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Delhi all set to implement odd-even scheme
29 Dec 2015
CPM divided on joining with Cong for state polls
28 Dec 2015
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Modi pays surprise visit to Pak PM Nawaz Sharif
26 Dec 2015
On his way back from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unscheduled stopover in Islamabad to greet his counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday
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A tale of two ministers
22 Dec 2015
The process of coping with the temperament of ministers can be quite trying for a bureaucrat, writes Vivek K Agnihotri, former secretary general, Rajya Sabha
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Nepal govt to address Madhesis' concerns, amend Constitution
21 Dec 2015
The new constitution threatened to politically marginalise Madhesis, who reside in the Terai region near the border with India and constitute nearly 52 per cent of Nepal's population
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Can’t stop rape convict from being freed, says SC
21 Dec 2015
The juvenile convict in the December 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder was released to an NGO on Sunday as the Supreme Court said there was no legal provision under which he could be detained further
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Jaitley calls on Congress to act responsibly, help pass GST bill
16 Dec 2015
Finance minister Arun Jaitley has asked the Congress to help the government to pass the GST bill, which, he said, has the potential to take the country to levels of 8-9% economic growth
![Congress would have avoided drubbing with Pranab as PM: Khurshid Congress would have avoided drubbing with Pranab as PM: Khurshid](/economy/Govt/images/manmohan_singh_pranab_mulherjee_16dec15_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Congress would have avoided drubbing with Pranab as PM: Khurshid
16 Dec 2015
The selection of Manmohan Singh selection over Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 to head the United Progressive Alliance government came as a surprise not only to the Congress but also to outsiders and many argue the party might have averted the 2014 Lok Sabha drubbing if the choice had been the other way around, says former union minister Salman Khurshid
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Kejriwal lashes out at Modi, after raid
15 Dec 2015
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at the centre after the CBI raided and sealed his office, allegedly in connection with a corruption case against his chief secretary Rajendra Kumar
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Sushma effect: Breakthrough in India-Pak ties
10 Dec 2015
Perhaps for the first time, the two sides agreed to include Jammu and Kashmir in their ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue, while Pakistan promised to speed up the trial of the 26/11 accused
Indirect tax collection up 34% in April-November
09 Dec 2015
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