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Delhi law minister held for fraud
10 Jun 2015
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Admi Party is in deep trouble after law minister Jitender Singh Tomar was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly faking degrees
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India asks its citizens to leave Saudi city of Najran
08 Jun 2015
India has asked its citizens in conflict-hit Saudi Arabian city of Najran bordering Yemen to leave immediately, following a missile attack on the province by Houthi rebels from Yemen
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India, Bangladesh seal historic land swap deal
06 Jun 2015
Prime Minister Modi also expressed hope that the political resolve and mutual goodwill shown with the Land Boundary Agreement will help the two sides reach a fair solution on Teesta and Feni Rivers
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Karnataka to file appeal against Jayalalithaa’s acquittal
01 Jun 2015
Besides Jayalilathaa, the Karnatak High court had set aside the trial court’s sentencing of three others to four years in jail while allowing the appeals by all the four
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Govt to promulgate ordinance on land acquisition for a third time
30 May 2015
The government has referred the amended land acquisition bill to a 30-member joint panel, consisting of 20 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members
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GDP growth has not picked up as expected, says Arvind Subramanian
27 May 2015
Apart from extensive structural reforms and a visible reduction in corruption, the NDA government's chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian is not happy with the economy's performance
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AAP govt shuffles bureaucracy, seeks powers to impeach L-G Najeeb Jung
26 May 2015
The AAP government today cleared a resolution seeking powers to impeach the Lieutenant-Governor
Centre orders probe into alleged misappropriation of Rs900-cr funds in Arunachal Pradesh
26 May 2015
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Economy, governance back on track, claims Modi
26 May 2015
The government has put a derailed economy back on track and pulled a nation out of despair to trust and hope in just one year of operation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today
Jaitley promises simplified I-T return form
16 May 2015
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Jayalalithaa acquitted; set to return as CM
11 May 2015
The Karnataka HC judgement overturning the special court verdict that disqualified her from contesting elections for 10 years — four years in jail and six years thereafter — will alter the political course in Tamil Nadu
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