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One year is a long time.
52 weeks non-stop No.1.
@CNNnews18
UNDEFEATED. UNBEATABLE. UNDETERRED.
Thank you viewers 🙏
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This is Kerala Education Minister C Raveendranath carrying relief material on his shoulders. Happens only in Kerala.
#KeralaFloods
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The second day of Pongal is called Maatu Pongal. Maatu means cow. Cow is worshipped on this day. They play Jallikattu on this day. The cow is worshipped before this sport is played on the second holy day of the state's most important harvest festival Pongal. So much for Gaumutra!
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@msdhoni
showing once again why he's the greatest T20 specialist of all. Age against him, sore back and yet to come this far, losing by just four runs is an incredible achievement for
@ChennaiIPL
#CSKvsKXIP
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Complete madness! There is no such federal inheritance tax in the US which applies nationwide.
India had inheritance tax thru till the 80s. Guess who abolished it? Rajiv Gandhi's govt. And this gentleman below was very much around back then.
This is How to Lose an Election 101
#WATCH
| Chicago, US: Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda says, "...In America, there is an inheritance tax. If one has $100 million worth of wealth and when he dies he can only transfer probably 45% to his children, 55% is grabbed by the government. That's an…
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Insulting voters, wherever they are, and whoever they vote for, is just arrogant, divisive and counter productive.
"BJP can win elections only in GOMUTRA states" - DMK MP Senthil Kumar passes gomutra slur (which is mainly used by Pakistani terrorists against Hindus) inside parliament.
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Welcome back
@ChennaiIPL
! What a way to make your return to
@IPL
! This is the reason we fans missed you so much for the last two years. You beauty
@DJBravo47
!
#CSKvsMI
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They were supposed to be the Dad's Army. Now they're top of the table.
@ChennaiIPL
prove that age is just a number in T20.
#CSKvsDD
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Sadly, none of the Delhi papers have even one article on
#Sridevi
's immense body of work in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. Not one article. Is that too much to ask for? She was already a Superstar before even she set foot in
#Bollywood
.
#RIPSridevi
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#JaiBhim
is a grim but powerful watch.
Kudos to
@Suriya_offl
for pulling off Justice Chandru with elan.
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@OfficeOfRG
waiting in queue to board his
@IndiGo6E
flight to
#Ahmedabad
. Obviously no private jets for him. 😇
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Faith is a deeply personal matter. How does it matter if
@OfficeOfRG
is Hindu or Muslim or non-believer? It is his business & no one else's. And is this the most important issue in the Gujarat election? One man's faith or the lack of it?
#SomnathTemple
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Dear Shubrashtha, it was you who politicized the debate by making a completely unsubstantiated allegation against Rahul Gandhi. If you do have EVIDENCE of the same, pls go to a court of law.
@CNNnews18
will not be a platform for your unsubstantiated claims.
How dare
@Zakka_Jacob
say i am defending
@mjakbar
! ( Here i tag the minister as well.)Anybody who will watch your third rate debate will know of my opening statement&yours too. While you swore by to not politicise the debate, you thought you could slide in your agenda unchecked!
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It's petty and small minded that AIADMK Govt will not give space at the Marina to bury
#Karunanidhi
.
#RIPKalaignar
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Dei thambi, watch my second debate. It's on Chennai floods only.
But wait, current irukka?
Zakka from TN have no time to report on chennai's sufferings in this hard times. But, didn't fail to do his boot licking job. No shame.
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Thala
@msdhoni
: there was no question of not playing for
@ChennaiIPL
. Fans here have adopted me as one of their own. There can't be a bigger compliment than that. Never thought of playing for any other franchise.
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Mohan Bhagwat not allowed, but Abdul Nasser Madhani allowed to hoist flag. Welcome to Kerala.
#BREAKING
-- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has been restrained from hoisting flag in Palakkad, Kerala |
@Neethureghu
with the report
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This is exactly what
#Mersal
talked about. Can we stop kids from dying instead of targeting movies?
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Barack Obama used to say when he was President, "I only wear two suits, a blue and a black. I don't spend time thinking about what to wear because I have a country to run. There are far more important choices I have to make in a day than choosing the colour of my tie."
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This keeps getting worse. Now
#UCO
Bank admits it has over 400 mn USD exposure in
#PNBScam
. This is no longer tip of the iceberg. The whole iceberg is melting.
#NiravModi
#MehulChoksi
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If
@ChennaiIPL
are serious about life after
#Dhoni
, they should just adopt
@IamSanjuSamson
. His reception the other day in Chepauk was something else.
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Yeddyurappa had asked for seven days time to prove majority. Governor gives him fifteen days to prove majority. Ek ke saath, ek free?
