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  ‘No rule on triple talaq in Quran’, says Vice-President’s wife Salma Ansari

  India | April 10, 2017 10:18 IST

  Vice-President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.

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  Uttering talaq thrice does not amount to divorce, says VP Hamid Ansari's wife Salma

  India | April 09, 2017 12:06 IST

  Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce while she asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.

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  US Vice President Pence defends his use of personal email account

  World | March 04, 2017 11:26 IST

  Pence used his personal email account to conduct state business while he was Indiana's Governor, CNN reported on Friday.

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  Vice president Narinder Batra quits IOA in protest against appointment of Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Chautala

  Other Sports | December 30, 2016 19:41 IST

  In a move to mark his protest against the appointment of graft accused Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as the organisation’s life presidents, senior functionary Narinder Batra on Friday resigned as the associate vice-president of

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  Govt plans to give three-fold salary hike to President, Vice-President

  India | October 25, 2016 23:48 IST

  Faced with an anomalous situation as the Cabinet secretary is now paid more than the President of India, the government is planning to give three-fold raise to country's top functionary.

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  At NAM Summit, India raises voice against state sponsors of terrorism

  India | September 18, 2016 12:58 IST

  On the foremost South-South cooperation forum, India, without directly naming Pakistan, pitched against the state sponsors of terrorism and called for support to New Delhi's initiative of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that w

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  Donald Trump to announce vice-president pick tomorrow

  World | July 14, 2016 13:19 IST

  Washington: Donald Trump will announce the name of his vice presidential pick tomorrow in New York on Friday, he said on Twitter. Amomg those who belived to be topping the list are former House

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  Former Maldives VP gets 10 years on terrorism charge

  World | June 06, 2016 14:21 IST

  Male, Maldives:A Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The decision by the Criminal Court on Sunday

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  Mukul Roy made TMC's all India vice-president

  Politics | February 14, 2016 23:32 IST

  Kolkata: Trinomool Congress MP Mukul Roy, who had been stripped of all party posts last year, was today made the party's all-India vice president by its supremo Mamata Banerjee ahead of the assembly election in

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  Concluding 3-day visit to Brunei, Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand

  Politics | February 03, 2016 16:18 IST

  Bangkok: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Thailand today on a three-day visit on the second and the last leg of his visit to south-east Asia.“Eastern friendships flourish. After a successful visit to Brunei, VP

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  Writers' role critical in inducing sanity in society: Hamid Ansari

  India | November 28, 2015 20:16 IST

  New Delhi: India's unmatched diversity of literary traditions reflects its plural ethos, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today even as he emphasised on the critical role of writers and narrators in "inducing sanity in an

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  Intolerance of diversity, dissent reason for concern: Hamid Ansari

  Politics | November 17, 2015 23:35 IST

  Pune: Vice President Hamid Ansari  today said there was a reason for concern about “emergence of a propensity for intolerance of diversity and dissent” and pitched for evolving a social consensus around equality, justice and

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  Hamid Ansari cancels Brunei visit; leaves for India

  India | November 05, 2015 20:41 IST

  Bali: Vice President Hamid Ansari today left Indonesia for India after cancelling his visit to Brunei which got delayed following closure of the Bali airport due to the spewing of volcanic ash from a nearby

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  Vice President's affirmative action for Muslims comment draws VHP's ire

  India | September 01, 2015 11:08 IST

  New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad today criticised Vice President Hamid Ansari over his pitch for "affirmative action" for Muslims, alleging it was a "political" and "communal" statement which did not befit the dignity of his

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  Ram Madhav questions Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at Yoga Day, apologises

  India | June 21, 2015 23:13 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today stoked a controversy by questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day event in the capital but later apologised after he was criticised on the

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  ISIS momentum halted in Iraq: US

  World | April 10, 2015 6:45 IST

  Washington:Vice President Joseph Biden said on Thursday that US-led airstrikes have helped Iraqi forces halt the offensive by the Islamic State (IS) group in the Arab country, with its “aura of invincibility” pierced.“The jury's still

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  Praveen Togadia banned from entering Bengal, opposition smells electoral compulsion

  India | April 02, 2015 7:35 IST

  Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders banning the entry of VHP international vice president Praveen Togadia in West Bengal, arguing that his presence could lead to "communal tension" and disturb public

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  DDCA Executive Comm asks BCCI VP Bansal to resign in 72 hrs

  Cricket | December 22, 2014 23:42 IST

  New Delhi: The factional war at the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) continued as vice-president Chetan Chauhan on Monday asked sports body's president and BCCI vice-president Sneh Bansal to resign within 72 hours on

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  PM meets Vice President Hamid Ansari

  India | June 01, 2014 23:06 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Vice President Hamid Ansari here.  Modi drove to Ansari's residence for the first formal meeting after he became the Prime Minister.  An official spokesperson termed it

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  World Bank appoints new vice president

  May 24, 2014 19:50 IST

  Washington: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Friday announced the appointment of Hiroshi Naka as vice president and auditor general of the bank.Naka, a Japanese national, has more than 25 years of experience working with