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Toilet Ek Prem Katha star Akshay Kumar urges positive talk about sanitation
Bollywood | Aug 08, 2017, 02:54 PM ISTNational award-winning star Akshay Kumar is gearing up for his forthcoming film Toilet Ek Prem Katha, based on PM Narendra Modi Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
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US keen on providing India defence tech reserved for close allies: White House
World | Jun 24, 2017, 04:11 PM ISTThe US is interested in providing India with the kind of defence technology it normally reserves for its closest allies, the White House has said, signalling the Trump administration's resolve to strengthen the bilateral defence relationship.
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Blocking Twitter users: Can politicians be sued for violating fundamental rights?
World | Jun 21, 2017, 03:29 PM ISTLawyers from Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute wrote a letter to Trump on behalf of some Twitter users who have been blocked by the US President after mocking him on the platform.
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PM Modi’s affordable housing push to unleash investments worth Rs 84 lakh cr in seven years: report
May 09, 2017, 05:18 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s massive push for affordable housing for the country’s billion plus population will unleash a staggering Rs 84 lakh crore in investments over the next seven years, a recent report has said.
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When 4-year-old Nancy met her ‘Modi Dada’
India | Apr 17, 2017, 03:36 PM ISTThe Prime Minister’s visit to diamond city Surat in his home turf of Gujarat painted a different picture altogether when a 4-year girl breached the Z plus security cover of the PM and went close to the vehicle Modi was travelling in
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina launch India-Bangladesh rail, bus services
India | Apr 08, 2017, 03:14 PM ISTIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina today jointly launched new rail and bus services between the two countries following their bilateral talks.
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Somebody gets a brainwave and nobody can oppose: Arun Shourie's swipe at PM Modi over noteban
National | Jan 18, 2017, 12:56 PM ISTFormer Union minister Arun Shourie tore into the Narendra Modi government for its move to demonetise higher currency notes calling it the “greatest blunder in economic policy for 70 years”. Delivering a public lecture at
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Demonetisation a ‘Fargical strike’, says Lalu; seeks action against capitalists who defaulted on loans
National | Nov 15, 2016, 11:15 AM ISTRashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has dubbed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetization scheme as 'fargical strike' and demanded that the centre should put the list of capitalists who owed outstanding loans
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PM Modi’s ‘surgical strike on black money’ gets the best out of Twitter humour
India | Nov 09, 2016, 02:16 PM ISTIn a sensational crackdown on corruption, black money and fake currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the scrapping of the old Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes effective November 9. As news broke, micro-blogging
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On election trail in Tamil Nadu, PM Modi attacks Congress on chopper scam
National | May 08, 2016, 07:53 PM ISTKanyakumari: Raking up the AgustaWestland issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Congress for a string of scams during its rule and accused it of “making money” in the VVIP chopper deal as he urged
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PM Modi to address joint session of US Congress on June 8
National | Apr 29, 2016, 07:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by United States House of Representatives speaker Paul Ryan to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 8. Ryan sent an invitation to
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Siachen Martyr Hanumanthappa: 5 things to know about Indian soldier who fought death for 9 days
India | Feb 13, 2016, 09:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: The whole nation lauded Lance Naik Hanumanthappa who was miraculously rescued alive from beneath tonnes of snow after six days but unfortunately passed away at 11:45 am on Thursday.The soldier battled for his
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PM Modi sounds poll bungle in Assam, blames Congress for state's woes
National | Jan 19, 2016, 07:36 PM ISTGuwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday blamed the Congress for the problems of Assam, saying that the party hasn't done any work in 15 years despite the fact that his predecessor Manmohan Singh represented
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World Champion para-swimmer forced to wash cars to earn his living
India | Jan 18, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi : India's champion para-swimmer Bharat Kumar is a gold medalist in World Games, a silver medalist in the World Championship for India.Kumar's story once again highlights the authorities' apathy towards sports persons, other
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'Pak dossiers on Indian terror involvement have no material evidence'
World | Nov 20, 2015, 09:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Dossiers given to the United States and United Nations on India's alleged involvement in terrorism in Pakistan did not contain ‘material evidence'.According to a leading Pakistani daily, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz,
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Bosch to invest Rs.650 crore in India
Oct 06, 2015, 06:38 PM ISTBengaluru: Global automotive major Bosch Ltd would invest Rs.650 crore (100 million euros) this year on its innovation network in India, a top company official told Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel
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PM Modi to unveil Rs 56k-cr development plan for highways in Bihar
National | Aug 16, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce Rs 56,000-crore development package for national and state highways in election-bound Bihar during his visit to the state next week.Modi, who will address a rally
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Congress MPs continue protest for second day
National | Aug 05, 2015, 08:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that the protest will continue until the Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan revokes her decision to suspend Congress lawmakers.While denying any knowledge of government's proposal to end
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Ex-servicemen protest in Mohali over OROP delay
India | Jul 25, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTMohali: Several ex-servicemen held a protest against the delay in implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme by Narendra Modi-led NDA government here on a day when Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is visiting the
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PM Modi calls up Sharif, extends Ramzan wishes
National | Jun 16, 2015, 11:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called up his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and extended best wishes on the occasion of Ramzan while stressing the need for having “peaceful” and “friendly” bilateral ties amid