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  Modi is a symbol of destruction: Union Minister

  National | March 01, 2014 16:53 IST

  Chennai: Playing down M Karunanidhi's praise for Narendra Modi, Union Minister E M Sudarsana Natchiappan today said the Gujarat Chief Minister was a "symbol of destruction" and he can never become the Prime Minister. The

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  Kumari Selja quits as Union Minister, to work for Congress

  National | January 28, 2014 18:02 IST

  New Delhi:  Kumari Selja, who has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, has quit the Union Council of Ministers to work in the party.Selja, who held Social Justice and Empowerment portfolio since October 2012, submitted

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  Tharoor's Twitter account hacked

  National | January 15, 2014 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: The Twitter handle of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, one of the most popular Indian politicians on the networking site, was hacked today and some wacky tweets were sent from it to a Pakistani

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  Make Kurnool the capital of Seemandhra: Union Minister

  India | November 26, 2013 17:39 IST

  New Delhi: A Union minister from Rayalaseema region has demanded that Kurnool be made the capital of Seemandhra.Union Minister of State for Railways Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy today met the GoM looking into the

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  EC issues notice to Union Minister for violation of Model Code

  India | October 27, 2013 7:31 IST

  New Delhi : The Election Commission has issued a notice to Union Minister Balram Naik for allegedly announcing a Rs 20 crore grant for construction of hostels for OBC students in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, in

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  Union minister Adhir Chowdhury charge sheeted in murder case in Bengal

  India | September 28, 2013 16:13 IST

  Berhampore (WB): Union minister of state for Railways Adhir Chowdhury, against whom a non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued for alleged conspiracy in a murder case, was today charge sheeted by the police in a

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  Where is corruption, wonders union minister

  National | September 14, 2013 16:23 IST

  Kolkata: Where is corruption, union Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan asked Saturday. He said "coalgate or the 2G spectrum cases are mere presumptive losses"."Where is corruption? The so-called coalgate or the 2G spectrum cases

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  Congress has nothing to do with decision to ban VHP yatra: Khurshid

  National | August 25, 2013 14:41 IST

  Etah (UP): Union Minister Salman Khurshid today said that the decision to ban VHP's 84 Kosi yatra has been taken by the Samajwadi Party government of Uttar Pradesh and Congress had nothing to do with

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  Beni alleges 'match-fixing' between Mulayam, VHP over Ayodhya Yatra

  National | August 22, 2013 8:31 IST

  New Delhi: In remarks that could stoke a controversy, senior Congress leader and Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma on Wednesday  alleged "match-fixing" over Samajwadi party government's ban on VHP's yatra from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh.Verma's

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  Odisha does not have infra for utilising central funds: Ramesh

  India | August 18, 2013 10:27 IST

  Kendrapara (Odisha): Union Minister Jairam Ramesh yesterday alleged that the Odisha government did not have the infrastructure to utilise central funds and failed on many occasions to submit utilisation certificates."Centre is generous in releasing grants

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  Former Union Minister Arun Nehru passes away

  National | July 26, 2013 7:24 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 26 : Arun Nehru, former union minister and powerful figure during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi, passed away last night after a prolonged illness.Nehru, 69, a cousin of Rajiv Gandhi and

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  Mulayam not even fit to sweep PM's residence, forget being PM, says Beni

  National | July 02, 2013 23:39 IST

  Faizabad, UP, July 2: Union Minister Beniprasad Verma today kicked up another controversy with his barbs at friend-turned foe Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying that the SP chief was not even fit to sweep the Prime

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  Julka to be next I & B Secretary

  India | June 28, 2013 18:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 28: Bimal Julka, an IAS officer of 1979 batch of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is all set to be the next Information and Broadcasting secretary succeeding Uday Kumar Varma who retires this month.Julka

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  Former BJP union minister Bhavna Chikhalia dead

  India | June 28, 2013 18:16 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jun 28: Former Union minister of state and the first woman  to get elected to the Lower House (Lok Sabha) from Gujarat for four consecutive terms, Bhavna Chikhalia died today following a cardiac arrest

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  Modi's rise in national politics will benefit Congress: Farooq

  National | April 08, 2013 9:14 IST

  Jammu, Apr 8: Union Minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Sunday  said the advent of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the national scene will not pose a challenge to the Congress."Yes, Congress

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  Farooq welcomes CJI's remarks on death row convicts

  India | April 08, 2013 9:12 IST

  Jammu, Apr 8 : National Conference chief and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday  expressed happiness over Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir's remark that the families of death row convicts should be informed in

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  Beni targets Mulayam again for praising Advani

  National | March 26, 2013 8:41 IST

  Barabanki, Mar 26: Union Minister Beni Prasad Varma Monday  continued to target Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, this time apparently over the latter's prising of L K Advani, saying a leader, whose party itself

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  Beni at it again, says, Mulayam is not a socialist, he serves family interest

  National | March 24, 2013 6:47 IST

  Lucknow, March 24: After a brief lull, Union minister Beni Prasad Verma on Saturday launched another tirade against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying those "serving family interest" cannot be termed as socialists.Five days

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  Modi needs to first demonstrate secular credentials in Gujarat: Sibal

  National | March 11, 2013 14:20 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 11: Taking a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his 'India first' comment, Union Minister Kapil Sibal today said the BJP leader should first "demonstrate" in his state that he

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  Demands for Shinde's resignation unwarranted: Narayanasamy

  National | January 22, 2013 14:29 IST

  Chennai, Jan 22: Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said terrorism in any form was 'condemnable' and slammed demands for resignation of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde over his 'Hindu terrorism' remarks.Shinde had only stated what was