Politics News
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India's retaliatory action made Pak to take UN refuge: Rajnath Singh
India | Nov 19, 2014, 05:32 PM ISTBhaderwah (JK): Pakistan was forced to take United Nation's refuge to stop retaliatory action by India in the wake of repeated ceasefire violations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.“They (Pakistan) went to request the
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I may become prime minister one day: Jitan Ram Manjhi
National | Nov 19, 2014, 04:57 PM ISTPatna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Wednesday said he could become the prime minister one day."I may become the prime minister of the country like I became the chief minister," Manjhi said at an
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Nitish Kumar dismisses reports of efforts for RJD, JD(U) merger
National | Nov 18, 2014, 07:46 PM ISTSamastipur: Amid talks of chance of merger of JD(U) and RJD to take on BJP, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dismissed any such efforts and said instead attempts were being made for wider unity
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Time for Modi govt to handover Chandigarh to Punjab: Parkash Singh Badal
National | Nov 16, 2014, 05:19 PM ISTTarn Taran : Charging successive Congress-led governments at the Centre for depriving Punjab of it's capital, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said time has come for Narendra Modi-led government to make Chandigarh the capital
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PM Modi neither sleeps nor allows us to sleep: Venkaiah Naidu
National | Nov 16, 2014, 04:59 PM ISTHyderabad: Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's style of functioning, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the leader neither sleeps nor allows his Cabinet colleagues to do so.“I was telling in the morning our Prime
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Suicide bid: Presidency Jail Superintendent, doctor suspended
National | Nov 14, 2014, 04:32 PM ISTKolkata: Superintendent of Presidency Correctional Home, jail doctor and on duty staff were today suspended in connection with the alleged suicide attempt by suspended TMC MP and Saradha scam accused Kunal Ghosh as the West
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Protests in JD(U) over Manjhi's upper castes remark intensifies
National | Nov 14, 2014, 03:56 PM ISTPatna: Protests within the ruling JD(U) over Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's controversial remarks that the upper caste people were foreigners intensified today with another legislator seeking removal of Manjhi as CM.A day after
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Shiv Sena leaders meet to decide strategy ahead of Assembly session
National | Nov 06, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTMumbai: Even as discussions with BJP over Shiv Sena's role in the new Maharashtra government remained inconclusive, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday held a meeting of party leaders in Mumbai.Sena leaders Anil Desai and
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Maharashtra Cabinet portfolios announced, CM keeps Home, Housing
National | Nov 02, 2014, 04:16 PM ISTMumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today allocated portfolios to his ten-member council of ministers while keeping the Home, Urban Development, Housing and Health departments with himself. As per the information provided by the CMO, the
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HC refuses to restrain Sachin from taking oath as RS member
National | May 16, 2012, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 16: The Delhi High Court today refused to restrain cricketer Sachin Tendulkar from taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member on a PIL seeking quashing of his nomination to the Upper House.The
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Yeddyurappa not to quit party for now
National | May 14, 2012, 06:51 PM ISTBangalore, May 14: In a brief respite for ruling BJP in Karnataka, its rebel leader B S Yeddyurappa today said he has kept in abeyance his decision to resign from the party but remained defiant
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Cong Hasn't Taken VRS, Will Speak Its Mind On Bengal : Ramesh
National | Nov 20, 2011, 10:53 PM ISTKolkata, Nov 20: The war of words between allies Congress and Trinamool Congress escalated today with Union minister Jairam Ramesh asserting his party has not taken VRS or ‘sanyas' from West Bengal and will not
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Interest Rate Hike, BJP Slams Govt
National | Oct 25, 2011, 07:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 25: Against the backdrop of RBI raising interest rates by 25 basis points affecting home and auto loans, BJP today accused the government of abandoning responsibility of controlling inflation and putting it
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Lalu, Nitish To Campaign In Daraunda By-Election
National | Oct 08, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTSiwan, Oct 8: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar are slated to campaign for their respective candidates in the Daraunda assembly by-election to be held on October 13.Supported by former MPs
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PM Writes To Jayalalithaa On Koodankulam Project
National | Oct 07, 2011, 07:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7: Seeking to allay fears, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa that the Centre will give full regard to “safety, livelihood and security of the people”
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CPI Backs Telangana Demand
National | Oct 05, 2011, 03:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 5: The CPI today asked the government to take an immediate decision on Telangana statehood demand, saying any further consultations on the issue would be “an exercise in futility” as all parties
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Pass Resolution For Clemency To Rajiv Case Convicts, Says Karunanidhi
National | Sep 30, 2011, 10:17 PM ISTChennai, Sep 30: Continuing to plead for three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today asked the state cabinet to pass a resolution to press for clemency for
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Send Me Also To Tihar, Blogs L K Advani
National | Sep 17, 2011, 07:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 17: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said the party MPs, who exposed the cash-for-vote scam in Parliament, were approached by bribe-givers as they presumed the three law makers would be
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Team Anna Members Speak In Different Voices On Advani Yatra
National | Sep 10, 2011, 07:13 PM ISTRalegan Siddhi, Sept 10: Team Anna Hazare members today appeared to be talking in different voices over support to senior BJP leader L K Advani's proposed yatra against corruption.Asked about Advani's plans to launch a
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Don't Want To Be Lokpal, Says Hegde
National | Sep 10, 2011, 07:07 PM ISTPune, Sept 10: Justice Santosh Hegde, a key member of team Anna, today dismissed the talk of his possible appointment as the country's first Lokpal.“I am not aspiring for this position. I am fighting for