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  "Some good outcome" soon in fishermen issue, says Rudy

  Politics | November 12, 2014 16:10 IST

  Chennai: Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said “some good outcome” would soon emerge on the issue of five fishermen facing death sentence in Sri Lanka, in which India has filed an appeal.“Indian government has

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  Bihar, UP, Bengal our focus states, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy

  Politics | November 11, 2014 7:31 IST

  Lucknow: After BJP's historic win in assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday said that focus now would be on Bihar, Uttar

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  PM Narendra Modi to chair first meeting of revamped Cabinet today

  Politics | November 10, 2014 17:10 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today chair the maiden meeting of his newly expanded cabinet. This meeting wille followed by a meeting of Council Ministers."A Cabinet meeting would be held at 5:30 PM

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  All except two of the new Ministers take oath in Hindi

  Politics | November 09, 2014 16:15 IST

  New Delhi:  Barring TDP's Y S Chowdary and BJP MP from West Bengal's Asansol seat Babul Supriyo, all other 19 inductees in Modi ministry today took oath in Hindi.  Chowdhary, who is from Hyderabad, and

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  Pilot-cum-politician Rudy returns to govt

  Politics | November 09, 2014 15:59 IST

  New Delhi: A pilot-cum-politician, Rajiv Pratap Rudy returns to the Union Council of Ministers riding on BJP's success in the assembly polls in Maharastra after the articulate leader played a key role in the party's

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  Shiv Sena to boycott Fadnavis oath ceremony

  Politics | October 31, 2014 14:37 IST

  Mumbai: The Shiv Sena Friday announced a complete boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the first BJP government in Maharashtra, scheduled later in the day.In a front-page statement in the party mouthpiece, Saamana and Dopahar

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  Devendra Fadnavis sworn-in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra

  Politics | December 27, 2014 13:09 IST

  Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis was today sworn in as Chief Minister of the first BJP government in Maharashtra at a grand ceremony where Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray made a last-minute appearance, raising the possibility of

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  BJP to stake claim to form govt in Maharashtra even without majority: Rudy

  Politics | October 21, 2014 7:58 IST

  Mumbai: Even as suspense continued over the composition of government in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) said that being the single largest party in the assembly it will stake claim to form government even

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  Maharashtra polls: Anti-BJP rhetoric shows Shiv Sena has lost the battle, says Rudy

  Politics | October 10, 2014 11:12 IST

  Mumbai:  Shiv Sena's attack on BJP shows that the party founded by late Bal Thackeray has “lost the battle” ahead of the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly elections, senior BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said here

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  BJP will bring back one-party era with absolute majority: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

  Politics | September 30, 2014 21:37 IST

  Nagpur: The BJP will get absolute majority by winning more than 180 seats in upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and install a first single-party government after a span of 25 years, senior BJP leader Rajiv

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  Ram Madhav, Yeddyurappa in Amit Shah's new BJP team

  Politics | August 17, 2014 11:47 IST

  New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah Saturday announced his new team of office bearers. Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was inducted as vice president and former RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav as general secretary, but

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  TMC MP Tapas Pal's wife apologizes for his rape remark

  Politics | July 01, 2014 12:27 IST

  Kolkata: A day after a row erupted over Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal threatening to get CPI (M) women raped in retaliation, his wife Nandini Pal today apologized for her husband's controversial comment and said

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  Rajdhani derailment: Rajiv Pratap Rudy briefs PM, hints at Maoist hand

  Politics | June 25, 2014 18:16 IST

  Patna: Senior BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy today briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the derailment of the Dibrugarh-bound Rajdhani Express in Bihar, while later stating that it could be the handiwork of Maoists.  “I

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  Yashwant Sinha's judicial remand extended till June 28

  Politics | June 20, 2014 15:08 IST

  Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): A local court has extended the judicial remand of senior Jharkhand BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and his supporters till June 28 even as he did not move for bail today in connection with

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  BJP attacks Congress but promises to take opposition along

  Politics | June 10, 2014 12:55 IST

  New Delhi: Attacking Congress for its 65 years of “misrule”, ruling BJP today said it was unthinkable that a national party has to be welcomed as a “regional party” in Lok Sabha but promised to

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  Gopinath Munde's body arrives in Latur for funeral at his native place

  Politics | June 04, 2014 12:11 IST

  Latur (Mah): The body of Union Minister Gopinath Munde was flown here from Mumbai enroute to his native place in Beed district of Marathwada for cremation later today.The body was kept at the BJP office

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  Voting in Bihar for seven Lok Sabha seats

  Politics | May 07, 2014 14:11 IST

  Patna: Polling began Wednesday in Bihar for seven Lok Sabha seats, officials said. By-polls for two assembly seats are also being held.As many as 118 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha seats

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  Rabri Devi owns 65 cows, calves

  Politics | April 13, 2014 18:40 IST

  Patna: Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, contesting the Lok Sabha election from saran constituency as an RJD candidate, is owner of 65 cows and calves, according to an affidavit she has filed with her

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  BJP attempts to mollify ally Shiv Sena

  Politics | March 12, 2014 11:00 IST

  Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday attempted to mollify its oldest ally Shiv Sena, following a political crisis triggered by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) decision to support Narendra Modi as prime minister.BJP general secretary

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  Rudy to meet Uddhav to soothe frayed nerves in Sena

  Politics | March 11, 2014 12:48 IST

  New Delhi: Seeking to placate the Shiv Sena which is miffed over the recent thaw between BJP and MNS, party's Maharashtra in-charge Rajiv Pratap Rudy will today meet Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai to reassure its