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West Bengal: BJP announces manifesto committee for upcoming Assembly polls
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The State Sankalpa Patra Committee comprises 11 members, with party leader Tapas Roy serving as the Chairman. Dr Ashok Lahiri, MLA, serves as the Convener and Agnimitra Paul, MLA, is the Co-Convener. The members are Dr Chittaranjan Mandal, Manoj Tigga, MP, Dr Swapan Dasgupta, Shishir Bajo
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AICC announces Priyanka Gandhi as Assam screening committee chairperson
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The AICC (All India Congress Commitee) announced Priyanka Gandhi as the Chairperson of the Assam Congress screening committee, along with other poll-bound states.
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People's verdict must be respected: Shashi Tharoor on Kerala local body po
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Tharoor said the UDF's impressive victory in various local bodies was a massive endorsement by the voters and a powerful signal ahead of the state legislative elections. He added that hard work, a clear political message and anti-incumbency factors had helped the alliance secure a signifi
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Shashi Tharoor hails UDF's 'Amazing results' in Kerala local body polls
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday welcomed the outcome of the Kerala local body elections, calling the results a clear mandate and a celebration of the state's democratic spirit. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Tharoor congratulated the United Democratic Front (UDF) for what he d
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H-1B visa fee hike driven by Trump's domestic politics, says Shashi Tharoo
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Tharoor mentioned that the sudden hike in H-1B visa fees is about America's domestic politics and the President is trying to gain support of the anti-immigration base, as US legislative elections are set for November this year.
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PM Modi congratulates Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on re-elec
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Norway's Labour Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has claimed victory in Monday's legislative elections, securing another term in office after a tight race that also saw a record-breaking performance by the anti-immigration populist Progress Party, Al Jazeera reported.
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"Don't think anything is going to happen" RJD's Misa Bharti on Nitish's po
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Ahead of the upcoming legislative elections in Bihar, RJD MP and Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Misa Bharti, has dropped what could be widely deemed a big hint of what the coming weeks might hold for the state's political landscape.
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Congress-led coalition govt will form in Maharashtra after general electio
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters at the nomination filing by Congress candidates for the Legislative elections, Shivakumar said, "After the Lok Sabha elections, BJP-led NDA government may not be in power in Maharashtra. Congress will form the government there with the help of coalition partners."
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South Korean Opposition set for landslide victory in parliamentary electio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
South Korea's ruling party under the leadership of President Yoon Suk Yeol could face defeat in the legislative elections on Wednesday, with the early projections showing the main opposition party as being poised to win a majority in the National Assembly, Nikki Asia reported on Thursday,
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Ahead of polls in South Korea, 'Dior bag scandal' threatens prospects of r
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Recently, in India West Bengal politician Mahua Moitra was expelled from the membership of Lok Sabha after the lower House of Parliament adopted the report of its ethics committee, which found her guilty of "unethical conduct" in a 'cash-for query' case. Among the allegations levelled agains
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Increase in road, rail traffic seen as Taiwanese return home to vote
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As polls open in Taiwan to elect its new president, an upsurge in rail and road traffic was evidently seen on Friday as Taiwanese returned home to cast their ballots for its presidential and legislative elections, reported Taiwan News.
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Taiwan calls on global community to thwart China's interference in democra
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Speaking in Taipei City during a pre-election media briefing for international journalists ahead of the January 13 presidential and legislative elections, Minister Wu highlighted the urgency of recognising and preventing China's interference tactics.
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