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  Babulal Marandi elected as BJP legislative party leader

  February 24, 2020 15:57 IST

  Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi was elected as the Legislative party leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Monday. He was elected unanimously as the leader after BJP Legislator Anant Ojha proposed his name, which was supported by other Legislators of the party. 

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  Congress to try & convince Sena on CAA issue: Maharashtra MLA

  February 24, 2020 13:39 IST

  The Congress will try to convince Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on issues relating to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and urge him not to implement it, party's Bandra East MLA Zeeshan Siddique said here on Saturday.

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  Why Pawar wants mosque in name of invader Babar: Devendra Fadnavis

  February 23, 2020 23:40 IST

  Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday attacked NCP chief Sharad Pawar over his demand for creation of a trust for construction of a mosque in Ayodhya on the lines of a similar body for Ram temple.

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  Congress wants Rahul Gandhi to return at helm, Tharoor demands fresh CWC elections

  February 23, 2020 23:32 IST

  "I believe a revived @INCIndia is indispensable to provide a national alternative to the divisive policies of the BJP. This is why the current perception of drift must be ended" Tharoor tweeted

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  Ask Trump if extraditing 19 lakh people from Assam is possible: Chidambaram to Modi

  February 23, 2020 22:18 IST

  "U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will ask questions about the CAA even before his arrival. If six to 10 lakh people are going to be affected, will the visiting leader go without posing questions?" Congress leader P Chidambaram asked

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  First see what's happening under your watch: Uddhav to BJP

  February 23, 2020 21:39 IST

  Hours after the BJP criticised the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation over the law and order situation, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray hit back at the party saying that those targeting his government should first see what is happening under their watch.

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  Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha denies he endorsed Pak Prez Alvi's concerns over Kashmir

  February 23, 2020 19:19 IST

  Sinha, 74, who was on a "personal" visit to Pakistan to attend a wedding there, met President Alvi after receiving a "surprise" invitation from him at the Governor's House in Lahore on Saturday

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  Maharashtra coalition govt will last its full term, says Sharad Pawar

  February 23, 2020 6:21 IST

  NCP president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will last its full term. Speaking at the "Vision Maharashtra" event organised by Marathi news channel Abp Majha, Pawar praised Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads the Sena, for his leadership.  

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  Cong accuses govt of waiving loans of 'crony friends'; demands names of beneficiaries be made public

  February 22, 2020 23:28 IST

    The Congress on Saturday accused the Modi government of waiving loans to the tune of nearly Rs 8 lakh crore of crony capitalists since 2014 and demanded that the names of the beneficiaries be made public and a high-level panel set up to examine the process of loan waiver. Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala cited a report

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  Trump's upcoming visit to India a campaign for US polls: Baghel

  February 23, 2020 9:28 IST

  Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday termed US President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to India as a "campaign" for the presidential polls in that country. He said Trump is seeking votes of Indians settled in the US by visiting India.

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  Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha meets Arif Alvi, allegedly backs Pakistan’s concerns on Kashmir

  February 22, 2020 22:33 IST

  "Shatrughan Sinha endorsed concern of the President about the lockdown of 'occupied' Kashmir for more than 200 days,” the official Twitter handle of the Pakistan president Arif Alvi posted after the meeting

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  Mayawati accuses BJP of giving 'slow death' to reservation

  February 22, 2020 22:04 IST

  BSP leader Mayawati on Saturday charged the BJP with giving a "slow death" to the provision of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and alleged the ruling dispensation was using the "divide and rule policy" to distract people's attention from its failures.

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  Sonbhadra ‘gold discovery’: UP deputy CM credits find to Lord Ram, Kashi Vishwanath

  February 22, 2020 22:02 IST

  “Even Lord Ram wanted no dearth of funds for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. That’s why he blessed us with the discovery,” Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Friday

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  JP Nadda meets Nitish Kumar before concluding Patna tour, discusses assembly polls

  February 22, 2020 21:44 IST

  BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his counterpart in the JD(U), and is understood to have discussed among other things the state polls due later this year.

