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PM Modi's silence on #MeToo unacceptable: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14, (ANI): As the 'Me Too' movement gains momentum in India, Congress Party on Sunday questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not spoken on the matter yet, adding that his silence is "unacceptable."
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Rafale deal: Congress asks CVC to seize documents, register FIR
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Terming the controversial Rafale fighter jets deal as India's "biggest Defence scam", the Congress on Monday demanded the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K.V. Chowdary to seize all documents and register an FIR into the alleged corruption.
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Confident of defeating Modi government: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday said that they are confident of defeating Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central Government in the 2019 general elections.
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Congress never opposed Triple Talaq bill: Anand Sharma
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 08 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Saturday dismissed charges from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Congress party is responsible for stalling the Triple Talaq Bill and not letting it pass in the Rajya Sabha.
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Rafale deal violates Official Secrets Act: Anand Sharma
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 29 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Wednesday claimed that the Rafale deal violated the Official Secrets Act, adding that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's claim that offset had nothing to do with the Rafale contract does not hold water.
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Ahmed Patel appointed treasurer of Congress
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 21 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appointed senior party leader Ahmed Patel as the new treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). Patel will replace Congress leader Motilal Vora, who had been running the party funds for a long time.
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Congress to form panels on NRC, Rafale, unemployment
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): In run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is likely to constitute committees on issues related to Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, controversial Rafale deal and unemployment for an all-out attack on the Prime Minister Narendra M
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Minor raped, strangled to death in Rajasthan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Jhalawar (Rajasthan) [India], July 29 (ANI): A seven-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death in Rajasthan's Jhalawar area, police said.
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Congress attacks Centre over Rafale deal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Congress on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman over the much debated Rafale deal, alleging that the latter has mislead the country in revealing the pricing of the aircraft.
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'Rafale deal had no secrecy clause for classified information'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday clarified that no secrecy clause was put forth regarding commercial information under the Rafale deal.
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All-party meeting: AAP raises administrative control issue
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday raised the issue of administrative control of Delhi in the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here.
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All party meeting was positive: Ananth Kumar
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired an all party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Tuesday, Union Minister Ananth Kumar said the outcome of the meeting was positive.
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