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  US-Brazil probe $208 million Embraer deal under UPA regime for graft

  World | September 10, 2016 10:22 IST

  After the VVIP chopper scam , another major defence scandal is set hit India,a joint US-Brazil investigation is being carried out to look into the bribery charges against Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer that has now

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  UPA strengthened Pakistan's theory of Hindu terror, says BJP

  Politics | May 14, 2016 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: Hitting back at the Congress for targeting the NIA and the NDA government over a clean chit to Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragnya Singh Thakur and five others, the BJP said on Saturday

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  Arun Jaitley says he blacklisted Agusta, not UPA

  Politics | May 04, 2016 22:39 IST

  Frankfurt: Rubbishing Congress’ claim of having blacklisted AgustaWestland, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said he had as defence minister in June 2014 put the transaction to buy 12 helicopters from the Italian firm on hold

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  CBI, ED kept AgustaWestland scam proceedings in cold storage, reveals govt’s secret note

  May 03, 2016 0:07 IST

  New Delhi: In a fresh revelation regarding the ongoing AgustaWestland row, it has now been given away that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) had hung the proceedings of the case in

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  Live: When did you blacklist AgustaWestland, Parrikar asks Congress

  Politics | April 27, 2016 15:07 IST

  New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against Congress, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today asked the party to explain when did it put AgustaWestland among the blacklisted companies when it was in power. Earlier today, the

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  PM lacks vision, jumps from one position to another: Rahul Gandhi on Modi’s foreign policy

  Politics | March 16, 2016 17:49 IST

  Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today made a stinging attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the government’s Pakistan policy, saying that PM Modi lacks vision and jumps from one position to another.

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  10 Years of MGNREGA: Half full, half empty

  India | February 09, 2016 13:14 IST

  The fruits of a people's movement and the world's largest anti-poverty public works, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) last year provided employment to 22% of all rural homes. At its peak five years ago,

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  10 years of MGNERGA: Modi govt now equates it with 'national pride'

  Politics | February 02, 2016 17:21 IST

  New Delhi:  The 10th anniversary of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act ) has seen Narendra Modi-led NDA government taking a complete U-turn on the flagship rural job guarantee scheme introduced by Manmohan

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  BJP praises UPA's MGNREGA as scheme completes 10 years tomorrow

  Politics | February 01, 2016 18:19 IST

  New Delhi: As MGNREGA completes ten years tomorrow, Narendra Modi govermment, which earlier appeared critical of the UPA's flagship rural job scheme, today hailed the measure saying the achievements of a decade are a "cause of

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  Is GDP growing more compared to UPA regime? Congress asks govt, minister says will check with CEA

  Politics | December 20, 2015 0:15 IST

  New Delhi: A combative Congress today questioned the claims of the Modi government that the economy is growing faster compared to the time UPA was in power. "Modi government's claim of economy growing by more than

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  Parliament session set to be stormy; Oppn to raise 'intolerance'

  Politics | November 25, 2015 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament beginning tomorrow is expected to be a stormy affair, with the opposition set to raise the ‘intolerance' issue and press for a resolution to condemn it even as

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  UPA provided Rs 2 lakh crore development assistance to Bihar: Congress

  Politics | September 26, 2015 21:11 IST

  Patna: Congress on Friday claimed that the UPA government of Manmohan Singh had provided Rs 2 lakh crore to spur development in Bihar."The UPA government of Manmohan Singh during its tenure had provided Rs 2

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  Union government holds 41 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and only 2 of them are declassified

  Politics | September 23, 2015 12:57 IST

  After the West Bengal Government declassified the files/information in its possession, on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, there is considerable pressure on the NDA government at the centre to declassify the files in its possession. As

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  Rahul calls Modi 'feku' over poll promises, BJP says 'immature'

  Politics | September 20, 2015 7:07 IST

  Patna/New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his poll promises and called him a "feku" (someone who bluffs) at a rally in Bihar's Champaran. The

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  Centre accepts Mahesh Rangarajan's resignation as Nehru Memorial Museum director

  India | September 17, 2015 19:04 IST

  New Delhi:  Caught in the midst of a controversy, Mahesh Rangarajan, UPA-appointed Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), has pressed ahead with his resignation from the post, which was accepted today.       "NMML Director

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  Impression of govt protecting tainted ministers wrong: Rijiju

  Politics | August 21, 2015 16:06 IST

  Shillong:  Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said the impression that the Centre was "protecting tained ministers" was totally wrong as the reasons given were unfounded. The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had given factual

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  UPA responsible for poor financial condition of BSNL: Ravi Shankar Prasad

  Politics | August 12, 2015 15:56 IST

  New Delhi:  Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of

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  Government blames UPA rule for poor financial condition of BSNL

  India | August 12, 2015 15:01 IST

  New Delhi: Government today blamed the previous UPA government for the poor financial condition of state-run BSNL saying its losses now stand at Rs 8,000 crore even though it had profits to the tune of

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  UPA turned environment ministry into "road block": Prakash Javadekar

  Politics | August 11, 2015 15:17 IST

  New Delhi:  Union minister Prakash Javadekar and a BJD member today jointly attacked the erstwhile UPA government for turning the Environment Ministry into a "road block" ministry, while referring to a letter by then minister Jayanthi Natarajan

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  Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Tamil Nadu slams Congress-led UPA govts

  Politics | August 05, 2015 7:26 IST

  Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the state government, said Tamil Nadu has been wrongly accused of taking a "political, arbitrary and whimsical" decision.Trashing accusations that its decision to release seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts