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  Happy that now I am living on Abdul Kalam Road: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | September 13, 2015 18:51 IST

  Hyderabad: The suggestion for renaming Delhi's Aurangzeb Road after A P J Abdul Kalam had not come from VHP or Bajrang Dal, but from a Pakistan-born Muslim journalist, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today

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  Venkaiah Naidu turns down Bengal's request for more Smart Cities

  Politics | September 12, 2015 17:59 IST

  Kolkata:  Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday turned down West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim's request for increasing the number of Smart Cities in the state.Off the 98 proposed Smart Cities,

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  Yet to assess impact of declassifying Netaji files : Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | September 12, 2015 16:09 IST

  Kolkata:  With West Bengal government moving ahead to declassify 64 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the central government is yet to assess its impact on

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  Government decision on extended Parliament session likely this week: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | September 07, 2015 16:43 IST

  New Delhi:  The government will take a final decision this week on convening of an extended session of Parliament to get the GST Billpassed, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu indicated on Monday.The government is

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  PM Modi inaugurates Badarpur Faridabad metro line

  India | September 06, 2015 15:27 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today has flagged-off the much awaited Badarpur-Faridabad metro line, an extension to the presently operational violet line between ITO and Badarpur. The new service would ensure hassle free travel

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  Congress should allow GST passage for accelerating growth: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | September 05, 2015 23:23 IST

  New Delhi:  Racing against time to ensure passage of GST Bill in Parliament, government today said it wants an extended Monoson session so that the Constitutional amendment bill can be approved and appealed to Congress

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  Special session of Parliament may be convened to push through GST: Ven

  Politics | August 29, 2015 7:44 IST

  Patna: Observing that reform measures were required to sustain the economic growth of the country, the Centre on Friday said that it might convene a special session of Parliament next month to seek passage of

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  Bihar govt not "properly" implementing central schemes: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 29, 2015 4:05 IST

  Patna:  Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today criticised Bihar government for not "properly" implementing Central schemes and said it has not sent utilisation certificate for funds released to it nor requested for a

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  Government may reconvene monsoon session in September

  Politics | August 25, 2015 21:32 IST

  New Delhi:  Racing against time on the GST bill, the government on Tuesday indicated plans for reconvening the monsoon session of Parliament and began consultations with political parties seeking their cooperation in passing key reform

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  List of 100 smart cities to be out by Sep 1: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 23, 2015 7:35 IST

  Hydrabad:  The Government is set to announce by September 1 the names of urban centres that would figure in the list of 100 smart cities, a flagship scheme of the Narendra Modi administration."By September 1,

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  Venkaiah Naidu hits back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over 'smart city' issue

  Politics | August 18, 2015 18:15 IST

  Bengaluru:  Hitting back at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Minister today said the state itself had not proposed Bengaluru for "Smart Cities Mission" and the Centre was committed to make it a "great city" even if

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  Govt may extend Parliament session if RS fails to pass GST Bill

  Politics | August 13, 2015 8:55 IST

  New Delhi: With no signs of foreseeable settlement between Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and Congress party, there are grim chances of Goods and Services Tax bill getting passed in Rajya Sabha today – the last

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  Last budget session was one of the "best" in last six years: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 11, 2015 1:15 IST

  New Delhi:  A parliamentary delegation from Bhutanon Monday met Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu here.Interacting with the visiting delegation, Naidu said that the previous budget session of parliament was one of the "best budget

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  PM Modi œGod's gift, Sushma Swaraj a national œasset: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 05, 2015 18:23 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “God's gift to the nation” and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj a national “asset”, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today, dismissing Congress' demand for her resignation.He

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  Sympathising with Yakub a disservice to nation: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | August 02, 2015 23:46 IST

  Hyderabad:  Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu today expressed disappointment over few people trying to politicise issues of death sentence and terrorism and said it would be “a dis-service to nation” by sympathising with Yakub Memon, who

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  Rs 50,000 crore earmarked for 100 smart cities: Venkaiah Naidu

  India | August 02, 2015 9:21 IST

  New Delhi:  Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said Rs.50,000 crore have been earmarked to develop 100 smart cities in the country, with each selected city to get annual central assistance of Rs.100 crore

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  Venkaiah Naidu, Manohar Parrikar to accompany Kalam's mortal remains

  Politics | July 28, 2015 22:10 IST

  New Delhi: Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will tomorrow accompany the mortal remains of former President APJ Abdul Kalam to Rameswaram, where his funeral will be held on Thursday,

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  M Venkaiah Naidu slams Congress for disrupting Parliament when terror attack was on

  Politics | July 27, 2015 16:40 IST

  New Delhi:  Accusing Congress of “failing to keep national interests over its political agenda”, Government today said the main opposition party stood “isolated” in disrupting Parliament at a time when MPs of other parties condemned

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  All-party meet ends in deadlock over Lalit Modi, Vyapam scam controversies

  Politics | July 20, 2015 18:49 IST

  New Delhi:   Setting the stage for confrontation in Parliament, an all-party meeting called here on the eve of the Monsoon session today ended in a deadlock over controversies related to Lalit Modi and Vyapam scam

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  Sushma Swaraj keen to make statement on Lalit Modi issue: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | July 20, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was keen to make a statement in parliament on the Lalit Modi controversy surrounding her.“Sushma Swaraj is keen to