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Second phase of polls in J-K, Jharkhand tomorrow
National | Dec 01, 2014, 06:26 PM ISTSrinagar/Ranchi: Stage is set for second phase of elections in 18 seats in Jammu and Kashmir and 20 spread across seven Maoist-hit tribal districts of Jharkhand tomorrow which will seal the fate of several high-profile
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Trinamool MP Srinjoy Bose hospitalised
National | Dec 01, 2014, 02:20 PM ISTKolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Srinjoy Bose, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam, was today admitted to the state-run SSKM Hospital after he complained of heart problems.Bose had taken
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi on two-day tour
National | Dec 01, 2014, 12:10 PM ISTAmethi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will arrive here on a two-day visit to Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, to meet party workers on December 3.Congress MP will visit Tiloi, Salon, Jagdispur and Guriganj areas on
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Parliament nod to bill to amend labour law
National | Nov 28, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: A bill which seeks to streamline labour laws by exempting large number of small establishments from furnishing returns and maintaining registers was today approved by Parliament, amid government's assurance that interests of unorganised
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Recovery of explosives, encounter ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in Assam
National | Nov 27, 2014, 05:21 PM ISTGuwahati: An ULFA (I) militant was killed in a police encounter and huge cache of explosives was recovered in two separate incidents, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Assam from November 29.Acting
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Nitish Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi share dais to dispel reports of difference
National | Nov 25, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTJehanabad (Bihar): Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and his predecessor Nitish Kumar shared dais after more than two months today to dispel reports of differences between them and launched a blistering attack on BJP.The two
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Mulayam attacks Modi govt on black money issue
National | Nov 25, 2014, 04:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today attacked the Narendra Modi-led dispensation, saying the government 'failed' on its promise to bring back black money within 100 days of coming to power."They had promised
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Allow central agencies to work independently: Bengal governor
National | Nov 20, 2014, 05:12 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday asked people not to draw any inferences from the CBI summoning political leaders in the state for questioning and called for allowing the central probe agencies to function
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Patna High Court reserves order on disqualification of 4 rebel JD(U) MLAs
National | Nov 20, 2014, 04:41 PM ISTPatna: The Patna High Court today reserved its order in a case challenging the disqualification of four rebel JD(U) MLAs from the Bihar Assembly.Justice Jyoti Sharan reserved his order after hearing the arguments of the
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Modi in Fiji: India to play role of 'Vishvaguru' to world, says Indian PM
World | Nov 19, 2014, 07:33 PM ISTSuva: Prime Minister NarendraModi on Wednesday said India would play the role of 'Visvaguru' or teacher to the world and would use the strengths of its democracy and young population to benefit the mankind.Modi said
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J&K Polls: Article 370 should not be raked up during election, says Rajnath Singh
National | Nov 19, 2014, 05:35 PM ISTPaddar (Kishtwar): Calling the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution a national issue, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the matter is debatable and should not be raked up during Assembly elections
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Reservation Bill needed for level-playing field: Najma Heptulla
National | Nov 19, 2014, 04:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of Parliament's Winter session, Union Minister Najma Heptulla today said she would like the Women's Reservation Bill to be passed in Lok Sabha as it was necessary to provide a "level-playing field"
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Government to announce tough steps to restructure Railways soon: Manoj Sinha
National | Nov 18, 2014, 03:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Hinting at some hard decisions to be undertaken to restructure the ailing railways, government today said it has to be done for betterment of the state-run transporter."Some tough steps will have to be
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Jan Dhan moving despite initial reluctance by RBI, babus: PM Modi
World | Nov 17, 2014, 10:00 PM ISTSydney: Taking a dig at the system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said things have started moving in India under him and the Jan Dhan scheme was being implemented at a rapid pace despite initial
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Biju Janata Dal to keep equi-distance from Congress , BJP
National | Nov 17, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTBhubaneswar: While keeping a watch on the erstwhile Janata Parivar members, Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked his party MPs in Lok Sabha to maintain equi-distance from both Congress
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Speaker Sumitra Mahajan convenes all-party meeting on November 22
National | Nov 17, 2014, 07:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: An all party meeting has been convened by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Nov 22 to ensure that the month-long winter session beginning next Monday is a smooth affair.Mahajan has called leaders of various
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Jharkhand Polls: Govt will be formed by grand alliance after elections, says Lalu Prasad
National | Nov 17, 2014, 06:00 PM ISTHussainabad (Jharkhand): RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said that a government based on grand alliance could be formed after elections in Jharkhand. “On the pattern of Bihar, a government of grand alliance would be formed in
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Lalu not even eligible to contest mukhiya's post: Ram Kripal Yadav
National | Nov 17, 2014, 05:47 PM ISTLatehar(J'khand): Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav today took a dig at RJD chief Lalu Yadav, saying he is not even eligible to contest mukhiya's post but is out for electioneering in Jharkhand.“Lalu is not even
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Congress's guest list influenced by its depleting fortunes: BJP
National | Nov 17, 2014, 05:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP, which was left out of a conference on Jawaharlal Nehru organised by Congress, today took a swipe at the opposition party wondering if their guest list was influenced by its “depleting fortunes”
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Jitan Ram Manjhi dismisses speculation about him joining BJP
National | Nov 17, 2014, 04:25 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi today categorically dismissed speculations about him joiningthe BJP.“Its 200 per cent false,” Manjhi told reporters after “Janata Ke Darbar me Mukhya Mantri” programme. Speculations about Manjhi joining BJP