#KarnatakaElections2018
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@SushmaSwaraj
in RS: Rahul Gandhi should have consulted the govt first, before asking Chinese Ambassador for that country's view.
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Fair question. When Haris' son beat someone up, media went after him. And rightly so. Why the silence now?
9 children mowed down by a Bjp leader in Bihar. Why no arrest? Is misrule and chaos returning to Bihar?
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Lakhs of students suffering because of the incompetence of
#CBSE
is just unacceptable and so damn unfair on the kids. If heads don't roll for this, then God save us!
#Maths
#Economics
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What happened is
#Tuticorin
is absolutely reprehensible. This protest has been going for 100 days. What was govt doing? Were EPS-OPS sleeping? Protesters were peaceful all along including today. Multiple dead in a progressive state like TN is unacceptable.
#Sterlite
#Tuticorin
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Four out of five games this season
@ChennaiIPL
have taken it to the very last over. Whoever takes it deep and can keep their nerve will master this year's
@IPL
#SRHvCSK
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Thanks Divya. It's a small cameo. But great to see the response.
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Lionel Messi retires. Take a bow Champ! You were the greatest of this generation.
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The fact that
@INCIndia
has won
#RajasthanByPolls
and
@AITCofficial
has won
#Bengal
bypolls and that too with big margins shows that
#Battle
for
#2019
is far from a cakewalk. It's game on. One more reason why I'm suspicious of early polls theory.
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Finished seven years today at
@CNNnews18
. Phew...what a ride!
Hopefully, best is yet to come. 🤞
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@OfficeOfRG
hits a no ball out of the park for a six! 🏏
With political discourse hitting new lows everyday, Congress President Rahul Gandhi shows how to gracefully handle detractors and call their bluff.
#RGinSingapore
#IndiaAt70
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#Kaala
is a deeply political film. Arguably the most political film that
@rajinikanth
has done in the last 25 years. It's an out and out
@beemji
with a big political message for the rulers and the ruled.
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As
@ikamalhaasan
launches new party, wish him all the best. He may not solve all of Tamil Nadu's problems. He's not a messiah with a magic wand. But at least it's worth giving him a shot. People of TN are sick of the same old politics. Time for something new.
#KamalPartyLaunch
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Tonight most prime time TV debates will focus on
#AAP
versus
#ChiefSecretary
.
#FaceOff
will continue to focus on
#NiravModi
#MehulChoksi
& now
#Rotomac
. We believe loot of PSBs is far more important than who slapped whom. Please tune in at 8 PM
@CNNnews18
#EndBankLoot
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Colleague
@SubhajitSG
has accessed the
#FIR
in the
#NiravModi
case. It clearly states that all LOUs were issued in 2017. Breaking
@CNNnews18
#BigBankScam
#PNBScam
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அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்ப தில்லையே
இச்சகத்து ளோரெலாம் எதிர்த்து நின்ற போதினும்,
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை அச்சமென்பதில்லையே.
#100YearsOfBharathiar
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Reminds you of the original
#AlexPandian
Thalaivar
@rajinikanth
is back as a Bad Cop.
#DarbarTrailer
"Original'ah vae naan villain ma! 😈 Idhu eppidi irukku! 😎"
Here's the much awaited
#DarbarTrailer
▶️ (Tamil) 🔗
#Thalaivar
's
#DARBAR
👑
@rajinikanth
@ARMurugadoss
#Nayanthara
@anirudhofficial
@santoshsivan
@sreekar_prasad
@SunielVShetty
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Media attacked in Panchkula and Sirsa. Where is the Chief Minister, the Home Minister, BJP Chief? Where's accountability?
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Kohli says he was never told by BCCI not to leave when he decided to step down from T20 captaincy.
Ganguly says he personally requested Virat not to quit.
Now, only one of it can be true. 🤔
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TRS MP
@RaoKavitha
sharing a helmet with her brother
@KTRTRS
on
#RakshaBandhan
to spread awareness abt two wheeler accidents. Nice gesture.
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I have no sympathies for any politician. 18 years of my professional career stand testimony. But for your information, the case mentioned by you was quashed by the Supreme Court. But if you choose not to believe fact beacuse of your blinkered politics, then that's on you, not me.
You may have a reason to favor
@RahulGandhi
by burying the not so elitist Sukanya Devi’d voice and glamorising
@_sabanaqvi
‘s. Look at your hypocrisy
@Zakka_Jacob
, legally even
@mjakbar
has not even tried, let alone being proved a harasser (your logic back at u!)
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Once again
@ChennaiIPL
wins a game from an improbable situation. Oh, how we missed you! Over 1000 days since a match at
#Chepauk
, but this game was worth every bit.
#CSKvKKR
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I hate
#Khichdi
. Worst choice for national dish (why do we even need one?). The only time one shd eat it is when you're ill.
