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'Culmination Of A 14-Year-Long Journey', Says President Pranab Mukherjee At GST Launch Event: Top 5 Quotes
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation from the Central Hall of Parliament at the Goods and Services Tax (GST) launch event. After his speech, he launched the landmark tax reform along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his address, Mr Mukherjee also spoke about his experience as Finance Minister and described the the launch of GST as a...
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Gita Has 18 Chapters, GST Council Also Had 18 Meetings: Top 5 Quotes Of PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at the Central Hall of Parliament ahead of the GST launch at midnight. While the Congress and Trinamool Congress decided to abstain from the launch event, it was attended by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former PM HD Deve Gowda and NDA allies. The landmark tax reform was launched just after midnight by th...
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'Not In My Name': 360 Degree View Of Citizens Protesting Mob Killings
In cities across India on Wednesday, citizens united to protest against the recent wave of mob killings. These were silent protests with no involvement of any political parties. The people who came were from all walks of life - senior citizens, students, professionals - united in saying that these killings are 'not in my name'.
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Opposition Set To Skip Midnight GST Launch, Arun Jaitley Hopes They'll Attend
Mamata Banerjee has called an open boycott. Other opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, may not say it in so many words, but they too are set to skip the government's function at midnight on Friday to launch mega reform Goods and Services Tax (GST). The government has invited top leaders from all parties, all members of Parliamen...
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Club Asking Meghalaya Woman To Leave Is Racial Discrimination, Says Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has described as a "clear case of racial discrimination", the elite Delhi Golf Club in the capital asking a woman guest from Meghalaya to leave because she was wearing a Jainsem, a traditional dress worn by Khasis. Tailin Lyngdoh was dining with a member of the club, when she was asked to leave by club staff, who alleged...
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PM Modi Ends 3-Nation Tour, Heads Back To India: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his three-nation tour with Netherlands as its final destination. He also visited United States for two days.
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Gayatri Prajapati Being Treated Like A 'Terrorist', Says Mulayam Singh Yadav
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav today said that party leader Gayatri Prajapati, who is in jail over a rape case, is "innocent" and further alleged that the ex-minister is being treated like a "terrorist". Mr Yadav met Prajapati at a Lucknow jail today.
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'New India' Meets 'Make America Great Again': PM Narendra Modi's Speech In 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump addressed a joint press meet following their first meeting at the White House. Mr Modi was welcomed to the White House by Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The two then chaired delegation level talks at the White House's Cabinet Room. After the address, Mr Modi was hosted at a receptio...
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Congress Hits Out At PM Narendra Modi Over 'Spotless' Government Remark
The Congress today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he should talk about Vyapam, Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya when he talks about his government's "spotless" record. Mr Modi, in his address to the Indian community in US yesterday, said that erstwhile governments in India were voted out due to corruption and his three-year old go...
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'Act Of God,' Says Operator On Cable Car Accident That Killed Family Of 4 In Kashmir's Gulmarg
A pile of newspapers lie outside the locked door of Jayant Andraskar's Shalimar Bagh home in Delhi. They would've been collected today, only no one is coming back home. On Sunday, 38-year-old Jayant, his wife Manisha and two young children died in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, when they fell out of a cable car suspended hundreds of feet above the gr...
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'Not One Nation Questioned India's Surgical Strikes': PM Narendra Modi's Top Quotes In US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian community in Washington DC after meeting chief executives of major US companies on Sunday. In his speech, PM Modi spoke about the three years of his government and the growth of the foreign ministry through social media and technology. He also spoke about India's successful surgical strikes, pointin...
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25-Year-Old Shot Dead In Jharkhand, Family Alleges Police Involvement
A 25-year-old man was dragged out of his home in a Jharkhand village and was shot dead by the police in cold blood, his family has alleged. Mohammad Salman, a resident of in Piparwar village in Chatra district - around 140 km from state capital Ranchi - was taken away by the police on the night of June 23.
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As Rajini Fever Rises Again, OPS Says Too Early to Talk Alliance
Amid renewed speculation that a political career for Rajinikanth is round the corner, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam weighed in today saying the superstar has "every right to come into politics," but would have to earn that place. He also said it was too early to talk about a possible alliance.
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1 Dead In Mob Lynching On Train, Blood In Coach Shows Extent Of Violence
A 16-year-old has died after he was attacked, along with three other young men traveling with him, in what appears to be a hate crime - they were attacked by other passengers on a train in Haryana last night and then thrown off the train when it pulled into a station at Asavati, just 20 kilometres from Delhi.
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In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Presence, Ram Nath Kovind To File Nomination For President Today
The NDA's presidential pick, Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament house at 11 am today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the other parties supporting his candidature.
