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Ex-Haryana minister Savitri jindal quits Congress, joins BJP
Chandigarh: Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quit the Congress and joined the BJP on Thursday, March 28, days after her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal left the party to join the saffron outfit. The 84-year-old Savitri Jindal joined…
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War of words between Congress, BJP over working day on Easter in Manipur
Thiruvananthapuram: The Manipur government’s decision to declare Easter as a working day there on Thursday led to a war of words between the Congress and the BJP in Kerala which has a…
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Congress MLA in MP booked for ‘chop off hands’ remark
Jhabua: A case has been registered against Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Veer Singh Bhuria for the “chop off hands” remarks that he allegedly made while campaigning for his party candidate for the Ratlam-Jhabua…
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Congress’ plea against tax re-assessment by IT authorities dismissed by HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected petitions by the Congress challenging the initiation of tax reassessment proceedings against it for a period of four years by tax authorities. A bench…
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Cong has always been an appalling party for me: Kangana Ranaut
New Delhi: Asserting that she has a “glorious right-wing personality”, Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday accused the Congress of supporting nepotism and specifically targeted its leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi. The actor, fielded…
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Congress announces candidates for 4 Telangana Lok Sabha seats
Hyderabad: The Congress party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) convened a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday night to finalise candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, and announced names of fourteen candidates, including…
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LS polls: Congress ticket eludes Brahmin leaders in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Contradicting its ‘Brahmin DNA’ stand, the Congress in Rajasthan has not failed a single Brahmin candidate for any of the 25 parliamentary constituencies in the desert state. However, the party leaders…
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LS polls: Sonia, Kharge among star campaigners of Congress in MP
Bhopal: Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been named as star campaigners of the party among 40 others for Madhya Pradesh which will vote in…
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Congress discusses candidates for LS polls in Telangana, UP
New Delhi: Top Congress leaders met here on Wednesday to discuss the party’s Lok Sabha poll candidates in Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Goa and Jharkhand, but did not finalise the names for the…
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Shivakumar continues temple visits for 2nd day, asks what’s wrong with special puja for CM’s post
Uttara Kannada: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar continued his temple visits for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. In Uttara Kannada district now, he visited the famous Mahabaleshwara temple in Gokarna…
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Lok Sabha polls: Parties keeps Rajasthan Muslims leaders at bay
Two major political parties, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress, have nominated candidates for 24 out of 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Despite constituting at least…
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EC notices to Dilip Ghosh, Supriya Shrinate for offensive remarks against women
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday slapped show-cause notices on BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and…
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5 Cong legislators threaten to quit in Karnataka over ticket allocation issue
Bengaluru: Five Congress legislators on Wednesday threatened to resign if senior party leader and Minister K H Muniyappa’s son-in-law Chikka Peddanna was given a ticket to contest from Kolar in the upcoming…
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Youth has understood BJP can’t provide employment: Priyanka
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the issue of unemployment, saying the youth has understood that the BJP cannot provide employment and her party has…
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Bengal BJP’s Lok Sabha ambitions hinge on Left-Cong performance, CAA dynamics
Kolkata: The West Bengal BJP, which political analysts claim is grappling with internal discord, organisational shortcomings and resurgence of the Left-Congress alliance, takes on the daunting task of securing 35 Lok Sabha…