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  With bruised Congress, will PDP align with BJP in J&K?

  National | August 06, 2014 13:32 IST

  Jammu: Does former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad opting out of the forthcoming assembly elections prove he is unsure of his personal victory?Azad made his announcement after he told a Congress convention

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  No double standards by Congress on Insurance Bill: Rahul Gandhi

  National | August 05, 2014 14:25 IST

  New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today rejected BJP's charge that the party is doing a ‘U-turn' on the Insurance Bill, saying that there are “no double standards” by it on the issue.“I think,

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  Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm over bugging allegations

  National | July 31, 2014 12:53 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was Thursday adjourned till 2 pm after opposition members created an uproar to demand a debate on the reported bugging at union Minister Nitin Gadkari's Delhi residence.As soon as the

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  16 UPA ministers served eviction notice for 'unauthorised' stay

  National | July 31, 2014 11:20 IST

  New Delhi: Sixteen former ministers of the UPA government were in unauthorised possession of government bungalows for over a month and have been served eviction notices, parliament was told Wednesday.Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu

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  PM Modi greets Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and others on occasion of Eid

  National | July 29, 2014 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted Vice President Hamid Ansari, Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. PM Modi also greeted the people and hoped

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  No proposal to cut short parliament session: Venkaiah Naidu

  National | July 27, 2014 16:29 IST

  Hyderabad: Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Sunday said there was no proposal to cut short the ongoing parliament session, and added the government has enough business.He said the government would bring important bills in

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  Crime against secularism, Congress on Maharashtra Sadan row

  National | July 23, 2014 16:07 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Wednesday criticised Shiv Sena MPs who allegedly forced a Muslim staffer at Maharashtra Sadan here to break his fast during Ramadan."The incident is highly reprehensible," said Congress leader Manish Tewari.Another Congress

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  NC, Congress blame each other as they part ways

  National | July 21, 2014 18:57 IST

  Srinagar: It needed the rout of the Lok Sabha polls for the National Conference and the Congress to realize they will fare better fighting the Jammu and Kashmir elections separately.Each party -- members of an

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  Two-time MP Chowdhary Lal Singh resigns from Congress

  National | July 21, 2014 11:35 IST

  Jammu: Former Lok Sabha member from Udhampur and senior Congress leader Chowdhary Lal Singh Sunday resigned from the party.Singh announced his resignation at a Congress workers' meeting in Kathua town of Jammu.Singh - who hails

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  It's official: Congress and National Conference part ways in Jammu and Kashmir

  National | July 20, 2014 17:46 IST

  Jammu: The NC-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir today hit the rocks as the two parties announced that they will go it alone in the Assembly polls in the state due later this year.Congress leaders

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  Congress workers oppose alliance with National Conference in Kashmir

  National | July 20, 2014 13:18 IST

  Jammu: Congress workers Saturday told the party top brass that they must not fight the forthcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with the National Conference.Their views were made at one-day convention of

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  Rajya Sabha to debate Gaza conflict Monday

  National | July 18, 2014 11:25 IST

  New Delhi: The government has agreed to a debate in the Rajya Sabha Monday on the conflict in Gaza strip, after two days were lost over disruptions on the issue.The Rajya Sabha was stalled Thursday,

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  Rajya Sabha discusses price rise

  National | July 07, 2014 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Monday took up a discussion on price rise.While the opposition blamed ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for pushing inflation further since it came to power, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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  Govt says Speaker above party lines, slams Kamal Nath's remarks

  National | July 07, 2014 12:58 IST

  New Delhi: Government today slammed Congress leader Kamal Nath for his remarks that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's decision on the issue of grant of Leader of Opposition status could be “flavoured” by BJP, saying

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  Congress party in action to claim stake on the LoP seat in Lok Sabha

  National | July 07, 2014 12:56 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with senior leaders while Rahul Gandhi held talks with party general secretaries at his residence mulling over action plans to stake its claim on

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  Congress ready for all formalities for LoP status: Ghulam Nabi Azad

  National | July 05, 2014 21:55 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today said it will comply with all formalities to get the status of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha even as the party has been kept on tenterhooks on the issue

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  Sonia Gandhi to decide on alliance in Kashmir

  National | June 24, 2014 18:58 IST

  Srinagar: Saying the Jammu and Kashmir government should complete its full term, Congress general secretary Ambika Soni Tuesday said party president Sonia Gandhi will take the final call on the future electoral alliance in the

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  Cong high command to decide on alliance for J&K polls: Azad

  National | June 24, 2014 7:24 IST

  Srinagar: Decision on any pre-poll alliance by Congress for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir scheduled later this year will be taken by the high command, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here today."I

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  Ghulam Nabi Azad made Leader of Congress in RS, set to become Leader of Opposition

  National | June 08, 2014 20:35 IST

  New Delhi: Former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today appeared all set to become Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha after his appointment as Leader of Congress in the Upper House.Anand Sharma, another minister

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  Plan +44: After the success of Mission 272+, BJP targets 44-plus seats in Jammu and Kashmir

  National | June 06, 2014 15:07 IST

  Jammu: After capturing power in New Delhi and claiming three of the six Lok Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to replicate this in the assembly elections later this