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RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt
09 Aug 2018
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Karunanidhi no more, stage shifts to burial ground Marina Beach
08 Aug 2018
Karunanidhi’s body will be buried behind Anna Samadhi — the memorial of his mentor C N Annadurai — on the Marina Beach
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Mamata faces attack on Assam issue
03 Aug 2018
The exclusion of 40 lakh residents of Assam by the National Register of Citizenship has angered West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who has however, been lambasted by the state’s Congress unit and her party chief in Assam, who has quit
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Congress may back Mamata or Mayawati for PM to unseat Modi
25 Jul 2018
Congress is drawing inspiration from the grand anti-BJP alliances in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which if gets the upper hand, will make it difficult for Modi to retain power
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No-trust motion against Modi govt fails
21 Jul 2018
A divided opposition helped the ruling NDA defeat the no-trust motion by 325 votes against 126 despite chinks within the ruling alliance
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Opposition tables no-trust motion as LS opens for Monsoon session
18 Jul 2018
Apart from the demand for grant of special status to Andhra Pradesh, the opposition parties have lined up a slew of issues such as mob lynchings, atrocities against women and Dalits
Government plans to amend RTI Act
18 Jul 2018
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Steep hikes in support prices of kharif crops
05 Jul 2018
The government’s move to hike support prices of most crops by more than 50 per cent, which will cost the state nearly Rs15,000 crore, comes less than a year ahead of the next general elections
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Delhi govt has powers to administer, legislate: SC
04 Jul 2018
A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra ruled that the Delhi government has power to legislate and administer in all areas except land, police and public order and that the LG is bound by the aid and advice of the government in all other areas
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