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Assam BJP to continue membership drive even after achieving 100 per cent target

Guwahati, Oct 15:  The Assam BJP was set to achieve its target of enrolling 60 lakh people but...
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Won’t let Pak run its agenda in J&K: PM Modi thunders at Katra rally (Ld)

Shillong, September 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday sent a strong message to neighbouring Pakistan amid its...
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Even Dalits’ cries couldn’t awake Bihar govt from deep slumber, says Rahul Gandhi

Shillong, September 19: Launching a scathing attack on the Nitish Kumar government over the burning down of houses...
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Suvendu Adhikari slams Mamata Banerjee over her ‘man-made flood’ jibe

Shillong, September 18: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Mamata...
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J&K polls: First-time voters seek jobs, development

Shillong, September 18: As voting was underway for the first phase of the Assembly election in Jammu and...
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Kejriwal’s bail boost to AAP candidates, cadre ahead of Haryana polls

Shillong, September 13: With Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal coming out of prison on Friday hours after the...
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Tejashwi Yadav criticises Nitish govt over high power tariffs

Shillong, September 11: Bihar Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar...
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CM Kejriwal to be produced today in Delhi court

Shillong, September 11: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is behind bars in connection with the alleged liquor...
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Engineer Rashid’s interim bail may impact dynamics of Kashmir’s electoral politics

Shillong, September 11: The release of jailed Lok Sabha member, Engineer Rashid, on interim bail by a Delhi...
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My role is to inject love, respect, humility: Rahul Gandhi at diaspora meet in US

Shillong, September 9: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, currently on a three-day visit to...
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Bengal doctors’ forum objects to Abhishek Banerjee’s post on accident victim’s death

Shillong, September 9: The Joint Forum of Doctors has objected to Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party...
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JP Nadda visits Takth Harimandir Sahib Gurudwara in Patna

Shillong, September 7: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and BJP President J.P. Nadda on Saturday visited...
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CM Shinde hints at Maha Assembly polls in November

Shillong, September 4: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said that the election to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly will...
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UP Cong chief sees ‘propaganda’ in BJP’s membership drive

Shillong, September 3: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday criticised the BJP's ongoing membership drive, dismissing...
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20,000 posts lying vacant in health services in Haryana: Bhupinder Hooda

Shillong, August 30: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Friday said about 20,000 posts were lying vacant...
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In Assam, BJP picks two old loyalists for Rajya Sabha polls

Shillong, August 21: The BJP has chosen two old loyalists as candidates in Assam for the upcoming Rajya...
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BJP ally Chirag Paswan opposes lateral entry scheme, says ‘will raise it with govt’

Shillong, August 19:  The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s move to induct experts and specialists into the...
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Rahul takes ‘privatisation’ dig at Modi govt’s lateral entry drive in bureaucracy

Shillong, August 18: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took strong objection to the Modi government’s proposal to...
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On Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, PM Modi reiterates govt’s commitment to protect unity and brotherhood

Shillong, August 14:  As India observes Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated government’s...
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Bhagwant Mann meets Vinesh’s uncle, questions support staff’s role

Shillong, August 7: In a shocking turn of events at the Paris Olympics, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was...
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K’taka BJP Prez seeks devine blessings ahead of anti-corruption march today

Shillong, August 3: Karnataka BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra took blessings of goddess Chamundeshwari at Mysuru ahead of...
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Owaisi expresses displeasure over treatment meted out to Muslims

Shillong, July 29: AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Monday that Muslims have become untouchables in the country...
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KC Venugopal says coaching centres turning into mafias, Dharmendra Pradhan responds

Shillong, July 29: During the discussion on the Union Budget on Monday in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP...
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Congress to launch Maha poll campaign on August 20; aims to oust Mahayuti govt

Shillong, July 19: Setting its target for uprooting the ruling Mahayuti government, the Congress will kickstart its Assembly...
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NITI Aayog vice chairman expects boost for agriculture in India’s growth strategy

United Nations, July 17: Agriculture is expected to get more importance in India's growth strategy, and this is...
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Kerala CPI in dilemma over Wayanad contestant against Priyanka Gandhi

