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Back in action, Rahul asks Bihar Congress workers to reach out to people virtually
July 05, 2020 16:38 ISTBihar Assembly Elections around the corner, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has sprung in action. Rahul held a meeting with Congress leaders in Bihar and took stock of the situation. Till sometime back, Rahul was reluctant in meeting leaders but now he is strategizing things for a crucial state like Bihar which goes to the polls in next couple of months.
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Bihar Elections: Parties go full throttle on online prachaar for victory amid coronavirus pandemic
July 05, 2020 16:46 ISTHad it not been for Coronavirus, many reporters from Delhi would have packed their bags by now to cover elections which are due by the end of this year. Coronavirus pandemic is not letting us move. It's not the reporters only but leaders of various political parties are also in a fix about their campaigning and the way they should reach out to their electorate.
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28 ministers take oath in Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion
July 02, 2020 12:35 ISTFormer Union minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia early on Thursday had arrived to participate in the oath-taking ceremony. The initial "mini" expansion of the Chouhan cabinet took place on April 21 with the induction of five ministers, including two former Congress MLAs close to Scindia -- Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput.
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Congress unable to digest strong govt at Centre which cannot be remote-controlled: Naqvi
June 29, 2020 15:00 ISTWith the Congress attacking the Modi government over the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, the economic situation and the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Naqvi said the Congress leaders' remarks remind him of the proverb "empty vessels make the most noise".
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'I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter': Priyanka dares to UP govt
June 26, 2020 11:03 ISTPriyanka Gandhi's dare to the Uttar Pradesh government came days after the Agra administration asked her to withdraw within 24 hours the claim of high coronavirus deaths in the district.
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Congress fields Tariq Anwar for Bihar Legislative Council
June 24, 2020 21:58 ISTThe Congress party has fielded senior leader Tariq Anwar for Bihar Legislative Council elections. Anwar unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election in 2019 and had switched to the Congress from NCP before the elections.
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Rajya Sabha Election: Voting for 19 seats underway; Congress, BJP set for close fight
June 19, 2020 10:03 ISTWhile the BJP has 103 MLAs, Congress has 65, Bharatiya Tribal Party has two seats, NCP has one and independent candidate Jignesh Mewani holds one seat.
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Congress stakes claim to form govt in Manipur
June 18, 2020 20:00 ISTThe Congress on Thursday staked claim to form government on Manipur. It also wrote to the governor calling for a floor test to prove their majority in the state assembly. This comes a day after three BJP MLAs resigned and joined Congress while four National People's Party (NPP) MLAs, an independent MLA and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA also withdrew support to Chief Minister N Biren Singh govt.
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Trouble for Biren Singh govt in Manipur; 9 including deputy CM quit
June 18, 2020 10:11 ISTThe Biren Singh-led government in Manipur is in crisis with nine ruling coalition members, including four ministers, resigning on Wednesday. Those who quit included Deputy Chief Minister Y JoyKumar Singh. The other three ministers who tendered their resignation are Tribal and Hills Area Development Minister N Kayishii, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Letpao Haokip and Health and Family Welfare Minister L Jayanta Kumar Singh.
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Sanjay Jha dropped as Congress spokesperson after critical article
June 17, 2020 22:49 ISTSanjay Jha has been removed as a Congress spokesperson, days after he wrote a newspaper article critical of the party. Congress President Sonia Gandhi approved the appointment of Abhishek Dutt and Sadhna Bharti as national media panelists for the Congress.
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We are united... our Rajya Sabha candidates will win: Sachin Pilot denies rift with Ashok Gehlot
June 11, 2020 19:28 ISTCongress has fielded its General Secretary, Organisation, KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi for the Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, while the BJP, which could elect one, has also fielded two candidates
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Deve Gowda files nomination for RS polls from Karnataka
June 09, 2020 18:30 ISTJD(S) patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday filed his nomination as the party's candidate for the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka.
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'Kaidi baja raha thali, janata bajao tali': Lalu Yadav's poster at Patna's Dak Bungalow crossing
June 07, 2020 10:41 ISTPosters depicting RJD leader and former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav were seen at Income Tax Department building and Dak Bungalow crossroads in Patna. The poster also had images of RJD leaders Mohammad Shahabuddin, and Raj Ballabh Yadav.
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Has Jyotiraditya Scindia removed 'BJP' from his Twitter bio?
