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R.K. Singh backs Salma Ansari, says triple talaq not part of Islam
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): Coming out in full support of Vice-President Mohammed Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari's assertion on triple talaq, former Home Secretary and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP R.K. Singh on Monday said the practice of divorce is not a part of the Isl
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RK Nagar by-polls: AIADMK, BJP in favour of EC's verdict
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai/New Delhi [India] Apr. 10 (ANI): The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Monday welcomed the Election Commission's (EC) move of cancelling the by-elections of Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency and said that the poll panel has proved that democracy is alive
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EC cancels R.K. Nagar by polls in Chennai
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 10 (ANI): The Election Commission has cancelled the by-elections in Chennai's R.K. Nagar constituency, a day after cash-for-votes allegations surfaced.
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DMK pulls up Sasikala faction over IT raids, says it's shame for TN
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Apr. 9 (ANI): With the Income Tax (IT) Department stating that the AIADMK faction led by V.K. Sasikala distributed around Rs. 100 crores to the voters ahead of the R.K. Nagar by-poll, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Sunday asserted that it is a matter for shame f
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Amidst controversies, AIADMK's Dinakaran finds a diehard supporter in
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
R.K. Nagar [Chennai] [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): TTV Dinakaran, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Amma faction candidate for the R.K. Nagar bye-election on Saturday got a diehard supporter who devised a unique way to campaign for his leader.
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President of India gave away Award of Excellence to Boominathan of Chennai
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI-NewsVoir): His Excellency President of India, Pranab Mukherjee today (April 7, 2017) presented R. Boominathan, CEO of Chennais Amirta International Institute of Hotel Management with NIMCARE World Health Day Award of Excellence.
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Chidambaram criticizes Tarun Vijay's racist remark
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 8 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay's racist remark, Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the former Rajya Sabha MP, asked was he referring to the saffron party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members wh
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EC asks both AIADMK factions to remove 'two leaves' symbol from
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Friday directed both factions of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to remove the 'two leaves' symbol from all its official websites and social media and submit the compliance report by Apr
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64th National Film Awards: Sonam feels 'shocked and grateful' fo
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Apr. 7 (ANI): Sonam Kapoor, who presently is busy shooting for R. Balki's 'Padman,' along with Akshay Kumar, feels 'shocked and grateful' as 'Neerja' won the National Award today in 'Best Hindi Feature Film' category, with a spec
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BJP backs IT raids on TN Minister, calls for fair polls
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (TN) [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): After income tax officials raided the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr C Vijayabaskar, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed the move and demanded that the Election Commission should ensure free and fair elections during the
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FICCI Global R&D Summit 2017 paves way to nurturing R&D and innova
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI-NewsVoir): The Global R&D Summit 2017 opened in Bengaluru on the 6th April to explore the potential of research and development in catalyzing economic cooperation and social development.
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IT raid on TN minister's house: DMK says it has approached CEC to rep
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 7 (ANI): With income tax officials raiding the Chennai residence of Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijaya Baskar, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday confirmed that it had filed two complaints with the Election Commission office here in which it has
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