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Man accused in
#BabriMasjidDemolition
is giving sermons on
#nationalism
. Btw, the Muslims in
#Kasganj
were also unfurling the tricolour. They are also Indians. Not from Pakistan. And yet, not one senior BJP leader will condemn this.
#NewsAlert
- Kasganj incident is very disappointing. Previously in Kasganj, Hindus & Muslims used to stay together happily. Now they are only accepting the flag and slogan of Pakistan: Vinay Katiyar, BJP
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For millions of fans of
@ChennaiIPL
like me, tonight was every bit worth waiting for in the last two years. Today is redemption day.
#WhistlePodu
for
#CSK
. Take a bow
@ShaneRWatson33
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Interview with
@maiamofficial
Chief
@ikamalhaasan
Tonight at 10.30 PM and repeat at 4 PM Monday. Only on
@CNNnews18
#KamalHaasanToNews18
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JNU admin claims in an RTI reply that CCTVs were not destroyed.
So did both VC and cops lie? Both had said on record that CCTVs were destroyed.
The RTI response points discrepancies in the FIR filed by the university and the various statements given by the university administration to the media.
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India is not threatened by a young girl with a strong & independent mind. It's threatened when ppl like you in power bat for hoodlums.
It is due to this country India that you have freedom of expression. Iss desh ka namak khaa ke koi desh ke khilaf baat na kare: Kiren Rijiju
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After watching
#Padmavati
, I must say there is nothing objectionable. No dream sequence, no romance bw Alauddin Khilji and Rani Padmini. The movie is a tribute to Rajput bravery and valour.
Going in for a special screening of
#Padmavati
. Is there anything in it as feared by
#KarniSena
? Will let you know soon. Watch this space.
@CNNnews18
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So this is the real story! Wylie's predecessor Dan Muresan worked for Congress but was paid by an Indian billionaire to sabotage the Congress' chances! And Muresan was found dead in a hotel room in Kenya months later.
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This picture...is worth a thousand words. And then some more. 😂 Courtesy: ANI
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Thank you viewers 🙏
#CNNNews18WinsBig
| Zakka Jacob (
@Zakka_Jacob
) wins the Best News Anchor Award for the 2nd time at the 23rd Asian Television Awards. Watch Zakka Jacob on
#FaceOff
, Mon-Fri, at 8pm.
Rajeev Masand's (
@RajeevMasand
) 'Bollywood Roundtable' wins Best Talk Show Award.
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Don't know if
#ManmohanSingh
drafted this reply, but this is the strongest language he has used in ten years. 😇
#CongPakLinked
#GujaratElection2017
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Exclusive Interview with
@mkstalin
Coming up on
@News18TamilNadu
at
6 PM.
Tamil Nadu will see a 'tsunami' says the President of
@arivalayam
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Congratulations Tamil Nadu police. You have made it to
#AlJazeera
Indian police killed 10 unarmed civilians that were protesting a hazardous copper factory.
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If Congress and JDS come together just to keep BJP out, it would be a travesty of the people's mandate. Verdict was against incumbent Congress govt. Need to learn to accept people's mandate. Goa, Manipur or any other past precedent does not justify any kind of trickery.
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Where is Gen Bakshi who cried abt soldiers dying, wanted a tank in JNU. Army building bridge at Godman's pvt function isn't demoralizing?
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The biggest names in Bengaluru from
@BSBommai
to
@DKShivakumar
to
@TVMohandasPai
to
@KicchaSudeep
will all be at the
#CNNNews18TownHall
tonight.
Live from 4 PM onwards.
Here's how to catch it 👇
Tune in on TV 📺
@CNNnews18
And on YouTube 📱
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Will any Indian cricketer stand up to say the same about what's going on in our country?
I strongly condemn the recent acts of violence & everyone involved must be brought to justice regardless of race/ religion or ethnicity. I grew up in a civil war which lasted 25 years and don’t want the next generation to go through that.
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Vandhuttennu Sollu... Thirumbi Vandhuttennu Sollu.
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In the video, CS seems to be walking out just fine. Not like a man who has just been assaulted.
#AAPVsBabus
#EXCLUSIVE
-- CNN-News18 accesses CCTV footage from
@ArvindKejriwal
's residence last night. In the video, the Chief Secretary can be seen walking out
#AAPvsBabus
|
@AamAadmiParty
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Punjab & Haryana HC: You allowed the city to burn for your political gains. I say once again, we only have our courts.
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Firing at people cannot be the first resort. It is against the law and the police manual. There are any number of tactics from tear gas to rubber bullets. Shooting people dead happens in regressive countries, not in a progressive state like Tamil Nadu.
