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Nepal: Oli calls for unity to restore dissolved parliament as his party ho
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Former Nepali Prime Minister and Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML), KP Sharma Oli, called for the restoration of the dissolved parliament during the opening session of the party's General Convention.
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Bolivian court remands former president Arce in custody over corruption pr
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A Bolivian court ordered former president Luis Arce to remain in detention for five months while prosecutors investigate alleged embezzlement of USD 700 million from an Indigenous development fund. Arce denied wrongdoing, calling the case politically motivated.
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People's verdict must be respected: Shashi Tharoor on Kerala local body po
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Tharoor said the UDF's impressive victory in various local bodies was a massive endorsement by the voters and a powerful signal ahead of the state legislative elections. He added that hard work, a clear political message and anti-incumbency factors had helped the alliance secure a signifi
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Sindh nationalist leader calls Faiz Hameed's sentence 'military drama,' al
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), Shafi Burfat, has vehemently condemned the decision of the Pakistani military court that sentenced former Army General and ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to fourteen years in prison, labelling it a "staged drama" aimed at deceiving the public and rein
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge attends last rites of former Union H
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attended the last rites of former Union Home Minister and senior Congress leader Shivraj Patil, who passed away at his residence in Latur at the age of 90.
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"Rare to find people with such clean image in politics...": Congress chief
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday remembered the late Congress leader and former Union Minister Shivraj Patil, saying that he worked with great precision and attention to detail throughout his political career, as he paid final respects to him at his last rites ce
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Shivraj Patil's last rites performed with state honours in Maharashtra's L
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The ceremony was attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other leaders as they paid their last respects.
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Political landscape heats up in Bangladesh ahead of elections
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Ahead of the national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, the political situation has become heated. A leader named Osman Hadi, who was one of the prominent figures in the movement against Sheikh Hasina and a potential independent candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, was shot on Friday
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Leaders from across the spectrum remember Congress veteran Shivraj Patil
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A towering figure in politics, Shivraj Patil was born on October 12, 1935, in Chakur village in Maharashtra's Latur district. His political career has been marked by several key responsibilities in Parliament, the Union government and state legislatures.
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Mahua Maji urges restraint amid Mamata Banerjee's call to protest SIR-link
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"Until people's doubts are cleared, their anger will continue to rage. But it's not right to incite violence like this," Maji said. She added that Banerjee may not have intended to stoke unrest. "Perhaps Didi also doesn't want violence to spread. Maybe her statement was a slip of tongue..
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BJP set to elect new UP President; senior leaders to file nominations on S
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the meeting, chaired by BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh, was crucial in steering the party's internal democratic procedure. "For the election of the State BJP president, the party's National General Secretary (Org
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf unveils new 23-member political committee, exclud
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a reconstituted 23-member political committee, issuing a formal notification that notably excludes former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur from the new structure, The Express Tribune reported.
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