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"Why should we stop at 17%? We should also raise it to 50%" says Shashi Th
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tharoor questioned why India should stop at the current 17 per cent tariff and emphasised that the country should not be intimidated by such actions. He also said that no country should be allowed to threaten India in this manner.
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"Government hiding behind myths to avoid debate on EC": Congress MP Gaurav
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Citing precedents from 1981, 1995 and 2005, Gogoi argued that such discussions have taken place in the past, contrary to the government's recent claims. He asserted that the refusal to allow debate reflects the government's discomfort and fear of transparency in electoral reforms.
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"Weak foreign policy": Congress MP Rajeev Shukla after Trump for imposing
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Rajeev Shukla on Thursday strongly criticised US President Donald Trump for imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on India over its purchase of Russian oil. Calling the move "very wrong," Shukla urged the Indian government to issue a strong response, while accusing it of p
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US tariff hike shows breakdown in ties, no "special relationship" with Tru
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Thursday questioned the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's claims of a "special relationship" with US President Donald Trump, saying that the recent hike in tariffs by US was proof that the diplomatic engagement had broken down.
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"The saddest thing is PM Modi's silence", Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on 25
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the imposition of a 25 per cent additional tariff on Indian oil imports from Russia, and said that the US President himself continues to buy uranium and fertilisers from Russia.
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Union Minister G Kishan Reddy slams Telangana govt, accuses it of divertin
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister and BJP leader G Kishan Reddy on Thursday lashed out at the Telangana government, accusing it of misusing the 42 per cent reservation meant for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies by diverting a portion of it to Muslim communities. He alleged that this move was po
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INDIA Bloc continues protest in Parliament against voter list revision in
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, along with other Opposition MPs, joined the protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and the "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" outside Parliament.
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"Foreign policy disaster": Kharge on Trump administration doubling tariffs
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"You can't even blame this foreign policy disaster on the 70 years of Congress," Kharge posed on X, adding that the Prime Minister failed to negotiate a trade deal with the US.
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Congress MPs move Rule 267 notices to discuss issues affecting electoral s
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"That this House suspend Zero Hour and the relevant rules pertaining to Question Hour and other businesses of the day to discuss the issues affecting the credibility and inclusiveness of the electoral systems. Serious concerns have risen about the exclusion of already precarious communiti
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over arr
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In his notice, Tagore claimed that the official police report referred to Bengali as "Bangladeshi language", instead of recognising it as Bangla, a constitutionally recognised language under the Eighth Schedule in the Indian Constitution.
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Lok Sabha: MP Hibi Eden seeks discussion on additional 25 per cent tariffs
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In Congress MP Hibi Eden's notice to the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, the Congress MP stated, "The imposition of an additional 25 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, raising the total to 50 per cent. This action, citing India's continued purchase and resal
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Donald Trump's fake residential certificate surfaces in Bihar's Samastipur
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Brajesh Kumar confirmed that a suspicious application had been submitted for creating a residence certificate bearing Trump's name.
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