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  Govt announces 13 winners of ‘fast track Smart City competition’

  Politics | May 24, 2016 15:10 IST

  The Ministry of Urban Development today announced 13 winners of the 'fast track competition’ under the smart cities mission. The selected cities are: Lucknow, Warangal, Dharmashala, Chandigarh, Raipur, New Town Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Panaji, Port Blair,

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  Smart City: Government to announce names of 14 more cities soon

  Politics | May 19, 2016 21:05 IST

  Names of 14 more new cities would be announced soon under the flagship 'Smart City Mission' which will receive the first tranche of funding

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  'If you don't want to say Om, don't say':Venkaiah Naidu

  India | May 19, 2016 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: Amid row over chanting of 'Om' before yoga session on International Yoga Day, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said it is not mandatory. He said it is just a sort of

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  Naidu rejects minister's demand to rename Akbar Road

  Politics | May 19, 2016 7:17 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday rejected demands to rename Akbar Road - one of the most elite addresses in Delhi. "It's not on my agenda. My priority is to

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  Venkaiah Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal flag-off trial run of ‘driver-less’ metro

  Politics | May 17, 2016 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today fallged-off Delhi Metro’s swanky new ‘driver-less’ trains today. The trial run of the ‘driver-less’ trains began today, setting the ball

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  Congress, Left funded protests over Rohith Vemula’s death: former SFI leader

  Politics | May 13, 2016 14:21 IST

  a former student leader of the Left-affiliated Students Federation of India (SFI) has claimed that the protests in the aftermath of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide were sponsored by political parties which included the Congress, the Left

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  Cong rally a ruse to divert focus from chopper scam: Naidu

  Politics | May 06, 2016 16:02 IST

  Mumbai: Terming the ‘Save Democracy’ rally held by the Congress outside the Parliament as “ridiculous”, Union minister Venkaiah Naidu today said the opposition party is resorting to such tactics only to divert public attention from

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  Centre, states should reach understanding on Land Bill: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | May 05, 2016 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: The Centre and states should soon reach an understanding on the land aquisition law as otherwise “we are not able move forward or go backward”, Urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.

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  Invisible hand prevented probe earlier in chopper deal: Govt

  India | May 04, 2016 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: Targeting the previous UPA regime over the controversial AgustaWestland deal, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the ongoing probe will focus on those named in the Italian Court judgement even as he suggested

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  2,508 cities selected under PM’s scheme for affordable housing

  May 04, 2016 21:41 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 2,508 cities in 26 states have been selected under ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’ for providing affordable houses to the urban poor, the Lok Sabha was informed today. As on April

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  Government will take final call on NEET: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | May 02, 2016 14:41 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Monday accepted that the Supreme Court order on common all-India medical entrance test has created "practical problems" and said it will take a final call on the matter after a

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  BJP’s counter move: Corner Congress over VVIP chopper scam, Ishrat case

  Politics | April 26, 2016 12:51 IST

  New Delhi: Facing opposition ‘s ire over the Uttarakhand crisis, BJP on Tuesday sought to corner Congress over the VVIP chopper scam and Ishrat Jahan issue, alleging that the UPA government stood with LeT to

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  'Butchers can't be preachers', Venkaiah Naidu tells Congress

  Politics | April 26, 2016 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: Launching a counter attack on Congress, which is accusing the Modi government of "murdering democracy" by imposing President's rule in Uttarakhand,Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said that buctchers can't be

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  GST Bill: Govt will again try to convince Opposition,says Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | April 21, 2016 17:28 IST

  Hyderabad: Stressing that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill is the need of the hour, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the government will again try to convince the Opposition so as to

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  Comments on 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' not authorised by government: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | April 05, 2016 19:06 IST

  New Delhi: Union Parfliamentary Affairs and Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu today said the views expressed by various individuals on chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" are not authorised by the government, and added he

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  J&K has to be taken along in development: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | April 04, 2016 19:36 IST

  Jammu: As Mehbooba Mufti government took charge, the Centre today said Jammu and Kashmir has to be taken forward on the lines of development being pursued at the national level and promised to always stand

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  Cong takes a dig at Naidu's flattering chant of Modi

  Politics | March 21, 2016 20:06 IST

  Congress today took a dig at Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu for hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "God's gift to India"

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  PM Modi is God's gift to India: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | March 21, 2016 8:03 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "god's gift to India" and a "messiah of the poor" who “inherited challenges in each and every sector”, but was “steering

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  Won’t act if students hold Osama event, says Princeton University President

  India | March 17, 2016 11:39 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu gave a sharp rebuttal after US envoy Richard Verma had said that free speech was the hallmark of democracy both in India and the US. Believing that no US

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  CBSE Maths paper deserves inquiry, will tell Smriti Irani: Venkaiah Naidu

  India | March 16, 2016 14:16 IST

  New Delhi: The "very tough" Class 12 CBSE mathematics question paper that saw many students in tears on Monday figured in parliament today. Union minister Venkaiah Naidu said, the matter "deserves inquiry" and he will