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BJP slams Farooq Abdullah's call to boycott polls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 9 (ANI): The General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav, on Sunday criticised Farooq Abdullah, the president of the National Conference (NC), saying that Abdullah is playing party politics ahead of the Panchayat and urban local body polls in Jam
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Opposition's no-confidence motion was futile effort: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 08 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was a futile effort by the opposition parties and they failed miserably in their approach.
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US calls for fair elections in Maldives, warns of sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 07 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday expressed its concerns over the "continued democratic backsliding" in the Maldives and warned the island nation it would take "appropriate measures" against those undermining fair electoral process and democracy.
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J-K panchayat polls: PDP wants consultation on Article 35A
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Rafi Ahmad Mir on Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik to address issues related to Article 35A. Mir said his party wants wider consultations on various issues including 35 A befor
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CPI(M) terms intervention claims in MLA sexual harassment as 'baseless'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 04 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) on Tuesday said the reports claiming that party's Central Committee has intervened in the alleged sexual harassment charges filed against Kerala party MLA PK Sasi case is "baseless".
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Chidambaram asks PM Modi to reveal number of bad loans under NDA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 02 (ANI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his recent remarks on loans given during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime, asking the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government to reveal the number
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Former J-K Guv Vohra carried out duties with dignity: Rajnath
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday praised former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir NN Vohra and said that he carried out his duties with dignity.
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Kushwaha debunks rumor of quitting NDA
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna [Bihar], Aug 31 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chairperson and Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD), Upendra Kushwaha on Friday debunked the rumor of him quitting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and joining t
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Mehbooba condemns 'victimisation' of families of terrorists, security forc
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 31 (ANI): Condemning terrorists and security forces reportedly victimising each other's families, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that it marked a new low in the existing situation of the state.
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Liberal democratic norms under threat in Maldives, says Australian think-t
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Nedlands [Australia], August 30 (ANI): As Maldives is heading closer to hold Presidential elections, the international community has raised concern over threat to liberal democratic norms under the leadership of President Abdulla Yameen in the island nation.
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India heading towards dictatorship: Lalu on activists' arrest
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar), Aug 29 (ANI): Former Bihar chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday said that India is heading towards a clear rule of dictatorship under the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.
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Demonetisation biggest failure of BJP govt: Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Congress Party on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government citing Reserve Bank of India (RBI) annual report and termed demonetisation as its biggest failure.
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