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  Rahul takes a jibe at PM but the drum taunt may boomrang

  Politics | September 04, 2014 20:25 IST

  Amethi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was playing the drums in Japan while people in the country were battling power cuts, price rise and

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  Congress-BJP spar over Modi's Teachers' Day address

  Politics | September 04, 2014 12:19 IST

  Lucknow: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday sparred on the scheduled Teachers' Day address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to school children across the country Friday.Senior Congress leader and party general secretary

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  AAP slams Bhagwat for calling India a Hindu nation

  Politics | August 19, 2014 12:35 IST

  New Delhi: The AAP Monday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for calling India a Hindu nation, saying such remark is a "dangerous indication of things to come".The party accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the

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  BJP senses chance in Haryana, puts in its might

  Politics | August 17, 2014 17:17 IST

  New Delhi: Sensing its best chance to come to power in Haryana on its own strength, the Bharatiya Janata Party has put its might behind its assembly election campaign with party president Amit Shah addressing

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  How can Pakistan envoy talk to separatists: Congress

  Politics | August 17, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Sunday asked why India was going ahead with foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan when the Pakistani envoy here had invited Kashmiri separatists for talks.Congress leader Manish Tewari said allowing Abdul

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  Bengal BJP ropes in Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley

  Politics | August 07, 2014 8:21 IST

  Kolkata: Trying to revive the fortunes of the party in a state where it has traditionally been weak, the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership in West Bengal has roped in the services of two of party

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  Modi meets BJP's Maharashtra MPs, discusses polls

  Politics | August 06, 2014 11:18 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met BJP parliamentarians from Maharashtra at his residence here and discussed the party's preparations for the forthcoming assembly polls.Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentarians from Goa were also present at

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  Not being obstructionist on insurance bill: Anand Sharma

  Politics | August 05, 2014 13:54 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress is not being obstructionist on the insurance bill, party leader Anand Sharma said Tuesday, adding that a select committee of parliament should first discuss the measure."All the opposition parties were together

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  Congress fires at BJP over adverse audit report on Gujarat

  Politics | July 29, 2014 11:50 IST

  New Delhi: Using an official audit report on Gujarat, the Congress party lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party Monday and said the adverse remarks on favours to industrialists suggested how its recent mega election

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  'Akhilesh playing politics of vendetta against BJP'

  Politics | July 27, 2014 14:06 IST

  Lucknow: He is possibly the only one from the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh to have the ears of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Accredited with the groundwork for the party's unprecedented success in the

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  Anti-bikini minister wants Goans to wear dhotis

  Politics | July 22, 2014 18:57 IST

  Panaji: Goa's PWD minister Sudin Dhavalikar, who wants bikinis and mini-skirts banned in the state, now wants people to immediately start wearing traditional attire like the dhoti, because he says Indian culture is "the world's

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  AAP members get bail

  Politics | July 21, 2014 18:58 IST

  New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday granted bail to AAP leader Dilip Pandey and two party members arrested on charges of promoting enmity between different communities.Metropolitan Magistrate Sheetal Chaudhary granted the bail to Pandey, Ram

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  Delhi BJP chief discusses government formation with Nitin Gadkari

  Politics | July 17, 2014 15:31 IST

  New Delhi: BJP's Delhi state unit chief Satish Upadhyay has met party leader Nitin Gadkari to discuss government formation in the national capital, a source said Thursday."The two leaders had a meeting at Gadkari's house

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  US seeks strong partnership with Narendra Modi government

  World | July 17, 2014 13:11 IST

  Washington: Highlighting the critical role that a strong India will play in shaping the Asian landscape, the US hopes to have a "strong and collaborative partnership" with the new Modi government."Successive administrations have made the

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  4 held in Giriraj Singh's house robbery, Rs.1.14 crore in cash and jewellery recovered

  Politics | July 09, 2014 17:48 IST

  New Delhi: Four persons were on Tuesday arrested in connection with a burglary in BJP MP Giriraj Singh's house here and Rs.1.14 crore cash, 600 US dollars, gold and silver jewellery and six luxury watches

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  Congress entitled to LoP post: Sonia Gandhi, UPA MPs writing to Speaker

  Politics | July 07, 2014 21:21 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today raised the pitch on the issue of Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha with Sonia Gandhi asserting the party was “entitled” to it and UPA MPs deciding to write

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  Narendra Modi remembers Shyama Prasad Mookerjee

  Politics | July 07, 2014 11:15 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister here Sunday paid tributes to Shyama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the Bharatiya Janata Party, on his birth anniversary.He tweeted: "Tributes to our inspiration, Dr.Shyama

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  Tapas Pal makes these Bengal villagers live in fear

  Politics | July 03, 2014 16:45 IST

  Kolkata: With Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Tapas Pal publicly exhorting his partymen to kill CPI-M activists, people of Gopinathpur in West Bengal's Nadia district say they are now living in the shadow of fear.Pal,

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  Hotelier dies after Trinamool threat, BJP, Left blame Mamata

  Politics | June 25, 2014 11:23 IST

  Kolkata: The death of a hotelier after he was threatened, allegedly by a Trinamool Congress activist, sparked outrage Tuesday with Bengal's opposition parties Tuesday accusing the ruling party of "shielding the guilty" and urged Chief

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  Let this be the final rail fare hike, urges Shiv Sena

  Politics | June 23, 2014 12:42 IST

  Mumbai: Reluctantly accepting the steep hike in railway fares and freight rates, the Shiv Sena here Monday urged the government this should be "the final increase".In a sharp editorial in the party mouthpiece "Saamana" flaying