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  'Choose hope over fear, truth over lies': Chidambaram invokes Biden in appeal to Bihar voters

  October 19, 2020 8:50 IST

  Invoking US democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, former Union Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday asked voters in Bihar to "choose hope over fear and truth over lies."

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  Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar joins BJP

  October 12, 2020 18:20 IST

  Khushbu Sundar, who resigned from the primary membership of Congress, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Zero impact on the ground in Tamil Nadu: Congress on Khushbu Sundar's exit

  October 12, 2020 12:16 IST

  Accusing actor Kushboo Sundar of lacking "ideological commitment", the Congress said on Monday her quitting the organisation would have no impact on Tamil Nadu politics.

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  Khushbu Sundar dropped as AICC spokesperson; likely to join BJP

  October 12, 2020 10:25 IST

  Actor-turned politician Khushbu Sundar was dropped as AICC spokesperson with immediate effect on Monday. The development was confirmed by the Congress, in a statement.

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  YSRC to join NDA? Jagan Mohan leaves for Delhi to meet PM Modi

  October 05, 2020 22:47 IST

  The ruling YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh was open to a dialogue on joining the NDA at the Centre if the special category status to the state wasaccorded and all promises made in the AP Reorganisation Act are fulfilled, senior YSRCP leader and Chief Whip in the Assembly G Srikanth Reddy said on Monday.

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  Manipur CM drops three ministers from cabinet

  September 24, 2020 14:10 IST

  Amid speculation of a cabinet reshuffle in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Thursday dropped three ministers from the council of ministers. Governor Najma Heptulla has accepted the recommendation, according to her letter to the chief minister.

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  Harsimrat resigned under pressure of Punjab's local politics: BJP

  September 18, 2020 8:56 IST

  Reacting on the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that she resigned under the pressure of Punjab's local politics. However, the party still hopes that the matter will be resolved after discussion with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

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  Ravi Kishan raises Bollywood drug issue in Lok Sabha, calls for thwarting attempts of smuggling

  September 14, 2020 11:38 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Kishan on Monday raised the issue of drug trafficking in Bollywood, during the Lok Sabha session. He appealed to the Centre to thwart any attempts of drug smuggling from Pakistan and China via Punjab and Nepal.

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  PM inaugurates 3 petroleum projects worth Rs 900cr in Bihar: A pat on Nitish's back, dig at Lalu

  September 13, 2020 14:52 IST

  ​Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a pat on his back for ushering in sushasan (good governance) and expressed confidence that the good work will continue under the leadership of the JD(U) chief.  

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  Major Rejig in Congress: Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kharge out as general secretaries, Surjewala top gainer

  September 11, 2020 22:12 IST

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday reconstituted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and the Central Election Authority of the party. The party appointed general secretaries and state in-charges of the All India Congress Committee (AICC).

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  Harivansh files nomination as NDA candidate to RS deputy chairman post; likely to get elected

  September 09, 2020 17:08 IST

  JD(U) MP Harivansh on Wednesday filed his nomination as the ruling NDA candidate to the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman's post and is likely to be elected, even as the opposition is working to field a joint candidate against him to force a contest. 

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  Congress to put up joint opposition candidate for Rajya Sabha deputy chairman post

  September 08, 2020 23:44 IST

  Congress has called for reaching out to other like-minded opposition parties to put up a joint candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman for elections scheduled on September 14.

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  Sanjay Raut appointed Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson amid war of words with Kangana Ranaut

  September 08, 2020 12:11 IST

  The Shiv Sena has appointed its Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut as the chief spokesperson of the party. The move assumes significance as it comes at a time when Raut is engaged in a war of words with actor Kangana Ranaut after she likened Mumbai to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).

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  Parivaar ke moh se upar uthe: Another letter 'bomb' in Congress, this time from UP

  September 06, 2020 12:05 IST

  Nine senior Congress leaders, expelled from the party last year, have sent a letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi asking her to save the party before its slips into "history".

