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Narendra Modi to address rally in Meerut today

New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will address a rally in Meerut today. The security has been stepped up in view of the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh last year. A number of police personnel have been deployed. Besides bomb disposal squads, metal detectors have been set up to secure Modi's rally. Feb 2, 2014
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Narendra Modi calls for boost in tourism in Somnath

Somnath, Feb 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday called for promotion of tourism along the boundary of western Gujarat region as he paid a visit to the famous Somnath Mahadev Temple. He said that Somnath is a new district and had been formed for the better progress of the state of Gujarat. He further thanked saying that if there was no Sardar Patel there would be no Somnath. Feb 1, 2014
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Experience does not matter to become PM: Digvijay Singh

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Reacting to Nationalist Congress party (NCP) leader Praful Patel's statement that Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi was less experienced that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Friday said that experience did not matter in the current situation, and that there was a difference between governing a state and governing a nation. Earlier in the day, Patel had said that Rahul Gandhi was less experienced than Modi in context of becoming the prime ministerial candidate of the party. He had also criticized the Congress for delaying clarity on the seat alliance talks with NCP in Maharashtra. Jan 31, 2014
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Delhi Govt has no right to function if it cannot provide 24x 7 power: BJP

New Delhi, Jan 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday criticized Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for failing to provide uninterrupted power supply, and said the state government has no right to function if it is unable to provide electricity to the people. Jan 31, 2014
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National election observation council calls violence-plagued polls in Bangladesh exclusive

Dhaka, Jan 31 (ANI): Chairman of Bangladesh's national election observation council--Jatiya Nirbachon Porjobekkhon Parishad, (JANIPOP)--Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah hailed the disputed elections conducted in Dhaka, as the country was hit by political turmoil amid growing international calls for fresh and inclusive polls. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League ended with more than two-thirds of seats in a contest that was shunned by international observers as flawed and derided as a farce by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Talking to a reporter in Dhaka, Kalimullah said that the election commission succeeded in conducting the polls although the voter turnout was low. Jan 31, 2014
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BJP pulls up Rahul, says Congress recalls Gujarat riots when they run out of ideas

New Delhi, Jan 28 (ANI): Commenting on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's statement that the 'Gujarat Government was actually abetting and pushing the 2002 riots further', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday said that the Congress Party tends to go back to the Gujarat riots when they run out of ideas to garner public support. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar mocked Rahul Gandhi, and said that his party has nothing to offer to the country. Jan 28, 2014

AAP behaving like unguided missiles: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to the recent comment made by Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti on a reporter, after he was asked if he was planning to resign from his post on moral grounds, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should maintain some decency and discipline in their party, and that they were behaving like unguided missiles. Jan 25, 2014
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Somnath Bharti incident was pre-planned by Congress: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Commenting on whether Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti should resign due to the allegations made against him, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that everything was pre-planned by the Congress, and that they should understand that none of their attempts was going to affect the country. Jan 24, 2014
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Kirti Azad asks Shashi Tharoor to resign till probe is over

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirti Azad on Thursday said that Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Shashi Tharoor should resign from his post on moral grounds till the probe is over in connection with the recent death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Jan 23, 2014
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Women politicos ask West Bengal CM to take stern action in Birbhum gang-rape case

New Delhi, Jan 23 (ANI): Women politicos on Thursday condemned the alleged gang-rape of a tribal woman in West Bengal's Birbhum district, and appealed to the state chief minister to take stern action against the culprits. President of Women Congress Shobha Oza said that if such brutal acts are not restricted, women will never feel safe in this country. Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) leader Najma Heptulla, echoing similar sentiments, said that India's image is deteriorating due to incidents like these that happen not only with Indian women but also with foreign nationals. A 20 year old tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped on Monday night on the order of the village court presided by village head, who decided to punish the girl for having an affair with a boy from a different community. Jan 23, 2014
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Kejriwal's anarchism better than Congress, BJP's status quo: K C Tyagi

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Janata Dal-United ( JD-U) leader K C Tyagi on Wednesday defended the protest held by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to suspend the erring police officials, and said that he preferred Kejriwal's anarchism to Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) status quo. Jan 22, 2014
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Congress leader accuses BJP of nexus with Maoists in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Jan 21 (ANI): Bhupesh Baghel a Congress leader in Chhattisgarh hit out at ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for their connection with Maoists through traders. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress chief, Bhupesh Baghel, accused the BJP, saying that BJP-RSS had connection with the contractors. Jan 21, 2014