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  Maharashtra government: Ajit approached me, claims Fadnavis, admits move boomeranged

  December 07, 2019 23:18 IST

  Leader of Opposition and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed on Saturday that it was NCP leader Ajit Pawar who approached him to form a government in Maharashtra.

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  Centre wanted to wreck my mental strength: Chidambaram

  December 07, 2019 19:27 IST

  If anybody had thought that I will fall, I will never fall as the Congress party and the Indian people's thirst for freedom are behind me...it is going to be a fight continuously," he told reporters here on his arrival from Delhi.

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  Jammu 'bandh' call evokes no response, JKNPP activists detained

  December 07, 2019 17:22 IST

  Dozens of JKNPP activists led by president Balwant Singh Mankotia assembled outside the press club in the morning and tried to take out a march against continued ban on mobile internet, price hike of essential commodities and setting up of toll plaza but were stopped by a posse of policemen and later detained, the officials said.

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  Aam Aadmi Party to hold protest against NRC at Jantar Mantar on Sunday

  December 07, 2019 16:53 IST

  If the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented across India, where will people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar residing in different parts of the country for decades go as they would not be able to prove their residentship before 1971, Singh, who is a Rajya Sabha member, said.

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  Mayawati urges Supreme Court to take cognizance of rising incidents of crime against women

  December 07, 2019 16:44 IST

  "It is a matter of deep regret that during the past some years, especially since the BJP government has come to power, women are not safe. This is not the only incident, in UP I said it yesterday also that there is not a day when there is not an incident of rape and murder, attempt to rape or molestation," Mayawati said at a press conference here.

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  Another daughter has lost her life while awaiting justice: Rahul on Unnao rape victim death

  December 07, 2019 16:35 IST

  "The saddening and heart-wrenching death of the innocent daughter of Unnao, that has shamed humanity, has left me angered and stunned. Another daughter has lost her life while awaiting justice and security," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.

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  PHOTO: PM Modi has a 'protocol encounter' with Uddhav in Pune

  December 06, 2019 23:44 IST

  In a keenly-watched development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 'protocol encounter' with Uddhav Thackeray for the first time after the latter became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, here late on Friday.

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  Mamata calls for second freedom struggle against NRC, CAB

  December 06, 2019 22:12 IST

  "We will launch another freedom struggle against NRC and CAB. We could not take part in the first freedom struggle which gave us our freedom. But we will take part in the second freedom movement. We will resist NRC and CAB," she said at the Solidarity Day rally organised by her party.

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  Rahul Gandhi returning to lead Congress again?

  December 06, 2019 21:12 IST

  Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is all set to return to lead the party and is likely to take over after the Delhi assembly polls early next year. 

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  3.18 lakh children missing since 2014: Smriti Irani

  December 06, 2019 19:27 IST

  The details of missing children were reported on web portals TrackChild and 'Khoya-Paya' which are used to track them. The data is from January 1, 2014 to December 4, 2019, the Union minister said.

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  Santhali language makes debut in Rajya Sabha

  December 06, 2019 12:56 IST

  Santhali language made its debut in Rajya Sabha when a lawmaker from Odisha used it to raise a matter of urgent public importance during the Zero Hour. Sarojni Hembram of the Biju Janata Dal spoke in Santhali, an Austroasiatic-Munda language spoken mostly by tribals in Odisha. She also demanded Bharat Ratna for Raghunath Murmu, who in 1925 created the Ol Chiki script for the Santhali language.

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  BSP loses two more members to BJP in Uttar Pradesh

  December 06, 2019 9:20 IST

   The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) suffered another major jolt when Tribhuvan Ram, a close aide of BSP chief Mayawati, and former Minister Vinod Singh have joined the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.  

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  Indian economy in 'state of doom and gloom': Mamata Banerjee

  December 05, 2019 22:58 IST

  On the apprehensions of industrialists, who are afraid of raids by Central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department, she refered to Bajaj Group chairman Rahul Bajaj speaking out about the government's alleged intolerance of criticism.

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  Rajya Sabha members uncertain over investments flow after corporate tax reduction

  December 05, 2019 21:50 IST

  Prime Minister always like to go on foreign trip accompanied by major policy announcements and I think what happened on September 20, 2019, was the curtain-raiser for the event to follow the event in Houston," Congress Member Jairam Ramesh said.

