POLITICS

After Sibal's exit, Azad may be accommodated in RS
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The Congress is likely to release the list soon and the contenders include Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala, Kumari Selja, Anand Sharma, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, Avinash Pande apart from P. Chidambaram, Jairam Ramesh and Veerappa Moily.
Bihar Governor reportedly meets PM amid speculations in state
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Sources said that Chauhan reportedly met Modi and discussed the current political situation of Bihar. When he came out from the South Block, he did not interact with the media persons Sources have said that the PMO has called the Governor to understand the current political situation of the state.
Will accept hanging if terror charges against me proved: Yasin Malik
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During the course of the hearing before Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh, Malik said: "I will not beg for anything. The case is before this court and I leave it on the court to decide it."
Kapil Sibal's RS move slammed by both Congress, Trinamool in Bengal
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Congress leader in Lok Sabha and party state unit President, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said that after enjoying so many important posts being with Congress for so many years and holding important portfolios in UPA-I and UPA-II governments, Sibal took such an action out of his greed for a chair in the Rajya Sabha.
Five prominent leaders who quit Congress in 2022
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Sibal, however, did not comment on the Congress after he quit but said that it was not an easy decision to take. It ended the three decade long relationship with the party, he said.
No differences with Nitish Kumar: RCP Singh
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Amid uncertainty over his Rajya Sabha nomination, union minister and senior JD-U leader R.C.P Singh on Wednesday denied having differences with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.
Kapil Sibal files nomination for RS as independent, says has quit Congress
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Both Akhilesh Yadav and Kapil Sibal indicated that Sibal has not joined the Samajwadi Party. "I have filed nomination as an independent candidate. I have always wanted to be an independent voice in the country," Sibal said adding, "On May 16, I resigned from the Congress Party."
Shocking that DMK not acting against those denigrating Hindu Gods: Panneerselvam
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He said during the AIADMK rule, action was taken against the people who defamed Hindu God Murugan and the Islam thereby putting a stop to such problems. However, after the DMK came to power, such groups have started rearing their heads and one such YouTube video is about the Hindu God Nataraja or Shiva that defames the 'Ananda Thandav' at the famed Chidambaram temple, Panneerselvam said.
CBI to grill Karti Chidambaram in Chinese visa scam case today
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"Karti has been summoned to appear on Wednesday by 11 a.m. at our New Delhi based headquarters," said a CBI source. Karti's Charted Accountant S. Bhaskararaman is currently on custodial remand of the CBI and there are possibilities that Karti might be confronted with him. The CBI has recovered 65,000 emails in the matter, which will be used as evidences.
Congress trying to damage Hindu religion: Hardik Patel
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Addressing an OBC meeting in Ahmedabad, Solanki said, "The BJP has always used Lord Ram's name for political gains... It has played with the sentiments of lakhs of Hindus. With great respect, people had donated for the Ram Shila in the late eighties for the construction of Ram Temple, but they never bothered to take care of Ram Shila... It was found that dogs used to pee on the Ram Shila in Ayodhya."
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