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The BJP has nominated Sushil Kumar Modi for the seat (Archive) New Delhi: LJP Chairman Chirag Paswan said on Saturday that it was the prerogative of the BJP to announce a candidate for the Bihar Rajya Sabha elections. The seat was vacated after the death of Chirag Paswan’s father and …

Shoulders cold for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the by-elections for a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Chairman Chirag Paswan said on Saturday that he belonged to the saffron party and was free to make a decision on who to align. The seat was vacated …

Sushil Kumar Modi is the BJP candidate for the by-elections to the Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar. Patna: Bihar’s former Chief Deputy Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has been named the BJP candidate for the by-elections to a Rajya Sabha seat in Bihar. Modi’s entry into the Rajya Sabha will be …

Congressional Senior Leader Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called his party colleague Ahmed Patel “one of the most trusted leaders of the Congress Party and a great friend of mine,” as he recalled lawmaker Rajya Sabha. Patel died that same day at the age of 71. Patel, who had been in …

It was a summer afternoon in 2004 and one of those rare occasions when journalists were allowed into Janpath 10, Sonia Gandhi’s residence and office. The UPA had won the parliamentary elections and Congress was at the top. They called us for a photo shoot and tea with Sonia Gandhi. …

Congress lost Ahmed Patel when it needed him most. Always underrated and low-key, he was fiercely loyal to the party and its top leaders, especially Sonia Gandhi, whom he served as a political secretary even before the formation of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime in 2004. Patel was to …

GURUGRAM: Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who was receiving treatment at a Gurugram hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, breathed his last after multi-organ failure in the early hours of Wednesday, his son Faisal confirmed. He was 71 years old. In a tweet, Faisal said Gujarat MP Rajya Sabha died at …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated multi-story flats for Members of Parliament (MPs) at Dr BD Marg in Delhi. A total of 76 homes have been developed from eight old bungalows, which were over 80 years old, as noted in a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday. …

The panel has also recommended regulating the prices of non-invasive oxygen cylinders. New Delhi: COVID-19 patients were charged “exorbitant fees” for private treatments in the absence of specific guidelines, a parliamentary panel led by Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav said in a report, adding that they could have saved …

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay raut on Sunday, he said the Maharashtra government’s decision to reopen places of religious worship in the state was neither a victory nor a defeat for anyone. Speaking to reporters here, Raut said he couldn’t take credit for reopening places of worship. Chief Minister Uddhav …