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Patna: Former lawmakers announce new political front in Bihar
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): With an eye on the legislative assembly elections, a number of former Bihar lawmakers on Tuesday announced the formation of a new political outfit in the state named as 'Bihar Navnirman Morcha'.
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Rahul Gandhi pressurises Kerala, Central govt to extend compensation to fl
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Congress lawmaker from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that he is incessantly pressurising both the Central and Kerala government to extend compensation to those affected by the floods in his constituency.
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After woman chains drug-addict daughter, Congress MP Aujla visits family,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Following the incident of a mother chaining her daughter to bed due to drug-addiction in Amritsar, Congress lawmaker Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Tuesday visited the family and assured them of arranging proper medical treatment.
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BJP MP refers to woman collector as sycophant, says she used to kiss MPs'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ashok Nagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): BJP MP from Guna in a veiled reference on Monday called a woman Collector sycophant, saying that the latter used to visit every village to meet lawmakers and "kiss their feet."
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K'taka: Chief Minister Yediyurappa appoints 3 deputy CM's, portfolios allo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Days after taking oath as cabinet ministers in the Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's government, lawmakers Govind Makthappa Karajol, Dr Ashwath Narayan CN and Laxman Sangappa Savadi were on Monday designated as Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka.
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BJP distances itself from Pragya Thakur's remark, Congress slams Bhopal MP
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur on Monday faced flak from Congress leaders for making bizarre claims of 'opposition resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders', while her party distanced itself from her controversial statement.
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New Zealand Speaker babysitting an MP's newborn during debate wins hearts
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Aug 23 (ANI): Social media was flooded with love and praises for New Zealand Speaker Trevor Mallard after his photo of babysitting lawmaker Tamati Coffey's newborn son in Parliament amid a heated debate over rising fuel prices in the country went viral.
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Karti calls father's arrest 'political vendetta'; says he never met Peter,
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Calling his father the "most vocal critic of the government", Karti Chidambaram on Thursday said the CBI action was aimed at silencing the former finance minister and to taint the Congress party. The Lok Sabha lawmaker also claimed that he has been raided th
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Ex-Bihar cop alleges of threat to life from absconding MLA Anant Singh
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India] Aug 21 (ANI): A former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar cadre, Amitabh Kumar Das has alleged of danger to his life from absconding Bihar lawmaker Anant Singh.
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MP Tsering Namgyal in discussion with Union ministers for development push
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Ladakh lawmaker Jamyang Tsering Namgyal says he is talking union ministries to ramp up development works through big infrastructure projects in the newly-created Union Territory.
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Telangana: Krishna Sagar Rao supports renaming of Nizamabad as Indur
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): BJP general secretary Krishna Sagar Rao on Wednesday endorsed the demand of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Dharmapuri Arvind to change the name of Nizamabad district to Indur.
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BJP lawmaker demands change of Nizamabad's name to 'Indur'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): BJP lawmaker from Telangana's Nizamabad, Dharmapuri Arvind, has demanded that the name of the district be changed to Indur, claiming that the present one is "in-auspicious".
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