

  Parliament has passed a Constitutional amendment providing for 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in the general category.

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  UP Illegal Sand Mining: ED issues summons to ex- Hamirpur DM Chandrakala, SP MLC Yadav

  January 18, 2019 12:40 IST

  Questioning may take place next week.

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  Hoardings with photos of Modi, Adityanath defaced in UP

  January 18, 2019 9:48 IST

  The hoardings were put up in Muzaffarnagar's Katka village.  

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  'Amit Shah has got fever due to panic': Congress leader mocks BJP Chief over Karnataka political crisis

  January 17, 2019 17:04 IST

  "Amit Shah has got fever due to panic. He panicked as some MLAs (of the Congress) have come back. If he topples the Congress-JD(S) government, then he will have vomitting and loose motions. That is why he got swine fever," he said at a party event.

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  'Compulsive Contrarians': Jaitley accuses Oppn of manufacturing falsehood, subverting democracy

  January 17, 2019 15:04 IST

  In a Facebook blog titled-The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic-without naming Congress or other opposition parties, Jaitley said, nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigor, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians'.

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  Karnataka | BJP calls off 'Operation Lotus', 2 of 4 'disgruntled' Cong MLAs may return today: Sources

  January 17, 2019 11:21 IST

  The BJP on Wednesday claimed that the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka has lost majority and that the ruling coalition is on the verge of "collapse" due to its "internal contradictions".

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  Karnataka Govt in denial or BJP loosing the battle? Clear picture likely to emerge today

  January 17, 2019 0:00 IST

  The suspense over alleged horsetrading continued to simmer on Wednesday as BJP legislator firmly camped in Gurgaon hotel and Haryana Congress workers staged protest outside.

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  Tytler's presence at Sheila Dikshit's event causes flutter; SAD condemns Congress

  January 16, 2019 23:52 IST

  Asked about people linking his name to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Tytler replied, "It doesn't matter what people say. There is no case. Court has already given its verdict and the Supreme Court has given me a clean chit."

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  Nothing on alliance with AAP yet: Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit

  January 16, 2019 14:56 IST

  Dikshit, 80, was appointed to the post by the party's national president Rahul Gandhi after Ajay Maken stepped down citing health troubles.

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  Rafale row: French govt denies ordering jets at 50% of India's rate

  January 16, 2019 14:35 IST

  However, the French government has refuted the reports. It stressed that the 2 billion euro figure being mentioned for the purchase of the 28 fighters was in fact meant for development of the new F4 variant of the Rafale.

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  Punjab: AAP MLA Master Baldev Singh resigns from party, calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘anti-Dalit’

  January 16, 2019 11:58 IST

  Master Baldev singh is the second MLA after sukhpal singh khaira who has resigned from the AAP.

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  'Am in touch with Cong MLAs in Mumbai hotel': Karnataka CM denies any threat to his govt

  January 16, 2019 12:38 IST

  On Tuesday, Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar emphasised that the state government is “stable” and will complete its full term.

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  Senior BJP leaders to hold press conferences across 50 places from today to spread PM Modi’s messages

  January 16, 2019 9:51 IST

  The BJP leaders will use these press conferences to spread the messages given by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and party’s national president Amit Shah during the National Convention organised recently at historic Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.

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  Karnataka: Cong, BJP heading for showdown as political crisis deepens in state

  January 16, 2019 8:08 IST

  On Tuesday, two independent MLAs- H Nagesh and R Shankar- withdrew their support to the Kumaraswamy government and wrote letters to the state governor in this regard.

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  Philip Kotler controversy: Rahul Gandhi takes 'world famous award' jibe at Modi, Irani hits back

  January 15, 2019 20:50 IST

  According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the award focuses on the triple bottom-line of 'people, profit and planet' and will be offered annually to the leader of a nation. 

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  Operation Lotus | Govt is stable, it will run for full 5 yrs under leadership of CM: Karnataka Minister Shivakumar

  January 15, 2019 14:52 IST

  Trashing the charges, the saffron party said the coalition partners were hiding their shortcomings and internal strife by making false accusations at the opposition.

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  CBI Vs CBI | Make public CVC report: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge to govt

  January 15, 2019 14:38 IST

  Rao's appointment as CBI interim chief is "illegal", the Congress leader wrote in the letter.

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  BJP following scorched-earth policy: Chidambaram

  January 15, 2019 11:51 IST

  The Congress has been accusing the BJP of taking hasty decisions to woo voters just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.  

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  Operation Lotus | My government isn't under any threat: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy

  January 14, 2019 12:56 IST

  "All 3 of them (Congress MLAs) are continuously in contact with me. They went to Mumbai after informing me. My govt isn't under any threat. I know who all BJP is trying to contact & what they're offering. I can handle it, why should media be concerne

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  Quota for upper caste | Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani decides to implement 10 per cent reservation in state

  January 14, 2019 11:14 IST

  With the new 10 per cent quota becoming law with the President's assent, the total reservation in jobs and education now stands at 59.5 per cent.

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  BSP, SP unite again in UP; Akhilesh-Mayawati to announce alliance in joint presser today

  January 11, 2019 23:58 IST

  Just a day ahead of the presser, Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the alliance will get the math right in the upcoming parliamentary elections and the BJP will face defeat.

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  Not here to tell my 'mann ki baat', want to listen to you: Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at PM Modi in Dubai

  January 11, 2019 20:09 IST

  Earlier on Thursday, Gandhi was accorded a warm welcome by the Indian diaspora at the Dubai airport. He is in UAE on a maiden visit.

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  UP: BJP ally OP Rajbhar wants implementation of 27 per cent reservation for OBC, gives 100-day ultimatum to govt

  January 11, 2019 19:13 IST

  It is pertinent to mention here that recently the Centre amended the Constitution to give 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker upper caste.

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  Mallikarjun Kharge gives dissent note on Alok Verma's removal as CBI chief

  January 11, 2019 11:37 IST

  Kharge also demanded that a high-powered committee order an investigation into the events of the early hours of October 23, 2018.  

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  'Doors always open for parties': PM Modi hints at possible alliances ahead of Lok Sabha polls

  January 10, 2019 16:17 IST

  Modi was speaking at an interaction with party booth-level workers from five districts in Tamil Nadu through video conferencing.

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  'World will take note of his cry of anguish and defiance': Chidambaram on IAS officer Shah Faesal's resignation

  January 10, 2019 11:05 IST

  The former home and finance minister, in a series of tweets, claimed whatever Faesal had said was an indictment of the Narendra Modi government.