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Tweets Touch My Heart, Says Narendra Modi

Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's election campaign Chief Narendra Modi acknowledged his followers on the micro-blogging site Twitter saying, the retweets in different language 'touched his heart'.

Aug 3, 2013

Bodoland FactBox: Assam Suffers Violent Protests

Agitation for a separate state of Bodoland has taken a violent turn as the All Bodos Students Union (ABSU) called for a 12-hour 'rail roko' protest in Assam since Friday morning, disconnecting all the north-eastern states from the country.

Aug 2, 2013

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Outrage as Akhilesh Partyman Brags about IAS Officer's Suspension

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Singh Bhati was caught on camera claiming that he got IAS officer Durga Nagpal suspended 'within 40 minutes' for allegedly demolishing the wall of a complex that housed a mosque in the Kadalpur village of Noida.

Aug 2, 2013

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Gorkhaland Fact File: Darjeeling Gears up for Indefinite Strike

Congress is likely to walk on a tightrope after endorsing Telangana, as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will launch an indefinite strike in Darjeeling from 3 August for demanding statehood for Gorkhaland.

Aug 1, 2013

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Telangana Tops Issues Tabled Before Congress Working Committee

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) and UPA Coordination Committee are expected to make a final decision on granting separate statehood for the Telangana region today.

Jul 30, 2013

Rajya Sabha Seat Sold for ₹100 Crore? Congress MP's Comment Sparks Controversy

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Singh, who recently became a member of Congress Working Committee (CWC), kicked off a storm on Monday by claiming that seats in the Upper House can be bought for ₹100 crore.

Jul 29, 2013

Modi US Visa Row: Forensic Report Says MPs' Letters to Obama are Authentic

The controversial letters sent to US President Barack Obama asking him to maintain the policy of denying Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's a visa are 'original and authentic', said a California-based forensic document examiner.

Jul 29, 2013

Will Narendra Modi Ever Apply for US Visa Again? United States Ready to Review BJP Leader's Application

The United States department of state has said that they would consider if Narendra Modi applies for US visa again. US rejected Gujarat Chief Minister's visa application in 2005 citing his inaction during the 2002 Gujarat riots which killed hundreds of people. Interestingly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has not applied for US visa again after his application was rejected once.

Jul 27, 2013

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India-US Trade Relations: Joe Biden Urges India to Remove Obstacles Faced by American Companies

United States Vice President Joe Biden has urged India to create an investment-friendly environment and remove trade obstacles faced by American companies, be it restriction in foreign direct investment (FDI) or local tax treatment.

Jul 25, 2013

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Bihar Mid-day Meal Tragedy: Blood Test Shows Acute Poisoning; WHO Warned India About Toxin

The result of the serum tests conducted on blood samples of the students, who fell critically ill after eating the free mid-day meal at a school in Bihar last week, were exposed to 'acute poisoning'.

Jul 23, 2013

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BJP Asks Tamil Nadu Govt for SIT Probe into Killing of Party's Gen Secy; State-Wide Strike on Monday

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked the Tamil Nadu government for a probe by a Special Investigation Team into the killing of party's General Secretary V Ramesh in the state. The BJP wing in Tamil Nadu has also called for a strike in the state as a protest on Monday.

Jul 20, 2013

Mid-Day Meal Poisoning: 20 Children Die in Bihar; Opposition Demands CM's Resignation

The free mid-day meals at a school near Chhapra, Bihar, proved fatal for 20 children on Wednesday. Most of those who died, allegedly due to food poisoning, were aged below 10 years.

Jul 17, 2013

Congress Lashes Out at Modi over 'Secularism' Remark

The Congress lashed out at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who during a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meet in Pune accused the Congress of using secularism to hide its failures.

Jul 15, 2013

Ban RSS, VHP and Bajrang Dal, Says Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati is dissapointed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for politicising the Ayodhya issue ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year and demanded that organisations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal be banned in the country.