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  Parliamentarians to undergo COVID-19 test for entry into Monsoon Session

  August 29, 2020 7:57 IST

  All Members of Parliament will have to undergo a COVID-19 test to attend the Monsoon Session, which is likely to begin September 14.

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  Zafar Islam BJP candidate for UP Rajya Sabha bypoll

  August 27, 2020 8:50 IST

  The BJP on Wednesday nominated party spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Uttar Pradesh, necessitated by sitting member Amar Singh's death.  

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  It is not about a post, but about country, Kapil Sibal on cryptic tweet

  August 25, 2020 12:14 IST

  Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, who is among the 23 party leaders who have written to Sonia Gandhi seeking an organisational overhaul, said on Tuesday that "it is not about a post" but about the country that matters most.

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  CWC Meet: Sonia Gandhi agrees to continue as Congress chief for next 6 months | Highlights

  August 24, 2020 19:22 IST

  CWC meeting held on Monday discussed future leadership of the party after a section of leaders demanded "collective" leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family. During the day-long proceedings, Congress leaders requested Sonia Gandhi to continue as party chief for next 6 months.

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  Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi may be BJP’s CM candidate in Assam for 2021 polls: Tarun Gogoi

  August 23, 2020 19:00 IST

  Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, who headed benches that pronounced several key judgements including in the Ayodhya land dispute case, might be the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Assam in the Assembly election next year, veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi has claimed.

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  BJP, JD(U), LJP to fight Bihar polls together: JP Nadda

  August 23, 2020 14:08 IST

  ​BJP President J P Nadda said on Sunday that all three NDA constituents in Bihar, the JD(U), LJP and his party, will fight the coming assembly polls in the state together with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the face of the alliance, and expressed confidence that it will emerge victorious.  

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  23 top Congress leaders write to Sonia ahead of CWC meet, question party's functioning

  August 23, 2020 10:47 IST

  ​The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is expected to witness a major showdown in a debate over the leadership issue on Monday. The highest decision-making body of the party will meet at 11 am through video conference amid a debate raging in the Congress over the uncertainty related to its leadership.

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  Jyotiraditya Scindia's jibe at Kamal Nath, says he was 'ahead' of PM Modi in one aspect

  August 22, 2020 18:07 IST

  Taking a jibe at former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the ex-CM was 15 months ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to impose coronavirus lockdown.

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  Chanting Hanuman Chalisa helps devotees, not devils: Shivraj Singh Chouhan taunts Kamal Nath

  August 22, 2020 17:05 IST

  Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan took a jibe at Kamal Nath for reciting Hanuman Chalisa saying it helps devotees, not devils.

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  After Rahul quit, Priyanka was ready to work under non-Gandhi chief

  August 19, 2020 10:53 IST

  ​Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was ready to work under a non-Gandhi president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation following the defeat in the General Election in 2019. Rahul Gandhi also had said that the party should elect a president outside the family, but in August last year Sonia Gandhi was appointed the interim president of the Congress.  

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  Shyam Rajak joins RJD hours after being expelled from Nitish Kumar's cabinet

  August 17, 2020 12:59 IST

  Bihar's Industries Minister, Shyam Rajak, who was expelled from the cabinet and Janata Dal United on Sunday, has joined the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD). He was inducted in RJD by party leader in Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav.

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  Sacked from JDU, Shyam Rajak likely to join RJD

  August 17, 2020 9:14 IST

  Bihar's Industries Minister and JD(U)'s national general secretary Shyam Rajak was on Sunday sacked from the state cabinet and expelled from the party. JD(U)'s chief spokesperson Sanjay Singh said he has been expelled for six years over anti-party activities.

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  Shaheen Bagh 'activist' Shahzad Ali joins BJP

  August 16, 2020 22:19 IST

  Ulema Council Secretary Shahzad Ali, who reportedly played a role in the Shaheen Bagh protest that started last winter against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday.

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  'Strongest warrior sent to border': Sachin Pilot on change of seating position in assembly

  August 14, 2020 16:14 IST

  Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday quipped about the change in his seating position in the Rajashan assembly and said his party had sent him closer to the opposition benches as it wanted a strong warrior to guard its borders.