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CRPF Squad Safely Evacuated As Libya Conflict Worsens, Says Sushma Swaraj
As the conflict between government forces and those loyal to the opposition leader intensified in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a peacekeeping team of 15 CRPF soldiers had been evacuated on Saturday by the Indian embassy in neighbouring Tunisia.
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Sushma Swaraj Victim Of BJP's "Frankenstein Monster": Congress
The Congress today alleged that Union minister Sushma Swaraj was a victim of the "Frankenstein's Monster" the BJP created, as it condemned her trolling on Twitter on a day when opposition party leader Priyanka Chaturvedi was threatened on the microblogging site with rape of her 10-year-old daughter.
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Amid Silence In Party, Rajnath Singh Says Trolling Sushma Swaraj "Wrong"
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh came out in support of his cabinet colleague Sushma Swaraj on Monday, saying trolling her on Twitter was "wrong". Asked if he advised action against those who were targeting the minister, he remained silent. Mr Singh is the only minister to show support to Ms Swaraj, who has been backed up on this issue by oppositi...
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Parliament's Monsoon Session Day 8 LIVE: Uproar Over Anand Sharma's Remarks On Ram Nath Kovind's Speech
After a week full of slugfest between a united opposition and the government, the eighth day is expected to be no less different. A row erupted in the parliament today over statements by Congress leader Anand Sharma, over the inaugural speech of President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called it a diversionary tactic and r...
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PM Modi's Top Ministers To Brief All Parties Today On Standoff With China: 10 Updates
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief the opposition parties this evening at Mr Singh's home on the ongoing standoff with China over a road builiding in Sikkim and the security situation in Kashmir after the recent terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A fresh batch of around 3,500 pilgrims, escorted by se...
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Government To Brief Parties Tomorrow On Sikkim Standoff With China
The government will brief opposition parties tomorrow on the stand-off with China at the Sikkim border providing updates on the confrontation which began last month. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will explain the situation on the aggressive dispute with China to political leaders ahead of the parliament session that begins on Monday.
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'Not Saying He Is Unfit But...': Mamata Banerjee On BJP's President Pick
The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...
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Opinion: Why Opposition United To Praise Sushma Swaraj
With the ever changing geo-political landscape, increasing globalisation coupled with securing the interests of the growing Indian diaspora, Sushma Swaraj has proved to a responsive leader at the helm of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Congress Has Become Politically Bankrupt: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
In a scathing attack on Congress, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today alleged that it has become "politically bankrupt" as it played the role of "obstructionist and destructive" opposition during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
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Sonia Gandhi Slams PM's 'Deafening Silence': 5 Quotes From Speech
Congress boss Sonia Gandhi declared that her party will not call off protests to prevent Parliament from functioning till the government delivers the resignation of three leaders, Vasundhara Raje, Sushma Swaraj and Shivraj Chouhan, who are embroiled in different scandals. Mrs Gandhi has rejected a peace offer by the government, which said the PM wo...
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Parliament Won't Function Till Ministers Resign: Congress Lawmaker Ashwini Kumar
Congress will not allow Parliament to function till the ministers whose names have surfaced in Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam resign, party leader Ashwani Kumar said today, stressing that it was opposition's right "to oppose, expose and depose" the government.
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Lalit-Gate Chaos in Parliament, Opposition Unyielding: 10 Developments
With the opposition unbending on its demand for the resignation of three top BJP leaders, Parliament was disrupted and adjourned for the day this afternoon, even as Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj once again made it clear that she is ready to make a statement on 'Lalit-Gate': the scandal centered on the assistance provided to tainted cricket mogul L...
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The Shanta Kumar Effect. A Warning From PM to His Lawmakers
As the opposition blocks Parliament from functioning with aggressive demands for the resignations of a trio of BJP leaders attached to controversies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his party's lawmakers this morning and warned that they must "speak to leaders before making public comments".
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Sushma Swaraj Tweets About Big Reveal in Parliament on Congress Leader
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning that she would reveal in Parliament the name of a senior Congress leader who lobbied with her for a diplomatic passport for a coal scam accused leader.
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Congress Not Alone. In Battle Against Government, Other Parties Join In
As it battled an aggressive Congress on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, the ruling BJP seemed to pin much on division in the opposition ranks on the issue of its senior leaders caught in scandals resigning.
