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Nagpur Congress protests against Agnipath scheme
Nagpur: Congress workers on Monday held protests in various parts of Nagpur against the Centre’s new Agnipath military recruitment scheme. The protesters against the scheme, which stipulates a four-year-tenure for recruits and…
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Congress alleges Kerala CM role in attack on Rahul Gandhi’s office
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on the opening day of the session on Monday witnessed tumultuous scenes with the Congress-led opposition staging a walk-out amid sloganeering. Accusing the treasury benches of indulging in sloganeering,…
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Twitter ‘withholds’ journalist Rana Ayyub’s account in India
New Delhi: Journalist Rana Ayyub has posted a notice from Twitter which informed her that the microblogging site has withheld her account in India under Information Technology Act, 2000. Ayyub on Sunday…
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Two ex-IAS officers face heat in Uttar Pradesh riverfront scam
Lucknow: Trouble is brewing for two retired IAS officers in Uttar Pradesh. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the Rs 1,500-crore Gomti riverfront scam, has sought the state government’s…
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Maha crisis: Eknath Shinde speaks to Raj Thackeray about current political situation
Mumbai: As the political turmoil in Maharashtra continues to unfold, rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shide spoke to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray about the recent political situation in the…
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Tripura violence: Congress to send delegation of MPs to state
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday condemned the attack on the party office in Tripura and decided to send a three-member delegation of MPs, led by its Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury,…
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Tripura Congress chief among 19 injured in clash with BJP
Agartala: At least 19 people including Tripura PCC chief Birajit Sinha were injured in a clash between Congress and BJP supporters in front of Congress Bhavan here on Sunday. Police fired tear gas…
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Quit as Sena MLAs and face fresh elections, Raut dares party rebels
Mumbai: Amid the ongoing tussle for the control of the Shiv Sena between party president Uddhav Thackeray and dissident Eknath Shinde, party leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday dared the rebels to quit as…
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‘Lakhs being spent on rebel Shiv Sena MLAs in Guwahati,’ says Aditya Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister Aditya Thackeray on Sunday alleged that Rs 9 lakh a day is being spent on rebel MLA Eknath Shinde-led faction while flood-affected people in Assam are left to fend…
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Have power to register, want authority to de-register parties: EC to Law Min
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing cleanup exercise to identify unrecognised parties involved in corrupt practices, the Election Commission has made a renewed push to get powers to de-register political parties. The election…
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Teesta, Sonia Gandhi driving force behind defaming Modi on Guj riots: Sambit Patra
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra said that Teesta Setalvad along with Sonia Gandhi and Congress party were the driving force behind defaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the…
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Entire nation is not in the grip of Hindutva: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi: While the BJP is engaged in mobilising support on ‘Hindutva’, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid tried to counter the move by saying that the whole country has not come under the…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi: A threat to Constitution, BJP’s Hindutva project weakening India
Hyderabad: The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has been pursuing Hindutva politics for the last eight years, says AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi. The Hyderabad MP believes that from mob lynching to the…
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Gujarat ATS hands over Teesta Setalvad to Ahmedabad crime branch
Ahmedabad: A day after detaining social activist Teesta Setalvad in Mumbai, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) handed her over to the Ahmedabad crime branch early on Sunday in connection with a fresh case…
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‘How long will they hide in Guwahati, have to return to Chowpatty’ Raut to rebel MLAs
Mumbai: Amid twists and turns in the political drama of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday took a potshot on the Eknath Shinde-led faction of rebel MLAs and asked how…
