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Former Home Secretary RK Singh joins BJP

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Former Union Home Secretary RK Singh formally joined the BJP on Friday. Singh is likely to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2014. Singh joined BJP in presence of party president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Dec 13, 2013
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Government building consensus to pass Lokpal Bill: Manish Tewari

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said on Friday that the government is generating a consensus on the Lokpal Bill, so that it can be passed. Earlier today, the UPA Government tabled the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Dec 13, 2013
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SP will oppose Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha: Naresh Agarwal

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): The stage is set for a fresh round of argument on the highly publicized Lokpal bill in Parliament on Friday. Union minister of state for parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy will move the Bill in the Rajya Sabha for consideration today. The BJP has insisted that the Bill is not diluted and that the key recommendations of a select committee, while redrafting the Bill, be accepted. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi party has made it clear that it would oppose the Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Dec 13, 2013
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Happy that leaders concerned about SC's wrong decision on gay rights: Anand Grover

New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): After union leaders like Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram expressed concern over re-criminalizing gay sex and upholding the constitutional validity of Section 377 of IPC by the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Anand Grover expressed happiness about the same. He said that SC's duty is to look after the rights of people, but in this case, the SC has curbed people's rights. Grover said that the central government should pressurize to review the apex court's verdict. Dec 12, 2013
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UFO 1969 Crash: New Video Alleges Cover-up by Russians

The controversy surrounding the decades-long claims of an alien autopsy in Russia is back in the news after a video circulating online pointed out that the former super power had known about alien civilisation for years. Dec 12, 2013
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Withdrawing terror cases involve political interest: RK Singh on Allahabad's HC ruling

New Delhi, Dec 12 (ANI): After the Allahabad High court ruled out that SP government in UP cannot withdraw terror cases without the Centre's consent, former union Home Secretary RK Singh favored the ruling and said that if a political party withdraws a terror case, it definitely involves political interests. Further, he said that the Supreme Court had already cleared that withdrawing such cases must be done with the consent of the central government. Singh also said that it's sad that people are placing political interests ahead of national interests. Dec 12, 2013
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Advani says he feels vindicated by Pawar's weak Cong leadership comment

New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani on Wednesday said that he felt vindicated by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's recent comment that the electoral defeat of the Congress in four out of five states, was due to weak leadership. Dec 11, 2013
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Financial sector reforms can be game changers: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that financial sector reforms could be game changers for the ailing economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.6 percent year-on-year, only two basis points above the previous quarter, which was the lowest in four years. The minister listed major reforms bill, which needed parliament approval. Without directly blaming opposition parties, Chidambaram also said that consensus was stymied by political opportunism. Dec 11, 2013