#Sterlite
#Tuticorin
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Now rebellion in Goa by Cong MLAs. And in Bihar by RJD. Logic is same: if in Karnataka single largest is the benchmark to form govt, then why not in Goa and Bihar? Vajubhai seems to have set the cat amongst the pigeons.
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And now it appears Baitha has fled to Nepal. Whether you are
#NiravModi
or
#ManojBaitha
they all seem to get out of the country pretty easy.
#BREAKING
- Bihar Hit & Run Case: Four police teams deployed to search BJP leader Baitha.
#BJPKillerNeta
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In light of what happened to
#Anitha
, we are starting tonight's
#FaceOff
with her tragic story. Cabinet debate pushed back. 9 PM
@CNNnews18
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.
@mkstalin
's first TV interview to a national channel. From proposing
@RahulGandhi
for Prime Minister to
#MainBhiChowkidar
, all questions answered.
@CNNnews18
Exclusive.
#EXCLUSIVE
| Watch
@arivalayam
President
@mkstalin
answering
@Zakka_Jacob
’s questions, tomorrow on CNN-News18.
#BattleOf2019
#ElectionsWithNews18
#StalinToNews18
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This is the air purifier at work. Hazardous level. 5 is highest. Red is danger zone. And this is inside office!
#DeathByBreath
#DelhiSmog
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No central contract for
@msdhoni
Dear
@BCCI
there are better ways to treat a legend, if you want him out.
@SGanguly99
Dada, is this how respect is shown to a fellow legend?
#MSDForever
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Former President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's family says their names are missing from
#NRC
. Go figure!
#40LakhOutOfNRC
Former Indian President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's brother’s family could not find their names in the NRC draft list released on Monday. Ziauddin Ali Ahmed says he is very worried and will look into the matter.
#40LakhOutOfNRC
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Did you know Tamil has 247 alphabets, the largest for any language in the world! #தமிழ்
Languages ranked by the size of their alphabets:
🇮🇳 Tamil: 247
🇰🇭 Khmer: 74
🇳🇵 Nepali: 64
🇮🇳 Hindi: 52
🇯🇵 Japanese: 46
🇵🇰 Urdu: 36
🇦🇲 Armenian: 36
🇷🇺 Russian: 33
🇮🇷 Persian: 32
🇹🇷 Turkish: 29
🇪🇸 Spanish: 27
🇬🇧 English: 26
🇩🇪 German: 26
🇫🇷 French: 26
🇵🇹 Portuguese: 26
🇰🇷 Korean:…
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Don't you worry about how and why we got here, where a Sikh cop has to save a Muslim man from an irate Hindu mob who accused him of 'love jihad'?
The Sikh police officer who saved the Muslim man. I don't care who's in power or what is your politics. That's the India I want and ever will want. Even if I am the only one left wanting it.
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#LokSabha
was adjourned today in less than a minute! Surely this must be some kind of record. There's not even a pretense to try to make the House run. Waste of taxpayers' money!
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So after the false start this morning that fuel prices are being cut by 60p a litre, it now turns out this was a clerical error. Now fuel prices cut by 1 paisa a litre. Yes, that's right. 1 paisa per litre! Tweet with
#1PaisaFuelJoke
and we'll take it up at 8 PM
@CNNnews18
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Relief for Congress social media head
@divyaspandana
. Supreme court rejects petition seeking action against her for tweeting against former CJI Dipak Misra. Breaking
@CNNnews18
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Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde says he would rather speak in Hindi than in a foreign language. What about Kannada?
#JustAsking
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Someone who has spent 27 years in the
@Network18Group
newsroom signs off.
Go well Dipika. You shall be sorely missed.
@CNNnews18
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.
@RahulGandhi
when asked about PM Modi's taunt about his mother's Italian origins "My mother is more Indian than many Indian people I see. My mother has sacrificed for this country."
#BattleForKarnataka
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Big news breaking this morning. First on
@CNNnews18
. PFI declared as unlawful association. Banned for a period of five years.
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Completed 8 years in
@CNNnews18
What a fun ride it's been!
Thank you one and all, esp
@Radha_Network18
for taking a chance on me.
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All this for one Rajya Sabha seat. One Rajya Sabha seat.
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Amit Shah says BJP will take
#SurgicalStrikes
to ppl during UP polls, but that's not politicization. But when AK, RG attack it is politics.
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How jobless is the Supreme Court to even consider reopening Mahatma Gandhi assassination case? 3cr pending cases in our courts. Phew!
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20,000 people turned up last week for a practice, I repeat, PRACTICE game of
@ChennaiIPL
at
#Chepauk
. You think this can happen without popular support for
#CSK
? Politicians are conveniently going after a soft target to hide their own failures on
#Cauvery
.
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