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  BJD protests against AIIMS Bhubaneswar's directive on Hindi, demands 3-language formula

  February 22, 2020 19:49 IST

  "We have submitted a memorandum to AIIMS Bhubaneswar authorities on the circular regarding use of Hindi and requested for a 3-language formula with focus on local language," said BJD MP Pinaki Mishra

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  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines invite to attend Donald Trump banquet after Sonia snubbed

  February 23, 2020 9:29 IST

  The President had extended an invite to Chaudhary as well as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad for the banquet hosted in honour of the US President Donald Trump in New Delhi

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  AIMIM's Waris Pathan takes back his '15 crore' Muslims remark

  February 22, 2020 19:55 IST

  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Spokesperson Waris Pathan has taken back his remarks that suggested "15 crore" Muslims will prove to be "too much" for "100 crores"

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  After Uddhav backs CAA, NPR, Congress says Maharashtra CM in need of a 'briefing'

  February 22, 2020 19:20 IST

  Congress leader Manish Tewari said that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray requires a briefing on CAA rules to understand how NPR is the basis of NRC and "religion" cannot be basis of citizenship

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  K Surendran takes over as Kerala BJP chief

  February 22, 2020 16:49 IST

  Firebrand leader K Surendran, who came into limelight after the BJP and right wing outfits-led Sabarimala temple protests against entry of young women into the shrine, on Saturday took over as the chief of BJP's Kerala unit.

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  Cabinet expansion likely in Uttarakhand

  February 22, 2020 16:45 IST

  Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat's latest meeting with BJP president J P Nadda has fuelled speculations that a Cabinet expansion is likely in Uttarakhand. 

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  Modi govt gave loans to 'crony friends', but no debt relief for farmers, alleges Congress

  February 22, 2020 16:06 IST

  The Congress on Saturday cited a Credit Suisse report to allege that the Modi government waived loans worth Rs 7,77,800 crore of "crony friends" in five years, and asked why it could not give debt relief to farmers.

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  Lord Ram was the biggest socialist of his time: Samajwadi Party

  February 22, 2020 16:00 IST

  After Lord Hanuman hogged the limelight in the Delhi elections, the Samajwadi Party is trying hard to prove that Lord Ram was the biggest socialist of his time.

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  Ex-CM Marandi to be elected BJP legislative party leader

  February 22, 2020 15:27 IST

  Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi is likely to be elected the legislative party leader of the BJP on February 24, sources said. "A meeting of party legislators has been called on February 24 to elect the legislative party leader," Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jharkhand unit general secretary Deepak Prakash

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  AAP has no objection if expelled JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor wants to join party

  February 21, 2020 20:37 IST

  “If Prashant Kishor ji wants to join us, we have no objection. Now, it’s his decision whether to come on board or not,” said AAP leader Sanjay Singh

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  Wish they understood Gandhi's nationalism: Congress on RSS chief Bhagwat's remark

  February 21, 2020 20:15 IST

  The Congress on Friday attacked the BJP and the Sangh Pariwar over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks, saying if they would have understood Mahatma Gandhi's nationalism then the need for distancing themselves from nationalism would not have arisen.

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  Don't mistake Hindu tolerance for weakness: Fadnavis to Pathan

  February 21, 2020 19:49 IST

  Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday condemned AIMIM leader Waris Pathan's reported remarks that 15 crore Muslims are more than a match for the country's 100 crore Hindus, and asked the latter not to mistake the majority community's tolerance for weakness.

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  AAP MLA Shoaib Iqbal appointed pro-tem Speaker of Delhi Assembly, unlikely to get speaker's post

  February 21, 2020 19:44 IST

  Iqbal, who has been elected for the sixth time from Matia Mahal constituency, will oversee the oath-taking of newly-elected members on February 24 when the first session of the assembly begins

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  ‘Regret voting for this man': AAP MLA’s Hanuman statue demand at Ayodhya draws strong reactions

  February 21, 2020 18:43 IST

  “I regret voting for this man. It has escalated quickly from Hanuman Chalisa to now a statue. We will remember the next time you come asking for votes, journalist Vidya Krishnan wrote on Twitter