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  35 of 56 Shiv Sena MLAs dissatisfied with their party leadership: Narayan Rane

  January 12, 2020 17:54 IST

  The BJP has 105 MLAs, and the Shiv Sena only 56 and of them also 35 are "dissatisfied", Mr Rane said

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  Mamata not allowing central schemes since no middlemen: Modi

  January 12, 2020 17:08 IST

  "There are no middlemen, no cut money. There is no syndicate. When the money reaches the beneficiaries directly, nobody gets a cut, syndicates' writs do not run. Why should somebody allow such schemes to be implemented?" the Prime Minister asked sarcastically.

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  Priyanka's workshop for party men in Rae Bareli

  January 12, 2020 11:33 IST

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a four-day workshop for district and city presidents of the party in Rae Bareli from January 16 to 19. This will be the second workshop to be held by Priyanka for party leaders.

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  History we read has no reference to common people: PM Modi

  January 11, 2020 21:49 IST

  The Prime Minister said lot of things connect to Indian history have remained in the wilderness, while some writers have confined it to mere tales of power struggle, violence and battles of succession.

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  NPR 2020 is a disguised NRC, Sonia Gandhi warns at CWC

  January 11, 2020 18:32 IST

  “Let us not be under any illusion. In form and content, NPR is a disguised NRC,” the Congress President said in her opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi

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  Mamata meets PM Modi in Kolkata, asserts she is against CAA, NRC and NPR

  January 11, 2020 17:29 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met PM Narendra Modi in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. The Trinamool Congress chief asserted again that she is against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

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  Amid CAA, Bengal polls and other flashpoints, PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee to meet today

  January 11, 2020 7:50 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to meet his main political foe in the West Bengal on Saturday. Mamata Banerjee, has countered Modi-led BJP govt in the Centre for their 'anti-people' policies. As a Chief Minister, Mamata has not been shy to pull up the PM or any of his top-brass ministers wherever she has felt necessary. The two are likely to hold a meeting at Raj Bhavan on Saturday while also share the stage during a programme. PM Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Kolkata on Saturday morning.

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  PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee likely to share stage on January 12: Report

  January 10, 2020 21:55 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee are likely to share the stage during a programme here on Sunday, TMC sources said.   

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  Sharad Pawar to lead anti-CAA protest on January 24

  January 10, 2020 21:34 IST

  For the first time, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar will take to the streets here on January 24 to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act, the organisers said here on Friday.  

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  Will revoke CAA-NRC if Congress wins power in UP: Priyanka’s poll pitch in Varanasi

  January 10, 2020 19:39 IST

  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said in Varanasi that her party will roll back the CAA-NRC if it won power in the state elections of Uttar Pradesh in 2022

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  Fadnavis puts end to speculations of alliance with MNS, says 'didn't meet Raj Thackeray'

  January 09, 2020 21:44 IST

  BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday denied meeting Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, and said there was no plan to join hands with him as of now. His party and the MNS did not have any ideological affinity, Fadnavis, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, said.  

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  'Limelight without investment: Himanta Biswa Sarma takes dig at Deepika Padukone over JNU visit

  January 09, 2020 21:36 IST

  Taking a dig at Deepika Padukone over her participation in JNU vigil, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said actors were in the habit of visiting disturbed areas to create controversies and get free publicity before the release of their films.

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  Hemant Soren drops sedition charges against 3000 anti-CAA protesters, says 'law not to gag voices'

  January 09, 2020 21:26 IST

  After directing Dhanbad administration to drop sedition charges against 3000 anti-CAA protesters, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has said law is there not to gag voices but to instil a sense of security among the people.  

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  Should Deepika visit RSS HQ in Nagpur if not JNU: Congress

  January 08, 2020 18:13 IST

  The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP, asking if Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone should visit the RSS headquarters in Nagpur instead of JNU. 

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  Devendra Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray amid tie-up speculation

  January 07, 2020 23:17 IST

  Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met with MNS chief Raj Thackeray in Prabhadevi area here on Tuesday. The meeting between the two leaders lasted for nearly two hours, sources said.  

