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BJP strongly opposes bid to organise Kashmir Conclave
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Srinagar [India] May 11 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly opposed a bid by main opposition parties to organize a Kashmir conclave in which they are also planning a dialogue with Kashmiri separatists.
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Yechury, CM Patnaik meet to discuss 'secular' candidate for pres
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 4 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, who met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday called out to all the Opposition parties to find a common 'secular' candidate
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Delhi has given decisive mandate against politics of ego: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the opposition parties over their allegation that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used during the Municipal Corporation polls were tampered with and said it is an insult of man
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Tamil Nadu observes bandh today in support of drought-hit farmers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The opposition parties led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhaghan (DMK) on Tuesday will be observing a state-wide shutdown in support of drought-hit farmers.
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Sasikala's nephew Dinakaran in dock: Oppn slams 'headless'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the AIADMK post TTV Dinakaran's involvement in an alleged bribery row, the opposition parties on Monday demanded stern action against Sasikala Natarajan's nephew for undermining the country's democratic set up.
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Can't question electoral process over loss of few parties: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday slammed the opposition parties for doubting the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and said that because few political parties are losing we cannot dub the entire electoral process as wrong and the equipment as bad.
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Naqvi says opposition should stop banging its head on EVMs
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said that the Congress and other opposition parties should not bang their heads over the use or non-use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) post their defeat in the recen
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Oppn quotes 2013 order, says SC in favour of paper trail machines
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 13 (ANI): Quoting the Supreme Court's 2013 judgement upholding paper trail machines as indispensable for fair and transparent elections, the counsels appearing on behalf of the opposition parties on Thursday said the apex court has issued notice to the Election C
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EVM row: Oppn. not able to digest BJP's upsurge, says Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday downplayed the allegations of EVM tampering and said that opposition parties are leveling baseless allegations as they are not able to digest the upsurge of the Bharatiya Janata Pa
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EC throws open challenge, dares to hack EVMs from May
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Following concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) post assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday threw an open challenge to the party leaders and dared them to hack t
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Govt. slams "rejected, dejected" Oppn for dragging EVM row to Pr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday slammed the "rejected and dejected" opposition parties for raising the issue of tampered Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said they are finding it difficult to comply w
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Oppn apprises Prez about EVM row, misuse of central agencies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): A 13-member delegation of opposition parties representing both the houses of Parliament met President Pranab Mukherjee today to apprise him about the prevailing problems in the country including the EVM tampering issue, violence prevailing in different state
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