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Mamata goes back on her decision, not to attend Modi's swearing in ceremon
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): Going back on her initial decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday declined to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday objecting to the families of BJP workers, allegedly killed in po
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WB: Kin of BJP workers killed in political violence to attend Modi's swear
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): In what can be seen as a stern message to Mamata Banerjee, family members of BJP workers killed due to political violence in West Bengal have been invited for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony scheduled to take place on Thursda
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Violent turn to electoral battle in Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
(Analysis) Kolkata (ANI) May 15 (ANI): Continuing political violence in West Bengal before and during the Lok Sabha election is making political pundits wonder whether it demonstrates nervousness of the ruling Trinamool Congress or desperation on the part of BJP to make inroads into
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PM Modi raps 'fake liberals' and 'outdated communists' for political viole
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hit out at 'outdated communists' and 'fake liberals' for their silence on the political violence in Kerela while assuring the BJP workers that their 'struggles' won't go in vain.
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Here's how education may stem political violence
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 13(ANI): Is it true that more schooling can promote peaceful behavior and reduce civil conflict and other forms of politically-motivated group violence?
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Mehbooba for dialogue to end political violence
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Condemning the killing of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in the valley, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged to initiate a dialogue and political process of reconciliation to end violence in th
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Mamata has mastered the art of political violence: BJP
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 21 (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President Chandra Bose alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister has "mastered the art of political violence."
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Pak's ISI mainstreaming terrorism-Expert
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], May 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) outfit is showing no signs of stopping its key mission of mainstreaming terrorism and encouraging political violence in South Asia and Afghanistan, according to an expert
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Violence should not be allowed in democracy: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 07 (ANI): Responding on a query on the rising political violence in poll-bound state Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said violence, in democracy, should not be allowed in any form, by any political party or ideology .
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Sharpening communal polarisation is RSS' inherent character: CPI (M)
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the political violence in Kerala, saying "spreading terror and sharpening communal polarization" was the inherent character
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BJP responsible for violence in Kerala: Yechury
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 8 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) general secretary on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being responsible for the growing violence in Kerala, saying that the BJP never manages to expand social base without "murderous attacks and
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RSS is not victim of political violence, says Brinda Karat
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) leader Brinda Karat on Wednesday claimed that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not a victim of political violence.
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