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PM should tell nation on India's policy to tackle Taliban: SP
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha MP Vishambhar Prasad Nishad said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should tell the nation on the policy that will be adopted to tackle the Taliban which has recently seized control in Afghanistan.
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Taliban forcefully captured Afghanistan; India's policy is never compromis
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): The Taliban are a conglomeration of a few terrorist groups and India has never compromised with a terrorist organisation, said Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Prasanna Acharya on Thursday.
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Will see how govt is planning its strategy on Afghanistan, says Kharge
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that Congress will see how the government is planning its strategy on Afghanistan where the Taliban have seized control last week.
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BJP leader CP Thakur opposes caste-based census, terms it useless
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 25 (ANI): Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader CP Thakur on Wednesday opposed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for having a caste-based census.
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Tamil Nadu: DMK announces MM Abdullah's name as Rajya Sabha candidate
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 22 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday announced the name of MM Abdullah as the party's candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat.
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P Chidambaram to visit Goa on August 25-26, first as AICC election observe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and All India Congress Committee (AICC) Election Observer for Goa P Chidambaram will visit the state on August 25-26 and will meet leaders of North and South Goa respectively.
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On Raksha Bandhan, let's contribute in building a society where safety, di
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Nadu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla greeted citizens of the country on the eve of Raksha Bandhan.
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Rajya Sabha ruckus: Congress MPs Chhaya Verma, Phulo Devi get emotional
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Two Congress Rajya Sabha MPs Chhaya Verma and Phulo Devi Netam broke down while addressing media over ruckus in Parliament that took place on August 11.
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By-election for Tamil Nadu Rajya Sabha seat to be held on Sept 13
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 17 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the by-election schedule for a Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu that fell vacant with the death of Thiru A Mohammedjan, MLA from Ranipet, Vellore.
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Former Assam PCC chief Ripun Bora urges Sushmita Dev to withdraw resignati
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): Soon after former Congress MP Sushmita Dev quit the party, former Pradesh Congress Committee Chief of Assam and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora urged her to withdraw the resignation and work towards strengthening the party.
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Chidambaram slams Centre for designating Aug 14 as Partition Horrors Remem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader on Sunday P Chidambaram slammed the Centre for designating Aug 14 as 'Partition Horrors Remembrance Day'.
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Official complaint filed against ruckus in Parliament, committee to be for
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Days after Parliament was adjourned sine die due to ruckus created by Opposition parties on various issues, an official complaint has been filed and a committee will be formed to look into this matter.
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