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WB: TMC stares at BJP's surge and CPM's attempt to wrest back Bankura
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Known as one of the major CPI(M) bastions since 1970s, Bankura changed the wind in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The electorate elected TMC's new entrant Moonmoon Sen who defeated CPI(M)'s 9 times MP Basudeb Acharya from the constituency.
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Puducherry power fray: SC notice to lawmaker on plea against Madras High C
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Puducherry lawmaker K Lakshminarayanan on an appeal filed by the Union Territory's Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi against Madras High Court's order which curtailed her authority to act independently of the ele
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After Madras HC judgment, Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi writes 'open letter' to
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 03 (ANI): Puducherry Lt Governor (LG) Kiran Bedi on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the residents of the Union Territory. Her open letter comes in the wake of Madras High Court ruling that the elected government has more powers than the (LG) in Puducherry.
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Media misquoted my remark on President Kovind, clarifies Gehlot
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Hours after the BJP demanded an apology for his comments on President Ram Nath Kovind, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed that a section of media misquoted him as saying Kovind was elected to the highest constitutional post du
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BJP demands apology from Ashok Gehlot for his remarks against President Ko
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): The BJP on Wednesday demanded an apology from Congress' senior leader Ashok Gehlot, for his comments against President Ram Nath Kovind, claiming that he was elected to the highest constitutional post due to his caste. The party also urged the Election Comm
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Priyanka will win from any seat she contests, says Raj Babbar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will get elected from any seat she chooses to contest the Lok Sabha polls, said UP Congress unit chief Raj Babbar on Sunday.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mark Boucher elected as MCC Honorary Life Members
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 12 (ANI): Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher have been elected as the Honorary Life Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in recognition of their outstanding achievements in cricket. The announcement was made on Friday.
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Kim Jong-un re-elected as chairman of State Affairs Commission
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 12 (ANI): Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader, has been re-elected as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the communist state's highest decision-making body, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Imran Khan's comments on peace talks if PM Modi wins 'out of context', say
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Apr 12 (ANI): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his country and India stood a better chance of having peace talks if Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected again, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the cricketer-turn
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Netanyahu vows to annex occupied West Bank settlements if re-elected
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Apr 7 (ANI): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that he would annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins the Tuesday's elections.
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Praful Patel becomes the first Indian in FIFA Executive Council
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Leeds [UK], Apr 6 (ANI): Praful Patel, president of All India Football Federation (AIFF), has become the first Indian to be elected as a member of FIFA Executive Council.
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David Malpass elected as World Bank President
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): Former Under Secretary of United States Treasury Department, David Malpass, was on Friday appointed as the 13th president of the World Bank Group.
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