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  TMC expels Lok Sabha MP Saumitra Khan after he joins BJP; another party MP expelled for 'anti-party activities'

  January 10, 2019 11:17 IST

  Roy said this was just the beginning of the exodus from Trinamool.

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  'Insult to entire India's women power', PM Modi slams Rahul Gandhi for remark on Nirmala Sitharaman

  January 09, 2019 21:28 IST

  Little did Rahul Gandhi know that his comments on Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during debate on Rafale deal in Parliament would evoke a bashing from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who accused the Congress President of insulting the women of the country.   

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  TMC MP Saumitra Khan joins BJP, slams Mamata Banerjee

  January 09, 2019 19:14 IST

  Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan made the announcement of Khan joining the party in the presence of Mukul Roy, a former top TMC leader who had defected to the BJP in 2017.

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  Michel was lobbying for Rafale rival; Cong should clarify: PM Modi

  January 09, 2019 13:55 IST

  The 'chowkidar' can pick a wrongdoer even in darkness, he said.

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  Historic quota bill fitting reply to those spreading lies: PM Modi

  January 09, 2019 13:42 IST

  He expressed hope that the Bill would now be passed smoothly by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, while addressing the rally to kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha campaign from this famed spinning textile city in Maharashtra.

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  Congress becomes first party to appoint transgender national-level office bearer

  January 08, 2019 22:04 IST

  Welcoming Reddy to the Mahila Congress, the AIMC president said the activist's dynamic personality will be an asset for the party's women's wing.

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  PM Modi should resign: CPI-M after Verma's reinstatement

  January 08, 2019 13:14 IST

  The CPI-M said in a statement that the apex court verdict "shows how the Modi government has subverted and subordinated every single rule and norm in the functioning of institutions like the CBI to suit its narrow political interests".

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  SC order big blow to govt, say Cong and others after CBI director Alok Kumar Verma reinstated

  January 08, 2019 11:51 IST

  Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan said the Supreme Court order was a partial victory for Verma.  

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  'Dashrath Mahal had 10,000 rooms, who knows where Lord Rama was born': Mani Shankar Aiyar stirs fresh controversy

  January 08, 2019 10:04 IST

  Aiyar said that no excuse could ever justify as to why this unconstitutional activity was not stopped.

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  Illegal mining case: BSP, Cong, AAP back Akhilesh Yadav amid reports CBI may quiz him

  January 07, 2019 23:47 IST

  Facing flak, the CBI came out with details about the mining case in Uttar Pradesh with its officials claiming that the office of Yadav when he was the chief minister had cleared 13 projects in one single day.

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  Akhilesh Yadav's alleged involvement in mining scam: 'SP-BSP alliance has shaken BJP,' says Ram Gopal Yadav

  January 07, 2019 12:26 IST

  BSP leader Satish Mishra also attacked the government and said that the motive is to divert attention from the real issues.

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  MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt's neglect: Chidambaram

  January 07, 2019 10:46 IST

  "With funds not available, work has completely stopped in many panchayats," he claimed.

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  Vande Mataram controversy: Former CM of MP Shivraj Singh Chouhan sings national song in state capital Bhopal

  January 07, 2019 11:15 IST

  Meanwhile, the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday took a U-turn to announce that reciting "Vande Mataram" will be restored at the state secretariat from next month but added singing of national anthem to the practice.

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  Rafale row | Nirmala Sitharaman lied in Parliament claiming Modi Govt gave Rs 1 lakh cr to HAL, says Rahul Gandhi

  January 07, 2019 14:17 IST

  “When you tell one lie, you need to keep spinning out more lies, to cover up the first one. In her eagerness to defend the PM's Rafale lie, the RM lied to Parliament. Tomorrow, RM must place before Parliament documents showing 1 Lakh crore of Govt orders to HAL. Or resign,” tweeted Gandhi.

