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Vijay Goel hits a goal in his own net
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): Union Minister Vijay Goel on Wednesday had a foot-in-mouth moment when he said that the poor civic conditions in Delhi's Sadar Bazar area are like that of a backward district of Uttar Pradesh.
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UP: State backward classes minister warns BJP
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 29 (ANI): Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party leader Om Prakash Rajbhar, who is also a Uttar Pradesh state cabinet minister, on Sunday issued a "warning" to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that if they did not grant rights to backward classes, then he w
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AP govt, NITI Aayog sign MoU
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Jan 18 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Government and the NITI Aayog on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Amaravati to develop an online dashboard for the 115 most backward districts in the country.
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Bipartisan DACA agreement 'a big step backwards': Trump
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 12 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday went on a Twitter spree, expressing his apparent displeasure with the bipartisan DACA agreement branding it as "a big step backwards."
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BJP has shown nothing is impossible for Indians: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] January 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has showed that once people of India decide to bring a positive change, nothing can stop them.
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Rajasthan Govt. approves 1% reservation for Gujjars
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] December 21 (ANI): The Rajasthan Government on Thursday approved one percent reservation for 'Gujjars' and four other backward castes.
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Parliament winter sessions to discuss Muslim Women's (Protection of Rights
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): As Parliament winter session begins today, the Muslim Women's (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 related to triple talaq and legislation on granting Constitutional status to the Backward Class Commission are among the important bills that will be t
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AP Govt passes resolution to include Boyas, Valmikis in ST list
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 02 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh government passed a resolution to include Boyas, Valmikis and related sub sects of Andhra Pradesh in Scheduled Tribes (STs).
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UP civic polls: BJP tampered with EVMs, alleges Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tampered with the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Uttar Pradesh civil body polls.
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Andhra assembly passes bill for 5% reservation to Kapu community
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Saturday unanimously passed a Bill to provide 5 per cent reservation in education and employment sectors for the Kapu community in the state.
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Raman Singh extols PM Modi for appointing Prabhari officers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 26(ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday extolled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision of appointing Prabhari officers for 115 backward districts and said that it will accelerate the journey of realising 'New India'.
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Centre to reintroduce Bill to grant Constitutional Status to NCBC in LS
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): The Centre will reintroduce the Bill to grant Constitutional Status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in the Lok Sabha in the coming winter session of the Parliament.
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