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Siddaramaiah wonders how BJP got 9,000 lead from Badami Assembly seat in L
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Badami (Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday expressed surprise over how the BJP got a lead of 9,000 votes from his Assembly constituency in the Lok Sabha polls, despite giving "Panchayat Bhawan, rice and shelter" to the people
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Lok Sabha passes Homeopathy Central Council Bill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 27 (ANI) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice vote despite opposition from the Congress.
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Firm on stepping down as Congress chief, Rahul says his stand is clear
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Despite party members urging him to rescind his resignation, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday remained firm on stepping down and said that he has made his stand clear about it.
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Will India continue importing oil from Iran: Tewari in LS
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday asked the government if India will continue to import oil from Iran despite the withdrawal of waiver by the United States or has it made alternative arrangements so that there is no increase in the prices of petroleu
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Equities gain some ground, Nifty hovers around 11,820
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices opened in the red on Wednesday but gained some ground as the trading progressed despite weak cues from Asian markets.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questions BJP over inaction in 2G, coal 'scams'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Central government in the Lok Sabha, saying that they failed to put alleged "thieves" -- Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi -- behind the bars in 2G and coal allocation scams de
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Uighur activist to attend G20 Summit in Japan despite protest by China
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jun 23 (ANI): Rebiya Kadeer, a prominent Uighur political activist, will join world leaders at the annual G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, later this month despite protest by China, the Japan Times reported on Sunday.
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South Africa still keeping their semi-finals hope alive
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], June 22 (ANI): Despite sitting on the eighth position on the points table in the World Cup, South Africa batsman Aiden Markram is still not losing hope of his team qualifying in the semi-finals, saying that they never felt to be down and out.
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Riaz certain that Pakistan will qualify for World Cup final
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], June 22 (ANI): Despite being the second last team on the points table, pacer Wahab Riaz is not losing confidence in his side as he said that his team will qualify for the World Cup finals and semi-finals.
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BJP's vote share increased despite SP-BSP alliance: Rajnath in Lucknow
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jun 22 (ANI): After getting re-elected to Parliament with a massive mandate in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited his constituency, Lucknow, where he said that BJP's thumping win in the elections wa
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Huawei announces three new Nova 5 smartphones
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shenzhen [China], June 21 (ANI): Despite the rough trade situation, Huawei has announced three new smartphones to its Nova 5 series, including the Nova 5, Nova 5 Pro, and Nova 5i.
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CWC'19: Sri Lanka stun England, secure 20-run victory
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Leeds [UK], June 21 (ANI): Despite Ben Stokes' brilliant effort, Sri Lanka managed to vanquish England by 20 runs in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup here on Friday.
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