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'Culmination Of A 14-Year-Long Journey', Says President Pranab Mukherjee At GST Launch Event: Top 5 Quotes
President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation from the Central Hall of Parliament at the Goods and Services Tax (GST) launch event. After his speech, he launched the landmark tax reform along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his address, Mr Mukherjee also spoke about his experience as Finance Minister and described the the launch of GST as a...
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Gita Has 18 Chapters, GST Council Also Had 18 Meetings: Top 5 Quotes Of PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation at the Central Hall of Parliament ahead of the GST launch at midnight. While the Congress and Trinamool Congress decided to abstain from the launch event, it was attended by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, former PM HD Deve Gowda and NDA allies. The landmark tax reform was launched just after midnight by th...
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'Not In My Name': 360 Degree View Of Citizens Protesting Mob Killings
In cities across India on Wednesday, citizens united to protest against the recent wave of mob killings. These were silent protests with no involvement of any political parties. The people who came were from all walks of life - senior citizens, students, professionals - united in saying that these killings are 'not in my name'.
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Opposition Set To Skip Midnight GST Launch, Arun Jaitley Hopes They'll Attend
Mamata Banerjee has called an open boycott. Other opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, may not say it in so many words, but they too are set to skip the government's function at midnight on Friday to launch mega reform Goods and Services Tax (GST). The government has invited top leaders from all parties, all members of Parliamen...
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Club Asking Meghalaya Woman To Leave Is Racial Discrimination, Says Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has described as a "clear case of racial discrimination", the elite Delhi Golf Club in the capital asking a woman guest from Meghalaya to leave because she was wearing a Jainsem, a traditional dress worn by Khasis. Tailin Lyngdoh was dining with a member of the club, when she was asked to leave by club staff, who alleged...
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PM Modi Ends 3-Nation Tour, Heads Back To India: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ended his three-nation tour with Netherlands as its final destination. He also visited United States for two days.
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Gayatri Prajapati Being Treated Like A 'Terrorist', Says Mulayam Singh Yadav
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav today said that party leader Gayatri Prajapati, who is in jail over a rape case, is "innocent" and further alleged that the ex-minister is being treated like a "terrorist". Mr Yadav met Prajapati at a Lucknow jail today.
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'New India' Meets 'Make America Great Again': PM Narendra Modi's Speech In 10 Points
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump addressed a joint press meet following their first meeting at the White House. Mr Modi was welcomed to the White House by Mr Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. The two then chaired delegation level talks at the White House's Cabinet Room. After the address, Mr Modi was hosted at a receptio...
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Congress Hits Out At PM Narendra Modi Over 'Spotless' Government Remark
The Congress today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he should talk about Vyapam, Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya when he talks about his government's "spotless" record. Mr Modi, in his address to the Indian community in US yesterday, said that erstwhile governments in India were voted out due to corruption and his three-year old go...
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'Act Of God,' Says Operator On Cable Car Accident That Killed Family Of 4 In Kashmir's Gulmarg
A pile of newspapers lie outside the locked door of Jayant Andraskar's Shalimar Bagh home in Delhi. They would've been collected today, only no one is coming back home. On Sunday, 38-year-old Jayant, his wife Manisha and two young children died in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg, when they fell out of a cable car suspended hundreds of feet above the gr...
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'Not One Nation Questioned India's Surgical Strikes': PM Narendra Modi's Top Quotes In US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian community in Washington DC after meeting chief executives of major US companies on Sunday. In his speech, PM Modi spoke about the three years of his government and the growth of the foreign ministry through social media and technology. He also spoke about India's successful surgical strikes, pointin...
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25-Year-Old Shot Dead In Jharkhand, Family Alleges Police Involvement
A 25-year-old man was dragged out of his home in a Jharkhand village and was shot dead by the police in cold blood, his family has alleged. Mohammad Salman, a resident of in Piparwar village in Chatra district - around 140 km from state capital Ranchi - was taken away by the police on the night of June 23.
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As Rajini Fever Rises Again, OPS Says Too Early to Talk Alliance
Amid renewed speculation that a political career for Rajinikanth is round the corner, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam weighed in today saying the superstar has "every right to come into politics," but would have to earn that place. He also said it was too early to talk about a possible alliance.
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1 Dead In Mob Lynching On Train, Blood In Coach Shows Extent Of Violence
A 16-year-old has died after he was attacked, along with three other young men traveling with him, in what appears to be a hate crime - they were attacked by other passengers on a train in Haryana last night and then thrown off the train when it pulled into a station at Asavati, just 20 kilometres from Delhi.
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In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Presence, Ram Nath Kovind To File Nomination For President Today
The NDA's presidential pick, Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament house at 11 am today in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top leaders of the other parties supporting his candidature.
