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- India
SP-Congress alliance jolted as AIMIM jumps into UP fray
Lucknow: In a jolt to the Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to contest seven Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The seven seats on which…
- Bangalore
Congress believes in Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Sita Ram’, BJP in Godse’s ‘Ram’: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Raising the ‘Jai Sita Ram’ slogan in the legislative assembly, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asserted that he too is a disciple of Lord Ram and has built two temples…
- India
We want ‘One Rank, One Pension’ as passed by UPA govt: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday urged the Centre to implement ‘One Rank, One Pension’ in the same form which was approved by its United Progressive Alliance government earlier. Colonel (retd) Rohit…
- Bangalore
Caste census report submitted to Karnataka govt, sparks renewed debate
Bengaluru: The much awaited Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the “caste census”, was submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, by Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes Chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde…
- India
Karnataka: Mayor Mehjabin Horti takes to horse cart in innovative protest
Vijayapura: In a unique demonstration of discontent, Mayor Mehjabin Horti of Vijayapur Municipal Corporation arrived at the Corporation premises riding a tonga (horse cart), expressing frustration over the allocation of an old…
- India
Congress decisions taken in dining room of one family: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday slammed the Congress, claiming that it is a family-centric party, the agenda of which is set in the ‘dining room of one family’.…
- Bangalore
Pro-Pak slogan issue: Karnataka BJP seeks Cong govt’s dismissal, NIA probe
Bengaluru: A delegation of the BJP met the Governor here on Thursday demanding the dismissal of the Congress government in Karnataka and NIA probe in the pro-Pakistan sloganeering in the Assembly premises.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: Even as Congress courts AIMIM, Owaisi to continue supporting BRS
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to continue its ‘friendly’ relationship status with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. This, in spite of…
- Bangalore
BJP demands Karnataka govt’s dismissal over alleged ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP on Thursday demanded that the Karnataka Governor should recommend dismissing the Congress government in the state following the alleged ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans raised inside the Vidhana Soudha. Based…
- India
Himachal Pradesh: 6 Congress MLAs disqualified by Assembly speaker
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs who defied the party whip to vote in favour of the government on the Finance Bill in the House.…
- Kerala
Modi’s hope of two digits in Kerala could be zero and zero: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition for the BJP to secure seats in double digits in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, saying…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Kisan Congress rallies for protesting farmers at Delhi border
Hyderabad: The Telangana Kisan Congress workers in Hyderabad rallied in support of farmers protesting at the Delhi border on Wednesday, February 28 demanding that the demands raised by them be fulfilled by…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: BJP claims Cong MLA’s cadre raised pro-Pak slogans, disrupts Assembly
Bengaluru: Supporters of Congress member Syed Naseer Hussain, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha, allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans, rocked the proceedings of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, forcing repeated disruptions.…
- Telangana
More women, professionals vie for LS tickets in Telangana
Hyderabad: With the Lok Sabha election schedule set to be announced in the next few weeks, a surge of interest is observed among medical doctors, contractors, and professionals to contest in the…