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March 14, 2017 8:55 PM

BJP wins elections in UP due to multiple reasons: Rahul Gandhi

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said that BJP has won elections in Uttar Pradesh due to multiple reasons. Talking to media in New Delhi, Mr Gadhi said polarisation of voters was one of the factors which led to BJP's win. <br/><br/>He said there are ups and downs in electo...

March 14, 2017 8:52 PM

Arun Jaitley takes additional charge of Defence Ministry

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took additional charge of Defence Ministry today after Manohar Parrikar resigned to take on the new role of Goa Chief Minister. President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday accepted the resignation of Mr Parrikar as Defence Minister.<br/><br/>A Communique issued by ...

March 14, 2017 8:52 PM

Party needs structural, organisatonal changes :Rahul Gandhi

After suffering huge debacle in assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi today admitted that there is a need to make structural and organisatonal changes in the party. Talking to media in New Delhi today, Mr Gandhi said, there are ups and downs in ele...

March 14, 2017 8:39 PM

Lok Sabha takes up demands for Grants of Railways Ministry

The Lok Sabha has taken up Demands for Grants of Ministry of Railways for 2017-18 for discussion and voting. Initiating the discussion, K H Muniyappa of Congress said, the<br/>convention of presenting a separate Budget has been changed and adding that a separate Rail Budget would have led to m...

March 14, 2017 8:18 PM

Govt procures 14.66L tonnes of pulses to create buffer stock

The government has procured or contracted for imports about 14.66 lakh tonnes of pulses to create a buffer stock. Minister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs C R Chaudhary said this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. He said, 10.60 lakh tonnes of pulses have been procured while 4.06 lakh tonne...

March 14, 2017 8:13 PM

B'desh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India from April 7 to 10

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a state visit to India from 7th to 10th of next month to further expand the cordial and cooperative relationship between the two neighbours. An official statement said in Dhaka today that Ms Hasina will travel to India after seven years on an invitati...

March 14, 2017 7:25 PM

Lok Sabha takes up Enemy Property Bill 2016

Parliament has passed the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 with the Lok Sabha approving the amendments made to the Bill today. The Rajya Sabha had passed the bill with some amendments on Friday. The amendments to the bill in the Lok Sabha were moved by Home Minister Rajnath Singh...

March 14, 2017 6:21 PM

Lok Sabha takes up demands for Grants of Railways Ministry

The Lok Sabha has taken up Demands for Grants of Ministry of Railways for 2017-18 for discussion and voting. Initiating the discussion, K H Muniyappa of Congress stressed on the need of early completion of ongoing work of guage conversion of railway tracks. <br/><br/>He said, the governm...

March 14, 2017 6:02 PM

Congress, NCP & RJD walk out of Lok Sabha

The Congress, NCP and RJD today staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha over the Lok Sabha Speakers&apos; denial of permission to raise the issue of Manipur and Goa where BJP has been invited to form the government in those two states. As soon as the House met for the day, Congress leader Mallikarjun Khar...

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