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2014 Lok Sabha Elections: Solo Muslim Leader Quits Karnataka BJP over Modi’s PM Candidacy

Mumtaz Ali Khan, the only Muslim minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka during 2008 and 2013, has quit the party to join rival Congress on Thursday.

Sep 27, 2013

Rahul Gandhi Says Move to Protect Convicted Politicians a 'Complete Nonsense'; Latest Reactions [Video]

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday contradicted his own party and announced that the ordinance on negating the Supreme Court verdict over convicted MLAs and MPs should be 'torn up and thrown away'.

Sep 27, 2013

Right to Reject: SC Allows Negative Voting

The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission on Friday to include negative voting option that allowed voters to reject all the poll candidates.

Sep 27, 2013

Rajasthan Elections 2013: Development Agenda Enough to Boost Congress' Prospects?

The Congress government in Rajasthan has been shaken up with sexual assault allegations against its ministers and legislators, even as the party rolled out a developed agenda in the run-up to the state assembly elections this year.

Sep 27, 2013

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UN General Assembly 2013: PM Manmohan Singh Calls US ‘Important Strategic Partner’

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the US an important 'strategic partner', before his crucial meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday.

Sep 27, 2013

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Army Guns Down Terrorists of J&K Attack; Manmohan-Nawaz Meet on Course

Security forces in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir state gunned down all three terrorists involved in the twin terror attack by Thursday evening, ending its operation against the deadly shooting spree that killed 12 people earlier in the day.

Sep 26, 2013

Gujarat ‘Less Developed,’ UP, Bihar, MP and Jharkhand ‘Most Backward’ States in India: Raghuram Rajan Committee Report

UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP are the least developed states of the country, says The Raghuram Rajan Committee report.

Sep 26, 2013

CM Prithviraj Chavan to Attend Maharashtra's First Transgender Convention on 3 October

Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will attend the first transgender meet of the state in Mumbai.

Sep 26, 2013

Jagan Reddy Summoned by CBI Court, Will Support Third Front

While YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy was busy magnetising support for his party's stand on Telangana, a special CBI court summoned the leader along with India Cements Ltd MD N Srinivasan in the disproportionate assets case.

Sep 26, 2013

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Twin Fidayeen Attacks in J&K Kill 12; Latest Reactions

A group of militants in combat uniform attacked an Indian police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, killing 12 people.

Sep 26, 2013

Manmohan Singh Leaves for US: Complete Text of PM's Statement Before His Visit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is leaving for the United States on Wednesday on a five-day visit, during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama, address the United Nations General Assembly and meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.

Sep 25, 2013

UN General Assembly 2013: Manmohan to Meet US President Obama, Pakistan PM Sharif

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will leave for the 68th session of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

Sep 24, 2013

Telangana Issue: Jagan Reddy's Release Unlikely to Boost Party Cadre?

The CBI court on Monday granted bail to YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case.

Sep 24, 2013

VK Singh Controversy: Former Army Chief Says J&K Ministers Were Paid Since Independence; Latest Reactions

Former Army chief General VK Singh, addressing the allegations that he had funded Jammu and Kashmir ministers to topple the Omar Abdullah government, claimed that J&K politicians being paid to keep the state stabilised is not something new.

Sep 24, 2013