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  Citizenship bill unconstitutional & divisive: Mayawati

  December 05, 2019 18:21 IST

  "Citizenship in the name of religion and discrimination in the name of religion of the citizens through it is totally against the basic structure of the humanitarian and secular Constitution of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar," the BSP leader said.

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  Ajit Pawar set to be Maharashtra Deputy CM post winter session commencement

  December 05, 2019 8:07 IST

  The cabinet expansion was earlier scheduled for the first week of December. However, it has now been postponed to a later date. With 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on November 30. 

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  PMO focuses on 'construction sector', creating jobs

  December 04, 2019 22:46 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had instructed NITI Aayog in 2016 to find a breakthrough in this direction and later the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved various measures to infuse liquidity in the construction sector. Yet certain legal hassles remained.

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  Rajya Sabha member wants full name of Shivaji for all institutions

  December 04, 2019 19:39 IST

  He suggested a permanent solution to Thackeray to "rename" all institutions bearing the name of 'Shivaji' with the full expanded version of 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj'.

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  Hurriyat linked groups behind stone pelting in Kashmir

  December 04, 2019 19:26 IST

  In a written reply to a question regarding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the minister said that "to prevent commission of offences involving breach of peace, activities prejudicial to the security of the State and maintenance of public order, 5,161 persons including political leaders/workers, stone pelters, over ground workers, separatists, etc. were taken into preventive custody in Kashmir Valley since August 4".

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  Fadnavis' poll affidavit case: Next hearing on Jan 4

  December 04, 2019 16:30 IST

  The petitioner said Fadnavis did not appear before the court as he had "pre-decided" to seek an exemption for appearance on Wednesday. Uke cited a report published in a national daily on November 4 in which Fadnavis' counsel stated that the BJP leader need not personally remain present on the date and can seek an extension.

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  Was aware that Ajit and Fadnavis were in talks: Sharad Pawar

  December 03, 2019 23:57 IST

  In second big disclosure in two days, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he was aware that party leader Ajit Pawar was in touch with Devendra Fadnavis even as he distanced himself from his nephew's sudden political move to join hands with the BJP on November 23.

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  Rajya Sabha passes bill to amend SPG Act: Shah rejects charge of political vendetta, Cong walks out

  December 03, 2019 23:56 IST

  ​The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to amend the Act governing the elite-Special Protection Group (SPG) with Home Minister Amit Shah rejecting the opposition's charge of political vendetta and asserting the government was concerned about security of all 130 crore Indians and not just the Gandhi family.

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  'Nirmala or Nirbala': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's jibe at Sitharaman in Lok Sabha

  December 02, 2019 16:32 IST

  ​Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has yet again stoked controversy with an objectionable statement -- this time in the Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Chowdhury referred to the finance minister as "Nirbala Sitharaman."

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  Hope Fadnavis won't repeat mistakes he made as CM: Shiv Sena

  December 02, 2019 13:46 IST

  Maharashtra BJP legislature party leader Fadnavis was on Sunday named leader of opposition (LoP) in the Assembly.

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  No policy decision taken as caretaker CM: Fadnavis rejects Hegde’s Rs 40k crore claim

  December 02, 2019 12:31 IST

  Devendra Fadnavis was unexpectedly sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra while the coalition (Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena) were in talks to form a government in Maharashtra. NCP leader Ajit Pawar simultaneously took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.

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  'Jokepal': Cong's dig at Lokpal over reports on its 'hotel office' expenses

  December 01, 2019 22:23 IST

  "Till October 31, 2019, 1,116 corruption complaints were received but preliminary inquiry was not started in anyone," he said. Did the BJP-backed Lokpal movement happen to witness all this, Surjewala asked.

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  Will never dump Hindutva: Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray tells House

  December 01, 2019 20:17 IST

  Thackeray also took a swipe at former chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Hindutva. "To keep a promise is also part of my Hindutva. I have been following my Hindutva yesterday, today and will continue to do so in future as well," Thackeray said.

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  Naqvi slams AIMPLB, Jamiat for Ayodhya decision review bid, says matter closed for people

  December 01, 2019 19:29 IST

  In an interview to PTI, Naqvi said that in a democracy everyone has a right to have an opinion and liberty to approach courts. However, he asserted that in an ideal scenario attempts should not be made to entangle the decades-old complex issue which has been solved by a unanimous verdict of the Supreme Court.