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J-K municipal polls to witness tough contest
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sept 2 (ANI): The state of Jammu and Kashmir is expected to witness multi-cornered fights across 1145 awards in the municipal elections slated this month despite hindrances from separatists and two dominant state parties, the National Conference (NC) and
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UP opposition parties target BJP over Vivek Tiwari case
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Oct 1 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav on Monday held the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government responsible for the death of techie Vivek Tiwari, who was allegedly shot dead by a police constable.
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8 non-BJP parties form coalition ahead of MP elections
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections, slated to take place this year, eight parties have formed an alliance to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. The parties are expected to approach the Congress shortly.
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EC working on reform proposal for curbing parties' expenses
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) is working on a reform proposal aimed at pushing for a cap on election-related expenses by political parties in the country.
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'Advertising criminal records of politicians will help voters make informe
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday supported the decision of the Supreme Court, directing political parties to advertise the criminal records of the candidates contesting elections on their ticket.
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ANI, Sputnik sign partnership agreement for news sharing
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 28 (ANI/Sputnik) - India's Asian News International (ANI) and Sputnik international news agency and radio concluded on Friday a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides for the exchange of media content in English. The two parties have also expressed their determin
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Leaders across parties hail SC's Sabarimala verdict
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Hours after the Supreme Court announced its verdict allowing entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, politicians across party lines welcomed the historic judgement, saying that the right to pray should not be discriminated ag
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Shah tears into Patnaik, says Oppn suffers from "Modi-phobia"
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], Sep 24 (ANI): Ahead of the 2019 Odisha assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik saying that all opposition parties were suffering from "Modi-phobia".
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Voting begins in high-stakes Maldives elections
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 23 (ANI): Voting officially began in the Maldives amid fear of rigging and violence by the country's opposition parties and international monitor groups to sway the results in favour of incumbent President Abdulla Yameen.
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European Parliamentarians express concern over credible, transparent polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sept 22 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from seven different parties have shown concern over the failure of President Abdulla Yameen's government in Maldives to engage with the Opposition leaders for credible, transparent and inclusive Presidential ele
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PM Oli calls for support to national onus of prosperity
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sep 19 (RSS/ANI): Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday called on all the political parties and the citizens to lend support to the national responsibility of achieving prosperity, describing it as the national resolve.
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Make guns fall silent: UN envoy to South Sudan warlords
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States of America], Sept 19 (NAN/ANI): Warring parties in South Sudan must demonstrate their willingness to a peaceful end to their conflict by "making their guns fall silent, immediately and everywhere",
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