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  I am not a missing MP, says Ajay Maken

  Politics | April 08, 2014 17:37 IST

  New Delhi: Ajay Maken, sitting Congress MP from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, is giving the fight to retain the seat for the third term all he has, criss-crossing his constituency from morning till night,

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  New Delhi important for Modi's anointment as PM: Meenakshi Lekhi

  Politics | April 03, 2014 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: She calls herself "the blessed child of destiny". Belonging to an eminent family of legal lumanaries, Meenakshi Lekhi said winning the prestigious New Delhi Lok Sabha seat is important as it will pave

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  Rahul holds deliberations with 150 young leaders on LS polls

  Politics | March 25, 2014 15:31 IST

  New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi held deliberations with over 150 young leaders on the strategy for Lok Sabha polls and sought feedback on his primary experiment to select candidates in elections.Union Ministers RPN Singh, Sachin Pilot,

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  Congress renominates 5 sitting MPs in Delhi

  Politics | March 18, 2014 23:57 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today renominated five sitting MPs—Kapil Sibal, Sandeep Dikshit, J P Agarwal, Krishna Tirath and Ajay Maken—for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital while deferring its decision on the remaining two

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  Rahul Gandhi: If the killers of a former PM are released, what justice can a common man expect

  Politics | February 19, 2014 21:54 IST

  Lucknow: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today expressed pain over the Jayalalithaa government's decision to release all the seven convicts serving life term for the assassination of his father, later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.  Addressing a

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  Congress asks spokespersons to shun opinion poll TV shows

  Politics | November 07, 2013 23:14 IST

  New Delhi: Congress will not be sending its spokespersons and panelists for television discussions on pre- poll surveys after the party's trashing of such exercises as being "erroneous" and "manipulated" by vested interests.Sources said the

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  MP stampede: Policemen took Rs 200 bribe from tractor owners: Ajay Maken

  Politics | October 14, 2013 23:55 IST

  New Delhi: Congress media cell chief Ajay Maken today blamed corrupt policemen in Madhya Pradesh for causing the stampede at Ratangarh temple in Datia district, which took a toll of 115 lives. He alleged that

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  Congress blames NDA for rise in cross-border terrorism

  Politics | August 07, 2013 15:02 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 7: Blaming the erstwhile NDA regime for its "muted response" to the country's security needs and killings of troopers and civilians, Congress leader Ajay Maken Wednesday said the BJP should remember how

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  Congress feels Gujarat is not part of India: BJP

  Politics | July 16, 2013 6:47 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jul 16: The Gujarat government has dismissed Congress leader Ajay Maken's assessment of the state's track record in some sectors as an attempt to "discredit" Gujarat by dishing out "wrong" figures and facts."By the

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  Food ordinance not delayed, no financial burden: Congress

  Politics | July 05, 2013 18:10 IST

  New Delhi, July 5: There was no delay in bringing the National Food Security Bill as the UPA government had an entire year to implement it before the 2014 general elections, the Congress said Friday."Where

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  Rahul's Congress to reach out to young, focus on social media: Ajay Maken

  Politics | July 03, 2013 13:05 IST

  New Delhi, July 3: The Congress thinks the political discourse in the country has shifted from coffee shops and parks to social media and hence vice president Rahul Gandhi wants the party to increasingly communicate

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  Ajay Maken may be made Delhi Congress chief: sources

  India | June 15, 2013 23:46 IST

  New Delhi, June 15: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken resigned Saturday, saying he wanted to work for the Congress party, informed sources said.Maken, who is a Delhi MP and considered

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  Ajay Maken resigns, Union Cabinet reshuffle next week

  India | June 15, 2013 22:23 IST

  New Delhi, June 15: Union Housing and Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken today tendered his resignation from the cabinet and said he would like to work for the Congress party. A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union

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  BCCI should agree to come under RTI: Maken

  Cricket | May 19, 2013 20:31 IST

  New Delhi, May 19: Against the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches, Union Minister Ajay Maken today said the BCCI - the national governing body for cricket in India - should come under

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  Law to empower Indian street vendors soon: Maken

  Politics | March 26, 2013 8:21 IST

  Bangalore, March 26: Millions of street vendors in cities and towns across India will soon be empowered to run their micro level business by law, union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken said

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  AIFF gets government's approval for hosting U-17 World Cup

  Football | September 25, 2012 7:40 IST

  Three days ahead of India's formal bid for the Under-17 Football World Cup in 2017, the AIFF today got a shot in the arm as the central government gave its approval for hosting the prestigious

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  Sports Ministry refuses to intervene in tennis row

  Tennis | June 19, 2012 18:12 IST

  New Delhi, June 19: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today refused to intervene in the selection crisis that has shaken Indian tennis, leaving it to AITA to take a final call on the men's doubles combination

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  BCCI should investigate root cause of IPL scandal, says Maken

  India | May 16, 2012 21:24 IST

  New Delhi, May 16: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today sought a proper probe into the spot-fixing allegation that has rocked the IPL and suggested that the BCCI should de-link itself from running the cash-rich Twenty20

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  Have Not Thought Of Pulling Out Of London Olympics, Says Maken

  Other Sports | March 21, 2012 19:33 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 21: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said the government has not yet thought of pulling the Indian athletes out of London Olympics due to row over Dow Chemicals' sponsorship but said they

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  Politicians Lose Respect They Enjoyed Few Decades Back, Says Maken

  Politics | February 28, 2012 9:10 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 28 : Union Minister Ajay Maken on Monday rued the fact that politicians in India had lost the respect and following they enjoyed a few decades back, but said the youth of