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  'To set his son, Chandrababu Naidu leading Andhra to sunset', PM Modi tears into 'family-ruled parties'

  January 06, 2019 23:12 IST

  Modi said the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was so fixated with the rise of his son that he does not realise how his policies and corruption can lead to sunset of the state.

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  'Show documents or resign': Rahul Gandhi alleges Sitharaman lied in Parliament on HAL

  January 06, 2019 17:14 IST

  Gandhi's attack came after a media report claimed that "not a single rupee of the said Rs 1 lakh crore has come to HAL, since not a single order, as claimed, has been signed till now".

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  Rafale | Defence minister spinning 'web of lies' to hide prime minister's 'falsehood': Congress

  January 06, 2019 7:15 IST

  Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera levelled the allegation at a press conference held at the party's headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday, a day after Sitharaman rebutted the Congress' charges on the deal, and accused the rival party of spreading "falsehood" on the issue.

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  'Bofors brought Cong down, Rafale will bring Modi back', Sitharaman's fiery 'point-by-point' rebuttal in Parliament

  January 04, 2019 23:42 IST

  She accused the Congress of compromising with national security in the interest of the party's "treasury" while deciding on buying 126 fighter jets.

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  Won't comment on Ram Mandir as matter is sub-judice; employment, healthcare bigger issues, says Rahul Gandhi

  January 04, 2019 13:38 IST

  "The matter is sub-judice, I won't say anything on it," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said.

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  Congress will launch investigation into Rafale scam if voted to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

  January 04, 2019 16:59 IST

  "In addition to corruption, the PM should be investigated for weakening national security by giving the Rafale contract to his friend and international debt master, Anil Ambani," Gandhi tweeted.

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  WATCH | 'Those who say they feel unsafe in India should be bombed': Vikram Saini, BJP MLA

  January 04, 2019 12:09 IST

  “Give me a ministry and I will bomb all such people, not even one will be spared,” he added.

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  Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani to cross paths in Amethi today: Top points

  January 04, 2019 7:31 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: In the 2014 election, though the Union textiles minister was trounced by Gandhi, she maintained her contact with the constituency, nurturing it and visiting it frequently.

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  Amethi braces for 'Star War' as Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani set to visit Congress bastion on Friday

  January 03, 2019 22:06 IST

  While Rahul Gandhi, who defeated Irani in the 2014 general election, will be in Amethi on Friday and Saturday, the Union textiles minister will be participating in a series of events during her day-long trip on January 4.

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  'Congress has made anti-Sikh riots accused CM': PM Modi's big attack on Kamal Nath

  January 03, 2019 23:35 IST

  Referring to Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's Pakistan visit, PM Modi said that Congress was using Kartarpur corridor to fulfill their political ambitions.

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  PM Modi 'fled' his 'open book Rafale exam' in Parliament to lecture students in Punjab: Rahul Gandhi

  January 03, 2019 14:00 IST

  Rahul Gandhi's attack came a day after he said Modi faced an open book exam on the deal in Parliament and asked if he will show up at the exam or send a proxy.

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  'Grandson of Emergency dictator displays his real DNA': Jaitley slams Rahul for calling PM interviewer 'pliable'

  January 03, 2019 11:51 IST

  In an obvious reference to former PM Indira Gandhi, Jaitley called Rahul Gandhi 'the grandson of the Emergency dictator' and slammed the top Congress leader for intimidating an 'independent Editor'.

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  Lok Sabha Speaker suspends 24 AIADMK members for 'unruly behaviour'

  January 02, 2019 23:09 IST

  The AIADMK members were protesting against the proposal for a dam across Cauvery river in Karnataka.  

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  Rafale | Even a fool won't compare prices of simple aircraft with weaponised jet: Jaitley's stinging barb at Rahul

  January 02, 2019 19:48 IST

  Jaitley shooted out a series of tweets in apparent attack on the Congress President, asking “How much does he know? When will be know?”