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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
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"More Tourists Will Go To Bastar Than Kashmir If...": Amit Shah In Chhattisgarh
Once famous for Maoist violence, Bastar is now becoming a tourist destination for many. Union Home Minister Amit Shah appreciated the efforts of the state government and security forces in this transformation.
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Indian Automobile Industry To Be Largest In Next 5 Years: Nitin Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways stated that India will have the largest automobile industry in the next five years.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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Watch: Buses Swept Away By Flood Waters After Cyclone Fengal Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, weakened into a deep depression on Sunday, but heavy rains and floods continued to pound several parts of the state and union territory.
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Georgian PM Praises Police For Crackdown Of Protests Over Halt Of EU Talks
Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state.
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Four-Year Ban On Pakistan State Airline Lifted By European Union
The European Union's aviation authorities have lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan's beleaguered national airline that was at the centre of a pilot license scandal, officials said Friday.
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Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Loses Channapatna Assembly Bypoll
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, lost to Congress' CP Yogeshwara by a margin of 25,413 votes in Channapatna, giving the ruling party in the state something to cheer about after the deflating Maharashtra results.
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"Will Make National Highway Of Bihar Like That Of US In 4 Years": Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pledged to transform the state's roads to match the quality of those in the US within the next four years.
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Bengal BJP Chief Arrested On Way To Violence-Hit Murshidabad, Released Later
The West Bengal Police on Wednesday afternoon made "preventive arrest" of BJP's state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar in Krishnanagar area in Nadia district when he was on his way to violence-hit Beldanga in adjoining Murshidabad.
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Congress Has Lost Its Moorings, No Debate About That: Jyotiraditya Scindia
The Congress party has lost its moorings because of leadership's disconnect with the public and the vision for India, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding the opposition party is in a very steady state of decline.
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Had AB Vajpayee Been Alive, J&K Would Not Be Union Territory: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, at the end of two days of hectic political battle in the assembly, said today that had the roadmap of Atal Bihari Vajpayee been followed, the state would have never been reduced to a Union Territory.
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ISRO To Launch Proba-3 Sun Observation Mission In December: Union Minister
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the European Union's Proba 3 Sun Observation Mission in December, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, on Tuesday.
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Will Keep Tribals Out Of Uniform Civil Code's Ambit: Amit Shah In Jharkhand
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit.
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"Farmers' Issue Can Be Solved In 2 Days If Bhagwant Mann Resigns": Union Minister
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party for the farmers' protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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"Not Tampering With State Powers": Law Minister On 'One Nation, One Poll'
A proposal to hold simultaneous federal and state elections - the 'one nation, one poll' proposal - is a long-pending piece of electoral reform and will not damage the Constitution, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal told the Lok Sabha Tuesday afternoon.
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"More Tourists Will Go To Bastar Than Kashmir If...": Amit Shah In Chhattisgarh
Once famous for Maoist violence, Bastar is now becoming a tourist destination for many. Union Home Minister Amit Shah appreciated the efforts of the state government and security forces in this transformation.
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Indian Automobile Industry To Be Largest In Next 5 Years: Nitin Gadkari
The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways stated that India will have the largest automobile industry in the next five years.
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High Court Raps Madhya Pradesh For "Inertia" Over Union Carbide Toxic Waste
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to dispose of the toxic waste lying at the now-defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, and said even 40 years after the gas disaster, the authorities are in a "state of inertia".
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Watch: Buses Swept Away By Flood Waters After Cyclone Fengal Landfall
Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall near Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, weakened into a deep depression on Sunday, but heavy rains and floods continued to pound several parts of the state and union territory.
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Georgian PM Praises Police For Crackdown Of Protests Over Halt Of EU Talks
Facing condemnation from the United States and defiance from his own president, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze praised police on Sunday for cracking down on protesters who he said were acting on foreign orders to undermine the state.
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Four-Year Ban On Pakistan State Airline Lifted By European Union
The European Union's aviation authorities have lifted a four-year ban on Pakistan's beleaguered national airline that was at the centre of a pilot license scandal, officials said Friday.
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Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Loses Channapatna Assembly Bypoll
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, lost to Congress' CP Yogeshwara by a margin of 25,413 votes in Channapatna, giving the ruling party in the state something to cheer about after the deflating Maharashtra results.
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"Will Make National Highway Of Bihar Like That Of US In 4 Years": Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday pledged to transform the state's roads to match the quality of those in the US within the next four years.
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Bengal BJP Chief Arrested On Way To Violence-Hit Murshidabad, Released Later
The West Bengal Police on Wednesday afternoon made "preventive arrest" of BJP's state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar in Krishnanagar area in Nadia district when he was on his way to violence-hit Beldanga in adjoining Murshidabad.
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Congress Has Lost Its Moorings, No Debate About That: Jyotiraditya Scindia
The Congress party has lost its moorings because of leadership's disconnect with the public and the vision for India, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding the opposition party is in a very steady state of decline.
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Had AB Vajpayee Been Alive, J&K Would Not Be Union Territory: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, at the end of two days of hectic political battle in the assembly, said today that had the roadmap of Atal Bihari Vajpayee been followed, the state would have never been reduced to a Union Territory.
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ISRO To Launch Proba-3 Sun Observation Mission In December: Union Minister
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch the European Union's Proba 3 Sun Observation Mission in December, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, on Tuesday.
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Will Keep Tribals Out Of Uniform Civil Code's Ambit: Amit Shah In Jharkhand
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit.
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"Farmers' Issue Can Be Solved In 2 Days If Bhagwant Mann Resigns": Union Minister
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday blamed the Punjab government led by the Aam Aadmi Party for the farmers' protests in the state and demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
