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  HRD ministry damaging institutions like IITs, 4 MPs write to President

  National | April 17, 2015 23:08 IST

  New Delhi: Cutting across party lines, a group of four opposition lawmakers has written to President Pranab Mukherjee accusing  Rashtriya Sevak Sangh and the HRD Minister Smriti Irani of interfering with the affairs of IITs

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  Need for cost-effective travel to space: ex-ISRO chief

  India | April 09, 2014 6:44 IST

  New Delhi: Former ISRO chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan last night stressed on the need to have cost-effective transportation system for space travel missions of the country in the future.  Kasturirangan, a

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  Mithun Chakraborty : From 'Disco dancer' to 'Rajya Sabha MP'

  National | March 25, 2014 7:29 IST

  New Delhi: Gouranga Chakraborty alias Mithun Chakraborty (His screen name)  is known as the first Bollywood dancing star and very soon he will be joining the Indian parliament as a member of the Rajya Sabha.Mithun

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  Congress distances itself from Vijay Darda

  National | September 06, 2012 12:08 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 6: The Congress Wednesday distanced itself from Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, who has been named by the CBI in the allocation of coal blocks."We don't interfere in the legal process," Congress

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  Manohar Joshi Denied RS Ticket, Shiv Sena To Field Anil Desai

  India | March 16, 2012 8:51 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 16: In a surprise move, Shiv Sena on thursday denied ticket to the sitting Rajya Sabha MP and senior leader Manohar Joshi for the March 30 biennial election and announced the candidature of

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  Mayawati An "Opportunistic" Politician, Says Amar Singh

  National | December 20, 2011 20:09 IST

  Jaunpur (UP), Dec 20: Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh met the jailed BSP MP Dhananjay Singh and accused BSP supremo Mayawati of being an "opportunistic" politician. "UP chief minister did not take action against elected