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  Agatha Sangma meets Sharad Pawar, offers to quit govt

  Politics | July 23, 2012 16:36 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 23: Agatha Sangma, who had campaigned for her father P A Sangma in the presidential polls, on Monday offered to quit as minister of state for rural development.NCP sources said that Agatha

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  Praful Patel visits Uddhav Thackeray at Lilavati Hospital

  Politics | July 22, 2012 7:20 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 22: Union Heavy Industries Minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel on Saturday  called upon Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray who is recuperating from angioplasty at a local hospital here, sources said. 

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  NCP wants to pull out of UPA government

  Politics | July 20, 2012 23:23 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 20: NCP has decided to pull out of the UPA government and support it from outside in protest against the way the party was treated by Congress, creating fresh trouble for the

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  Upset Pawar, Patel skip Cabinet meet

  Politics | July 19, 2012 21:07 IST

  New Delhi, July 19: Unhappy over party leader Sharad Pawar being denied number two position in the government, NCP ministers today skipped the meeting of Union Cabinet here, accusing the Congress of showing “indecency” and

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  Keshubhai could spoil Modi's party, says Praful Patel

  Politics | June 21, 2012 22:23 IST

  Rajkot, Jun 21: Union Minister for Heavy Industries Praful Patel today said that the anti-Modi stand taken by former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel could play a major role in the assembly election to be

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  Praful Patel Ready For Probe Into Aircraft Change By Air India

  India | February 21, 2012 22:47 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 21: In the thick of a controversy, Union Minister Praful Patel today urged Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh for a thorough probe into the change of aircraft by Air India allegedly to

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  Air India Deployed Bigger Aircraft For Praful Patel's Family

  India | February 20, 2012 18:53 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 20: Air India had deployed larger aircraft to apparently accommodate the family of the then Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on their trip to Bangalore-Maldives in April 2010, file notings disclosed

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  No Evidence To Show Praful Patel Took Bribe, Says Canadian Scribe

  India | February 03, 2012 22:20 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: A Canadian journalist, who reported on bribery charges levelled against Union Minister Praful Patel, today tweeted that there was no evidence to show that he took bribe.In a series of tweets

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  Hazare Should Focus On Corruption Not Politics : Praful Patel

  Politics | November 06, 2011 23:07 IST

  Anand (Guj), Nov 6: Union Minister Praful Patel today asked Anna Hazare to stay focused on his objective of a corruption free India, instead of interfering in politics.“I believe that a social reformer or activist

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  77 PC Of Ministers At Centre Are Crorepatis, Says ADR Report

  India | September 16, 2011 23:01 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 16 : At least 77 per cent of the Union council of ministers are crorepatis, whose average asset value is pegged at Rs 10.3 crore - Rs 3 crore higher than their

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  Air India Plane Acquisition Was Necessary, Says Praful Patel

  September 08, 2011 17:13 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 8: Praful Patel, who headed the Civil Aviation Ministry in the UPA-I government, today defended the decision to acquire 111 planes for Air India, saying there was no other way for the

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  Praful Patel Hits Out At Radia

  India | December 15, 2010 17:38 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 15 :  Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who was at the receiving end in the tapped conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, today wondered how she came to prominence and what was

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  Patel Promises Action On High Airfares Within 7 Days

  India | December 04, 2010 22:30 IST

  Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 4: In a firm message to airlines insisting on massive fare hikes, government today promised "corrective action" within a week even as DGCA met representatives of low cost airlines and asked them

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  Govt Rejects Massive Fare Hike Proposal By Airlines

  India | December 03, 2010 20:37 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 3: Talking tough, the Government today rejected the proposal by domestic airlines for a massive fare hike and warned them of penalty and other action if the last-minute ticket prices were higher

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  Mangalore Crash Report Blames Pilot

  India | November 17, 2010 9:02 IST

  NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: The commander of the ill-fated Air India Express aircraft did not pay heed to his co-pilot's repeated warnings to take off though the aircraft was not stabilised during its approach to land on

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  We Want Indian Football Team In Top 100 In 3 Yrs: AIFF Chief

  Football | September 18, 2010 16:54 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 18: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday said it wants to see the country's national team breach the top 100 of the world football rankings within three years. "Our aim is

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  No Job, Wage Cuts In Air India: Praful Patel

  India | July 25, 2010 19:11 IST

  New Delhi:  Air India is on the path of strong recovery. This was revealed by Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Sunday, who said that figures show a strong rebound for

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  Praful Patel, Tharoor Have Long Chat In Lok Sabha

  Politics | April 22, 2010 16:53 IST

  Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel and former Minister of State Shashi Tharoor were on Thursday  seen having an long chat in the Lok Sabha, on a day their alleged link in the IPL bids for

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  Roll Back Service Tax On Domestic Air Travel, Says Praful Patel

  India | March 03, 2010 16:11 IST

  The Ministry of Civil Aviation will seek a complete roll-back of service tax imposed on domestic air travel in the Budget, a Central Government Minister said.   "We will request for a complete roll-back of service

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  NCP Will Be Part Of Maharashtra Govt: Praful Patel

  India | November 03, 2009 20:25 IST

  In an apparent damage control measure, NCP on Wednesday said that it would very much be part of the Maharashtra government, a couple of hours after state Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal announced that it