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Voting begins for Shimla civic body polls
Voting for the Shimla Municipal Corporation, one of the oldest civic bodies in the country, began on Friday, officials said. Long queues of electors were seen across polling centres. At some of booths, voters started reaching even before voting began at 8 a.m. Unlike earlier elections, when residents elected the mayor and his deputy, this …
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June 16, 2017 -
‘Congress to launch nation-wide campaign for farmers’ rights’
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Raj Babbar said on Thursday that farmers were feeling cheated under the BJP rule at the Centre and in the state and that his party will give voice to their problems. The party will launch a nation-wide campaign to secure justice for farmers, he said. Kicking off the party's state-wide …
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June 15, 2017 -
BJP, Sena spar with each other ahead of Amit Shah-Thackeray meet
Ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena on Thursday engaged in a verbal spat ahead of a crucial meeting between BJP President Amit Shah with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that his BJP was ready for mid-term elections in Maharashtra and would win on its own strength in …
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June 15, 2017 -
BJP team to meet Sonia on Presidential election on Friday
Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday in a bid to evolve consensus on the presidential candidate even as opposition parties are said to be keen on a fight in the July 17 election. Singh and Naidu, who are part of the three-member team constituted …
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June 15, 2017 -
Shatrughan Sinha again bats for LK Advani as next President
Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday yet again backed party veteran LK Advani as the most deserving candidate for the post of President of India, saying he was physically fit and has the ability to "understand the complexity of the Constitution". In a series of tweets, Sinha said: "What Advaniji has, is the ability to …
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June 15, 2017 -
Amit Shah to meet ‘opposing’ ally Uddhav Thackeray
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah will meet ally Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray with the main agenda of discussions likely to centre around the upcoming presidential election, party officials said here on Thursday. The meeting will take place at the Thackeray residence, 'Matoshri' in Bandra east on Sunday during the three-day visit of …
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June 15, 2017 -
Maha BJP prepared for mid-term polls: Fadnavis
The BJP unit in Maharashtra is prepared for mid-term polls, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said. Fadnavis made the remarks in reference to reports speculating mid-term polls in the state against the backdrop of farmers' stir for loan waiver in view of the agrarian crisis. The Fadnavis government had agreed to the long-standing demand of …
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June 15, 2017 -
BJP trying to deconstruct Mahatma’s ideology: Congress
Equating the killing of five Madhya Pradesh farmers with Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, the Congress on Wednesday flayed BJP chief Amit Shah's comment on the Father of the Nation and said the BJP was trying to "deconstruct" his image, ideology and thinking. The Congress said it will launch on Thursday a 'haq-mango abhiyaan' (fight-for-rights movement) for …
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June 14, 2017 -
MP alleges Jet flight departed without taking him on-board
Lok Sabha member Raju Shetti, leader of Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna which is an ally of BJP, on Wednesday alleged that a Jet Airways flight which he was supposed to board left for Delhi without taking him onboard. The airline, later in the day, said that Shetti missed the flight as he didn't turn up at …
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June 14, 2017 -
BJP leaders to meet Sonia Gandhi over Presidential election
A three-member BJP committee formed to evolve a consensus on India's new President will call on Congress President Sonia Gandhi here on Friday, informed sources said on Wednesday. This will be followed by the BJP panel's meeting with CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, the sources said. The three members of the committee are union ministers …
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June 14, 2017 -
Two BSP ex-lawmakers, others cross over to BJP in UP
Two former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators and several others joined the ruling BJP here on Wednesday in the presence of BJP state unit chief and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Maurya welcomed into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fold former legislative council member Prashant Chowdhary and former Baghpat member of assembly Hemlata Chowdhary, …
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June 14, 2017 -
Congress panicky in the run up to Shimla MC poll: BJP
Former minister and chief spokesperson of state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajeev Bindal on Tuesday said that the Congress party was panicky over prospects in the ensuing Shimla Municipal Corporation that has forced chief minister, Virbhadra Singh to jump into the campaign for the civic body poll. Bindal, who is camping in Shimla for the MC polls …
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June 13, 2017 -
Hardik Patel arrested on way to meet Mandsaur farmers, freed
Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel was arrested just as he entered Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday on his way to Mandsaur to meet families of the farmers killed in police firing. He was later released. Hardik Patel and four aides, who were also arrested, were then taken to the Rajasthan side of the border. "Hardik Patel …
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June 13, 2017 -
BJP wants unanimity on next President, says Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said the the National Democratic Alliance will reach out to various political parties to ensure unanimity on the next President of India. "We want the next President to be elected unanimously. We will reach out to various parties for a consensus candidate," the Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting …
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June 12, 2017 -
Fear spreading across the country under Modi: Rahul
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that there was an atmosphere of "fear" across the country and the minorities were feeling "threatened" under the Narendra Modi government. Speaking at an event of his party here, Gandhi accused the NDA government of "pitting one community against the other" and gave it a score of "zero" as …
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June 12, 2017 -
Deeply hurt by ‘chatur baniya’ comment: Mahatma’s granddaughter
Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Monday said she was deeply hurt by the 'chatur baniya' comment by BJP President Amit Shah on Friday. "As a biological grandaughter of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, my natural reaction is of deep hurt. Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation, and I also want to express my …
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June 12, 2017 -
Haryana Congress to hit roads against BJP on farmers’ unrest
Blaming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for farmers' plight, the Congress party in Haryana on Monday announced that it would start a week-long agitation against the government. Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Ashok Tanwar said that the party workers headed by the leaders including MPs and MLAs would hit the roads on coming …
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June 12, 2017