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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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| Kerala Minister quits over charges of domestic violence |
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Thiruvananthapuram: In an embarrassment to the ruling Congress-led UDF, forest minister K B Ganesh Kumar was forced to quit after his wife levelled charges of domestic violence, a development that triggered opposition demand for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy\'s resignation.Kumar, who initially took a defiant stand on the charges levelled by his wife Yamini Thankachi as \"totally baseless\" a |
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| Rajinikanth, Kamal join fast to support Sri Lankan Tamils |
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Chennai: Stalwarts like Rajinikanth, Ajith Kumar, Kamal Haasan and many more Tuesday joined the members of the South Indian Film Artistes Association (SIFAA) in a day-long fast here to protest alleged \"war crimes\" against Tamils in Sri Lanka.Spearheaded by SIFAA, commonly known as \'Nadigar Sangam\', the film fraternity is observing a silent protest and there was a huge turnout with most of the |
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| Allow Raja to depose before 2G JPC, Yashwant urges PM |
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New Delhi: BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure former telecom minister A. Raja is allowed to depose before the joint parliamentary committee examining the 2G spectrum allocation, said BJP sources Monday.Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had earlier boycotted the JPC, demanding the prime minister and Finance Minister P.Chidamabaram be called to depo |
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| LS polls likely in November, be prepared: Rajnath |
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Mumbai: Lok Sabha Elections can take place in November, BJP president Rajnath Singh said here on Tuesday and asked partymen to be prepared for them. \"I believe the polls can take place even in November,\" Singh said, addressing party legislators here after visiting drought-affected areas in Marathwada region. \"There are also four states where Assembly elections will take place in October-Novembe |
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