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Shock Defeat For BJP In UP, Bihar By-polls
In results that can set the tone for the 2019 general elections, the BJP on Wednesday received a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha and assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar losing four of the five seats, including the prestigeous Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies, after non-BJP parties teamed up in alliances against the saffron party in the two states.....
Ayodhya Parties Free To Settle Dispute, Says SC As It Begins Deciding Title Suit
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the parties to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masji dispute were free to settle the contentious issue between themselves but it will not ask them take it as a way forward except for deciding the title issue.....
Terror Funding: NIA Questions Six, Including Hizbul Chief's Son
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday questioned Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's eldest son and five others in connection with the 2011 terror funding case.....
Pakistan Raises Kashmir At UN, Attacks India
Using a two-pronged tactic in the Human Rights Council, Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue while speaking on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and then for itself.....
TDP Ready To Back No-confidence Motion Against Modi Government
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that his TDP was ready to support no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government while the party's politburo on Friday is expected to take a decision on pulling out of the alliance.....
Parliamentary Panel For Compulsory Military Training For Job Aspirants
Taking note of alarming shortage of officers and other ranks in the armed forces, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recommended five-year compulsory military service for those aspiring for gazetted jobs in the state and central governments.....
Can't Allow Rohingya Refugees In India, Centre Tells SC
The government on Friday told the Supreme Court that India is already facing a "serious problem of infiltration" because of its porous border which is the "root cause of spread of terrorism" and it would not be in national interest for the court to issue a direction to stop the Rohingya refugees' deportation.....
GST Established India Among Major Global Economic Markets: Modi
The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has established India as one of the major economic markets in the world by removing uncertainties in the countrys tax system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Friday.....
Congress To Seek Like-minded Allies To Defeat BJP, Rahul Says Country Wants Change
The Congress on Saturday expressed its willingness to ally "with all like-minded parties" with a "pragmatic approach" to defeat the Narendra Modi government in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with party chief Rahul Gandhi stating that the country was feeling tired and seeking a change.....
India Must Be Rescued From 'incompetent' Economic Managers: Congress
The Congress on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the economic situation saying that the economy was in the hands of "ignorant and incompetent policy makers" and the country can only grow if it is "rescued" from them.....