Shillong, July 17: The Kerala unit of the CPI has not been able to decide on the candidate...
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Raj BJP Working Committee to meet on July 13 in presence of Shivraj Singh

Shillong, July 9: The Rajasthan BJP Working Committee called a meeting on July 13 to discuss the winning...
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Upcoming Assembly election is a battle for survival of Maharashtra’s identity and pride, says Uddhav Thackeray

Shillong, July 7: Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that the Lok...
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Spread awareness about Sikhism, Sukhbir Badal appeals to 10 Sikh British MPs

Shillong, July 7: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Sunday congratulated 10 Sikh MPs who have...
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Panel on post-bifurcation issues a step backward, says YSR Congress

Shillong, July 7: YSR Congress Party said on Sunday that the decision to form a committee of officials...
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Surjewala questions timing of tariff hike by 3 telcos, accuses Centre of promoting crony capitalism

Shillong, July 5: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Friday flayed the near-simultaneous cellphone tariff hike by the nation’s...
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Cong doubles its tally in Telangana Legislative Council after defection of BRS MLCs

Shillong, July 5: The midnight defection of six MLCs of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) has doubled the...
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BJP leaders detained ahead of protest at CM’s residence in K’taka

Shillong, July 3: BJP leaders, including state President BY Vijayendra and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R Ashoka,...
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Bihar govt initiates graft probe against 36 officers

Shillong, July 2: The Bihar government has initiated a departmental inquiry against 36 officers of the Land Reforms...
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Portions of Rahul Gandhi’s controversial LS speech expunged

Shillong, July 2: Parts of Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the President's...
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Didi’s Bengal unsafe for women, says BJP chief

Shillong, July 1: BJP national president J.P. Nadda on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led...
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BJP MLAs to protest in Bengal Assembly over assault on party activist at Cooch Behar

Shillong, June 28: BJP legislators in West Bengal will start a marathon dharna on the Assembly premises from...
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Post-poll violence: Bengal govt allows LoP to stage protest in front of Raj Bhavan

Shillong, June 27: West Bengal Advocate General, Kishore Datta, on Thursday informed the Calcutta High Court that the...
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UP BJP to hold seminars to mark ‘Black Day’ today

Shillong, June 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh will organise seminars at the district level...
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Factionalism raises its head in Kerala CPI-M as pressure mounts on CM Vijayan

Shillong, June 24: After two decades when factionalism raised its head in the Kerala unit of the CPI-M,...
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Chandrababu Naidu returns to Assembly as CM two-and-half years after ‘humiliation’

Shillong, June 21: Two-and-half years after walking out over alleged insulting remarks made against his family members, Nara...
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‘UP showed the way’, Rahul, Priyanka thank votes of Raebareli, Amethi

Shillong, June 11: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday thanked the people of Raebareli and Amethi for voting...
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Nirmala Sitharaman should not stick to old policies: Ex-Kerala FM

Shillong, June 11: Two-time former Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Tuesday said FM Nirmala Sitharaman should not...
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Priyanka Gandhi alleges irregularities in NEET results, seeks probe

Shillong, June 7: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday alleged irregularities in the NEET 2024 results and...
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Congress in Haryana received country’s highest vote percentage: Bhupinder Hooda

Shillong, June 5: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP, two-time Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder...
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How SP and Congress turned into game changers in UP

Shillong, June 5: The almost spectacular resurgence of the Samajwadi Party and Congress in the 2024 Lok Sabha...
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BJP wins both LS seats in Arunachal, Union Minister Rijiju wins 4th term

Shillong, June 4: Union Minister and BJP candidate Kiren Rijiju and his party’s sitting MP Tapir Gao won...
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NDA leads on 35 LS seats in Bihar

Shillong, june 4: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading on 35 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar while RJD...
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AAP’s claim of Punjab supremacy unlikely, may only get 3-6 seats: Matrize Exit Poll

Shillong, June 2: Punjab's ruling AAP is likely to get only three to six seats out of the...
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How June 2 changed the political landscape of Uttar Pradesh

