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  Congress slams NDA government's foreign policy

  Politics | February 13, 2016 13:21 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Obama administration's decision to sell F-16 jets to Pakistan, saying his "singular achievement" on foreign policy front is that both US and

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  Manish Tewari is the new Congress spokesperson

  Politics | January 29, 2016 7:27 IST

  NEW DELHI: Former Union minister Manish Tewari, from whose remarks on troop movement the Congress had distanced itself over a fortnight ago, was today made spokesperson of the party. "Congress President Sonia Gandhi has approved the

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  Congress dismisses Manish Tewari's claim on troop movement

  Politics | January 10, 2016 12:28 IST

  New Delhi: Congress spokeperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi categorically denied his party colleague Manish Tewari's claim that the 2012 newspaper report concerning the troop movement towards Delhi without informing the government was true."It was inappropriate, unnecessary

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  Is India doing business with ISIS? asks Manish Tewari

  Politics | August 01, 2015 18:47 IST

  New Delhi:   Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday questioned whether India was "doing business" with terror outfit Islamic State (IS) in Libya."Happy two Indians released in Sirte LIbya pray for others. Ques- since (Foreign

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  NDA govt's "ambiguous" signals to Pak on terror: Tewari

  Politics | April 09, 2015 22:26 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today attacked NDA government here over a Pakistani court's order to release 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi alleging it happened because the Centre sent "ambiguous" signals

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  BJP, Congress hail quashing of Section 66A

  Politics | March 24, 2015 17:48 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintained the government was not "in favour of curtailing honest criticism".The Supreme Court

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  Gen. V.K. Singh should quit if disgusted: Congress

  Politics | March 24, 2015 12:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said that Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. V.K. Singh (retd) should quit if he felt disgusted, referring to the tweets with the hashtag "Duty" and "Disgust" he

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  Ransom may have been paid for Father Alexis's release: Tewari

  Politics | March 05, 2015 21:19 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today suggested that ransom may have been paid for the release of Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar Ananthaswamy in Afghanistan, latching to reported comments of his family regarding

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  Congress needs to revisit 'ideological construct': Manish Tewari

  Politics | February 10, 2015 17:09 IST

  New Delhi: With Congress decimated in Delhi elections, its senior leader Manish Tewari today said the party's “ideological construct” needs to be revisited as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has eaten up the space.  The former

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  Congress questions abrupt removal of Foreign Secretary

  Politics | January 29, 2015 12:23 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today questioned the timing of government's decision to remove Sujatha Singh as Foreign Secretary and wondered whether it was “retribution” for her stand on IFS officer Devyani Khobragade.“Is sacking of Foreign Secretary

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  Did govt hold back on display of military might: Manish Tewari

  Politics | January 26, 2015 23:31 IST

  New Delhi: As India showcased its rich cultural diversity and military might with the US President Barack Obama watching today at the 66th Republic Day parade, Congress leader Manish Tewari questioned why the government did

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  MSG row: Unfortunate that govt is making it into UPA vs NDA issue, says Congress

  Politics | January 17, 2015 19:57 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today hit out at I & B Minister Arun Jaitley for making government's “problems with Censor Board into UPA versus NDA issue” and asked what stopped it from sacking the Board members

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  Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should resign: Manish Tewari

  Politics | January 14, 2015 19:50 IST

  New Delhi: Congress leader Manish Tewari today demanded that Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi should step down after a court in Uttar Pradesh gave him a one-year jail term convicting him

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  Opposition questions Modi over silence on Bhagwat's remarks

  Politics | December 21, 2014 20:54 IST

  New Delhi: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks daring the opposition to support a law against conversion, today triggered a political storm with several parties attacking his views and questioning why Prime Minister Narendra Modi had

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  Tewari, Alvi defy gag order, say they will air their views

  Politics | September 15, 2014 21:42 IST

  New Delhi: Unfazed by the party's gag order, defiant senior Congress leaders Manish Tewari and senior leader Rashid Alvi on Monday said they would continue to express their viewpoints even while maintaining that it's time

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  Congress takes dig at LG's plan to call BJP to form government in Delhi

  Politics | September 05, 2014 17:39 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today said that the moves aimed at allowing BJP to take a shot at power in Delhi showed that the ruling party has lost confidence of going in for fresh polls because

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  Congress distances from Manish Tewari's remarks

  Politics | September 03, 2014 18:48 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today distanced itself from the remarks made by its leader Manish Tewari on the government's move to appoint former Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam as Kerala governor and said it expects

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  Z-plus security for UP riots accused BJP MLA, Opposition questions the move

  Politics | August 26, 2014 13:58 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has decided to give Z- plus security to Muzaffarnagar riots accused Sangeet Som, following an intelligence input about threat to his life. Sangeet Som is a BJP legislator from

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  Congress attacks Mohan Bhagwat, calls him 'Hitler'

  Politics | August 18, 2014 20:25 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today launched a scathing attack on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calling him “Hitler” over his remarks that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva is its identity and cautioned against “ominous signs

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  How can Pakistan envoy talk to separatists: Congress

  Politics | August 17, 2014 20:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress Sunday asked why India was going ahead with foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan when the Pakistani envoy here had invited Kashmiri separatists for talks.Congress leader Manish Tewari said allowing Abdul