Politics
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Congress hits out at Amit Shah after his meeting with Amarinder Singh
New Delhi: Soon after former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh met Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress hit out at the BJP leader, alleging his residence has become the “new centre of anti-Dalit…
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Who is taking decisions in Congress, asks Kapil Sibal
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi and wondered who in the party is taking decisions. He said that the party leaders’ demand of organisational…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad writes to Sonia Gandhi to convene CWC meeting
New Delhi: Former Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has written to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi for early meet of the Congress Working Committee which is the highest…
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Amid speculation over his future move, Amarinder meets Amit Shah
New Delhi: Amid speculation over his future move after resigning as Punjab chief minister, Amarinder Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence here on Wednesday and said he discussed the…
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Arvind Kejriwal throws five-point challenge to Punjab CM
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday issued a five-point challenge to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, asking him to fulfil the promises made…
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Priyanka Gandhi meets health workers in UP
Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met various people, including doctors and health workers here Wednesday, and praised them from their efforts during the pandemic. Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly…
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PM is breaking relationships between Indian people: Rahul Gandhi
Malappuram (Ker): Congress MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of breaking the relationships and “bridges” between the people and claimed that this was leading to “shattering” of…
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Rahul Gandhi may seek to resolve Congress internal feuds in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: With a section of the top Congress brass in Kerala unhappy over the manner in which the party high command’s handpicked state party chief K. Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan…
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Congress asks state unit to resolve issue in Punjab
New Delhi: The Congress is in a firefighting mode in Punjab. According to sources in the Congress, the resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu as Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief has not been accepted…
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Kanhaiya, Jignesh to join Congress on Tuesday in presence of Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress is keen to put up a grand show as Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani join the party on Tuesday. Sources close…
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TMC member seeks AG permission for contempt case against Tripura CM Biplab Deb
Hyderabad: Trinamool Congress (TMC) member and Right to Information (RTI) activist Saket Gokhale on Monday moved an application before the Attorney General for India, seeking permission for contempt of court action against…
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UP: Owaisi factor creates ripple among political parties banking on Muslim votes
Lucknow: Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM, which is going to contest next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on the promise of creating leadership among Muslims, has created unease in the political parties that so far…
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Implement Dalit Bandu Scheme across the state: Bandi Sanjay to KCR
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state president and Lok Sabha MP from Karimnagar Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Monday criticized Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao (KCR) for “deceiving” Dalits in the state. In…
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Will defeat BJP across India: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the BJP as a “jumla (rhetoric) party” and asserted that she would defeat the saffron camp across the country in the days to…
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Yogi Adityanath expands cabinet ahead of polls
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expanded his cabinet by inducting seven new ministers. All the new ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Anandiben Patel at…
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Demand for caste-based census intensifies
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday led an all party delegation of the state to the Home Minister and demanded caste based census in the country. The delegation had all…
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Yogi recommends nomination to UP Vidhan Parishad
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government has recommended four names for nomination to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad. The Governor will nominate these members. The four members to be nominated are Jitin Prasada (who…
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Huzurabad bypoll delay gives TRS an edge over BJP, Eatala
Hyderabad: The Huzurabad by-election’s delay seems to be giving the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) a breather, given the fact that it now has time to run a prolonged campaign and put…
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‘Talibani BJP’ cannot rule India: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit out at the Centre and drew parallels between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Taliban. “We have to protect our…
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Tejashwi writes to non-BJP leaders on caste census
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday reached out to non-BJP leaders across the country seeking their support on the issue of caste census for backward classes, which has received a cold shoulder…
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AAP extends support to farmers call for Bharat Bandh
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party strongly supports the call for a Bharat Bandh issued by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on September 27, party leader Raghav Chadha said on Saturday. He said AAP…
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BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya set to become Gujarat Assembly’s first woman Speaker
Ahmedabad: Senior BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya is all set to become the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly as the opposition Congress has supported her nomination for the post. She is…
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Chouhan meets Nadda, discusses MP governance and politics
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met BJP President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday evening to discuss governance and other issues related to the state. After the meeting at Nadda’s residence,…
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AIMIM to contest Gujarat Assembly polls: Asaduddin Owaisi
Ahmedabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) will contest the 2022 Assembly elections in Gujarat and the party has already started preparations for the polls, its president Asaduddin Owaisi said on Monday. He…
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Sharad Pawar pillar of MVA govt, Geete’s opinion is personal: Sanjay Raut
New Delhi: Refuting former Union Minister Anant Geete’s comment on Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the latter is a big leader and the main pillar of…
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Ex-Shiv Sena Union minister calls Sharad Pawar ‘backstabber’
Mumbai: Former Shiv Sena Union minister and senior leader Anant G. Geete has spewed venom at Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, calling him a ‘backstabber’, creating ripples of anxiety in the ruling…
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Mamata will win by huge margin in Bhabanipur: BJP leader Rajib Banerjee
Kolkata: Embarrassing the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP leader Rajib Banerjee said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will win with a huge margin and it would have been better if the party…
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BJP using ED, CBI to threaten Maharashtra govt: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using the central agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to threaten the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, alleged Saamana…
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Priyanka to address six rallies in UP in October
New Delhi: After the Congress appointed a Dalit as the Chief Minister of Punjab, the party has planned six rallies in Uttar Pradesh to be addressed by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The rallies have…
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Goa: Fadnavis confident of win in 2022 assembly polls
Panaji: The BJP will not need to poach Congress MLAs after the 2022 state assembly polls because the party will win a “historic majority” in the elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP’s…