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Cong says 'I told you so' as IMF cuts India's growth rate c
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): With the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying that India's economy has fallen back mostly because of "temporary negative consumption shock" following demonetisation, the Congress asserted that former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had w
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Phogat sisters call on Zaira Wasim to ignore trolls and focus on her work
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Olympian wrestler Geeta Phogat on Monday came out in support of actress Zaira Wasim, who essayed her character in the Bollywood blockbuster flick Dangal, asserting that the Kashmiri starlet must learn to ignore those trying to bring her down and continue to
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Separatists threatened Zaira Wasim to post apology letter: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday held the separatists responsible for the shocking apology letter posted by Zaira Wasim, the Kashmiri starlet who gained fame for her role as a young Geeta Phogat on Dangal, while asserting that they
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Jallikattu ban is an assault on Tamil culture: CPI
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday described the ban on Jallikattu as an assault on Tamil culture and tradition while asserting that the historic bull-taming sport could not be 'wiped out' easily.
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Telangana Govt. keen on developing sheep rearing industry: CM
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan. 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday asserted that the state government is keen on developing sheep rearing as a big industry.
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Khattar distances from own minister, asserts Vij's views are personal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manhor Lal Khattar on Saturday distanced himself from his Cabinet Minister Anil Vij's remarks, saying that the views expressed by him are his personal opinion and categorically stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does no
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Respect autonomy and independence of RBI: Finance Ministry
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): After facing flack from the Opposition over alleged infringement of the autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Finance Ministry on Saturday asserted that the Government fully respects the independence and autonomy of the Central Bank.
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BSF jawan video: Army self-sufficient to probe matter, says MoS Defence
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Taking a serious note on the videos of a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan complaining about poor food and near starvation conditions in his posting, Union Minister of State for Defence Shubhash Bhamre on Saturday asserted that the army is self-sufficient to
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Either Mr. Sidhu or Dr. Sidhu will fight Punjab polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jan. 13 (ANI): Congress leader Navjot Kaur Sidhu on Friday asserted that either she or her husband Navjot Singh Sidhu will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab.
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Gandhi ji irreplaceable, but technical issues need to be sorted: BJP on Kh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 13 (ANI): Casting aside assertions raised by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) workers on printing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo instead of Mahatma Gandhi's, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday categorically stated that there i
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Army Chief Rawat defends operation 'cold start', asserts future
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Jan. 13(ANI): Newly appointed Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday defended the "cold start" doctrine by saying that offence is the best defence adding that future wars will be short and intense.
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Will leave no stone unturned in opposing Jallikattu: PETA
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Friday asserted that they will leave no stone unturned in opposing the practice of Jallikattu.
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