“People wrongly accuse me of appeasement and I am secular in true sense,’ says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, 29/12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rejected allegations of indulging in appeasement, asserting that she is “secular in the true sense” and participates in programmes across faiths without discrimination WB CM Mamata rejects allegations of appeasement says ‘I am secular’ She was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of ‘Durga…

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BJP people ‘gaddar’, ‘dramebaaz’; need to be removed from power: Mallikarjun Kharge at vote chori rally

New Delhi, 14/12: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying those indulging in “vote chori” are “gaddars” and need to be removed from power to save the voting right and the Constitution. Addressing the party’s ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally at the Ramlila Maidan here, Kharge said it…

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15dead after bus plunges into gorge in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, 12/12: At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured after a private bus plunged into a gorge and overturned on the Maredumilli–Bhadrachalam ghat road in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district early Friday. According to police, the bus —operated by a private travels company — was carrying 37 people, including the driver…

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Congress fumes as Tharoor gets an invite but Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge don’t

New Delhi, 5/12: Leaders of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi were not invited to the banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted by President Droupadi Murmu but senior Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is at loggerheads with the Congress leadership was Congress was quick to take a swipe at Tharoor for accepting the invite…

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National Herald case: Delhi Police files case against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi among others

New Delhi, 30/11: Delhi Police has registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy against top Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi among others on a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald issue alleging they fraudulently acquired Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) that was publishing the party mouthpiece.

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From margins to mainstream: Indian gig workers finally get formal safety net

New Delhi, 22/11: The newly notified labour codes represent a transformative and historic reform for India’s gig economy, finally bringing this vast segment of workers under formal regulatory recognition and social security. For the delivery partner dropping off groceries or the driver navigating city traffic, this move signals the end of legal invisibility, transitioning them…

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You have votes, I have funds; if you reject, I will too: Ajit Pawar tells electors

Pune, 22/11: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has told voters at Malegaon in the district that he will ensure there is no shortage of funds for the town if they elected the candidates of his party, but if they rejected them, he will also “reject”. Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party, was campaigning…

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Delhi Red Fort blast: Congress’ Salman Khurshid seeks PM Modi’s answer in Parliament on lapse

New Delhi, 19/11: In the wake of the Delhi blast, senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the incident has put a “very serious question mark” on the government’s security policy and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer on the lapse soon.   The former external Affairs minister also alleged that “strategic…

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