Congress MPs from Punjab — Jasbir Singh Gill and Gurjeet Singh Aujla — wore a black gown to the Parliament on Monday, as a mark of their protest against the three farm laws which have led to farmers protesting at Delhi borders for over two months. This comes at a day when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is […]
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Chhattisgarh CM urges Centre to increase rice procurement limit to 4
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written a letter to Union Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to increase the rice procurement limit from 24 lakh metric tons to 40 lakh metric tons for the Kharif marketing year 2020-21 under the central pool. In a letter dated January 29, Baghel stated that in the Kharif marketing season […]
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AAP to contest Assembly polls in six states, announces Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the National Council meeting of the party on Thursday said that his party has decided to contest Assembly polls in six states -Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat- in the coming two years. Kejriwal announced AAP’s future electoral plans while addressing […]
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CM Yediyurappa braces for stormy Karnataka assembly session
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa is likely to be in for a stormy session of the state legislature that begins on Thursday as opposition parties gear to corner the government over the farm, industrial and labour laws, illegal mining, regulations on cow slaughter and performance of the administration. The session […]
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West Bengal: BJP leader Suresh Shaw, two others granted bail
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha President of Hooghly district, Suresh Shaw, and two workers of the party were granted bail by Chandannagore Court on Wednesday. They were arrested on January 21 in connection with raising slogan ‘desh ke gaddaron ko goli maaro’ at a BJP rally in Chandannagar on January 20. On January 21, […]
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Mamata govt to table resolution against new farm laws during Assembly session tomorrow
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal will table a resolution during an Assembly session on Thursday, demanding the withdrawal of new farm laws. The two-day Assembly session will begin on January 27 and the resolution will be tabled under Rule 169 on January 28, state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said. After Punjab, Chhattisgarh, […]
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Congress-led UDF will come to power in Kerala after Assembly polls: G Parameshwara
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that the Congress-led UDF will come to power in Kerala after winning the upcoming Assembly polls. Parameshwara is a member of the team constituted by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for the Kerala Assembly elections. The team is currently in the state to take stock of the […]
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Congress Working Committee meeting underway; economy, farmers agitation on agenda
Congress Working Committee (CWC), chaired by party interim President Sonia Gandhi, on Friday discussed prevailing economic conditions in the country and the party’s strategy for the upcoming Assembly polls. The CWC also discussed the ongoing political development and farmers agitation against Centre’s three agri laws. The CWC meeting is currently underway. “CWC meeting begins. Congress President, Smt. Sonia […]
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Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on two-day visit to poll-bound Assam
Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam on Monday. This will be Baghel’s first visit to the state after the recent appointment of the Congress leader as a senior observer for the upcoming assembly elections. Baghel is one of three senior observers of […]
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Shiv Sena to contest upcoming state elections in West Bengal
The Shiv Sena has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, party MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. He said the decision to contest the polls has been taken after holding discussions with Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. “So, here is the much-awaited update. […]
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BSP to fight 2022 UP Assembly polls alone, Mayawati announces on her birthday
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has announced on Friday that BSP will fight the 2022 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh alone, according to news agency ANI. The announcement was made on the occasion of her birthday. “BSP will not forge any alliance […]
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Court directs UP police to produce AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in Delhi
A Delhi Court has directed the Jail Superintendent of Uttar Pradesh and issued a production warrant for the appearance of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti on January 18 before it in a matter related to the alleged assaulting case of security staff at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical […]
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Gujarat cadre IAS officer to join BJP in UP after taking VRS
Gujarat cadre IAS officer A.K Sharma, who recently took voluntary retirement from service, will be joining the BJP here soon, a party spokesperson said on Thursday. The 1988 batch officer from Mau district in Uttar Pradesh is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had worked with him in […]
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Pongal sets the stage for electoral battle in Tamil Nadu
In poll bound Tamil Nadu, Pongal celebrations are setting the stage for political activity. On Thursday, senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress will be in the state to join in the Pongal celebrations and initiate the process of preparing for the electoral battle. BJP president JP Nadda, […]
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‘Your protest for my political plunge pains me’: Rajinikanth to fans
Actor Rajinikanth appealed to his fans today not to indulge in ‘protest’ as it ‘pains him. Members of Rajinikanth’s fan club staged a demonstration at Valluvar Kottam in Chennai on Sunday to request the actor to take back his decision not to enter politics. “Some of my fans along with expelled cadres […]