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  Modi lauds Mary Kom for 'Swachh Bharat' effort

  India | October 24, 2014 17:12 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday praised boxing icon M.C. Mary Kom and union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for their effort towards "Swachh Bharat Mission"."Swachh Bharat Mission will get a great impetus

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  Venkaiah Naidu to adopt cyclone hit village

  Politics | October 23, 2014 18:55 IST

  Visakhapatnam: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has decided to adopt a cyclone-affected village in Andhra Pradesh.The minister Thursday announced that he and his family members will adopt Chepalupada village and undertake rebuilding work.Venkiah Naidu

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  Threats won't work, Naidu tells Ajit Singh

  Politics | September 19, 2014 13:02 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Friday said RLD leader Ajit Singh's "threats" on being asked to vacate his government bungalow here "won't work"."Threats won't work," Naidu told reporters here without directly

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  Government distances from UP BJP chief's controversial remarks

  Politics | September 09, 2014 23:04 IST

  New Delhi: Disagreeing with the reported statement of Uttar Pradesh BJP president Laxmikant Bajpayi on Muslims, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said rape and terror has no religion.“Certainly, if at all he said this,

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  Our mission is to gain full majority in Rajya Sabha: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 10, 2014 17:24 IST

  Hyderabad: Flaying Congress's “negative role”, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the BJP is embarking on a mission aimed at giving “total power to (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi for development” by getting full majority

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  BJP condemns KCR's remarks against Narendra Modi

  Politics | August 10, 2014 15:46 IST

  Hyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday condemned Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao's description of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "fascist".Speaking to reporters, Naidu asked Rao -- widely known as KCR --

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  Allow UPSC exam to take place on schedule, Venkaiah Naidu appeals to all political parties

  Politics | August 07, 2014 14:22 IST

  New Delhi: The government Thursday appealed to all political parties to allow the UPSC entrance examination to take place as scheduled on Aug 24 and assured that the matter of permitting all regional languages would

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  Beniwal sacking creates political storm, govt defends action while congress alleges political vendetta

  Politics | August 07, 2014 13:30 IST

  New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said that the decision to sack Kamla Beniwal as Mizoram governor was taken in accordance with Constitution and there was "no politics in it"."Action against Kamla

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  Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition protests over communal tension in Lok Sabha

  Politics | August 06, 2014 13:07 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi was in the lead as his party along with other opposition members today created uproar in Lok Sabha demanding an urgent discussion on communal situation in the country.Gandhi

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  No breakthrough on insurance bill, government seeks to reach out

  Politics | August 05, 2014 11:28 IST

  New Delhi: The insurance bill's consideration by the Rajya Sabha has been deferred after a meeting called to resolve differences failed to achieve a breakthrough and several opposition parties insisted the legislation be sent to

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  All-party meet on Insurance Bill fails to iron out differences

  Politics | August 04, 2014 11:58 IST

  New Delhi: An all-party meeting today failed to hammer out a consensus over the controversial Insurance Bill which was scheduled to be taken up in Rajya Sabha.  Leaders agreed to hold a fresh round of

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  Government seeks Congress support for Insurance Bill; open to new ideas

  Politics | August 03, 2014 17:10 IST

  Hyderabad: Noting that the government is ready to consider any “meaningful” suggestions on the Insurance Bill, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today appealed to opposition Congress and other parties to pass it in the current

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  BJP leaders attend Shahnawaz Hussain's Eid lunch

  Politics | July 30, 2014 11:54 IST

  New Delhi: A number of BJP leaders, including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, today attended a lunch hosted by party leader Shahnawaz Hussain to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.Other Union Ministers like M Venkaiah

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  Narendra Modi government has done commendable work in two months'

  Politics | July 27, 2014 17:44 IST

  Hyderabad: Asserting that the Narendra Modi government has done commendable work since it assumed office two months ago, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said it was trying to put the country's economy

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  No proposal to cut short parliament session: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | July 27, 2014 16:29 IST

  Hyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said there was no proposal to cut short the ongoing parliament session, and added the government has enough business.He said the government would bring important bills in

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  Winds of change in offices: Minister saab is watching

  Politics | July 27, 2014 15:28 IST

  New Delhi: Most officials are reporting for work on the dot at 9 a.m. and, those who get delayed, especially those coming from outside Delhi, have to perforce take the day off as "minister saab",

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  Government to speak Friday on Shiv Sena MP row

  Politics | July 24, 2014 13:22 IST

  New Delhi: The government Thursday told the Rajya Sabha it will inform the house Friday about facts of the incident in which a Shiv Sena MP tried to force food into the mouth of a

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  Government demands statement from Manmohan Singh on corrupt judge issue

  Politics | July 23, 2014 14:11 IST

  New Delhi: A day after informing Parliament that the PMO under Manmohan Singh had pushed for extension to a judge facing corruption charges, the government today demanded that the former Prime Minister should make a

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  Uproar in both Houses over Shiv Sena MPs allegedly forcing Muslim worker to break Ramzan fast

  Politics | July 23, 2014 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: Reports of Shiv Sena MPs, apparently angry over not being served Maharashtra food, allegedly forcing a Muslim worker to eat a chapati to break his Ramzan fast today created uproar in both Houses

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  AIADMK demands probe into allegations of graft in judiciary

  Politics | July 21, 2014 14:07 IST

  New Delhi: AIADMK members in Lok Sabha today sought an enquiry into the allegations of corruption in judiciary made by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, charging DMK and the erstwhile UPA government with “interfering”