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  NCP's Dilip Walse Patil likely to replace Anil Deshmukh as Maharashtra Home Minister

  April 05, 2021 16:00 IST

  National Congress Party (NCP) leader Dilip Walse Patil is expected to replace Anil Deshmukh as the new home minister of Maharashtra. Deshmukh resigned on Monday from his post, hours after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into corruption charges leveled against him.

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  Rajya Sabha passes bill giving more powers to LG; Opposition stages walkout

  March 24, 2021 22:45 IST

  Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, amid scenes of opposition members walking out in protest.

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  Protest, sloganeering in Rajya Sabha by opposition against Bill giving more powers to Delhi LG

  March 24, 2021 19:05 IST

  Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed disruptions as opposition members trooped in the well of the house raising slogans to protest the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The upper saw two brief, back-to-back adjournments due to the continued protests.

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  Param Bir moves SC, Pawar defends Deshmukh: 'Maha' drama continues - Top developments

  March 22, 2021 22:02 IST

  ​Political developments continued to emerge from Maharashtra on Monday as allegations flew thick and fast in the Sachin Waze case.

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  'No question of Anil Deshmukh resigning': NCP's Jayant Patil after meeting Pawar | Top Developments

  March 21, 2021 23:09 IST

  NCP state chief Jayant Patil on Sunday said there was no question of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigning.

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  Allegations against Anil Deshmukh: Sharad Pawar trying to save Maha govt, says Fadnavis

  March 21, 2021 18:09 IST

  ​Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said NCP chief Sharad Pawar was trying to save the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in view of allegations of corruption levelled by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.  

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  Vaze 'small fish' in a big conspiracy: Fadnavis' explosive claims in Antilia bomb scare case

  March 17, 2021 20:26 IST

  ​Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday made several explosive claims in connection with the mystery SUV case.

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  Kushwaha merges RLSP with JD(U), gets rewarded with top party post by Nitish

  March 14, 2021 18:06 IST

  Bihar's ruling JD(U) on Sunday received a shot in the arm with the merger of RLSP of Upendra Kushwaha, a former protege of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who came back under his wing nine years after having fallen apart.

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  Amid speculations of change in leadership in Uttarakhand, CM Rawat meets JP Nadda

  March 09, 2021 8:20 IST

  Amid speculations about a leadership change in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat late on Monday met with Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda at the latter's residence in Delhi.

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  Lok Sabha adjourned for day as Opposition protests over rising fuel prices

  March 08, 2021 20:36 IST

  Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day as Opposition members continued their protest over rising fuel prices on Monday. When the House reconvened at 7 pm after an adjournment, the Chair allowed discussion on the issue of women empowerment on the occasion of International Women's Day.  

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  Bengal polls 2021: Celebs make a beeline to join Mamata's Trinamool Congress

  March 04, 2021 22:09 IST

  A number of celebs - a popular singer, an actor and a actor-director joined Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal on Thursday. Popular singer Aditi Munshi, actor Subhadra Mukherjee and actor-director Dheeraj Pandit joined TMC during the day at Trinamool Bhavan.  

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  It's 'Khela Hobe' vs 'Jai Shri Ram' event at Bengal sweet shops

  March 04, 2021 18:49 IST

  'Khela Hobe', meaning 'Game On', is a slogan first given by Trinamool Congress as scores of its leaders switchedto the BJP, pitching Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against all the opposition faces.

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  'Only a strong, united Congress can challenge BJP dominance': Anand Sharma on ISF tweet

  March 04, 2021 17:24 IST

  Only a strong and united Congress can challenge BJP dominance, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Thursday, following controversy over his recent tweet about the party's alliance policy in West Bengal.

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  Tejashwi meets Mamata, urges Biharis in Bengal to back TMC, but keeps mum on alliance

  March 01, 2021 18:02 IST

  RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat on Monday, in a bid to forge unity among secular parties in the upcoming assembly polls. Yadav appealed to the people from Bihar domiciled here to vote for the ruling TMC.

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  'Assam, Kerala, Puducherry...': Opposition points at 'poll link' as PM Modi gets vaccine jab

  March 01, 2021 23:32 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to take his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine triggered a political slugfest on Monday. Opposition parties linked Modi's attire during inoculation and the association of the nurses, to poll-bound states.

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  Ahead of 2022 Punjab polls, Prashant Kishor joins CM Amarinder Singh as his Principal Advisor

  March 01, 2021 16:48 IST

  ​Political strategist Prashant Kishor has joined Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as his Principal Advisor. The development comes a year ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab. The state will go to polls in early 2022.

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  'Appreciate he doesn't hide his true self': Ghulam Nabi Azad showers praise on PM Modi

  February 28, 2021 16:55 IST

  Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has showered praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yet again. Talking about his humble beginnings, Azad said he appreciated the fact that Modi doesn't hide his true self.

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  AAP sets eyes on 2022 Gujarat Assembly polls after strong show in Surat

  February 26, 2021 15:49 IST

  Kejriwal, who arrived in Surat on Friday, said that AAP would seek votes from the people of the state in the next Assembly polls based on the performance of the party's 27 newly-elected corporators in the city.

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  BJP wins both Rajya Sabha seats unopposed in Gujarat, including one held by Ahmed Patel

  February 22, 2021 18:27 IST

  ​The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday won both Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat. One of the seats was held by late senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel.   

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  Bengal can't progress if 'tolabaji' persists, state has made up its mind for 'poriborton': PM Modi

  February 22, 2021 23:24 IST

  Training guns at the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that West Bengal won't be able to progress if "tolabaji (extortion)" continues to persist. He said the people of the state have made up their mind for "poriborton (change)".

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  Day before floor test, Puducherry ruling alliance loses two more MLAs

  February 21, 2021 23:38 IST

  A day before the floor test in Puducherry Assembly, the ruling Congress-led alliance suffered a major setback as two more of its MLAs resigned on Sunday. In a dramatic development, Congress' K. Lakshminarayanan and DMK's K. Venkatesan announced their resignations.

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  'Not afraid of anyone, can't be intimidated with jail': Mamata Banerjee

  February 21, 2021 22:01 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that she is not afraid of anyone and cannot be intimidated with jail or something else. Holding out a challenge without naming any one or political party, the Trinamool Congress supremo said that they have not learnt to lose.  

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  CBI serves notice to Abhishek Banerjee's wife, sister-in-law in coal pilferage case

  February 21, 2021 18:58 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday summoned the wife and sister-in-law of TMC leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee asking them to join the probe in the coal pilferage case.

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  Sreedharan's impact likely to be 'minimal', BJP not serious contender in Kerala: Shashi Tharoor

  February 21, 2021 15:47 IST

  In an interview with PTI, Tharoor said he was surprised at the announcement that Sreedharan was going to enter the political fray and join the BJP.  

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  Modi govt rolls out red carpet for Azad at official event; Congress stalwart moves closer to BJP

  February 21, 2021 7:41 IST

  Sidelined by the Gandhi family, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was seen taking one more step in a direction that will bring him much closer to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

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  BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls

  February 20, 2021 21:09 IST

  Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said.

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  Own a TV or fridge or 2 wheeler in Karnataka? Surrender or face action

  February 15, 2021 16:04 IST

  The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.  

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  'Will never implement CAA if voted to power': Rahul Gandhi at first rally in poll-bound Assam

  February 14, 2021 16:17 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said he will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act if voted to power in the state. The former Congress chief was addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April.