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Mufti recalls Vajpayee, says 'feeling his absence the most'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): In the view of prevailing tensed situation in the state, People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday recalls former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for empathizing with Kashmir and said today she is 'feeling his abs
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Pakistan accountability court turns down NAB request to probe Nawaz
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 03 (ANI): An accountability court here on Friday turned down an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seeking permission to probe the jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
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Cong calls all frontal organisations to discuss Rajiv Gandhi's birthday pr
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Congress has called for a meeting of its all frontal organisations to discuss the preparations regarding the commemoration of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's 75th birth anniversary, which falls on August 20.
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Congress J-K policy planning group to meet on Friday
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): In the wake of additional deployment of forces in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir policy planning group of Congress party headed by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will meet on August 2.
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Country lost great administrator, outstanding leader: Manmohan Singh on Ja
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday paid tributes to deceased Congress leader Jaipal Reddy and recalled his contribution towards the betterment of poor and downtrodden.
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Pakistan: Punjab govt asks jail authorities to remove AC from Nawaz Sharif
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): The government of Pakistan's Punjab province has asked Kot Lakhpat jail authorities to remove the air conditioner from the prison cell of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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Karnataka trust vote: Speaker takes a dig at politics of defection
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 22 (ANI): Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday took a dig at the politics of defection in Karnataka and quoted former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to buttress the point.
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When one party has access to 90 pc resources, time to deliberate state ele
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday stressed the need for state funding of elections "at a time when only one party has access to 90 per cent resources."
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Libya: Gaddafi-era politician released from jail
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 21 (ANI): The former prime minister of Libya, Baghdadi Ali Mahmoudi, who served in ousted Muammar Gaddafi's government was released from jail on Saturday due to his worsening health.
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Country lost great administrator: Manmohan Singh remembers Sheila Dikshit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Remembering Congress' stalwart Sheila Dikshit after her demise, Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that the country has lost a great administrator and an outstanding leader who contributed enormously to all-round development of Delhi.
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PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Sheila Dikshit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former President Pranab Mukherjee were among the early politicians to pay tributes to senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, who passed away at the age of
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People of Delhi will remember Sheila Dikshit for her contribution to devel
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed his condolence over the demise of veteran Congress leader Sheila Dikshit, saying that the people of the national capital will always remember her contribution to the development of the city during
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