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K'tka Dy CM slams Congress' Roshan Baig for 'flop campaign' remarks
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Roshan Baig for his claim that "both KPCC president Dinesh Gundurao and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah should be blamed for the flop poll ca
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Nitish Kumar condemns Pragya Thakur's pro-Godse remark
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 19 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday condemned the statement of BJP's Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur that Nathuram Godse was a "patriot", asserting that his party JD(U), an ally of BJP, will not tolerate such remarks in support of Mahatma
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Mamata's nephew sends defamation notice to PM Modi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): TMC leader and nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday sent a defamation notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the alleged derogatory remarks made against him at a public rally on May 15 in Diamo
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Karnataka: Kumaraswamy urges JDS-Congress leaders not to make controversia
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 18 (ANI): After some sniping between the coalition partners, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday asked leaders of Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and of ally Congress to abstain from commenting against each other.
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Word 'Hindu' not native to India, given by Mughals and endorsed by British
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 18 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan who drew flak from all political quarters and Hindu groups for his remarks on Nathuram Godse, on Saturday once again stoked a possible controversy by saying that the word "Hindu" is of foreign origin and not
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After 'Godse is Patriot' row, Cong changes Twitter, FB profile image to Ma
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Congress on Friday changed the profile picture on the party's Facebook and Twitter handle to that of Mahatma Gandhi. The move comes in the wake of a raging controversy over BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks in support of Mahatma Gandhi's assassi
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BJP, RSS are 'God-Se Lovers': Rahul Gandhi
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New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday took potshots at BJP and RSS and called them "God-Se Lovers", in an apparent reference to remarks by Pragya Singh Thakur and two other BJP leaders in support of Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse.
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Kumaraswamy's statements not to be taken seriously: Mallikarjun Kharge
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], May 17 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's remarks regarding him not being made CM was being taken out of context.
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Azad does a u-turn
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday appeared to have made a u-turn saying his party must be given a chance if a stable government is needed at the Centre, in remarks that came a day after he had said that Congress was only kee
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Every religion has its own terrorist: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 17 (ANI): Under attack from parties and Hindu groups over his remarks on Nathuram Godse, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Friday said that every religion has its own terrorists and one cannot claim oneself as "sanctimonious".
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AAP demands apology from BJP on Pragya's 'Godse is patriot' statement
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday condemned BJP leader Pragya Thakur's remarks on Nathuram Godse and sought apology from the BJP.
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Pragya Thakur refuses to apologise for 'Godse is patriot' remark, says 'pa
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 16 (ANI): After stirring a huge controversy for calling Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse a "true patriot", Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur retracted her remarks and said, "party line is my line".
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