Shillong, June 2: Twenty-nine years ago, on June 2, 1995, an incident took place that permanently scarred the...
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Consecutive third term for BJP in Arunachal Pradesh

Shillong, June 2: The ruling BJP surged ahead of the other parties, winning 15 seats while leading on...
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Home Minister Amit Shah to visit Rajkot today

Shillong, May 31: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday will visit Rajkot to take an update on...
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Eknath Shinde seeks unconditional apology from Sanjay Raut for ‘defamatory propaganda’

Shillong, May 29: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has served a legal notice to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay...
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Senior SP leader inches closer to BJP; praises PM Modi, Amit Shah

Shillong, May 28: Just days before the final phase of polling, senior Samajwadi Party leader Narad Rai is...
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 Udhayanidhi Stalin likely to become TN Deputy CM during June Assembly session

Shillong, May 28: Tamil Nadu Minister for Sports Welfare and Youth Affairs Udhayanidhi Stalin is likely to be...
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Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav to hold roadshow in Varanasi on May 25

Shillong, May 23: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav will hold a joint...
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Lord Jagannath gaffe: BJP leader Sambit Patra to offer penance by observing 3-day fast

Shillong, May 21: Amid continuous attack by political parties over his Lord Jagannath gaffe, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
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PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Puri

Shillong, May 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led a two km long roadshow in the holy...
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After Ram Temple, monument honouring Sita will be built by PM, says HM Shah in Sitamarhi

Shillong, May 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said during an election campaign in Bihar’s Sitamarhi District on...
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LS polls: PM Modi to address four public meetings in UP today

Shillong, May 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a series of public meetings in Uttar...
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Lok Sabha polls: UP fifth phase to witness high-profile contests

Shillong, May 15: As Uttar Pradesh inches closer to the fifth phase of polling on May 20, the...
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‘Deras’ in Punjab, Haryana play decisive role in final outcome of polls

Shillong, May 15: As electioneering for the parliamentary polls in Punjab and Haryana is yet to enter the...
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NDA has already crossed 270 seats: Amit Shah

Shillong, May 14: The Union Home Minister on Tuesday said that NDA has already secured the requisite number...
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BSP’s winning strategy for LS polls: Field turncoats, candidates with criminal cases

Shillong, May 14: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in its strategy to bolster its electoral prospects in Uttar...
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INDIA bloc will form govt at Centre on June 4: Rahul Gandhi

Shillong, May 13: As voting is underway for the fourth phase on 96 Lok Sabha seats across 10...
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Arvind Kejriwal announces 10 guarantees amid ongoing LS polls

Shillong, May 12: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced 10 ‘Kejriwal ki guarantee’ amid the ongoing...
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We will take PoK back, says Amit Shah

Shillong, May 12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Congress wants we should respect Pakistan but...
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BJP aims to retain all 13 LS seats in 4th phase in UP, Oppn hopes for a few

Shillong, May 10: As the countdown begins for the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on May...
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BJP holds Congress responsible for decline in Hindu population

Shillong, May 9: The BJP on Thursday held Congress responsible for the 7.82 per cent decline in the...
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LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Telangana, Andhra today

Shillong, May 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy Temple in Telagana's...
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People of Rae Bareli will end Rahul Gandhi’s political career: BJP

Shillong, May 3: Hours after the Congress announced that party's former president Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok...
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Rahul Gandhi should have informed people of Wayanad: Annie Raja

Shillong, May 3: With Rahul Gandhi deciding to contest from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency also, his...
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LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Gujarat today

Shillong, May 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address one public meeting each in Gujarat's Anand, Surendranagar, Junagadh...
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Sex scandal: Prajwal Revanna’s issue will not impact my party, says BJP’s Goa chief

Shillong, May 1: Goa BJP President Sadanand Tanavade on Wednesday said there would be no impact of the...
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Nothing suspicious found so far, says Minister Atishi on bomb threat emails to Delhi schools

Shillong, May 1: Following the bomb threat through email at several schools across the city on Wednesday, Delhi...
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Women who excelled in other fields before taking to politics

Shillong, April 30: They are now well entrenched in politics and have even made a name for themselves....
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Crucial day for AAP and CM Kejriwal as cases come up for hearing in SC, HC

Shillong, April 29: Cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi government and the AAP-led Municipal Corporation...
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‘Cong only cared about bank accounts of one dynasty’, JP Nadda hits back at Shashi Tharoor

Shillong, April 23: A day after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that “BJP can only open bank accounts...
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Kerala: Who will win ‘God’s Own Country’?

