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- India
Political party fighting us as has money, central agencies, we have people’s support: Abhishek
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said no power in the world can defeat those who have people’s support. Attending a meeting at Budge Budge in South 24…
- India
Political slugfest in Bengal over fresh ED summons to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Political slugfest has started surfacing in West Bengal over the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s fresh summons on Sunday evening to Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek…
- Pakistan
ISIS behind suicide blast at political convention that killed 46 in Pakistan: Police
Peshawar: Police in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said on Monday that an initial probe has suggested that the banned terrorist group ISIS is behind the suicide attack on a political convention…
- Pakistan
Political dialogue cannot happen with a ‘gun to your head’: Pak FM Bilawal on CJP’s request
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Thursday that his party was trying to build consensus among the country’s political leadership on holding elections, but asserted that any dialogue would…
- Afghanistan
Political power being transferred from Kabul to Kandahar
New Delhi: Afghanistan southern city of Kandahar is the historical birthplace and the political base of the Taliban. Now, the countrys second-largest city appears to be becoming the de facto capital under…
- India
BJP only pan-India party today amidst family-run political outfits: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the BJP has emerged as the only pan-India party amidst family-run political outfits in the country as it worked on the ground with…
- India
Emergence of third force will provide advantage to NDA: Congress
Nava Raipur: The Congress should go all out to identify, mobilise and align like-minded secular forces as well as include secular regional outfits who agree with its ideology, the party said in…
- World
UN chief asks for political track to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on regional and international players to help restore a political track to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Our ultimate goals remain unchanged: end the occupation,…
- India
Political parties creating ‘cradle-to-grave’ welfare state by offering freebies: Varun Gandhi
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said political parties have encouraged an entitlement mentality and created a “cradle-to-grave” welfare state by offering freebies. Gandhi, who has been voicing concern about…
- India
Maharashtra: Shah’s ‘licking soles’ remark kicks up fresh political row
Mumbai: A comment by Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeting bete-noire, the Shiv Sena (UBT) President, Uddhav Thackeray has kicked up an unholy fracas, plummeting political discourse to another depth in Maharashtra,…
- Delhi
Education needs to be priority for govt, political leaders: Delhi Dy CM
New Delhi: Youth must be inspired and provided with opportunities to become life-long learners, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday, asserting that education needs to be the priority for…
- India
Kerala’s cartoon culture should grow beyond political satires: Bharath Murthy
Kochi: Cartoonist, animator and filmmaker Bharath Murthy said that the comic culture in Kerala had a huge potential for growth and that it should move beyond the boundaries of political satires. Murthy,…
- India
Gujarat victory will have ‘positive impact’ on 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday noted that the BJP’s massive victory in the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly polls will change the “entire political picture”, while also confiding that…
- Bangalore
Demolition of part of dargah takes political colour in Karnataka
Dharwad: The demolition of a part of a dargah at Bhairidevarakoppa in Dharwad city of Karnataka following court orders has taken a political turn. Crying foul, Opposition Congress has alleged that the…