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Whatever responsibility BJP gives me, would fulfill with same dedication: Shivraj S Chouhan

Bhopal, Aug 26 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday stated whatever responsibility BJP gives him he would fulfill it with same dedication, no matter what the responsibility is. Chouhan, for the first time, has been included in BJP's Parliamentary Board. The BJP has dropped its veteran leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi from the board. Chouhan, BJP president Amit Shah and party general secretary JP Nadda have been included in the board. Advani and Joshi would be part of the BJP's 'Marg Darshak Mandal'.

Aug 26, 2014

Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit tenders resignation

New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI): Kerala Governor Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said that she had tendered her resignation from the post of Governor. Dikshit had resigned on Monday and the resignation is yet to be accepted. She also said that her future plans will depend on the acceptance of her resignation.

Aug 26, 2014

Advani, M M Joshi dropped from BJP parliamentary board, opposition condemns

New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI): The BJP has dropped its veteran leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi from the Parliamentary Board.BJP president Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and party general secretary JP Nadda have been included in the board The two senior leaders will be a part of the BJP's 'marg darshak mandal'. Meanwhile, the opposition condemned this decision.

Aug 26, 2014

Omar Abdullah slams Amit Shah, says centre responsible for ceasefire violation victims' misery

Srinagar, Aug 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday hit back at BJP president Amit Shah who had earlier said that the National Conference government had no right to stay in power in the state. Slamming the central government, Abdullah said that the centre is responsible for the misery of ceasefire violation victims.

Aug 26, 2014

Advani, M M Joshi dropped from BJP parliamentary board

New Delhi, Aug 26 (ANI): The BJP has dropped its veteran leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi from the Parliamentary Board. BJP president Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and party general secretary JP Nadda have been included in the board. The two senior leaders will be a part of the BJP's 'marg darshak mandal'. Apart from Advani and Joshi, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former party president and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will also be mentors.

Aug 26, 2014

Omar Abdullah slams Amit Shah, says centre responsible for ceasefire violation victims' misery

Aug 26, 2014

Pershmergas fight Islamic State in Jalawla

The United States is poised to send spy planes into Syria to track Islamic State jihadists whose advances have sparked international concern and American air strikes in neighbouring Iraq. Duration: 00:48

Aug 26, 2014

Car bomb kills 15 at busy Baghdad intersection

A car bomb ripped through a crowded Baghdad intersection during morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 15 people, Iraqi security officials said. Duration: 00:39

Aug 26, 2014

Deadly Gaza raids as Egypt offers new truce plan

Israeli raids killed at least 10 Palestinians after Egypt proposed a new ceasefire in the Gaza conflict that would open key border crossings into the battered Palestinian territory. Duration: 01:03

Aug 26, 2014

Mexican president in California to talk trade, border issues

The president of Mexico Enrique Pena-Nieto met the governor of California Jerry Brown in Los Angeles. Brown and Pena-Nieto discussed trade issues between Mexico and California and the difficulties faced by Mexican migrants in the US. Duration: 1:43

Aug 26, 2014

AAP Calls for Former AIIMS CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi to be Reinstated

The AAP and the Janta Dal (United) have been protesting the dismissal of the Sanjiv Chaturvedi, the former CVO of AIIMS.

Aug 26, 2014

Lalu Prasad Yadav in Mumbai Hospital for Heart Surgery

Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav will require a cardiac surgery, said doctors at Asian Heart Institute in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Aug 26, 2014

Sheila Dikshit Resigns as Kerala Governor

Sheila Dikshit has put in her papers on Tuesday resigning as Kerala Governor.

Aug 26, 2014

Sexual Harassment Case: Dissatisfied with Probe Panel, Gwalior Judge Moves SC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court judge allegedly threatened to destroy the career of the district judge, who accused him of sexually assaulting her.

Aug 26, 2014

Modi led government completes three months in office

New Delhi/ Uttar Pradesh, Aug 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government completed three months in office on Tuesday. Modi was sworn-in as prime minister of India on May 26 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ruling BJP came to power after it won a whopping 282 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, ousting out the Congress party which had been in power for ten years. While the BJP said that people are proud of them, the rival parties slammed the government saying they failed to tame inflation and solve power crisis.

Aug 26, 2014