June 06, 2020 16:49 ISTBharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia created a flutter after a few social media users said that he has removed mention of 'BJP' from his Twitter profile. Some reports also claimed that Scindia's twitter bio was not carrying political details like before, triggering speculations about his next move.
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Karnataka: Congress nominates Mallikarjun Kharge as candidate for Rajya Sabha polls
June 05, 2020 14:42 ISTKharge, a former leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha, had lost the 2019 general election from his Gulbarga parliamentary seat. He is currently the AICC general secretary in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra, where the Congress currently shares power with the Shiv Sena and the NCP.
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Former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai appointed as Chhattisgarh BJP chief
June 02, 2020 16:12 ISTFormer Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has been appointed as the new Chhattisgarh BJP chief on Tuesday by party president JP Nadda.
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RS chairman Venkaiah Naidu, LS Speaker OM Birla discuss Parliament's monsoon session
June 02, 2020 12:19 ISTRajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are mulling ways to run the Parliament's monsoon session that normally begins in the last week of July and goes up to August end.
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Mamata government "muzzling" press freedom in Bengal, alleges Governor Dhankhar
June 01, 2020 19:45 ISTWest Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that her government was "muzzling" press freedom in the state and intimidating journalists by slapping false cases.
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Rahul Gandhi was misunderstood when he said Congress wasn't 'key decision-maker': Praful Patel
June 01, 2020 23:13 IST"I don't think Rahul Gandhi meant anything as it had been construed in sections of the media. In fact, he spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after that," said Praful Patel
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Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Ex-MP rejoins Congress
May 31, 2020 16:26 ISTFormer MP Premchand Guddu on Sunday rejoined Congress in Madhya Pradesh, bringing fresh hopes in the party for the upcoming bypolls in the state, due in the next four months.
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Rahul Gandhi has limited understanding of COVID-19, lockdown: BJP chief JP Nadda
May 30, 2020 16:53 IST"Rahul Gandhi doesn't understand these issues deeply. His understanding and study of issues is limited. That is why he makes confusing remarks by sometimes questioning the lockdown and sometimes demanding why it was not being extended," said Nadda
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Congress doing 'dramebazi' on migrants issue: Ravi Shankar Prasad
May 29, 2020 13:11 ISTUnion Minister for Law & Justice, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday spoke to India TV during its special coverage #TeamModiOnIndia on the completion of one year of the Modi government 2.0.
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Blame game can wait: Nitin Gadkari calls for political unity to fight pandemic
May 29, 2020 11:40 ISTUnion Minister for Highways and Transport Nitin Gadkari on Friday called for political unity to fight coronavirus pandemic saying it is not the time for the blame game and do politics as the minister repsonded to the opposition's criticism over government policies to fight coronavirus outbreak.
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Azam Khan removed as head of Jauhar property
May 29, 2020 9:27 ISTIn a major jolt to beleaguered Samajwadi Party MP Mohd Azam Khan, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board has taken direct control of Waqf number 157, commonly known as the land belonging to the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust, till now headed by Azam Khan.
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36 Shramik Special trains ran between Maharashtra and West Bengal without our knowledge: Mamata
May 27, 2020 18:21 ISTCM Mamata Banerjee has accused the Indian Railways of plying 36 Shramik Special trains from Maharashtra to West Bengal without the knowledge of the Trinamool Congress-led state government
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray meets alliance partners, amid reports of rift
May 27, 2020 12:56 ISTAmid speculation over a rift in the six-month-old Maharashtra coalition government, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called for a meeting with members of the Maha Vikas Aghadi today. The meeting is currently underway at Varsha bungalow, news agency ANI reported.
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Not trying to topple Uddhav Thackeray govt, it will fall under its own weight: Devendra Fadnavis
May 26, 2020 18:04 ISTFadnavis reasoned that, since, the coronavirus situation in Maharashtra was 'serious', any attempt to de-stabilise the government could have adverse consequences for the overall coronavirus response
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Congress ‘not key decision-maker’ in Maharashtra, says Rahul as COVID-19 situation in state worsens
May 26, 2020 17:28 ISTRahul Gandhi has stirred a fresh controversy in Maharashtra’s political circles, after conceding that Congress wasn’t a key decision-maker in the western state, which has been severely struggling to cope with the rising number of coronavirus cases
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