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  Uproar in Lok Sabha over Israeli attack in Gaza Strip

  Politics | July 15, 2014 17:42 IST

  New Delhi: Uproar was witnessed today in the Lok Sabha as several parties got together to demand a resolution to condemn Israeli raids in Gaza Strip but the government did not oblige.Members of Congress, Trinamool

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  Govt accuses Congress of 'disinformation' campaign on file issue

  Politics | July 15, 2014 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: Accusing Congress of initiating a “disinformation” campaign on file destruction issue, the government today asserted that the files related to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination were “safe and secure”.  Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu

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  Vaidik did not represent government or BJP: Naidu on scribe-Saeed meet

  Politics | July 15, 2014 12:32 IST

  New Delhi: Calling it a diversionary tactics of Congress, the government today distanced itself from the meeting between Ved Prakash Vaidik and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, saying the journalist was “neither authorised nor representing

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  Rail budget 'leak': RS Chairman wants matter to be looked into

  Politics | July 12, 2014 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: After Congress members cried foul over “leakage” of Railway Budget to media, Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari today said the matter needs to be looked into to ascertain if norms of official secrecy

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  LoP issue: Mallikarjun Kharge meets LS Speaker

  Politics | July 09, 2014 14:02 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today met Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and formally staked the party's claim to the post of Leader of Opposition in the House, an issue that has

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  Govt will be happy to have a recognised LOP in LS: Naidu

  Politics | July 09, 2014 13:17 IST

  New Delhi: Asserting that the issue of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha was in the “exclusive domain” of the Speaker, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government would be happy

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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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  India launches five foreign satellites, Narendra Modi lauds scientists

  Politics | June 30, 2014 13:40 IST

  Sriharikota (AP): India today successfully launched five foreign satellites from four countries on board PSLV-C23 rocket which placed them in orbit, an achievement described by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an ‘endorsement' of the country's

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  Use Metro to decongest traffic: Venkaiah Naidu to colleagues

  Politics | June 26, 2014 12:53 IST

  New Delhi: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Thursday said he has written a letter to his cabinet colleagues asking them to use the Delhi Metro to help decongest traffic and reduce pollution.Naidu, who flagged

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  Venkaiah Naidu to use Airport Metro from now on

  Politics | June 24, 2014 12:03 IST

  New Delhi: Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu who traveled by the Airport Express Metro Monday said he would always use the service from now on.The minister said he will also ask his cabinet colleagues

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  Make Delhi Metro viable, reduce travel costs: Naidu

  India | June 23, 2014 13:04 IST

  New Delhi: With an aim of promoting use of metro train service in the national capital and lending an ear to commuters, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today took a ride on it and said

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  Make Delhi Metro viable, reduce travel costs: Naidu

  Politics | June 23, 2014 12:45 IST

  New Delhi: With an aim of promoting use of metro train service in the national capital and lending an ear to commuters, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today took a ride on it and said

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  Naidu assures AP of special status, Telangana raises demand too

  India | June 14, 2014 21:03 IST

  Visakhapatnam/Hyderabad: Union Urban Development Minister and senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh would be accorded special category status even as Telangana assembly adopted a resolution seeking identical

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  Centre to provide budgetary support to AP: Venkaiah

  Politics | June 08, 2014 20:55 IST

  Vijayawada: Union Parliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the central government would provide budgetary support to Andhra Pradesh.“The Union government is committed to support the state for its comprehensive growth.

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  Kamal Nath sworn-in as Protem Speaker of Lok Sabha

  Politics | June 04, 2014 12:13 IST

  New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath was today sworn-in as the Protem Speaker of the newly constituted Lok Sabha by President Pranab Mukherjee here.  67-year-old Nath, a nine-term MP, was administered the oath at

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  RSS will have no role in cabinet formation: Venkaiah

  Politics | May 18, 2014 12:43 IST

  New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will have no role in the formation of the union cabinet, senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday."Meeting the RSS leaders is part of our life. But

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  Prohibitory orders imposed around EC ahead of BJP protest

  Politics | May 08, 2014 14:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi Police today imposed prohibitory orders around the Election Commission complex as BJP workers sought to hold a protest against the denial of permission for Narendra Modi to hold rally at a

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  Congress will play 'secularism' card to halt Modi march: BJP

  Politics | May 05, 2014 23:49 IST

  Hyderabad: BJP today alleged that Congress will use “trick of secularism in danger” to prevent Narendra Modi from becoming the Prime Minister and appealed to voters in Seemandhra to support NDA to ensure that a

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  Modi lampoons media for dubbing him 'polariser'

  Politics | May 02, 2014 7:48 IST

  Bhimavaram (AP): BJP's Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi today sought to lampoon sections of media which projected him as “polariser” of the electorate.  Pointing to some people sitting on poles erected for the huge “pandal”,

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  AP: Venkaiah for quick decision on BJP - TDP electoral alliance

  Politics | March 27, 2014 16:58 IST

  Hyderabad: Amid continuing suspense on possible electoral alliance between BJP and TDP, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today favoured a speedy decision on the matter so that campaign can start early.  Naidu, who said