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Venkaiah Naidu to be India’s 13th Vice President

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New Delhi: Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu, the candidate of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, will be India's next Vice President. 

Mr Naidu received 516 votes defeating the opposition's candidate, former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who got 244 votes. Mr Naidu, who defeated Mr Gandhi with a margin of 272 votes, received 68 per cent of votes in the polls held on Saturday.

A total of 771 of 785 possible votes, which is over 98 per cent, were cast by parliamentarians today. Of the 771 votes polled today, 770 were valid and 1 was invalid.

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Dialogue Is The Only Way To Overcome Prejudices, Divisions And Conflicts: PM Modi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said dialogue is the only way to cut through deep rooted religious stereotypes and prejudices that divide communities across the world and sow seeds of conflict between nations and societies. 

In a video message during the 2nd edition of Samvad-Global Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness, Mr Modi said the societies across the world are facing several questions like how to avoid conflict and ways to address a global challenge like climate change and how to live in peace and harmony. 

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Migrants Will Not Get Welfare For First Five Years: Trump

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New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has said that migrants will not get welfare in the first five years after they arrive in the US. 

In his weekly web and radio address to the nation President Trump said migrants cannot get welfare for five years when they come into the United States. 

Mr. Trump said, as he said in his address to Congress, the time for dreaming big, bold and daring things for the country has begun. 

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Attack On Rahul Gandhi In Gujarat Was Pre Planned: Congress

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New Delhi: Congress on Saturday alleged that the attack on its vice president Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat yesterday was pre planned. Briefing media senior party leader GhulamNabi Azad said it was the responsibility of the state government to ensure the safety and security of Mr Gandhi.

Condemning the incident, Mr Azad said such attacks should not take place in a civilized society. Rahul Gandhi's car was pelted with stones during his visit to the flood-affected Dhanera in Gujarat but he escaped unhurt. 

Meanwhile, Mr Gandhi has also reacted to the attack on him and alleged it is part of the BJP and RSS politics.

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Supreme Court Hears Its 1st 'Love Jihad' Case, Seeks Report From NIA

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New Delhi:Supreme Court has started hearing its first ‘loved jihad’ case related to a Hindu woman in Kerala converting to Islam and marrying a Muslim man. 

Expressing doubts over certain events linked to the episode, apex court sought a report from the National Investigation Agency in 10 days.

The woman's husband, through senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Indira Jaising, slammed the Kerala high court's decision to annul the marriage by terming it as part of a bigger 'love jihad' conspiracy. The husband demanded that as a major, the 24-year-old woman had the right to decide whom to marry and which faith to follow.

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