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10% quota bill for general category poor gets Prez nod, becomes law
India | Jan 12, 2019, 11:00 PM ISTThe bill, passed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, is being seen as PM Narendra Modi's 'masterstroke' just a few months ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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J-K: President’s rule imposed in state after six months of Guv rule
India | Dec 19, 2018, 08:44 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind has signed proclamation ordering imposition of central rule in J-K from midnight.
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Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang passes away
World | Sep 21, 2018, 11:39 AM ISTQuang did not appear in public for more than a month last year, raising speculation about his health.
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Pakistan's newly elected President Dr Arif Alvi's Indian connection | SEE DETAILS INSIDE
World | Sep 04, 2018, 11:55 PM ISTDr Alvi shares an interesting connection with India. His father was a dentist to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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MK Stalin to officially take over as DMK President, reinstate to party to avoid consequences, warns Alagiri
India | Aug 27, 2018, 08:46 PM ISTHe will be the second President of the party, a post which was held by his father Karunanidhi for 49 long years.
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Ex-Catalonia President Carles Puigdemont returns to Belgium from Germany
World | Jul 28, 2018, 04:50 PM ISTHe had been in Germany since March when he was arrested on a Spanish warrant while traveling by car from Finland back to Belgium.
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Zimbabwe: Blast rocks President Mnangagwa's rally, Vice President Chiwenga among injured
World | Jun 23, 2018, 11:42 PM ISTImages broadcast on Zimbabwean TV showed scenes of chaos and medics fighting to save those wounded by the blast.
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Amid diplomatic tiff over Assumption Island deal, Seychelles Prez Danny Faure arrives on six-day visit to India
India | Jun 23, 2018, 05:18 PM ISTFrom June 25-26, President Faure will visit New Delhi where he will meet President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Vladimir Putin sworn in as Russian president for fourth term
World | May 07, 2018, 04:19 PM ISTThe 65-year-old Russian leader took oath at an official ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace in the Russian capital, Moscow, 18 years after he first came to power.
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IndiGo says Aditya Ghosh to step down as president; Gregory Taylor likely to replace him
Business | Apr 27, 2018, 10:50 PM ISTIn a statement, the airline also announced the appointment Gregory Taylor as the Senior Advisor to the company.
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Nita Ambani hosts grand party for IOC president Thomas Bach; Ratan Tata, Sachin Tendulkar in attendance
Sports | Apr 23, 2018, 07:41 PM ISTInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) member Nita Ambani hosted a grand party in the honour of IOC president Thomas Bach, who is India on a two-day visit. Industrialist Ratan Tata, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan were a
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President promulgates ordinance to amend POCSO Act, Rajnath Singh call it a historic step
News | Apr 22, 2018, 01:16 PM ISTPresident Kovind promulgates the ordinance to amend POCSO Act, Rajnath Singh call it a historic step
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Nepal's first woman president Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected for second term in office
World | Mar 13, 2018, 05:57 PM ISTBhandari, 56, won since her nomination was backed by the ruling Left alliance of the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Centre), the Sanghiya Samajbadi Forum-Nepal and other fringe parties.
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PM, President to get their own planes by early 2020
India | Mar 12, 2018, 08:23 PM ISTTwo Boeing 777-300 ERs, bought by Air India recently, will be retrofitted to have VIP enclosures, a press conference room and a patient transport unit for medical emergencies.
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Sridevi's demise: President, Vice President, PM condole legendary actress's death
India | Feb 25, 2018, 10:34 PM ISTSridevi died late last night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she had gone along with her family to attend her nephew Mohit Marwah's wedding.
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Communist Party of China proposes to remove two-term limit for Jinping, move will allow him to stay beyond 2022
World | Feb 25, 2018, 03:41 PM ISTThe Central Committee proposed removing the clause that the President and Vice-President "shall serve no more than two consecutive terms" from the country's Constitution.
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PM Modi in Palestine: India hopes for an independent Palestine soon, says PM
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Country suffering due to 'wrong' policies of Congress, says PM Modi in Lok Sabha
National | Feb 07, 2018, 04:41 PM ISTModi said whenever his government was criticised by select opposition parties, substance was lacking in their arguments as they would go back to saying -- "when we were in power".
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PM Modi's frontal attack on Congress in his speech on Motion of Thanks in Lok Sabha: 40 Top Quotes
National | Feb 07, 2018, 03:26 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched frontal attack on Congress and asked the Opposition party to not teach the NDA Government about Democracy.
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Union Budget 2018: Emoluments of President, Vice President, state Governors hiked, says Jaitley
Budget | Feb 01, 2018, 12:48 PM ISTThe Finance Minister also announced automatic revision of salaries of Member of Parliament every five years, indexed to inflation.