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  I will not withdraw any of my statements, instead those who attacked my office should tender an apology: Tharoor

  July 18, 2018 23:30 IST

  "It's been 24 hours since my office has been attacked and the visuals of those who were all present are also there, but no arrest has been made," Tharoor said on Tuesday.

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  BJP must take blame for shabby arrangement at PM Modi’s rally in Midnapore: TMC

  July 18, 2018 19:15 IST

  A make-shift tent collapsed during Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore district on June 16, following which the Centre sought a report from the West Bengal government.   

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  Government ready for discussion on any issue in Parliament: Narendra Modi

  July 18, 2018 17:03 IST

  He pitched for wide-ranging discussion by MPs on different issues and hoped that political parties would make maximum use of the time in Parliament to push important works.   

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  AAP vs LG: Delhi government paralysed as it can't transfer officers, SC told

  July 18, 2018 14:44 IST

  Amid an ongoing tussle with Lt Governor Anil Baijal, the AAP on Wednesday told SC that the Delhi government was paralysed because it could not transfer or post bureaucrats.

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  Monsoon Session: 'We have the numbers,' says Sonia Gandhi on no-confidence motion

  July 18, 2018 16:13 IST

  Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that the date and timing of discussion over no-confidence motion will be decided later.

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  Monsoon session of Parliament: Government ready to face no-confidence motion' says Ananth Kumar

  July 18, 2018 16:14 IST

  "The BJP and the NDA will face the no-confidence motion, which the opposition wants to bring, under the leadership of Prime MInister Narendra Modi," Kumar told media.

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  Rahul Gandhi constitutes Congress Working Committee, convenes first meeting on July 22

  July 17, 2018 23:19 IST

  The first meeting of the new CWC will be held on July 22. This the first CWC formed by the Congress chief after assuming charge of the party.

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  Letter Vs letter: Now Prasad writes one to Rahul Gandhi & seeks support for women empowerment

  July 17, 2018 18:30 IST

  "The government would like to understand fully the reasons why the bill was not taken up for three years by the UPA government in the Lok Sabha and allowed to lapse," the letter read.

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  Dairy farmers' protest: Shiv Sena comes out in support of agitators, demands hike in milk procurement prices

  July 17, 2018 17:40 IST

  Joining the protests, the Sena leaders sought to know why the government cannot hike the milk procurement prices when it can spend crores on big-ticket projects like the bullet train.

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  Rahul Gandhi says, 'I love all living beings'; BJP alleges Congress president loves nothing but 'power'

  July 17, 2018 17:20 IST

  He said when Gandhi says that Congress is the party of the Muslims, it is a breach of trust of the "last person in the last queue with whom Rahul Gandhi claims to be standing with".

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  Monsoon Session of Parliament: Oppn parties to hold government responsible for any disruption

  July 18, 2018 16:17 IST

  At a meeting to decide their common strategy to corner the government during the session, starting July 18, the opposition leaders discussed major issues they want to raise in Parliament.

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  MP: Online posters project Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kamal Nath as future CMs

  July 16, 2018 20:59 IST

  The Congress has been out of power in the central state since 2003. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been leading the state since November 2005.

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  Did Rahul Gandhi claim 'Congress is a Muslim Party'? Editor of Urdu newspaper says 'Yes'

  July 16, 2018 19:45 IST

  Meanwhile, a combative BJP questioned Rahul Gandhi's "silence" over his reported remarks that the Congress is "a Muslim party".

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  No trust move: TDP team meets DMK, accuses AIADMK of going back on appointment

  July 16, 2018 18:36 IST

  The three-member delegation, led by TDP MPCM Ramesh, met Kanimozhi, DMK's Rajya Sabha member and party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter, and sought support to the motion to be moved during the coming monsoon session of Parliament.

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  Congress doing to Kumaraswamy what it did to Deve Gowda, I K Gujral and others: Arun Jaitley

  July 16, 2018 17:39 IST

  Taking a pot-shot at opposition's effort to stich a "non-ideological opportunistic" alliance just to "Keep Modi Out", Jaitley said in a hard-hitting Facebook post that India cannot afford to have 'bechara' (helpless) Prime Minister.

