Conspicuous silence of Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi over Article 370 abrogation adds to Congress’ misery

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Article 370 Jammu and Kashmir: Aided by the support of regional parties such as Mayawatis Bahujan Samaj Party and Naveen Patnaiks Biju Janata Dal, the Narendra Modi government ensured smooth sailing of resolutions scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The Congress decided to oppose the government over the resolution on Article 370 […]

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BJP presses Telangana govt for celebration of Hyderabad Liberation Day on September 17

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Stepping up its campaign for state celebration of Hyderabad Liberation Day (September 17), the BJP in Telangana on Wednesday held a round table event here with academicians and others. The erstwhile Hyderabad state of Nizam merged with the Indian Union on September 17, 948 and BJP has been demanding that the day be celebrated as […]

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Vadodara Rains highlights: 6 killed in Vadodara as 442 mm spell in 12 hours sinks city

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At least six people were killed as heavy rains lashed Gujarats Vadodara city on Wednesday evening. The city received a staggering 442 mm of rain within just 12 hours on Wednesday. The torrential downpour forced the authorities to temporarily shut down the airport, while a number of trains were cancelled. Schools across the city will […]

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Independence Day speech: PM Modi makes fresh pitch for simultaneous elections

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Independence Day 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a fresh pitch for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying the concept of one nation, one election is imperative to make the country great. During his address to the nation on the 73rd Independence Day, he said today, India is talking about simultaneous […]

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Pakistan says in contact with India on granting consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

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Nearly six weeks after Pakistan promised consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, Islamabad on Thursday said it is in contact with India on the issue. On August 1, Pakistan Foreign Office said the retired Indian Navy officer on death row will be granted consular access the next day. However, the meeting, which was scheduled for 3 […]

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Assam Floods – Why 65 years of status quo?

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By Krishna Sarma Each year, Assam suffers a staggering social and economic loss from flood and river bank erosion. Assam and the North-East has always felt that Delhi neglects it or that the latter While the Namami Gange Program launched in 2015 had an allocation of Rs 20,000crores, no like funds was ever available for […]

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Govt ‘de-nationalising’ public sector banks in name of merger: CPI

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Senior CPI leader D Raja on Sunday attacked the Modi government, saying it was de-nationalising public sector banks in the name of merger. The government on Friday unveiled a mega plan to merge 10 public sector banks into four with a view to create fewer and stronger global-sized lenders with robust balance sheets that can […]

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