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Chidambaram, his son get protection from arrest in Aircel Maxis case till
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): A Patiala House court here on Monday extended interim protection granted to former Union Minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram in Aircel-Maxis case till April 26.
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Cong releases first list of candidates for Arunachal, Sikkim Assembly poll
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Congress Party on Saturday released its list candidates for the ensuing assembly elections in Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh where the party has fielded former Union Minister Ninong Ering from Pasighat constituency.
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Priyanka Vadra's boat journey lacks spirituality, meaning, aim: Uma Bharti
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Asserting that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's boat journey over Ganga is bereft of meaning, aim and spirituality, former Union minister of Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti on Tuesday asked people not to pay much heed to it.
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RLD chief Ajit Singh to contest LS poll from Muzaffarnagar, son Jayant fro
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief and former Union Minister Chaudhary Ajit Singh will contest the ensuing Lok Sabha election from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The seat is currently held by Sanjeev Balyan of the BJP.
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LS Polls: Cong releases 5th list; fields Pranab Mukherjee's son from Jangi
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Congress Party on Monday released its fifth list of 56 candidates including former President Pranab Mukherjee's son and sitting MP Abhijeet Mukherjee from West Bengal's Jangipur Lok Sabha seat, and former Union Minister MM Pallam Raju from Andhra Prade
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Congress releases 4th list for LS polls, Shashi Tharoor, Nabam Tuki to con
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Former union minister Shashi Tharoor and former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki are among 27 candidates who will be fielded by Congress party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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Ayushman Bharat 'an invitation of fraud' for private firms, says former Un
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The Central government's flagship health insurance scheme--Ayushman Bharat--is acting as "an invitation of fraud" for private companies, said Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday.
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Congress media team members eyeing for Lok Sabha tickets
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Many members of Congress media team wish to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, and hence have staked their claims for the tickets. Senior Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari wants to contest from Chandigarh, the home-turf of former Union Minister Pawan Kuma
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LS polls 2019: NPP to field Agatha K Sangma from Meghalaya's Tura constitu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), [India], Mar 16 (ANI): The National People’s Party (NPP) on Friday announced that former Union Minister Agatha K Sangma and Thangminlien Kipgen will contest Lok Sabha elections for the Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya and Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency respectivel
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Are people voting for the first time during Ramzan, asks BJP leader Syed S
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Rejecting the opposition’s chest beating over a few phases of Lok Sabha poll schedule coinciding with Ramzan, former Union Minister and BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday wondered if the people were voting for the first time during the month-long fas
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BJP forced RBI to support demonetisation, says Cong leader Jairam Ramesh
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The BJP government at the Centre had forced the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to support demonetisation, said Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh here on Monday.
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INX Media case: CBI wants to make ‘additional submission’ on P Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moved an application in Delhi High Court on Saturday for taking on record additional submission in the anticipatory bail plea of former Union Minister P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media case.
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