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Prakash Raj to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections; tweets 'Ab ki baar Janatha ki SARKAR'

Prakash Raj's entry is the most recent addition to the trend established one year ago by acclaimed Tamil actor Rajinikanth.

Jan 1, 2019

Maoist attack BJP lawmaker's house in Aurangabad; kills 1

According to the poster left after the attack on Singh's house, the BJP lawmaker was supposed to exchange demonetized notes worth Rs 5 crore and he did not uphold his promise.

Dec 31, 2018

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar surrenders before Delhi court

The 73-year-old former Congress leader was sentenced to life for the "remainder of his natural life" by the Delhi High Court on December 17.

Dec 31, 2018

PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Bangladesh PM

"Spoke to Sheikh Hasina Ji and congratulated her on the resounding victory in the Bangladesh elections," Narendra Modi tweeted.

Dec 31, 2018

Opposition in Rajya Sabha wants select committee to oversee triple talaq bill

Besides Congress, the AIADMK, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have also opposed the bill in the lower house.

Dec 31, 2018

'Murder them, we'll take care of it later,' says vice-chancellor during Purvanchal University seminar

Raja Ram Yadav is part of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and is also closely associated with Bharatiya Janata Party.

Dec 31, 2018

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Bangladesh PM Hasina scores big election win, opposition claims vote rigged

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance won Bangladesh's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission said early on Monday, giving her a third straight term following a vote that the opposition rejected as rigged.

Dec 31, 2018

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In Bangladesh, some voters allege being barred from polling booths

At least three voters in southeast Bangladesh, including a journalist, told Reuters on Sunday that they were barred from entering polling booths or were told their ballot papers had already been filled in, hours after voting began in the nation's general election.

Dec 30, 2018

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Triple talaq bill in RS on Monday; Congress, others set to oppose it

The ruling BJP has issued a whip in the Upper House asking its members to be present. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will table the bill in the Upper House.

Dec 30, 2018

10 killed in poll-related violence as voting underway in Bangladesh

While Hasina is seeking re-election for a fourth term as the prime minister, her rival ex-premier and BNP chief Khalida Zia, who is reportedly partially paralysed, faces an uncertain future in a Dhaka jail.

Dec 30, 2018

Citizenship amendment bill may not get through in Winter session

A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), which is examining the bill, will be held on Monday to finalise the proposed legislation before being submitted to the Lok Sabha.

Dec 30, 2018

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Urea crisis looms in north Indian states amid political row

Transportation issues stop fertiliser movement from ports as Congress-ruled states feel the pinch.

Dec 30, 2018

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy accuses NDA govt of misusing CBI

Narayanasamy, who was the Minister of State in PMO in the UPA government, told reporters in Puducherry that "the integrity of CBI has come down now during the current NDA government."

Dec 30, 2018

AIADMK in a dilemma over alliance with BJP

The BJP had appeared to woo the DMK when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited the home of M. Karunanidhi, and offered him rest and recuperation at his official residence in Delhi when he was sick.

Dec 30, 2018

We won't let triple talaq bill be passed in RS: Congress leader Venugopal

Even the parties, including AIADMK which supports the government on various issues and the Trinamool Congress, have come out openly against the bill, said Venugopal who is also a Congress floor strategist.

Dec 29, 2018

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