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  • New doctor in town promises health insurance for all

     NEW DELHI: Health insurance for all would be the top priority of the Modi government, said Dr Harsh Vardhan, who took charge as Union health minister on Tuesday. He met senior officials in the ministry and briefed them about the priorities of the new dispensation and sought suggestions to implement them.

     NEW DELHI: Health insurance for all would be the top priority of the Modi government, said Dr Harsh Vardhan, who took charge as Union health minister on Tuesday. He met senior officials in the ministry and briefed them about the priorities of the new dispensation and sought suggestions to implement them.

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  • Corruption taint didnt rub on BJP candidates

    NEW DELHI: The 2014 election was supposed to be a vote against corruption. However, it seems to have been fought more on perception than the ground reality.

    NEW DELHI: The 2014 election was supposed to be a vote against corruption. However, it seems to have been fought more on perception than the ground reality.

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  • Why CSK are bosses of crunch games

    There are few certainties in the IPL, but when it comes to the tournament play-offs there's one undeniable fact: no team plays the crunch games better than Chennai Super Kings.

    There are few certainties in the IPL, but when it comes to the tournament play-offs there's one undeniable fact: no team plays the crunch games better than Chennai Super Kings.

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  • The equalizers Women make up 25 percent of Narendra Modi Cabinet

    NEW DELHI: Women may only account for 11% of all Lok Sabha MPs but they fared better when it came to representation in the Cabinet. Six women were sworn in as senior ministers on Monday, accounting for 25% of the Cabinet. They include Sushma Swaraj, Maneka Gandhi, Najma Heptulla, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Uma Bharti and Smriti Irani.

    NEW DELHI: Women may only account for 11% of all Lok Sabha MPs but they fared better when it came to representation in the Cabinet. Six women were sworn in as senior ministers on Monday, accounting for 25% of the Cabinet. They include Sushma Swaraj, Maneka Gandhi, Najma Heptulla, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Uma Bharti and Smriti Irani.

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  • Bilateral brew on Modis first day as PM

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hit the ground running on Tuesday when he holds "courtesy meetings" with leaders of all Saarc countries and also his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam. His most significant meeting, though, will be with Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif which is scheduled for 12.10 pm.

    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hit the ground running on Tuesday when he holds "courtesy meetings" with leaders of all Saarc countries and also his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam. His most significant meeting, though, will be with Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif which is scheduled for 12.10 pm.

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  • Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to call on Atal Behari Vajpayee at his residence today

    NEW DELHI: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif will meet senior BJP leader and three-time prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee On Tuesday. The meeting is expected to take place shortly after Sharif's bilateral with PM Narendra Modi at Vajpayee's Krishna Menon Marg bungalow.

    NEW DELHI: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif will meet senior BJP leader and three-time prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee On Tuesday. The meeting is expected to take place shortly after Sharif's bilateral with PM Narendra Modi at Vajpayee's Krishna Menon Marg bungalow.

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  • Uttarakhand rues as leaders miss Cabinet berth

    DEHRADUN: In Uttarakhand, Modi swearing-in ceremony in which 44 ministers took oath in Delhi, has brought cheers mixed with pangs of sorrow for several BJP leaders who were expecting at least two newly-elected MPs to get the cabinet berths.

    DEHRADUN: In Uttarakhand, Modi swearing-in ceremony in which 44 ministers took oath in Delhi, has brought cheers mixed with pangs of sorrow for several BJP leaders who were expecting at least two newly-elected MPs to get the cabinet berths.

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  • Petition in HC for Arvind Kejriwal release hearing today

    NEW DELHI: A petition seeking immediate release of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to jail after he refused to furnish bail bond in a criminal defamation case against him, was moved before Delhi high court on Monday.

    NEW DELHI: A petition seeking immediate release of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to jail after he refused to furnish bail bond in a criminal defamation case against him, was moved before Delhi high court on Monday.

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  • Sip NaMo tea at Mani Shankar Aiyar tea stall

    VADODARA: When Narendra Modi is sworn-in as Prime Minister on Monday, hot cups of NaMo tea will be given for free at a tea stall in Vadodara

    VADODARA: When Narendra Modi is sworn-in as Prime Minister on Monday, hot cups of NaMo tea will be given for free at a tea stall in Vadodara

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  • Railways to run trains on 36 new routes with dynamic fare pricing

    NEW DELHI: Encouraged by the overwhelming response to the experiment of running premium trains on dynamic fare pricing, railways has decided to run such trains on 36 new routes in a bid to cater to the rush during summers and also to generate extra revenue.

    NEW DELHI: Encouraged by the overwhelming response to the experiment of running premium trains on dynamic fare pricing, railways has decided to run such trains on 36 new routes in a bid to cater to the rush during summers and also to generate extra revenue.

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