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NCP boycotts Opposition meeting called by Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], August 11 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday skipped a meeting of Opposition parties called by Congress president Sonia Gandhi after the Congress suggested that the former had betrayed it in the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat.
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Opposition welcomes VP Naidu, reminds him to be 'unbiased'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Welcoming Vice President Venkaiah Naidu as the Rajya Sabha Chairman on Friday, Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad advised the former to be unbiased and give importance to justice above any party or religion.
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PM Modi welcomes VP Naidu in RS, says 'now common men in high posts&#
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Venkaiah Naidu as the Rajya Sabha Chairman, saying he is the first Vice President who was born in independent India, adding that the former Union Minister knows the workings of the House very well after being a
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Paresh Rawal mocks Ansari over 'Muslim' remarks, says 'get
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Paresh Rawal on Thursday fired a sardonic salvo at outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari over his remarks about Muslims of the country.
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Ahmed Patel says his victory has boosted Congress' morale
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who retained his Rajya Sabha seat after polls in Gujarat on August 8, on Thursday said that the win has boosted the morale of the whole party.
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Shankersinh Vaghela dubs disqualifying MLAs votes as 'conspiracy by C
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], August 10 (ANI): Former Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Thursday alleged the Congress for plotting a conspiracy to lend the votes of two Congress MLAs in the Rajya Sabha elections invalid and further said that the Election Commission (EC) should not have
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Ahmed Patel's son thrilled about father's 'historic' v
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug. 10 (ANI): Thrilled about his father's victory in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, Congress leader Ahmed Patel's son Faisal Patel termed it as "historic" and extended his wishes to the Congress party.
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Congress, TMC and BJD give notice in RS on different types of Rs. 500 note
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 9 (ANI): The Congress Party, Trinamool Congress and the Bahujan Janata Dal on Wednesday gave notice in the Rajya Sabha on different designs and shapes of Rs. 500 notes.
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Gujarat RS Polls: Congress must remember our help in future, says NCP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): With Ahmed Patel emerging victorious in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday reminded the Congress that this triumph happened because of their help, and the grand old party must remember this in the future.
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Gujarat RS Polls: PM Modi congratulates Amit Shah, Smriti Irani
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New India [India], Aug. 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani for winning the Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat in the Rajya Sabha polls.
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Congress all set to make Gujarat great again: Gohil
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Aug. 9 (ANI): After Congress claimed victory in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls, the party on Wednesday said that their battle for making Gujarat great again has begun.
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Ahmed Patel's victory, an eye opener for BJP: Surjewala on RS polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 9 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday branded Ahmed Patel's victory in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election as "an eye opener" for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) .
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