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General is gone but the march will go on: Hosabale on Jaitley’s death

10:55 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Condoling the demise of veteran BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Saturday described him as a general, adept at crisis management. Jaitley, 66, passed away at the AIIMS here after prolonged illness and is survived by his wife and two children. “Arun Ji’s death […]

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Jaitley was the man for all seasons for BJP

8:40 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: For the BJP, Arun Jaitley was a man for all seasons — a strategist who crafted its rise in many states, a suave and moderate face who won the saffron party new allies and an articulate champion of its cause whose persuasive skills were a valuable asset for its leadership. For almost a […]

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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Arun Jaitley: Modi’s ‘precious diamond’ and original Chanakya

1:44 pm August 24, 2019

New Delhi: Informally called ‘scholar minister’ in political circles, he could be the man Friday of anyone at the helm. Suave, articulate and a super strategist, Arun Jaitley was the BJP’s and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chief trouble-shooter whose superb four-decade-long political career was cut short by health issues. Jaitley, 66, who opted out of […]

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Man injured due to sharp kite string in Nashik district

Civil engineer dies after Chinese ‘manjha’ slits throat

10:49 pm August 16, 2019

New Delhi: A civil engineer died after his throat was slit by glass-coated ‘manjha’ in Paschim Vihar area here while he was going to a relative’s place, police said on Friday. After celebrating Raksha Bandhan on Thursday, Manav Sharma, 28, and his two younger sisters were en route to Hari Nagar on his scooter to […]

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