Politics News
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On way out: ‘Jammu and Kashmir not enemy territory, don’t try muscular policy’
June 20, 2018 12:30 AMSoon after submitting her resignation as chief minister following the BJP’s pullout from the ruling alliance, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti ruled out the option of exploring “any other alliance”, and warned that a “muscular policy” will not succeed in J&K, which is “not enemy territory”.
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BJP ends its Jammu and Kashmir alliance with PDP, cites national interest, security slide
June 20, 2018 12:30 AMDays after its leadership had a huddle with the RSS, the BJP Tuesday pulled out of the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government in Srinagar, paving the way for Governor’s rule in the state by citing “the larger national interest” and the “deteriorating security situation”.
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Sharad Yadav can’t draw salary, perks as MP, says SC
FE Bureau | June 8, 2018 2:44 AMModifying the Delhi High Court’s December order, the Supreme Court on Thursday stopped salary and allowances of former Janata Dal (U) president and rebel parliamentarian Sharad Yadav till the disposal of his petition challenging disqualification as a Rajya Sabha MP.
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Kathua incident: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Kavinder Gupta calls it ‘minor’
May 1, 2018 1:17 AMThe rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua’s Rasana village, which sparked outrage across the country, is a “minor issue” and giving the case “too much importance” is “not the right thing” to do, according to J&K’s new deputy chief minister and BJP leader Kavinder Gupta.
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PM Modi speaks out on Kathua, Unnao: No culprit will be spared, daughters will definitely get justice
Express News Service | April 14, 2018 1:08 AMThe apex court sought explanations by April 19 from the Bar Council of India, Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council, Jammu High Court Bar Association and Kathua district bar association.
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Supreme Court extends protection to Karti Chidambaram till March 26
FE Bureau | March 16, 2018 1:58 AMThe Supreme Court on Thursday transferred from the Delhi High Court to itself all the cases related to the Enforcement Directorate’s power to arrest an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), including the INX Media case involving Karti Chidambaram, the son of former finance minister P Chidambaram.
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Maldives crisis: Ex-President Abdulla Nasheed seeks India’s help
Shubhajit Roy | February 7, 2018 5:48 AMIndia, which is monitoring the situation very “closely”, had, on Monday, asked its nationals not to undertake non-essential travel to the island nation until further notice. In a statement, Nasheed said Yameen had illegally declared martial law.
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Militants kill two cops in Srinagar hospital, free LeT commander
Naveed Iqbal | February 7, 2018 5:45 AMA top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant commander Naveed Jat alias Abu Hanzulla escaped from police custody during the attack. Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Police, SP Vaid told The Indian Express: “At least two or three militants were involved in the incident. We are maintaining high alert and we will go after them till we neutralise them.”
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Counselled once, Pune girl held in Valley after cops get Republic Day attack alert
January 27, 2018 1:49 AMFollowing the arrest in J&K, sleuths from the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad and police have contacted the girl’s family members in Pune and employees at the call centre where she works.
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Communal clash in UP town; 1 killed, 2 injured, curfew imposed
Express News Service and PTI | January 27, 2018 1:43 AMA 16-year-old boy was killed and two other persons were injured in a communal clash on Friday following alleged stone-pelting on VHP and ABVP volunteers who had taken out a motorcycle rally on Republic Day in Kasganj in western Uttar Pradesh.
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Chile parliamentarians to visit India, focus on astronomy, women’s issues, tech
Huma Siddiqui | January 27, 2018 1:39 AMThe Chilean parliamentarians are visiting India from February 5 to 9 at the invitation of Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and will be meeting several senior ministers and officials including commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu and minister for women empowerment Maneka Gandhi.
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How Arun Jaitley defended state of economy in Parliament
FE Bureau | January 5, 2018 12:58 AMIn a strong defence of the government’s handling of the economy, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the NDA regime brought India back to health from the status of one of the five fragile nations even in trying conditions, when the country faced two successive years of drought.
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Mamata Banerjee opposes triple talaq Bill, Opposition in Rajya Sabha says send to committee
Express News Service | January 4, 2018 1:02 AMSpeaking on the Bill for the first time, Banerjee said, “We never opposed the proposed Bill on instant triple talaq because we are in favour of protection of Muslim women.
