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"Bearers of rich cultural heritage": President Murmu extends greetings to
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday extended her greetings to the people on the statehood days of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur.
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KTR condemns vandalism of Prof Jayashankar Garu statue, demands action aga
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Professor Kothapalli Jayashankar Garu advocated for Telangana statehood and dedicated his 76 years to the movement. He was the main figure in the Telangana movement.
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Palestinian statehood best way to marginalise Iran, says Blinken amid Isra
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing military operations in Gaza, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the best way for Israel to normalise regional ties and isolate Iran is to agree on a Palestinian state for the resolution of the conflict, The Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.
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"People want elected government": Former CM Farooq Abdullah pushes for ear
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday questioned the delay in the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and holding Assembly elections there, saying that people in the Union Territory want an elected government at the earliest.
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BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani affirms support for Sindhis in Pak, assures help
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After Parliament passed two Bills for Jammu and Kashmir, which provide seats for members from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to the provincial assembly following the restoration of statehood, senior advocate and BJP MP Mahesh Jethmalani on Thursday affirmed India's support to Sindhis in Pakist
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Supreme Court asks EC to hold J-K assembly polls by Sep 30; says restorati
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and directed the Election Commission of India to hold Assembly elections by September 30, 2024
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"Needs peace, security more than elections": Ladakh MP Jamyang Namgyal in
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid a chorus from the Opposition benches that the Centre restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and set a time frame for holding Assembly elections there, BJP MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Namgyal, on Tuesday made a strong case for status quo to continue under the UT administration saying that
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Congress' 'hand' cements its position in Southern India with Telangana win
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Congress dethroned Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), who has been in power since 2014, when Telangana was granted statehood, by crossing the halfway mark.
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"Voters will know who gave up governance in Andhra to meet Telangana deman
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Weighing in on his party's prospects in the Telangana Assembly elections, Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Wednesday said the people, while casting their votes, will be mindful of how the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governmen
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"People of Telangana will never forgive Congress": K Kavitha on P Chidamba
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
After Congress leader P Chidambaram apologised for the loss of lives during the Telangana statehood agitation, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday questioned why senior Congress leaders like Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul Gandhi did not tender an apology and said that people in Telangana will never forgi
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"BJP-RSS trying to take away land of tribals in Mizoram" says Congress ahe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"Shri Rajiv Gandhi brought peace to Mizoram through the Peace Accord in 1986 and secured statehood in 1987. Congress has always been committed to its progress. BJP-RSS are against diversity, and they want to take away the precious land and forest that are the property of the tribals for the
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China breaks silence on Israel-Hamas war, supports "two-state solution, re
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Breaking its silence on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday said Beijing hoped that the issue would be resolved in a "just and lasting manner" on the basis of the "two-state solution."
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