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Former Lok Sabha Secretary-General Subhash C Kashyap passes away; President, PM Modi express grief
India | Jun 04, 2026, 11:33 PM ISTSubhash C Kashyap was part of the high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to prepare a legal framework on simultaneous elections.
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Sitaram Yechury, CPI-M general secretary and Left Front leader, dies at 72 after prolonged illness
India | Sep 12, 2024, 04:58 PM ISTSitaram Yechury, who joined the CPI(M) in the early 1970s, played a crucial role in the party's leadership. Over the years, he became one of the most recognised faces of the party, serving in various capacities, including as its General Secretary.
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Vietnam President To Lam succeeds Nguyen Phu Trong in top job as Communist Party chief
World | Aug 03, 2024, 11:07 AM ISTNguyen Phu Trong, who dominated Vietnamese politics since 2011, passed away two weeks ago at the age of 80. Lam, a career security officer, had been seen as long aiming to become party chief, is believed to be close to Trong and was elected as President in May amid a sweeping anti-graft campaign.
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NSA Ajit Doval attends state funeral of powerful Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi
World | Jul 26, 2024, 03:55 PM ISTNSA Doval was among thousands of mourners and world leaders who attended Trong's funeral in Hanoi and praised the deceased leader's contributions in strengthening India-Vietnam relations. Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to Trong at the Vietnamese embassy in New Delhi.
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Rajasthan: Congress general secretary's farmhouse razed in anti-encroachment drive in Kota
Rajasthan | May 20, 2024, 09:35 PM ISTRajasthan Congress general secretary Amin Pathan was served an evacuation notice earlier this year after a survey was conducted. He was a member of BJP for about 25 years before he joined Congress during assembly elections in 2023.
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West Bengal: TMC removes Kunal Ghosh from General Secretary post
Kolkata | May 01, 2024, 04:58 PM ISTKunal Ghosh’s dismissal comes as a result of his divergence from the party’s official positions on certain matters.
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Swami Prasad Maurya resigns as general secretary of Samajwadi Party, writes letter to Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh | Feb 13, 2024, 06:37 PM ISTSwami Prasad Maurya wrote a letter to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said that he would keep trying to strengthen the party even without being on any post.
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'Anti-India' forces can take advantage of COVID crisis: RSS
News | Apr 24, 2021, 05:01 PM ISTAmid deteriorating condition of COVID-19 in the country, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on April 24 said it may be possible that anti-India forces in the society can take advantage of these adverse circumstances to create an atmosphere of negativity and mistrust, the countrymen should be cautious of the conspiracies of these destructive forces.
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Assam polls: Giving solid fight, very confident to win elections, says Priyanka Gandhi
Politics | Mar 21, 2021, 05:20 PM ISTCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed public rally in Assam's Jorhat ahead state Assembly elections on March 21. While speaking to media persons, she said, "We are giving a solid fight, we are very confident.
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Watch: Priyanka Gandhi dances with tea tribes in poll-bound Assam
News | Mar 01, 2021, 09:00 PM ISTCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined the 'Jhumur' dance of performers from tea tribes, in Assam's Lakhimpur on March 01. She is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam.
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'PM Modi isn't listening to farmers as he has lost touch with people': Priyanka Gandhi
News | Feb 23, 2021, 10:20 PM ISTReplying to a question that why PM Narendra Modi is not listening to farmers, she said that the Prime Minister is not listening to farmers because he has lost touch with people.
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BJP directly responsible for deaths of farmers during protest: Congress
News | Jan 09, 2021, 11:08 PM ISTGeneral Secretary of Indian National Congress Randeep Singh Surjewala slammed BJP-led Central government over farm bills.
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'CAA likely to be implemented from January': Kailash Vijayvargiya
News | Dec 06, 2020, 01:15 PM ISTBJP General Secretary and West Bengal In-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is likely to be implemented from January.
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Tariq Anwar admits Congress' poor performance let down Mahagathbandhan
News | Nov 12, 2020, 04:49 PM ISTSpeaking to ANI in Patna on November 12, All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary, Tariq Anwar spoke on Bihar election result in which the party managed to win only 19 seats out of 70 it contested.
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha decides to contest Bihar elections independently
News | Oct 07, 2020, 12:37 PM ISTJharkhand Mukti Morcha decided to contest Bihar elections independently, said party's General Secretary Suprio Bhattacharya on October 06.
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Mamata opposing farm bills because all middlemen will vanish: Vijayvargiya
News | Sep 25, 2020, 10:45 AM ISTBJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on September 24 slammed Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee over latter's criticism against the farm bills.
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PL Punia says 'Sachin Pilot is now in BJP', later tweets to clarify mistake
Politics | Jul 13, 2020, 02:05 PM ISTWhile speaking to ANI in the national capital on July 13, the General Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) and In-charge of Congress party in Chattisgarh, PL Punia spoke on Rajasthan political crisis.
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Duraimurugan quits as DMK Treasurer; to contest for General Secretary post
National | Mar 16, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTSenior DMK leader Duraimurugan has quit as its Treasurer to contest for the post of General Secretary, party chief M K Stalin said on Monday.
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PM Modi, Trump have certain characters that brings them closer: D Raja
Politics | Feb 19, 2020, 04:30 PM ISTWhile speaking to ANI in the national capital on February 19, the General Secretary of CPI, D Raja spoke on US President Donald Trump visit. He said, "Donald Trump organised Howdy, Modi! event campaign in US for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and PM asked support of Indian diaspora for Trump.
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JDU removed Arun Shrivastav from the post of party general secretary
Politics | Aug 08, 2017, 11:12 PM IST