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SHAH-LD NAIDU
TDP chief's criticism of Centre untrue & baseless: Shah
New Delhi: In his first attack on TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for his decision to break ties with his party, BJP president Amit Shah says the Andhra Pradesh chief minister's move was guided by political consideration and not development concerns, and dubbed his criticism of the Centre as "untrue and baseless".
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AS-LD SHAH
BJP sets target of over 21 LS seats from NE in 2019 polls
Guwahati: Gearing up for the next general election, BJP President Amit Shah set a target of 21 seats out of 25 parliamentary constituencies from northeast in Lok Sabha polls in 2019.
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RS-TALLY-BJP
BJP at 69, Congress at 50 in Rajya Sabha after polls
New Delhi: The BJP makes a significant gain of 11 additional seats while the Congress makes an overall loss of four in the biennial elections to 58 Rajya Sabha seats, consolidating the saffron party's position in the House and leaving its main rival far behind.
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UP-LD MAYAWATI
SP-BSP ties won't be affected by RS poll result: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati asserts that her party's understanding with the SP will not be affected by the defeat in Rajya Sabha polls and that she will not allow the BJP's "design" to create a rift between the two parties to succeed.
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KA-RAHUL
BJP 'attacking' the Constitution: Rahul Gandhi
Chamarajanagar (Karna): Congress President Rahul Gandhi accuses the BJP of "attacking" the Constitution and vowed to thwart any attempt to change the statute.
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RAHUL-LD PRASAD
Rahul targets Prasad over pendency of cases in courts
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi hits out at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over huge pendency of cases in courts and shortage of judges, and charged him with "peddling fake news" instead.
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NIRAVMODI-ED SEIZURE
Fresh seizure of jewellery, watches from Nirav Modi's Mumbai apartment
Mumbai/New Delhi: A fresh seizure of antique jewellery, costly watches and paintings of Amrita Sher-Gil and M F Hussain worth Rs 26 crore has been made by the ED from the sea-facing Mumbai apartment of diamantaire Nirav Modi in connection with the over Rs 12,000 crore PNB fraud case.
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JK-LD ENCOUNTER
2 Pak militants killed in encounter in J-K
Srinagar: Two Pakistani militants, belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, police say.
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POL-CONG-BJP
BJP's 'DNA' is 'full of lies': Cong
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi charged the opposition of spreading lies against the government, the Congress hist back alleging that it was the BJP's "DNA" that was "full of lies and its dispensation had "crossed all limits".
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RAJNATH-NAXALISM
Naxalism on its last leg in the country: Rajnath
Gurgaon: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh says the "serious" challenge of Naxalism in the country has entered its "last leg" and Maoists are now resorting to coward ambushes against security forces as they are unable to undertake a direct fight.
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JK-SEPARATIST LEADER SON
Son of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman joins Hizbul Mujahideen
Srinagar: The son of Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai, the newly-elected chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, reportedly joins the Hizbul Mujahideen, the Jammu and Kashmir Police says.
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CG-NAXAL-BLAST
4 policemen injured in IED blast carried out by Naxals in C'garh
Raipur: Four District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, suspected to be carried out by the Naxals, in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police say.
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Karti shall not be arrested till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis cases: Court
New Delhi: A day after securing bail from the Delhi High Court in INX Media case, Karti Chidambaram gets another relief from a city court which granted him protection from arrest till April 16 in Aircel-Maxis matter arising out of the 2G spectrum cases.
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UN-INDIA-WATER
India welcomes UN launch of decade of action on water
United Nations: India welcoms the launch of an ambitious decade for action on water, expressing hope that concerted action by the international community will help in meeting the challenges of ensuring sustainable solutions to the requirement of clean water.
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