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  BJP activists smear black oil on Shashi Tharoor's office

  July 16, 2018 16:03 IST

  On July 14, a Kolkata court summoned Tharoor following a petition moved by lawyer Sumeet Chowdhury dubbing the leader's comments as "a deliberate and malicious act " that was "intended" at "outraging" religious feelings.

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  Monsoon Session: Opposition leaders to hold joint meeting, chalk out strategy to corner government

  July 18, 2018 16:17 IST

  The meeting also has on its agenda, finalising a joint candidate for the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's post, which fell vacant afte the end of the term of P J Kurien from the Congress on July 1.

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  Kerala: Congress outfit drops plan to celebrate ‘Ramayana month’ during ‘Karkkitakam’

  July 15, 2018 20:58 IST

  ‘Karkkitakam’, the last month in the Malayalam calendar beginning on July 17 this year, is generally observed as ‘Ramayana month’ in the southern state by the Hindu community.

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  After Mayawati, Kejriwal attacks Modi for harping on Hindu-Muslim issue

  July 15, 2018 19:06 IST

  The attack on PM Modi came hours after former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati said that the prime minister's Hindu-Muslim rhetoric hints at an early election.

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  BJP-RSS is doing politics in name of Shariat courts: AIMPLB

  July 15, 2018 18:55 IST

  “We have never talked about setting up Shariat courts in all districts across the country. Our motive is to set them up in places where it is required and where people want them,” ANI quoted Jilani as saying.

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  BJP takes jibe on Kumaraswamy’s 'swallowed poison of coalition' comment, says party isn’t forcing him to do it

  July 15, 2018 16:42 IST

  Kumaraswamy on Saturday broke down and said that he has "swallowed" the poison of his party's coalition like Lord Vishakantha.  

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  Jan Ashirwad Yatra| Gained people's support through development work: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

  July 15, 2018 15:44 IST

  Addressing a rally here on the second day of his third Jan Ashirwad Yatra on Sunday, Shivraj said he is receiving more love and support this time, compared to the two previous yatras (2008 and 2013).  

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  Rahul Gandhi has no understanding of India, its culture: Shivraj Singh

  July 15, 2018 18:04 IST

  Just a few months before Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday began his "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" from the holy city of Ujjain.

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  'One India, One Election' good idea, will save time and money: Rajinikanth

  July 15, 2018 12:35 IST

  Speaking to reporters here, Rajinikanth said 'One India, One Election' is a good idea as it would save time and money of political parties.  

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  Kumaraswamy breaks down, says 'swallowed poison of coalition govt like Lord Vishakantha'

  July 15, 2018 14:38 IST

  Giving clear signals that all is not well within the coalition in the state, Kumaraswamy also said that he wasn't happy.

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  Kamal Nath writes 'open letter' to Lord Shiva, seeks blessings to oust BJP govt from Madhya Pradesh

  July 15, 2018 7:20 IST

  In the letter, released to the media, Nath urged Lord Mahakaleshwar, a form of Lord Shiva, to bless the people of Madhya Pradesh so that they vote out the BJP and end the nearly 15-year-old "misrule" of the saffron party.

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  After Amit Shah-Nitish Kumar meetings, BJP and JD(U) upbeat about amicably solving seat-sharing issues in Bihar

  July 14, 2018 23:58 IST

  Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who was present during the meetings on Thursday, said on Twitter in Hindi that the opposition was in a “danger zone” because of the increase in comfort level of the National Democratic Alliance.

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  'Spreading poison of division': Congress hits back at PM Modi over his 'Muslim party' jibe

  July 14, 2018 23:32 IST

  The BJP and the Congress have been sparring after the Urdu daily reported that the Rahul Gandhi who met Muslim intellectuals earlier this week had told them that the Congress was a party of Muslims.