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Congress Gives Adjournment Notices in LS
Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, Gaurav Gogoi and Manish Tewari on Friday gave adjournment notices to discuss some important issues in the Lok Sabha -- air quality crisis in Delhi, Cyclone Michaung impact in Tamil Nadu and the fate of eight ex-navy men in Qatar jail.Gogoi gave...
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NCRB Report on Atrocities against Dalits, Tribals Expose BJP-RSS'S Conspiratorial Agenda to Divide Society: Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday took a swipe at the government over crimes against Dalits, SC, ST communities saying that it exposes the BJP-RSS's conspiratorial agenda to divide the society.In a post on X, Kharge said: "According to the National Crime...
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President Accepts Resignations of 3 Union Ministers, Gives Additional Charge to 4 Ministers
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted the resignations of Narendra Singh Tomar, Prahlad Singh Patel, and Renuka Singh Saruta from the Union Council of Ministers.The President, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved their resignations as the three had...
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Pranab Said Modi Only PM after Indira with 'the Ability to Feel the Pulse of People'
Two years after Pranab Mukherjee became India's 13th President, the BJP led by Narendra Modi was swept to power. This made Sharmishtha Mukherjee, his daughter and biographer, wonder if the two could ever have a pleasant working relationship in view of their divergent...
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Don't Call Me 'Modiji', I Am Modi: PM Gives Credit of Poll Victories to BJP Workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Thursday said that the recent electoral victories in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan were not solely his triumph but the victory for all party workers.The meeting...
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Yogi Govt to Host Music Competitions from Village to State Level
The Uttar Pradesh government will now organise music competitions at village, district and state levels under the 'Uttar Pradesh Parv: Hamari Sanskriti-Hamari Pehchan' programme.The competition, which will be organised from December 25 to January 26, seeks to provide a...
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Cong Questions BJP over Delay in Declaring Names for CMS of MP, Raj & C'garh
Even as Congress Chief Minister designate A. Revanth Reddy is all set to take oath for the top post on Thursday, Congress took potshots at the BJP for not declaring its CM designate for three states -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.In a post on X, Congress...
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Maha Ex-Minister Nawab Malik Joins Ajit Pawar-led NCP Faction
Former Minister Nawab Malik, who was jailed for 18 months in an alleged money-laundering case, is understood to have joined the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, here on Thursday.Malik, 64, spent time in prison from...
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11 Ministers Likely to Oath with Revanth Reddy
Senior leaders C. Damodar Rajanarsimha, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka are among 11 newly-elected Congress MLAs in Telangana set to take oath as ministers along with A. Revanth Reddy, who will be sworn in as the chief minister Thursday afternoon.Komati Reddy...
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Sonia, Rahul, Priyanka Reach Hyderabad for Revanth Reddy's Swearing-in
Top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Hyderabad Thursday morning to attend the swearing-in of A. Revanth Reddy as the chief minister of Telangana.Revanth Reddy received the Gandhi family at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. They...
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BJP in Power for 4 Years in K'taka, Was Not Able to Close Potholes in B'luru: CM Siddaramaiah
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the BJP which was in power for four years could not close the potholes in the roads of Bengaluru. He was speaking to the media at Belagavi Airport on Wednesday.Reacting to the BJP's accusations that work was not done under...
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10 BJP MPS Including 2 Ministers Resign after Winning Assembly Elections
Ten BJP MPs including two Union ministers, who won the Assembly elections, have tendered their resignations after receiving instructions from the party high command.Two MPs Mahant Balaknath and Renuka Singh could not reach Parliament to resign but both of them will also...
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Cong Seeks Discussion in LS on Manipur, MSME Condition & 8 Ex-Indian Navy Men in Qatar
Congress Lok Sabha MPs Gaurav Gogoi, Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari moved adjournment notices in the House for demanding a discussion on the fresh firing incident in Manipur, the "critical issue affecting MSMEs in Tamil Nadu and the death penalty to eight ex-Indian Navy...
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K'taka BJP Leader Somanna Invites Cong Ministers for Mutt Event, Likely to Jump Ship
Senior BJP leader from Karnataka and former Minister V. Somanna is likely to make an important announcement at a programme organised at the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru district on Wednesday, which will be attended by Congress ministers.Sources said that he is likely to jump...
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Mizoram : MNF Chooses Lalchhandama Ralte as New Legislature Party Leader
Mizoram's Mizo National Front (MNF) on Tuesday appointed outgoing Education and Labour Minister Lalchhandama Ralte as the leader of its legislature party, a day after the party which suffered a crushing defeat in the Assembly polls.Ralte, who was elected to the Assembly...
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Kharge, Rahul Express Distress over Cyclone Michaung
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed grief over the loss of life due to the impact of Cyclone Michaung in Tamil Nadu and urged the Centre to give every possible assistance to the states hit by it.In a post on X, Kharge...
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It's for Cong to Decide Whether Rahul Should Fight BJP or Left: Kerala CM Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said it's for the Congress to decide whether Rahul Gandhi should contest against the BJP or the Left.Vijayan was responding to a question on reports of Gandhi re-contesting from Wayanad."It's for the Congress to decide where...
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Strategic Mistakes, Voter Fatigue Led to BRS Defeat
The failure of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leadership to see the undercurrent of anti-incumbency and renomination of almost all the sitting MLAs appear to have cost the party dearly as it lost power to Congress after ruling India's youngest state for nearly a decade.Voter...
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MP Congress to Review Poll Debacle Today
Shocked by its massive defeat in the Assembly polls, the Madhya Pradesh Congress has convened a meeting of its candidates on Tuesday to figure out the reasons that led to the debacle.All the candidates, including those who have won their respective seats, have been directed...
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Suspense Continues on Who Will Be Next Telangana CM
With no word from the Congress leadership on who will be the Chief Minister of Telangana apparently due to lack of consensus among newly-elected MLAs, the plans for swearing-in ceremony were put on hold on Monday.A meeting of newly-elected MLAs earlier in the day had...
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Election Results Show People Have Rejected Negativity: PM Modi
A day after the results of Assembly elections in four states were announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the results showed that "people have rejected negativity" and urged the opposition "not to vent the frustration of defeat" inside Parliament.The Prime...
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Owaisi's AIMIM Retains Seven Seats in Telangana but Vote Share Drops
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) retained its seven seats in the Assembly but only after coming close to losing two of them.The party's vote share in its traditional stronghold has also come down. AIMIM candidates scraped through in two constituencies while it...
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Oppn ZPM Strides Ahead, Ruling MNF Trails in Mizoram
As the counting of votes for the 40-member Mizoram Assembly elections is underway, trends on Monday showed the opposition Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leading in 27 seats leaving far behind the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), which is ahead in nine seats.The trends...
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'Kaun Banega Mukhya Mantri?' Names of Raje, Diya, Shekhawat & Baba Balaknath Trending
Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, Union Minister and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat are among the frontrunners for the coveted Chief Minister's post in Rajasthan, confirmed BJP sources.However, they added that the "BJP, as such, is...
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Congress' Defeat in MP Sign of Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh's Waning Influence?
The BJP's landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections is a major setback for two veteran Congress leaders and former Chief Ministers Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh.Both these leaders had actively led the campaign - Kamal Nath from the front, while Digvijaya Singh...