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BJP reprimands Cong for taking farmers plight to PM's doorstep
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): With the Congress highlighting the plight of the farming community and submitting a memorandum in this regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the grand old party that has ruled the nation for almost 60 ye
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Govt. counters Congress, says "spit and run tactics won't help&q
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, which has been facing the heat of the opposition post the demonetisation drive, today attempted to shift focus from the ongoing disruptions in Parliament and cornered the Congress over the Agusta Westland deal whi
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'Frustrated' Rahul Gandhi bluffing on having information on PM M
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday, in response to Rahul Gandhi's sharp remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that the Congress vice-president is rambling out of "frustration" and "disappointment" as the
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Congress should apologise, not me, says Rijiju
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): After the Congress party demanded Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's resignation in connection with a vigilance report accusing him of influencing payments for a hydro project contract in Arunachal Pradesh, the Minister of State for Home shot back saying the
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Congress uncomfortable with Centre's anti-corruption drive: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 13 (ANI): Countering senior Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram's allegation that demonetisation is the "biggest scam of the year", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the grand old party is uncomfortable with the anti-c
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BJP questions Congress' 'innate ability' to sympathize with
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 12 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and the grand old party have innate ability to sympathize with Pakistan whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government succeeds in pushing the Asian neighbour
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Demonetisation: Congress doesn't want to debate: Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 5 (ANI): Confessing that there was lack of preparation in the implementation of demonetisation, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanium Swamy on Monday launched a stinging attack on the Congress Party, saying the grand old party does not want any debate on demonetis
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RaGa Twitter row: Congress misleading nation, alleges Govt
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 1 (ANI): Brushing aside the opposition allegations that the Centre's lack of digital safety led to the hacking of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account, Union Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday alleged that the gr
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Freedom of speech, right to disagree under threat: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Dec. 1(ANI): After the official accounts of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Indian National Congress twitter handles got hacked, the grand old party on Thursday said that free speech and right to disagree are under threat and shows extremity of intolerance.
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"Intolerant" Congress indulging in contempt of democracy: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 30 (ANI): Extremely upset over the Congress staging a walkout from the Lok Sabha despite the government agreeing to discuss all issues, Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that the grand old party was now indulging in contempt of democ
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Bhopal encounter: MP Home Minister accuses Congress of playing vote-bank p
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): Taking a dig at the Congress for cornering the Madhya Pradesh Government post the encounter of SIMI terrorists after their escape from the Bhopal Central Jail, state Home Minister Bhupendra Singh on Tuesday accused the grand old party of indulg
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R. S. Prasad asks, is Digvijaya Singh's comment Congress' line?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Nov. 1 (ANI): As senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh added fresh fuel to the controversy surrounding the Bhopal jail break by giving a religious overtone to the incident, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday asked president Sonia Gandhi whether or not t
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