POLITICS

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his China incursion remarks
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“What can we expect from you? During Jawaharlal Nehru’s time, how much land China captured (of India) before and after the 1962 war, do you remember Rahul Gandhi ji? He sets the agenda before he visits,” BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said at a press conference.
Clicked by Big B, Priyanka Gandhi shares throwback pic of her father Rajiv Gandhi
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Taking to Instagram, Priyanka shared a photo along with a montage video of her father, with a backdrop song of ‘jeena isi ka naam hain’ from the 1959 film ‘Anari’. It was sung by Mukesh. The film starred Raj Kapoor and Nutan.  In the caption, Priyanka quoted the lines of the song: “Kisi ki muskuraahaton pe ho nisaar, kisi ka dard mil sake to le udhaar, kisi ke vaaste ho tere dil me pyaar, jeena isi ka naam hain.”
Assam's 14 seats critical to BJP's Mission 20 for NE states
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In the 2019 general elections, the BJP won nine out of the 14 seats in Assam. They lost in Dhubri to AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, and the Congress won three seats -- Nagaon, Kaliabor, and Barpeta.
Kharge constitutes new CWC; Tharoor, Pilot, Priyanka included
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In a statement, the party said, "Congress President has constituted the CWC."
WATCH | Rajinikanth seeks Yogi Adityanath's blessings, to visit Ayodhya today
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During the courtesy meeting at the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday evening, Rajinikanth took Yogi Adityanath’s blessings by touching his feet. The actor also attended a special screening of his latest film, 'Jailer', with Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and other dignitaries at a theatre in Lucknow.
PM remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
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Earlier in the morning, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi had paid rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at his samadhi Vir Bhumi.
Manipur tribal groups' demands cast shadow on solution to ethnic conflict
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The ten tribal MLAs, including Lallian Mang Khaute, former IPS officer and MLA from Churachandpur, alleged that Manipur capital Imphal has become a valley of death and destruction for the Kuki-Zomi people.
Upcoming state polls to determine political future of Mayawati's nephew
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By handing over the responsibility of the assembly elections to be held in four states to Akash, she has started taking him forward. It is said that Mayawati is slowly preparing her second line leadership. The success and failure in these states will determine Akash’s future.
For Cong, winnability - not youth - sole criterion for ticket distribution in Raj
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The Chief Minister said: "You must have seen that in the recently-concluded Assembly elections in Karnataka, a 90-year-old candidate contested the polls and won. That's why tickets will be given to those who can win."
'Their rich service will always be remembered': PM Modi, others condole death of soldiers in Ladakh
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His remarks came after as many as nine soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO), were killed while one other was injured in a road accident in the Ladakh region on Saturday.
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