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Rahul was listening to whatever was necessary in President's address: Anan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi was "listening to whatever was necessary" in President Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday, party leader and former Union Minister Anand Sharma told reporters here.
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Nadda appointed as working president of BJP, replaces Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 17 (ANI): In a surprise decision, the BJP on Monday announced the appointment of senior leader and former union minister J P Nadda as Working President of the party, replacing Amit Shah, who has now entered the Cabinet.
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Virendra Kumar sworn in as Protem Speaker of Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Former Union Minister and seven-time MP Virendra Kumar took oath as the Protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Salman Khurshid downplays Centre's 'politically motivated' minority outrea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 14 (ANI): Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday sought to downplay the Centre's minority outreach programme which includes a scholarship to minorities and modernisation of Ismalic seminaries, terming the move as "politically motivated".
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Najma Heptulla hails Centre's decision to give scholarships to 5 cr minori
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): Former Union Minister and Governor of Manipur Najma Heptulla on Wednesday lauded the BJP-led Central government for its decision to provide scholarships to 5 crore students belonging to the minority communities in the next five years saying "such moves will
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BJP MP Virendra Kumar to be the Protem Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Virendra Kumar, a seventh time BJP MP from Tikamgarh constituency in Madhya Pradesh and a former Union Minister, has been chosen to be the Protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
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Olympian Aslam Sher Khan offers to replace Rahul Gandhi as the Congress ch
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): Former union minister Aslam Sher Khan on Friday said he has offered to step into Rahul Gandhi's shoes as the Congress President after Rahul said he wanted someone from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to assume the responsibility.
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Suresh Prabhu seeks Twitter's intervention after posts, followers get dele
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Former union minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday claimed that some of his posts on Micro-blogging site Twitter got deleted, while adding that his followers were removed from the social media site.
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Solution to three languages formula lies in its better implementation: Sha
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], June 2 (ANI): Congress MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the solution to the three-language formula is not by abandoning the idea but ensure its better implementation.
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Shripad Yesso Naik secures place in Modi 2.0 Cabinet
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Former Union minister of State for AYUSH and North Goa MP Shripad Yesso Naik will be inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet later on Thursday.
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Bhakta Das resigns as Odisha Congress Campaign Committee chairman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalahandi (Odisha) [India], May 25 (ANI): Former union minister Bhakta Charan Das on Friday resigned from the post of chairman of Odisha Congress Campaign Committee.
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Kushwaha to be held responsible if any violence breaks out: ADG Kundan Kri
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 22 (ANI): Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha would be held responsible if any violence breaks out in the state after his statement that there would be bloodshed if EVMs were tampered, said Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Kundan Krishan here on Wedne
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