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  BJP plans more interactions with Bollywood celebrities on CAA

  January 07, 2020 20:51 IST

  They said that as many as 70 Bollywood personalities attended the meeting with BJP leaders, including Goyal, on Sunday and the interaction lasted for three hours.

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  Priyanka Gandhi funding violence in UP, says UP BJP Chief

  January 07, 2020 11:19 IST

  In a shocking statement, UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh has accused Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of 'funding' violence in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi instigated riots by misleading people: Amit Shah

  January 05, 2020 14:12 IST

  BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday accused Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of misleading the people over the amended Citizenship Act and instigating riots.

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  With 73 seats up for polls, will BJP have Rajya Sabha majority in 2020?

  January 05, 2020 13:15 IST

  Getting the majority in the Rajya Sabha has been like the elusive holy grail for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Haryana and Maharashtra -- two big states that went to the polls last year -- had given the BJP hopes to move steadily in that direction. As 73 upper House seats go to polls this year, the BJP's dream for a majority will continue to remain a dream, at least for now.

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  Uddhav-led Maharashtra govt allocates portfolios; NCP gets home, finance | Who got What

  January 05, 2020 9:54 IST

  The final list of reallocated porfolios in Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi government is out. As per the new allocation, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar gets finance ministry while Anil Deshmukh, also of the NCP will be the Home minister. Congress' Balasaheb Thorat gets revenue ministry. Check full list here.

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  Mayawati questions silence of Priyanka Gandhi on death of infants in Kota

  January 02, 2020 16:31 IST

  BSP president Mayawati on Thursday questioned the silence of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the death of infants in Rajasthan's Kota district and said she should have met the women who had lost their children due to the "laxity" of the Ashok Gehlot government.

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  Maharashtra cabinet portfolios: Ajit Pawar may get Finance Dept, say sources

  January 02, 2020 14:48 IST

  Ajit Pawar, leader of Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party who is Deputy of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, is likely to be handed Finance department, according to sources.

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  Upsets in Congress over Maharashtra cabinet expansion?

  December 31, 2019 17:09 IST

  ​It seems that a section of the Congress camp in Maharashtra is upset with the cabinet expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government. A senior leader of the Congress party hoped that the party brass takes note of the feeling that loyalists are being ignored at a time when they deserved an opportunity.

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  A watershed year for BJP but new challenges emerge

  December 31, 2019 13:48 IST

  ​The year 2019 will go down as a watershed in the BJP's journey as the party not only achieved its highest ever tally in Lok Sabha but also realised its decades-long ideological planks with the Modi government pushing the saffron agenda with renewed vigour in its second term.

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  Sanjay Raut was absent for Maha Cabinet oath ceremony, this may be why

  December 30, 2019 19:59 IST

  Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: Sanjay Raut was instrumental in the battle that saw Shiv Sena break its decades-old alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and forging a new one with NCP and the Congress. He hit national headlines in the immediate aftermath of Maharashtra poll results as he opened a front against the BJP.

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  Maharashtra Cabinet expansion: Aaditya Thackeray, Ashok Chavan, others take oath

  December 30, 2019 15:51 IST

  The Shiv Sena last month joined hands with the Congress and NCP, its traditional adversaries, after its alliance with the BJP collapsed over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post. As per the power-sharing formula decided by the three MVA allies, the Sena will get 15 ministerial berths, excluding the CM's post, the NCP will also get 15 and the Congress 12.

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  Maharashtra cabinet expansion today; Aaditya Thackeray likely to take oath as state minister

  December 30, 2019 12:31 IST

  Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari will administer the oath to the new team around noon in the Maharashtra Legislature precinct. The total strength of the ministry of Maharashtra cabinet can be maximum 42 including the Chief Minister.

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  Prashant Kishor fires fresh salvo at BJP, says JD(U) should fight more seats in 2020

  December 30, 2019 6:55 IST

  Janata Dal(United) national vice president Prashant Kishor on Sunday contended that his party, being the senior partner in the NDA in Bihar, should contest more seats than the BJP in the assembly election next year.