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RS Deputy Chair praises Nitish Kumar for working on development agenda, en
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh on Thursday praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for working on the development agenda, changing caste-based politics and forcing political parties to contest polls for the welfare of people.
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Coronavirus: Sri Lanka EC says decision to postpone elections not taken
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 17 (ANI): Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has stated that no decision has been taken to postpone the general election due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opposition parties attack the government in Lok Sabha over hike in excise
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday attacked the government in Lok Sabha over hike in excise duty on petrol and diesel saying that an effort was being made to run the government by adversely impacting the pockets of people.
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COVID-19: Govt unwilling to curtail Parliament session
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): While MPs from several political parties have suggested curtailment of the ongoing Parliament session in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, senior leaders of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) said that there is no plan for rescheduling the session till now.
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Opposition protests as Anurag Thakur lays notification in Lok Sabha on hik
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Monday laid in Lok Sabha a copy of government notifications increasing additional excise duty on petrol and diesel and road cess as the opposition strongly protested the decision.
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Farooq Abdullah urges political parties in J-K to unite to demand bringing
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday appealed to all political leaders to unite in their demand to immediately shift all the people from Jammu and Kashmir who are detained in jails outside the union territory, post the
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Bombay HC issues advisory for lower courts amid coronavirus scare
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Bombay High Court on Saturday advised the District and Sessions courts, and subordinate courts at Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nagpur, and Ahmednagar to not insist on the presence of the parties unless it
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Goa CM urges political parties to avoid closed-door meetings, mass gatheri
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Panaji (Goa)[India], Mar 14 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday urged political parties to not organise closed-door meetings and meetings with large number of people during the run-up to the March 22 Zilla Panchayat polls, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Left parties to oppose CAA, NRC, NPR on March 23
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New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): The Left parties have decided to observe March 23, marking the anniversary of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, to oppose Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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CAPHRA urges Health Ministry to discuss rights of vapers in a global treat
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New Delhi [India] March 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): An Asian alliance of tobacco harm reduction advocacy organizations has urged India' Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to bring up the rights of smokers who want to switch to safer alternatives during the Ninth Session of Parties (COP9) of the Wo
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Chandrababu Naidu writes to EC, alleges plot to reject nomination of TDP c
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Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday wrote to the state election commission alleging that a plot was underway to reject the nominations of opposition parties for the upcoming local polls.
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HC issues notice to Delhi govt, police on plea seeking action against poli
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New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Delhi Police, Delhi Government and other concerned parties, including political leaders, on a plea seeking action against political leaders for allegedly making hate speeches and engaging in criminal activities.
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