Shillong, April 22: The three main political outfits Congress, Left and BJP in Kerala are claiming to win...
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Festive atmosphere as enthusiastic voters queue up in J&K’s Kathua-Udhampur

Shillong, April 19: As voting picked up across the Kathua-Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, enthusiastic voters came...
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Will Congress’ Mansoor Ali Khan succeed in breaching BJP fortress in Bengaluru Central LS seat?

Shillong, April 18: Mansoor Ali Khan, son of former Union Minister K. Rahman Khan and the sole Muslim...
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Lok Sabha polls: HM Amit Shah to campaign in Gujarat, BJP chief Nadda to visit Assam today

Shillong, April 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will campaign for the BJP in Gujarat on Thursday. He...
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First phase of LS polls: Will Modi-Yogi popularity override caste equations in UP?

Shillong, April 18: The wave of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s stern dealing with the...
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In first phase of LS polls, these candidates in UP seek to preserve political legacy

Shillong, April 17: The first phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, will see a group of...
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Constituency Watch: Tumakuru LS seat in K’taka to witness clash of veterans

Shillong, April 16: The Tumakuru Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka will witness a fight between two veterans. The win...
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Maha CM Shinde predicts Opposition’s rout in 2024 LS elections

Shillong, April 15: Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader, Eknath Shinde on Monday claimed that the Opposition,...
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EC warns Shashi Tharoor not to make ‘unverified’ allegations against Oppn candidate

Shillong, April 15: The election official in Thiruvananthapuram has warned the sitting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor not to...
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Congress miffed as Shiv Sena (UBT) covets Mumbai North LS seat

Shillong, April 12: In another twist, the Shiv Sena (UBT) is keen to contest the Mumbai North Lok...
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PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to address rallies in Rajasthan today

Shillong, April 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, will address a Vijay Shankhnad Rally in Karauli, supporting...
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Rahul Gandhi spotlights Karnataka Class 12 rank holder as Gruha Lakshmi scheme success story

Shillong, April 11: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party's unit in Karnataka have highlighted the statement of...
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Rahul Gandhi on Rajasthan tour on April 11 to address election meetings in Bikaner, Jodhpur LS seats

Shillong, April 10: Former Congress President and star campaigner of the party, Rahul Gandhi will be on a...
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TMC leaders hold night-long protest at Delhi police station

Shillong, April 9: A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders, who were detained on April 8 from the Election...
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People of West Bengal are tired of TMC’s corruption and poor governance: PM Modi

Shillong, April 7: Ahead of the election campaign rally in West Bengal on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Sanjay Singh to campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in UP

Shillong, April 5: Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has not fielded any candidate from Uttar Pradesh,...
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Akhilesh Yadav asks party leaders to focus on PDA

Shillong, April 4: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has decided to focus on its ‘PDA’ formula, even if it...
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‘I was expelled after I quit’, claims Sanjay Nirupam on his ouster from Cong

Shillong, April 4: Senior Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday alleged that he was expelled after he submitted...
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Ahead of LS polls, ECI transfers 8 DMs, 12 SPs in five states

Shillong, April 2: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued transfer orders for District Magistrates (DM),...
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Rahul Gandhi should explain tie-up: Kerala BJP chief on SDPI pledging support to UDF candidates

Shillong, April 2: In a scathing attack on his electoral opponent in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Kerala...
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Excise policy case: CM Kejriwal to be produced before Delhi court today

Shillong, April 1: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be produced before a Delhi court on Monday as his...
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LS polls: PM Modi’s three rallies, roadshow ahead of first phase in UP

Shillong, April 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three rallies and a roadshow, ahead of the first...
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