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  PM Narendra Modi in Dharamshala: 'Congress party backstabbed jawans of Indian Army'

  December 27, 2018 14:37 IST

  The BJP had wrested power from the Congress in the state assembly elections last year.

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  Portfolio allocation in Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot keeps 9 departments including finance, home; Pilot gets 5

  December 27, 2018 6:43 IST

  Excise, planning, department of personnel, general administration department, information technology among others are also with Gehlot, according to the orders issued by cabinet secretariat.  

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  Akhilesh lashes out at Congress for not including SP MLA in MP cabinet

  December 27, 2018 2:14 IST

  While Akhilesh's statement hinted at his lack of interest in any future alliances with Congress, he also openly expressed support for federal front proposed by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao and even went on to congratulate him for his efforts.

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  Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at Congress for leaving lone SP MLA out of MP cabinet

  December 26, 2018 21:28 IST

  Talking to the media, the former UP Chief Minister said that by doing so, the Congress had "cleared the path for UP".

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  Namaaz row | Mayawati denounces 'improper, arbitrary' order by Noida administration

  December 26, 2018 18:46 IST

  The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister claimed that prayers were being offered in the park since 2013 and questioned the logic behind banning them ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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  APJ Abdul Kalam pulled out of 2012 presidential race due to lack of support from Congress, claims book

  December 26, 2018 17:18 IST

  The book says that it was then Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh who had proposed Kalam’s name to succeed KR Narayanan in 2002. The proposal was later supported by then PM Vajpayee and then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi,

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  'Not a big issue', Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for 'shoot mercilessly' remark

  December 26, 2018 16:33 IST

  Kumaraswamy found himself in a raging controversy Tuesday after a video of his telephonic instruction to "shoot mercilessly" those who had killed a JDS worker in the party's stronghold of Mandya district on Monday went viral.

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  Congress worker, who pledged to remain barefoot till party comes to power in MP, wears shoes by CM Kamal Nath

  December 26, 2018 16:05 IST

  Sharing the news on social media, the chief minister said that he was happy to put the shoes in the party worker's feet, who had vowed to remain barefoot for the party's success. 

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  Stop posing for cameras, help miners trapped in Meghalaya coal mine: Rahul Gandhi urges PM Modi

  December 26, 2018 14:43 IST

  The miners were trapped after water from the nearby Lytein river suddenly gushed into the pit.

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  Namaz row | 'How does one hold MNC liable for what their employees do in individual capacity': Owaisi

  December 26, 2018 12:14 IST

  In Noida, an order issued by the police asking mostly multi-national companies to bar their employees from offering prayers in open public spaces in Sector 58 sparked controversy.

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  Muslims better off in Gujarat than other states: Vijay Rupani

  December 26, 2018 10:04 IST

  He accused the Congress of creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims.

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  After RSLP, another NDA party feeling neglected by 'bigger allies'

  December 25, 2018 21:10 IST

  "We small parties, like the Apna Dal(S), want some respect to be shown to us. We, our leaders and workers feel hurt if due importance is not given to us," Ashish Patel told mediapersons in UP's Mirzapur.

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  Karnataka CM stirs controversy with 'shoot mercilessly' remark

  December 25, 2018 19:42 IST

  Following the killing of his party man, Kumaraswamy purportedly gave instruction to the official over phone, which was caught on camera and went viral.

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  Chhattisgarh cabinet expansion: CM Bhupesh Baghel adds 9 ministers to his workforce

  December 25, 2018 16:57 IST

  While the state Congress leaders hailed the Cabinet expansion for giving representation to leaders from all sections and regions, the opposition BJP said it showed "differences" within the ruling party.

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  Statue of Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be erected in Patna, we will decide location shortly: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

  December 25, 2018 14:29 IST

  Vajpayee passed away on August 16 after a prolonged illness. He was cremated with full state honours.

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  Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray attacks BJP over Rafale, assembly poll results

  December 24, 2018 23:48 IST

  "There have been several allegations over the Rafale fighter jet deal and I do not know how the Supreme Court has given a clean chit. But I know the Modi government has refused pay hike for jawans," the Sena chief said.

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  Karnataka: Ministry rejig fallout; KPCC chief warns against indiscipline

  December 24, 2018 19:50 IST

  Nobody was above the party, he said, adding whether one was a panchayat member or MLA or Minister, “if anybody is working against the interest of the party in the future, we are going to take it very, very seriously.” 

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  Demon of corruption becoming strong in Odisha: PM Modi

  December 24, 2018 16:27 IST

  The prime minister, who launched a slew of projects for the state and released a stamp and a coin to commemorate Odisha's 1817 Paika rebellion, was addressing a BJP rally in Khurda town. 

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  Hardliners will be dealt with strictly: Congress president Rahul Gandhi tells party members

  December 24, 2018 13:39 IST

  As per sources, Cabinet has been finalised for Madhya Pradesh. However, in Chhattisgarh, meetings are underway with the state leaders.

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  'Sinister campaign to malign my name, party': Gadkari says media, opposition parties 'twisted' his statements

  December 23, 2018 19:13 IST

  The BJP stalwart on Saturday had said nobody is willing to own up to failure unlike success and maintained "leadership should have the 'vrutti' (tendency) to own up defeat and failures".

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  'Incoherent alliance of rich dynasties, people will see through it': PM slams Mahagathbandhan

  December 23, 2018 15:07 IST

  The prime minister was addressing booth workers from Chennai Central, Chennai North, Madurai, Tiruchirappally and Tiruvallur constituencies in Tamil Nadu through video conference.

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  BJP trying to confuse, incite people for electoral gains: Akhilesh Yadav

  December 22, 2018 17:56 IST

  Yadav said the SP is committed to social justice and added that in the present time the fight is between 85 per cent and 15 per cent. 

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  Rajiv Pratap Rudy appointed BJP's national spokesperson

  December 22, 2018 16:56 IST

  Rudy, a Lok Sabha MP from Bihar who had defeated RJD president Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi in 2014 general elections, was given independent charge of skill development ministry by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but was later dropped in a cabinet reshuffle.

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  Will wait, says BJP after Bengal 'Rath Yatra' hits roadblock

  December 21, 2018 22:37 IST

  On Friday, the division bench of Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarkar quashed the single bench order and asked it hear the case afresh to consider intelligence inputs by the state agencies. 

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  BJP attacks Congress over National Herald case judgement

  December 21, 2018 22:03 IST

  The court rejected the contentions of the AJL challenging the Centre's October 30 order ending its 56-year-old lease and asking it to vacate the Herald House.

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  'What an insecure dictator you really are': Rahul slams PM Modi over govt's surveillance order

  December 21, 2018 20:08 IST

  Under opposition attack, the government on Friday defended its order on monitoring and intercepting any computer by central investigative and security agencies, saying it was a mere repetition of an order of authorisation issued under rules framed during the UPA regime in 2009.

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  Manohar Parrikar trying to 'blackmail' PM through Rafale deal to retain his chair as Goa CM: Reddy

  December 21, 2018 17:48 IST

  Reddy was addressing the party's concluding function of 'Jan Akrosh' Rally at Margao town Thursday.  

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  Rath Yatra: BJP sets new tentative dates between Dec 28 and 31

  December 20, 2018 21:22 IST

  Reacting to BJP's programme, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) said that the rallies were being held to ignite communal passions in the state before the Lok Sabha election.