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CRPF Squad Safely Evacuated As Libya Conflict Worsens, Says Sushma Swaraj
As the conflict between government forces and those loyal to the opposition leader intensified in Libya, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a peacekeeping team of 15 CRPF soldiers had been evacuated on Saturday by the Indian embassy in neighbouring Tunisia.
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Sushma Swaraj Victim Of BJP's "Frankenstein Monster": Congress
The Congress today alleged that Union minister Sushma Swaraj was a victim of the "Frankenstein's Monster" the BJP created, as it condemned her trolling on Twitter on a day when opposition party leader Priyanka Chaturvedi was threatened on the microblogging site with rape of her 10-year-old daughter.
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Amid Silence In Party, Rajnath Singh Says Trolling Sushma Swaraj "Wrong"
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh came out in support of his cabinet colleague Sushma Swaraj on Monday, saying trolling her on Twitter was "wrong". Asked if he advised action against those who were targeting the minister, he remained silent. Mr Singh is the only minister to show support to Ms Swaraj, who has been backed up on this issue by oppositi...
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Parliament's Monsoon Session Day 8 LIVE: Uproar Over Anand Sharma's Remarks On Ram Nath Kovind's Speech
After a week full of slugfest between a united opposition and the government, the eighth day is expected to be no less different. A row erupted in the parliament today over statements by Congress leader Anand Sharma, over the inaugural speech of President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called it a diversionary tactic and r...
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PM Modi's Top Ministers To Brief All Parties Today On Standoff With China: 10 Updates
Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief the opposition parties this evening at Mr Singh's home on the ongoing standoff with China over a road builiding in Sikkim and the security situation in Kashmir after the recent terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A fresh batch of around 3,500 pilgrims, escorted by se...
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Government To Brief Parties Tomorrow On Sikkim Standoff With China
The government will brief opposition parties tomorrow on the stand-off with China at the Sikkim border providing updates on the confrontation which began last month. Home Minister Rajnath Singh will explain the situation on the aggressive dispute with China to political leaders ahead of the parliament session that begins on Monday.
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'Not Saying He Is Unfit But...': Mamata Banerjee On BJP's President Pick
The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...
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Opinion: Why Opposition United To Praise Sushma Swaraj
With the ever changing geo-political landscape, increasing globalisation coupled with securing the interests of the growing Indian diaspora, Sushma Swaraj has proved to a responsive leader at the helm of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
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Congress Has Become Politically Bankrupt: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
In a scathing attack on Congress, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today alleged that it has become "politically bankrupt" as it played the role of "obstructionist and destructive" opposition during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
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Sonia Gandhi Slams PM's 'Deafening Silence': 5 Quotes From Speech
Congress boss Sonia Gandhi declared that her party will not call off protests to prevent Parliament from functioning till the government delivers the resignation of three leaders, Vasundhara Raje, Sushma Swaraj and Shivraj Chouhan, who are embroiled in different scandals. Mrs Gandhi has rejected a peace offer by the government, which said the PM wo...
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Parliament Won't Function Till Ministers Resign: Congress Lawmaker Ashwini Kumar
Congress will not allow Parliament to function till the ministers whose names have surfaced in Lalit Modi controversy and Vyapam scam resign, party leader Ashwani Kumar said today, stressing that it was opposition's right "to oppose, expose and depose" the government.
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Lalit-Gate Chaos in Parliament, Opposition Unyielding: 10 Developments
With the opposition unbending on its demand for the resignation of three top BJP leaders, Parliament was disrupted and adjourned for the day this afternoon, even as Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj once again made it clear that she is ready to make a statement on 'Lalit-Gate': the scandal centered on the assistance provided to tainted cricket mogul L...
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The Shanta Kumar Effect. A Warning From PM to His Lawmakers
As the opposition blocks Parliament from functioning with aggressive demands for the resignations of a trio of BJP leaders attached to controversies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with his party's lawmakers this morning and warned that they must "speak to leaders before making public comments".
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Sushma Swaraj Tweets About Big Reveal in Parliament on Congress Leader
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted this morning that she would reveal in Parliament the name of a senior Congress leader who lobbied with her for a diplomatic passport for a coal scam accused leader.
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Congress Not Alone. In Battle Against Government, Other Parties Join In
As it battled an aggressive Congress on the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament, the ruling BJP seemed to pin much on division in the opposition ranks on the issue of its senior leaders caught in scandals resigning.
