NEW DELHI: Congress’s failure to recognize the end of its charismatic leadership was one of many reasons for its defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, according to the former president Pranab Mukherjee those who felt a lack of extraordinary leaders reduced the establishment to a “government of averages.” Mukherjee …
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The poet-turned-politician Kumar Vishwas has found a new admirer in the ruling BJP. On Thursday, BJP Uttar Pradesh President Swatantra Dev Singh showered him with praise for his “brilliant recitation of poetry” in a program organized on the eve of the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. …
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President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Sadaiv Atal on his 96th birthday on Friday. Union ministers, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, were also present at Sadaiv Atal, a monument built near Rashtriya Smriti …
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As protesting farmers pressure the government to remove a set of controversial farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address farmers in virtually every state on Friday and release the next batch of Rs 18 billion financial aid. of the PM-Kisan plan. The prime minister’s session with farmers is part …
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NEW DELHI: BJP challenged on Thursday Rahul gandhi for an open debate on what Congress did for the well-being of farmers when it was in power and what the Modi government has done for them, as it rejected his accusations against the Center as “unfounded and illogical.” Union minister Prakash …
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WASHINGTON: Members of the Khalistani separatists desecrated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi during a protest organized by Sikh-American youth in support of farmers protesting against recently enacted farm laws in India. Hundreds of Sikhs from Greater Greater Washington DC area, Maryland and Virginia, along with many from other states like …
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SRINAGAR: former president of J&K CM and PDP Mehbooba On Monday, Mufti took a 180-degree turn over his refusal to hoist the tricolor, only to ignite a new controversy by saying that terrorism had exploded under the supervision of the BJP because Kashmiri youth would rather pick up the gun …
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PATNA: Bihar Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s astonishment that the current assembly elections were the last sparked a stirring speculation in political circles here on Friday. Ruling Janata Dal (United) categorically dismissed suggestions that Kumar, who also heads the party, had in mind retiring from politics while claiming that the current …
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ROHTANG / NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that his government would continue to focus on accelerating strategically important projects and improving infrastructure in the border region. Modi, who was inaugurating the Atal Tunnel which opens a shorter all-weather route under the Rohtang Pass between Manali and …
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THOLANG : The decades-long dream of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s friend, Arjun Gopal, came true on Saturday with the inauguration of the Atal Tunnel in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh. Amar Singh and Ram Dev, sons of Arjun Gopal alias Tshidawa, said their father had suggested the construction of …
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