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| JD(U) says Modi can serve nation best only as CM |
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Patna: JD-U Friday took a jibe at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that it is the duty of every child to repay the debt he owes to \'Mother India\' and said when a politician comments like this, it reflects his \"desire\" for the Delhi crown. \"Let us see that whom does Delhi prefer after 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The country can be served even by serving Gujarat. Nitish Kumar |
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| Rahul Gandhi has given direction: Congress |
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New Delhi: A day after Rahul Gandhi shared his views with industry leaders on development, the Congress Friday said he has given a direction to progress.\"Rahul Gandhi has given a direction. His speech was thoughtful and farsighted. We hope the government will take note of it,\" Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi told reporters.He said Rahul Gandhi, who was made Congress vice president at the Jaipu |
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| President Pranab rejects five mercy pleas, commutes sentence of two |
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New Delhi: Out of seven people convicted for heinous crimes, President Pranab Mukherjee has upheld execution in five cases while commuting death sentence to life term in two others. Under Article 72 of the Constitution, the President has power to \'grant pardons, etc, and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases\'. No more mercy files are pending before the President now. According |
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| Suspicious ship intercepted off Mumbai coast, five held |
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Mumbai: A vessel coming from Dubai, suspected to be carrying a satellite phone, was intercepted off Mumbai, and five persons on board have been taken into custody, Coast Guard officials said on Thursday. The Coast Guard had on Wednesday intercepted calls allegedly made through the Thuraya satellite phone on board vessel \'MSV Yusufi\' which came from Dubai on Tuesday, the officials said. The offic |
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| Rahul Gandhi\'s speech lacklustre: BJP |
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New Delhi: Labelling Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi\'s speech here \"lacklustre and without direction\", the BJP said Thursday that it was a tacit admission that the UPA government had not empowered people in the last nine years.People were reeling under inflation, were fed up with corruption and wanted faster growth with jobs, BJP spokesperon Prakash Javadekar told before media. He said Gan |
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| UP policeman\'s murder: CBI seeks transfer of four cops |
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Kunda: The Central Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the murder of senior police officer Zia-ul-Haque and two others in Uttar Pradesh\'s Kunda village, has written to the Akhilesh Yadav government seeking transfer of four cops, who are allegedly hampering its investigation.In a letter to the state government, a joint director of the CBI cited political pressure and unease amongst villagers |
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| West Bengal student leader dies in police custody; SFI alleges murder |
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Kolkata: A 22-year-old post graduate student and leader of CPM\'s students\' wing SFI, died of injuries sustained in police custody, prompting the Left Front to demand a judicial probe on Tuesday while chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her senior cabinet colleagues attended the IPL inauguration ceremony barely a few km away.Police claimed SFI state committee member \'s death was an accident while |
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| Modi government introduces new Lokayukta bill; BJP defends move |
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Gandhinagar/New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government Tuesday introduced a bill in the Gujarat assembly which seeks to create a multi-member Lokayukta and dilute the primacy of the governor in the appointment of the anti-corruption ombudsman.His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) defended the bill, noting that the chief minister will come under its ambit while the Congress accused the party of \"double st |
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| President Pranab Mukherjee gives assent to anti-rape bill |
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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill which provides for life term and even death sentence for rape convicts besides stringent punishment for offences like acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism. Mukherjee accorded his assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill-2013 yesterday, brought against the backdrop of the country-wide outrage over Delhi gangrape, an |
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| No need to panic over new Saudi work policy: Khurshid |
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New Delhi: Amid worries that Saudi Arabia\'s new \'nitaqat\' policy, which seeks to reserve 10 percent jobs for Saudis, would affect thousands of Indian workers in the kingdom, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said there was \"no need to panic\" and the Indian government was ready to provide any assistance to affected Indian workers.\"We are in touch (with the Indian embassy in Sau |
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