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US task force to check on Pakistan’s terror-funding tap
Praveen Swami | January 4, 2018 1:01 AMFrustrated by Islamabad’s continued refusal to sever ties with jihadist networks, US President Donald Trump’s administration has begun to evolve a full range of measures to put pressure on Pakistan.
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Pakistan gave lies, deceit in return for US aid, says Donald Trump in fiery tweet
Shubhajit Roy | January 2, 2018 6:38 AMIn what is arguably the most severe public indictment ever of Pakistan by a US President, Donald Trump on Monday said that his country has “foolishly” given Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years and has got nothing in return but “lies & deceit”.
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Hafiz Saeed’s charities, assets to be seized by Pakistan? See what secret order revealed
January 2, 2018 6:36 AMPakistan’s government plans to seize control of charities and financial assets linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, who Washington has designated a terrorist, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
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Kashmir encounter ends, Jawans find Afzal Guru ‘badla’ inscribed on terrorist’s gun
January 2, 2018 6:36 AMThe 37-hour gunfight, triggered by the fidayeen attack by suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad militants on Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) training centre in south Kashmir ended on Monday morning with the killing of a third militant.
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Lok Sabha passes triple talaq Bill amid feeble protests by Opposition
Express News Service | December 29, 2017 5:17 AMThe proposed law, which makes talaq-e-biddat a cognisable and non-bailable offence, has provisions for a three-year jail term and fine for any Muslim man who divorces his wife by uttering talaq three times in quick succession.
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Pakistan presented Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife and mother as widows: Sushma Swaraj in Parliament
Subhajit Roy | December 29, 2017 5:13 AMSushma Swaraj on Thursday said when Jadhav saw his mother without a mangalsutra, bindi and bangles, he wondered if something “unfortunate” had happened.
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University of Peace seeks India’s involvement to boost Sustainable Development Goals
Huma Siddiqui | December 26, 2017 3:11 AMRecognising India as a key player in global efforts for the maintenance of international peace and security, University for Peace (UPEACE), a UN mandated university based in Costa Rica, is planning to set up a Yoga chair.
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Sonia Gandhi retires, but Congress wants her to stay on as ‘mother’; Rahul set to take over as party president
Manoj CG | December 16, 2017 3:16 AMHOURS BEFORE passing the baton of the Congress, which she had helmed for 19 years, to her son Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi sparked a buzz within the party and outside by hinting at retirement.
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Uttar Pradesh sugar body UP Sugar Mills Association alleges harassment by ruling party politicians
Deepa Jainani | November 19, 2017 1:06 AMCondemning the incident strongly, the association has asked the chief minister for protection from “mafia elements” and said that such an incident “shows the vulnerability of the sugar mills against undue pressures by the public representatives and ruling party workers”.
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Immunity ordinance backlash forces Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan to backtrack
Hamza Khan | October 25, 2017 2:09 AMFacing criticism from various sections, the Vasundhara Raje government referred The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2017, which seeks to muzzle the press and shield judges and government servants from investigation into any wrongdoing, to a select committee on Tuesday, a day after it was tabled in the House.
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Taj Mahal tweet by Kerala government after Yogi Adityanath spat with CPM sparks social media storm
M Sarita Varma | October 21, 2017 1:15 AMCPI(M)-led Kerala government had seen red when UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath came to Kerala early this month for BJP’s Janaraksha Yatra and found flak with the state on its health indices.
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Taj built by blood, sweat of India’s sons, says Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Lalmani Verma | October 18, 2017 2:40 AMStating that his government would fulfill its duty towards conservation of the “important” monument, Adityanath announced that he would visit Agra on October 26 to review the development projects in and around the Taj Mahal.
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PM Modi frames Gujarat assembly fight: Will be development versus dynasty
October 17, 2017 2:21 AMDescribing the assembly elections as a fight between “vikasvaad” (development) of the BJP and “vanshvaad” (dynasty) of the Congress, Modi told a huge gathering of party ‘page pramukh’ that the Congress, while in power at the Centre, tried its best to jail him after sending Amit Shah behind bars.
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BJP MLA questions Taj Mahal’s place in history, says government will remove ‘blots’
Lalmani Verma | October 17, 2017 2:13 AMMughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, was the one who was imprisoned till the end of his days by his son Aurangzeb.
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