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"Self-respect is expensive in politics; truth seen as crime": Anand Sharma
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said that "self-respect is very expensive in politics" and that "speaking the truth is now considered a crime," after the party nominated Kangra District Congress Committee president Anurag Sharma as its candida
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Congress' shift to left driven by political landscape, not ideology: CPI M
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Communist Party of India MP John Brittas, in an exclusive interview with ANI, said that the Congress party was compelled to shift its political positioning due to the Bharatiya Janata Party occupying the right-wing space, but asserted that the party continues to retain a right-wing econom
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"Political party without ideology cannot develop country": Amit Shah
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"When there were movements for Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand, the Congress government was in power. They used to say that the opposition had no issues, so they were demanding the creation of new states. They used to say, 'How will these small states function?" Shah said.
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Union Budget 2026 puts India on track to become third-largest economy: Uni
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Patil said inflation has been contained, and the country's growth trajectory remains strong under Narendra Modi's leadership. Drawing a comparison with previous governments, he said that despite former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being an economist and leading the country for a decade,
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"Distorting it in every way possible": Andhra Congress president slams BJP
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
"On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the MGNREGA program was being hijacked by the BJP, distorting it in every way possible. Changing the name to VB-G RAM G. The Congress has decided to go on a massive agitation, and as part of that, even in Andhra Pradesh, we are planning something
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"LOPs can't be insulted like this": Congress flags "protocol mess-up" as R
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the Central Government of "insulting" the Leaders of Opposition as they were seen sitting on the third row during the Republic Day Parade.
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"Bigger pie, smaller slice for Tamil Nadu": Congress' Manickam Tagore flag
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Giving percentage of funds shared from the Union budget, Tagore said that during 2004-2014, under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), Tamil Nadu received 5 per cent of the Union budget's pool, whereas from 2014-2025, the state only got around 4.08 per cent. This is despite the fact tha
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"Oppn lying for politics; 243 out of 592 poll promises fulfilled by Congre
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday hit out at the opposition, accusing it of spreading misinformation for political gains, and asserted that his government has delivered on its pre-election promises, including massive spending on infrastructure and welfare schemes.
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Anti-people Modi govt looking to help corporates instead of the poor: Cong
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"MNREGA was introduced to ensure the right to work. The law brought by Manmohan Singh was meant to fill the stomachs of the poor. They are trying to strike at a law that helps the poor," Kharge said in Bengaluru.
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"Govt has allergy to Mahatma Gandhi..." : Bhupesh Baghel calls for nationw
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Chhattisgarh CM and Punjab Congress in charge Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday said that the central government of having an "allergy" to Mahatma Gandhi and a problem with the poor, after it abruptly scrapped the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), the world'
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"Gandhi was killed by Godse once, this govt is killing him again": Siddara
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister said that MGNREGA, introduced during the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was rooted in the directive principles of the Constitution and aimed at securing the right to work, education and dignity for the poor, small farmers and rural labourers.
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Telangana Assembly adopts resolution on MGNREGS, opposes proposed changes
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On Friday, the resolution recalled that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was launched in 2005 by the UPA government led by then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide employment to the rural poor and ensure financial security for impoverished families.
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