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Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies
Senior Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who was in a coma since 2008, on Monday passed away at a hospital here. He was 72. “He had been critically ill since the past one month and succumbed to the illness at 12.10 pm. His family members including wife Deepa Dasmunsi and their son were at his …
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November 20, 2017 -
Shashi Tharoor draws flak for calling Miss World ‘chillar’
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday drew flak after he referred to Manushi Chhillar, who was crowned Miss World on Saturday, as “chillar” (meaning small change). Chhillar, a medical student from Haryana, won the title in China, ending 16 years of drought for India at the international beauty pageant. “What a mistake to demonetise our …
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November 20, 2017 -
Gujarat regressed in last 22 years: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the BJP on Gujarat’s development model, saying that as a result of a distorted concept of development, many sections of the people were left behind and the state has regressed in the last 22 years. Sustaining his argument, the Congress leader, in his tweet, posted a data …
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November 19, 2017 -
Congress slams UP CM for calling secularism ‘biggest lie’
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his remark that “secularism is the biggest lie since Independence” and comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government with Ram Rajya. The party retorted, saying what the Chief Minister said was perhaps the biggest lie. Adityanath, on Monday at an event in …
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November 15, 2017 -
Manish Tewari slams ministry’s interference with IFFI jury
Former Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday slammed the “interference” of the government in decisions on the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI). According to reports, “Sexy Durga” and “Nude” — both films recommended by the jury — for the Indian Panorama section, were dropped from the final list approved by the …
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November 14, 2017 -
Note ban has been all pain and no gain: Tharoor
Demonetisation has been all pain and no gain, senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday, summing up the effects of the note ban on its first anniversary. Addressing the media at the state party headquarters, Tharoor said: “Today is a sad day for the country as lots of trouble …
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November 8, 2017 -
Vijayan’s anti-BJP stance a farce: Antony
Congress leader A.K. Antony on Thursday slammed the anti-BJP stance of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as “nothing but a farce”. “The stand and position taken by Vijayan and a section of the CPI-M against the BJP in Kerala is nothing but a farce and more of drama. They are working to make the BJP …
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October 26, 2017 -
Congress demands scrapping of controversial ‘gag-order’ bill
The Congress in Rajasthan on Wednesday demanded scrapping of a controversial ordinance to protect public servants from being investigated for on-duty action without prior government sanction, and said they will go to court against it. Rajasthan state Congress president Sachin Pilot demanded scrapping of the “draconian gag ordinance” Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017. “Sending …
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October 25, 2017 -
Chidambaram slams EC for not announcing Gujarat poll schedule
Congress leader P Chidambaram today criticised the Election Commission saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has “authorised” Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all “freebies” for the state were doled out. The former finance and home minister also claimed the Election Commission will be …
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October 20, 2017 -
People fed up of political rhetoric of BJP leaders: Surjewala
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Sunday said the people of the country were fed up of the “political rhetoric” of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and it would not work any more. “There is a difference between jimmewari (responsibilty) and jumlebazi (rhetoric). Only bhashan (speeches), but no shasan (governance) won’t work anymore,” Surjewala said here at …
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October 15, 2017 -
Will wait for Jayant to realise his dharma to support me: Yashwant Sinha
BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said he will wait for the day when his son and Union Minister Jayant Sinha realises that his dharma is to support his father. Speaking at a book release function on Thursday night, Sinha said there was an attempt to create father-son complications following his article slamming the Modi government’s …
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October 6, 2017 -
Will be ready to hold simultaneous polls by next year: EC
The Election Commission will be ready to hold simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and all state assemblies by the end of next year when it will have all the logistics ready, Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat has said. However, the opposition was not impressed with the idea of simultaneous polls while two former Chief Election Commissioners …
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October 5, 2017 -
Dadupur-Nalvi project is northern Haryana’s lifeline: Congress
The Dadupur-Nalvi canal project is northern Haryana’s lifeline and the Congress party will ensure its completion, party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala said today, days after the state’s BJP government decided to scrap the scheme. Surjewala alleged that the BJP government in Haryana has bartered the interests of farmers and it was time for a …
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October 1, 2017 -
Bullet train project will be demonetisation-like move: Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram today criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move “which will kill everything else”, and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister’s comments come a day after a stampede on a footbridge connecting Mumbai’s suburban railway stations of …
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September 30, 2017 -
Digvijay worried over absence of mobile toilets on Narmada Parikrama route
Absence of mobile toilets along the 3,300 km long Narmada Parikrama (circumambulation) route has left senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who is starting his Yatra from tomorrow, worried. “I don’t want the dhotis (lungis) of my colleagues or mine taken off during our yatra,” said Singh in an apparent reference to Ranchi Municipal Corporation’s (RMC) …
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September 29, 2017 -
If I wanted Finance Ministry, Jaitley wouldn’t have been there: Yashwant
Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Friday again attacked Arun Jaitley, saying that if he was a “job applicant” at 80, then Jaitley would not be holding charge of the Finance Ministry now. Sinha also told the media that those who had never won a Lok Sabha election were questioning and attacking him and misleading …
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September 29, 2017 -
Adarsh Society case: Bombay HC reserves order on Chavan’s plea
The Bombay High Court today reserved its order on Congress leader Ashok Chavan’s petition challenging Maharashtra Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao’s decision granting the CBI sanction to prosecute him in the Adarsh housing society scam last year. The governor had in February 2016 granted the sanction to prosecute the former Maharashtra Chief Minister under various …
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September 28, 2017