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Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: Polls to be held in the state across five phases

By Palak Vaghela 01 Nov 2019

PM Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold bilateral meeting, seek to strengthen ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday following a bilateral meting said that the two countries will work towards further strengthening their ties in the field of technology, business and trade. Addressing the media following the fifth biennial India-Germany Inter-Government Consulations, PM Modi hailed the German chanchellor’s contribution in strengthening Berlin-New […]

By Palak Vaghela 01 Nov 2019

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US treasury secretary to hold talks in India as pressure builds on Iran

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will hold talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi on Friday, Indian official said, as part of a tour to build support against Iran over its nuclear programme and its ties to militant networks. On Wednesday, the United States and six Gulf countries agreed to jointly impose sanctions on 25 […]

By Palak Vaghela 01 Nov 2019

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UN chief appeals to India, Pakistan to deal with Kashmir issue through dialogue

As Jammu and Kashmir transitioned from a state into two union territories, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal that India and Pakistan deal with the Kashmir issue through dialogue and ensure full respect for human rights. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned from a state into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and […]

By Palak Vaghela 01 Nov 2019

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Manohar Lal Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM, Dushyant Chautala as deputy CM

Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana chief minister for the second time on Sunday and will lead the BJP-JJP coalition government in the state. JJP leader Dushyant Chautala took oath as the deputy chief minister. Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered oath at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan here on Diwali day. […]

By Palak Vaghela 27 Oct 2019

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8 days after Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder, wife Kiran to take over as Hindu Samaj Party chief

Days after Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari was murdered at his Lucknow office, his widow Kiran Tiwari will take over as the party chief on Saturday. The Hindu outfit was founded by Tiwari in 2017 after breaking off with Hindu Mahasabha. 40 year old Kiran Tiwari said she was confident of taking over responsibility […]

By Palak Vaghela 26 Oct 2019

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Supreme Court ruling on Karnataka MLAs may redefine powers of speakers

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on petitions filed by 15 disqualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs and the final outcome may break new ground on the Speaker’s powers, including on rejection of resignation by members of the assembly. During the last leg of final arguments on the rebel’s petitions, a bench of Justices […]

By Palak Vaghela 26 Oct 2019

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Amit Shah talks with Uddhav Thackeray, may visit Mumbai after Diwali

BJP president Amit Shah called up Uddhav Thackeray on Friday, amid Shiv Sena’s new-found buoyancy following the nature of the electoral verdict in Maharashtra. A source said that Shah indicated to the Sena chief about his plans to visit Mumbai after Diwali. Shah’s call came a day after the Sena chief demanded a 50:50 power-sharing […]

By Palak Vaghela 26 Oct 2019

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Maharashtra, Haryana results may affect BJP’s Rajya Sabha calculation

A poorer than expected performance in Haryana and Maharashtra will hurt the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha. A better performance in these two states would have helped the BJP in making up for its potential losses because of its assembly election losses in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in 2018. Still, Thursday’s results […]

By Palak Vaghela 25 Oct 2019

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Riteish Deshmukh celebrates brother’s election victory from Maharashtra’s Latur

The newly elected Maharashtra Assembly will get a pair of brothers , Amit Deshmukh and Dhiraj Deshmukh who will carry forward the legacy of their father, late Vilasrao Deshmukh, a two-time Congress chief minister. Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh, son of the late former Maharashtra chief minister, took to Twitter on Thursday to congratulate his brothers. […]

By Palak Vaghela 25 Oct 2019

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