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PM Modi pays floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Parliament

New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes at the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary in Parliament. PM Modi was accompanied by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu, BJP senior leader LK Advani, Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and others. The leaders offered rose petals in front of a huge portrait of Sardar Patel in Parliament House. Meanwhile, President Pranab Mukherjee also paid floral tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at President House along with other officials. Oct 31, 2014
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SC tightens grip on Bihar and Chhattisgarh govt over missing children case

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up Bihar and Chhattisgarh government for not registering FIRs in connection of cases related to missing children. The court was not satisfied by the filed affidavit and asked Bihar government to submit fresh affidavit by 13 November. The SC also asked Chhattisgarh government to file a fresh affidavit by November 13 as the data filed by government in the apex court has difference with a data surfaced in a reply to question in the Rajya Sabha earlier. The SC had also summoned chief secretaries and DGPs of Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Oct 30, 2014
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ML Khattar to take oath as Haryana CM

Panchkula, Oct 26 (ANI): BJP leader Manohar Lal Khattar will be taking oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana on Sunday. He will be sworn in as the Chief Minister by Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki at a grand ceremony in Panchkula. Preparations are currently underway for the oath taking ceremony in Panchkula's HUDA ground which will be reportedly attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other NDA leaders. Khattar won the recent assembly elections from the Karnal seat and prior to that he was the Chairman of BJP's Haryana Election Campaign Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. He will be the first Chief Minister of Haryana belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Contesting the Haryana Assembly polls on its own for the first time, the BJP attained a majority by bagging 47 of the 90 assembly seats in the state. Oct 26, 2014
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Authenticity of ADR report must be verified: Sitaram Yechury

New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said that the authenticity of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report, according to which the assets of NDA ministers has increased significantly after coming to power, must be verified. An analysis was done by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) by comparing the value assets of Cabinet Minister's filed for the Lok Sabha elections in May with those sent about five months later to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Oct 25, 2014
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Youth Congress holds protest over black money

Bangalore, Oct 25 (ANI): Youth Congress workers staged a protest on Saturday against the central government for failing to bring black money back into the country, as promised during the Lok Sabha elections. The protesters also raised slogans like 'Why these double standards? Why make false promises?' The Centre had last week told the Supreme Court that it cannot disclose the names of all those having black money stashed abroad as it violated the double taxation avoidance agreement. Oct 25, 2014
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Better if Shiv Sena and BJP comes to power to form govt: LK Advani

Amritsar, Oct 19 (ANI): As BJP garners a large number of votes in Maharashtra though not majority, party leader LK Advani said that it would be better if BJP and Shiv Sena comes together to form government in the state. He said that he is satisfied with the results in Maharashtra as people's mood is in total favour of the BJP even after Lok Sabha polls. Oct 19, 2014
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Assembly polls 2014: Celebrations begin at BJP's Delhi headquarters as party takes lead in early tre

New Delhi/Hisar, Oct 19 (ANI): Celebrations began outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters on Sunday as early trends indicated that the BJP is maintaining vote counting leads in both Haryana and Maharashtra. The party office witnessed a happy and joyous environment similar to what was witnessed during Lok Sabha poll results. Party workers burned crackers and danced on drum beats as BJP continued to lead in vote counting in both the states. Asserting that Haryana will finally get rid of dynastic politics and corruption, BJP leader Captain Abhimanyu Singh expressed hope that his party will emerge victorious with a two-third majority in the new Haryana Assembly. Oct 19, 2014
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LS Secretariat says no minimum percentage of seats required for LoP, politicos react

New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): Political leaders on Saturday reacted over the Lok Sabha Secretariat's reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query that there is no minimum percentage of seats required for appointment of LoP in Lok Sabha. Few months back Congress' demand for Leader of Opposition's post was rejected by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Mumbai-based RTI activist Anil Galgali, had filed an application, seeking information on the compulsory minimum strength required for appointment of LoP. Oct 18, 2014
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