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  Row over Hamid Ansari escalates, Congress accuses BJP of 'divisive' politics

  Politics | June 22, 2015 18:55 IST

  New Delhi: The row over BJP general secretary Ram Madhav questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day celebrations escalated today, with Congress accusing the ruling party of playing "divisive" politics and the

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  Vice Prez was not invited to Yoga Day event: Ansari's office

  India | June 22, 2015 8:13 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari's office said tonight that he was not invited to the Yoga Day event in the capital after his absence was questioned by senior BJP and RSS leader Ram Madhav. 

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  Ram Madhav questions Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at Yoga Day, apologises

  India | June 21, 2015 23:13 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today stoked a controversy by questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day event in the capital but later apologised after he was criticised on the

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  Hamid Ansari presented with book on PM Narendra Modi in Chinese language

  India | June 16, 2015 17:42 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari Tuesday received a copy of a book entitled, “Modi - Incredible Emergence of a Star”, in Chinese language written by Rajya Sabha BJP MP Tarun Vijay.The book is based

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  Sustainable growth goes beyond GDP, market values: Hamid Ansari

  June 09, 2015 17:29 IST

  Shimla:  Vice President Hamid Ansari today called for re-examining the meaning of sustainable growth while stressing on embracing the Gandhian philosophy of "good of all, including the weakest".Speaking at the 22nd convocation of Himachal Pradesh

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  Vice President Ansari in Shimla on 3-day visit

  Politics | June 08, 2015 22:54 IST

  Shimla:  Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived here today on a three-day visit, during which he will attend the convocation of Himachal Pradesh University.  The Vice President landed at the Annandale helipad from where he drove

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  Don't pay heed to rumours on quake: Govt asks people

  Politics | April 27, 2015 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: As the death toll in Nepal's devastating earthquake mounted, government today urged people not to pay heed to rumours being spread on social media as members in Rajya Sabha asked government to prepare

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  Top News Headlines of March 31 to start your day

  India | March 31, 2015 0:03 IST

  Paswan to visit Chandigarh tomorrow to assess crop damageChandigarh: A delegation led by Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan will visit Chandigarh today to take stock of crops damaged by untimely rains

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  Vice President Hamid Ansari admitted to AIIMS for treatment

  India | February 08, 2015 7:30 IST

  New Delhi: Vice-President Mohd. Hamid Ansari was admitted in All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday night for an ENT Treatment.Reports suggest that the Vice President will go through a pre-scheduled, preventive

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  Delhi polls: Kejriwal, Bedi among early voters

  Politics | February 07, 2015 11:11 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and Union Minister Harsh Vardhan were among the early voters in the Delhi Assembly polls where all eyes are

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  Protocol stopped Vice-President from saluting tricolor on R-Day: V-P Office

  India | January 27, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi: Following the accusations made by social media users on Vice-President Hamid Ansari for not saluting the flag on Republic Day; his office had to issue a response statement in New Delhi on Monday.The

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  PM Modi, Vice Prez Hamid Ansari and Sonia condole RK Laxman's death

  India | January 26, 2015 21:55 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today paid rich tributes to legendary cartoonist R K Laxman, who died in Pune.“India will miss you RK Laxman. We

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  Hamid Ansari's convoy causes grid lock in Bengaluru

  India | January 07, 2015 6:55 IST

  Bengaluru: The already chaotic Bengaluru roads witnessed a grid lock Tuesday when vehicular traffic was blocked to pave way for the convoy of Vice President Hamid Ansari to pass through main thoroughfares for a function,

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  Vice President condoles journalist BG Verghese's death

  India | December 31, 2014 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday condoled the death of veteran journalist B.G. Verghese, saying "we have lost a fearless commentator and a prolific writer".In his condolence message, Ansari said: "I am profoundly saddened

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  Rajya Sabha disrupted over conversion issue

  Politics | December 15, 2014 12:38 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as the opposition refused to allow any business in the house without taking up a discussion on conversion issue.Raising the issue in the upper house, Congress leader

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  Rajya Sabha impasse ends with chairman's statement

  Politics | December 08, 2014 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: The impasse in the Rajya Sabha finally ended Monday, after Chairman M. Hamid Ansari made a brief statement appealing to lawmakers to "maintain civility" in their public discourse.After losing the zero hour to

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  Parliament remembers victims of Bhopal gas tragedy

  Politics | December 03, 2014 13:53 IST

  New Delhi:  Parliament today remembered the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy which struck the Madhya Pradesh capital 30 years ago and extended its support towards them.In Rajya Sabha, Chairman Hamid Ansari said the human tragedy

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  Vice President praises Centre's inclusive agenda

  Politics | November 29, 2014 21:09 IST

  Azamgarh: Vice President Hamid Ansari today commended the ‘sab ka sath sab ka vikas' slogan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying Muslims remain backward even six decades after Independence and there is a need to

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  Nation remembers Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary

  Politics | November 19, 2014 12:11 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and top leaders of the Congress today paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 97th birth anniversary but no one from the

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  Leaders pay tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

  Politics | October 31, 2014 9:38 IST

  New Delhi: The nation today remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 30th death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and other leaders paying tributes to her.  Mukherjee, Congress President Sonia