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  BJP distances itself from a party leader's statement on Sania Mirza

  Tennis | July 25, 2014 12:49 IST

  New Delhi: BJP today distanced itself from a party leader's statement on tennis star Sania Mirza calling her a 'daughter-in-law' of Pakistan, saying it was not BJP's position. "This is not BJP's position," senior BJP

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  It's PM discretion whom he makes minister: Joshi

  Politics | June 01, 2014 23:57 IST

  Kanpur: Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi today said that it is a sole discretion of the Prime Minister whom he will make a minister in his Cabinet.  “It's a sole discretion of the Prime

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  Modi meets ministers holding infra portfolios

  India | May 30, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: After asking colleagues to set a 100-day target, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held separate meetings with ministers holding infrastructure portfolios to discuss the priorities they have identified and how they plan to

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  Will promote Brand India abroad: Textiles minister Santosh Gangwar

  May 27, 2014 19:56 IST

  New Delhi: Textiles minister Santosh Gangwar on Tuesday said he would work towards promoting Brand India abroad and boosting country's textile exports.Gangwar has been assigned minister of state for textiles (independent charge). He is also

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  Shiv Sena Minister Anant Gite refuses to take charge of Heavy Industries

  Politics | May 27, 2014 18:21 IST

  Mumbai: BJP's old ally Shiv Sena is furious over its leader Anant Gite being given the Heavy Industries portfolio in the Narendra Modi government.Shiv Sena sources said today that Gite will attend today's cabinet meeting

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  V K Singh, a former Army Chief now a Minister

  Politics | May 26, 2014 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: Controversial former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who was made the Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Narendra Modi government, has somewhat of chequered past with one episode being a long

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  No power tariff hike for Gujarat farmers in past 4 years: Minister

  India | May 25, 2014 19:57 IST

  Vadodara: Gujarat government today said that despite a revision in power tariffs for commercial, domestic and other electricity consumers in the state, the rates have remained unchanged for agriculture consumers since the past four years.“Gujarat

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  Turkey begins exporting Iraqi Kurdistan oil: Minister

  May 23, 2014 16:53 IST

  Ankara: Turkey has begun exporting oil supplies from Iraqi Kurdistan to international markets, its energy minister said today. “The oil shipment started at 10 pm local time (1900 GMT) yesterday from the Ceyhan port” in southern

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  W Bengal minister quits following TMC defeat in Asansol seat

  Politics | May 19, 2014 23:47 IST

  Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Agriculture Minister Malay Ghatak today resigned from the ministry in the aftermath of the defeat of his party candidate in Asansol Lok Sabha constituency.“Yes (Ghatak) he has resigned”, a

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  Uttar Pradesh Minister Satai Ram Yadav dies in accident

  India | May 19, 2014 16:31 IST

  Jaunpur: A state minister and two of his staff were killed today after the car they were travelling in was hit by a train at an unmanned crossing in Linebazar, police sources said.SP leader Satai

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  Jharkhand minister Simon Marandi sacked

  India | May 06, 2014 16:36 IST

  Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad Tuesday sacked Food Supply Minister Simon Marandi after Chief Minister Hemant Soren recommended his dismissal, apparently for working against the interests of the ruling JMM in the Lok Sabha elections."The

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  Minister slams Hazare for not speaking out against casteism

  India | May 05, 2014 22:00 IST

  Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Nitin Raut today accused social activist Anna Hazare for passing the buck to the government for resolving the caste tensions and not doing anything on the issue.Addressing a press conference, Raut who

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  Former DMK minister held for 'violating' model code

  Politics | May 04, 2014 19:20 IST

  Ramanathapuram (TN): Former DMK Minister Suba Thangavelan was arrested here today under provisions of Motor Vehicles Act for violating the poll code and canvassing for the party candidate in a convoy of over 12 vehicles,

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  Will consider incorporating Modi's life in text books: Rajasthan Minister

  India | May 01, 2014 22:17 IST

  Jaipur: Rajasthan Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf today said he would consider incorporating Narendra Modi's biography in school text books, if the latter became the Prime Minister after the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.  A top

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  Minister heckled over admission of EWS students to pvt school

  India | February 07, 2014 9:36 IST

  Raipur : Opposition Congress and ruling BJP members yesterday heckled state Education Minister Kedar Kashyap in the Chhattisgarh Assembly seeking early implementation of reservation for EWS students in private schools.  Congress legislator Amit Jogi and

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  South Sudan repulses coup attempt, minister says

  World | December 16, 2013 17:34 IST

  Juba: Disgruntled soldiers and politicians led by a former vice president attempted to overthrow the South Sudanese government, a top government official said Monday, as sporadic fighting continued between factions of the military in the

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  Security guards must at ATMs in Bangalore: Minister

  India | November 21, 2013 6:53 IST

  Bangalore: The Karnataka government Wednesday directed all banks in Bangalore to post security guards at their ATMs within 72 hours, a day after a bank woman officer was brutally attacked by a man at an

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  Rajasthan rape: Former minister agrees to medical examination

  India | September 26, 2013 20:52 IST

  Jaipur: Former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar, accused of raping and assaulting a 35-year-old woman, today gave consent for a medical examination.  In a letter to the CID crime branch which is probing the case, the

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  Ishrat case: CBI questions Gujarat minister Chudasama

  India | September 25, 2013 21:26 IST

  Ahmedabad: Gujarat Law Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama was today questioned by CBI in connection with the Ishrat Jahan encounter case, agency sources said.  They said Chudasama was allegedly present during the purported meeting that discussed strategies

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  Bengal minister beaten up by mob over land dispute

  India | September 01, 2013 20:46 IST

  Rampurhat, Bengal: West Bengal minister Nure Alam Chowdhury was today seriously injured by a mob which took him hostage following a dispute over a piece of land owned by a college in Rampurhat of Birbhum