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  Meet women faces of Modi's new government

  India | May 30, 2019 21:45 IST

  The number of women ministers in this government is lower than the last time, even though the number of women elected in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls is the highest ever.  

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  Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti: Saffron-clad Union minister from UP

  India | May 30, 2019 21:33 IST

  Saffron-clad Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, a minister in the outgoing Narendra Modi Cabinet, has won from Fatehpur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh, improving her victory margin this time by over 70,000 votes.  

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  Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti to be anointed as Mahamandaleshwar today

  India | January 14, 2019 6:58 IST

  This comes ahead of the Kumbh Mela, which starts on Tuesday.

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  Loose-talk by leaders put before BJP disciplinary panel: Amit Shah

  Politics | May 22, 2015 7:45 IST

  New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah yesterday said the party had taken a strong stand against its leaders indulging in loose talk and the matter was before the party's disciplinary committee.“The party has warned the

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  Be responsible, don't make contentious remarks: Arun Jaitley to BJP workers

  Politics | April 05, 2015 9:35 IST

  Bengaluru:  Facing opposition's ire over controversial remarks made by some of its leaders, the BJP on Saturday made it clear that all party workers should realise their responsibility and not create unnecessary controversies at a

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  Modi trying to "occupy centrestage of Congress": Digvijay

  Politics | February 21, 2015 21:49 IST

  Bengaluru: Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to occupy the “centrestage” of the Congress party with his talk on tolerance and right of minorities, and asked whether “a

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  Govt taking steps to restrain "fringe" elements: Rajyavardhan Rathore

  Politics | February 13, 2015 19:55 IST

  New Delhi: In the backdrop of controversial utterances by BJP leaders in recent past, government today said it is taking steps to restrain “fringe” elements who have been making “irresponsible” comments.Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore said

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  Modi working on hidden agenda not for development: Congress

  Politics | January 10, 2015 22:15 IST

  Guwahati: Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of working to fulfil the “hidden agenda of spreading religious fanaticism” instead of focusing on development of the country.“In last seven months, no investment has come (to

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  Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti gets VIP security cover

  Politics | January 06, 2015 20:21 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, whose hate speech kicked up a political storm and stalled Parliament, has been given VIP security.47-year-old Jyoti, who is a Minister of State in Food Processing Ministry, will

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  Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti condemns Peshawar school attack

  Politics | December 18, 2014 6:55 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today condemned the brutal terror attack on school students in Pakistan's Peshawar and said world needs to get together to fight terrorism.“Yesterday, young children were killed by terrorists.

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  Modi is a 'yug purush', says Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

  Politics | December 14, 2014 21:53 IST

  Gandhinagar: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, who had recently triggered a major controversy with her remarks, today praised Prime Minister Narendra terming him as a ‘yug purush' (man of the era).“I have come to this

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  Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar accuses Government of playing vote bank politics

  Politics | December 13, 2014 18:07 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing the Narendra Modi Government of playing "vote bank politics" to garner Hindu votes under the "mask of pro-development", Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar today claimed the ploy is to bring religion into

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  Ex-BJP MLA falls unconscious while addressing rally, admitted to ICU

  Politics | December 09, 2014 7:09 IST

  New Delhi: Senior BJP leader and former Trilokpuri MLA Sunil Vaid was admitted to a private hospital tonight after he suddenly fell unconscious and collapsed on the stage while delivering his address at the rally

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  Disruptions continue in Rajya Sabha over Sadhvi's remarks

  Politics | December 08, 2014 11:53 IST

  New Delhi: The impasse in the Rajya Sabha over union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti's abusive comment continued Monday and there was ruckus as soon as house met for the day.As Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien tried

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  Delhi polls: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti back in action, to address street meetings today

  Politics | December 08, 2014 8:08 IST

  New Delhi: With Delhi election fever soaring higher with every passing day, the BJP will today organize90 street meetings in the national capital. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti whose controversial remarks had created uproar in

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  Opposition making issue out of non-issue on Sadhvi remarks: Minister

  Politics | December 07, 2014 23:47 IST

  Ludhiana: Union Minister Giriraj Singh today described as “motivated and avoidable” the the uproar created by opposition parties in Rajya Sabha over the issue of Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti remarks.“The opposition parties are only creating

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  BJP to hold 90 nukkad jansabhas tomorrow, Sadhvi to address

  Politics | December 07, 2014 23:28 IST

  New Delhi: Going ahead with its Assembly polls preparations, Delhi BJP will organise 90 nukkad jansabhas (street corner meetings) tomorrow in which union minister Sadhvi Niranjana Jyoti and other senior ministers including Ravi Shankar Prasad

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  Sadhvi episode should be treated as closed: Sumitra Mahajan

  Politics | December 06, 2014 19:21 IST

  Indore: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan today said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement over controversial remarks of Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and her apology, the issue should be treated as closed and the

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  Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti refuses to comment on her controversial remarks

  Politics | December 06, 2014 16:56 IST

  Kanpur: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today refused to comment on the controversy generated by the remarks made by her at a public meeting in Delhi.Jyoti was in the district to visit the house of

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  Congress not ready to buy govt's œpoor rural woman plea for Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

  Politics | December 05, 2014 20:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Signalling that it won't back down on Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti issue, Congress today rejected government's attempts to project her as a ‘poor ignorant village woman belonging to weaker sections” and targetted Prime Minister