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Congress Takes Dig At BJP Over "Copy-Cat" Manifesto in Chhattisgarh
The Congress on Saturday dubbed the BJP's manifesto for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls as a "copy-cat" one and said those criticising its poll guarantees as "freebies" were now themselves pledging guarantees to win elections.
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Opinion: With CAB, Hattrick For Modi-Shah In Delivering Party's Promises
No government in history has achieved so much in redeeming the party's manifesto pledge in such a short time and in such quick sequence (within seven months of winning the people's mandate for a second term in office).
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"The Right Path": Boris Johnson Unveils Party Manifesto For Brexit Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party's manifesto on Sunday, pledging to move on from Brexit and austerity in a bid to secure a general election majority.
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UK's Labour Party Pledges Jallianwala Bagh Apology In Election Manifesto
Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Thursday launched its manifesto for the December 12 General Election with a pledge to institute an audit into the country's colonial past, which would include an apology to India for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar 100 years ago.
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Congress Promises To End British-Era Sedition Law, Reviled By Activists
The main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to scrap an 1870 sedition law if it wins the general election that starts next week, drawing a sharp rebuke from the BJP which accused it of try to "protect Jihadis and Maoists". Activists have alleged that the archaic law, introduced by the British, has been often used to stifle dissent and tar...
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Congress Promises Ban On RSS Shakhas In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Hits Back
The Congress's manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, pledging a ban on holding RSS shakhas on government premises and stopping government staffers from attending those has raised the heckles of the ruling BJP in the poll-bound state.
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Karnataka Women Dismiss Promise Of Free Sanitary Pads As "Election Gimmick"
Women in Karnataka dismissed a pledge by politicians to give them free sanitary pads as an election gimmick on Thursday, although it signals growing concern over the challenges around menstruation.
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British PM Theresa May Drops Key Manifesto Pledges From Legislative Plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May dropped key manifesto pledges from her government's programme presented on Wednesday, after an election fiasco that has left her position highly vulnerable
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UK Opposition Labour Party's Manifesto Leaked
A draft of the election manifesto yet to be formally approved and launched by Britain's Labour Party was leaked to the media today in which the Opposition pledged to re-nationalise the country's energy industry, railways and the Royal Mail.
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: The Hint Of Hindutva In BJP's Plan For Development And Change
The BJP's manifesto for Uttar Pradesh is a list of pledges for parivartan or change, instead of a list of promises, with nine heads under which are development reforms that the party plans if it is voted to power.
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Seriously. Akalis Promise To Buy Farms Abroad, Move Punjabis Here
Others may worry about Brain Drain- Indians emigrating for better work and lifestyles elsewhere- but the Akali Dal, which governs Punjab, isn't among them. In fact, in its manifesto that was released yesterday for the election on February 4, the party has pledged to acquiring one lakh acres of land, mainly in the US and Canada, that would be made a...
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Goa's Casinos Under Attack Again As Parties Race to Make Election Pledges
The Congress has promised to ban all casinos in Goa if it is voted to power, including, its manifesto says, "floating casinos in Goa's river." State Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro said that in the first phase, casino boats that float in the Mandovi river would be shut down and in the second, onshore casinos would be targeted. The manifesto was rel...
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David Cameron Pledges to Expand Margaret Thatcher's Home-Buying Scheme to Woo Voters
British Prime Minister David Cameron will use the launch of his party's policy manifesto on Tuesday to woo voters with a "Conservative dream" that would allow more than 1 million poorer families to buy their own homes at a discount.
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Britain's Miliband Seeks to Bolster Economic Credentials in Bid to Win Power
Britain's opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband will seek to allay concerns about his party's economic competence by unveiling a manifesto on Monday that pledges to protect the national finances and end tax avoidance by the rich.
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BJP manifesto for Odisha lines up host of sops
Pledging to work for special category status for Odisha, BJP today promised interest-free loan for students, empowerment of women, setting up of fast track courts to hear cases of crimes against women, allowances for jobless youths and a host of other sops.
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Congress Takes Dig At BJP Over "Copy-Cat" Manifesto in Chhattisgarh
The Congress on Saturday dubbed the BJP's manifesto for the Chhattisgarh Assembly polls as a "copy-cat" one and said those criticising its poll guarantees as "freebies" were now themselves pledging guarantees to win elections.
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Opinion: With CAB, Hattrick For Modi-Shah In Delivering Party's Promises
No government in history has achieved so much in redeeming the party's manifesto pledge in such a short time and in such quick sequence (within seven months of winning the people's mandate for a second term in office).
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"The Right Path": Boris Johnson Unveils Party Manifesto For Brexit Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party's manifesto on Sunday, pledging to move on from Brexit and austerity in a bid to secure a general election majority.
-
UK's Labour Party Pledges Jallianwala Bagh Apology In Election Manifesto
Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Thursday launched its manifesto for the December 12 General Election with a pledge to institute an audit into the country's colonial past, which would include an apology to India for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar 100 years ago.
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Congress Promises To End British-Era Sedition Law, Reviled By Activists
The main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to scrap an 1870 sedition law if it wins the general election that starts next week, drawing a sharp rebuke from the BJP which accused it of try to "protect Jihadis and Maoists". Activists have alleged that the archaic law, introduced by the British, has been often used to stifle dissent and tar...
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Congress Promises Ban On RSS Shakhas In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Hits Back
The Congress's manifesto for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, pledging a ban on holding RSS shakhas on government premises and stopping government staffers from attending those has raised the heckles of the ruling BJP in the poll-bound state.
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Karnataka Women Dismiss Promise Of Free Sanitary Pads As "Election Gimmick"
Women in Karnataka dismissed a pledge by politicians to give them free sanitary pads as an election gimmick on Thursday, although it signals growing concern over the challenges around menstruation.
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British PM Theresa May Drops Key Manifesto Pledges From Legislative Plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May dropped key manifesto pledges from her government's programme presented on Wednesday, after an election fiasco that has left her position highly vulnerable
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UK Opposition Labour Party's Manifesto Leaked
A draft of the election manifesto yet to be formally approved and launched by Britain's Labour Party was leaked to the media today in which the Opposition pledged to re-nationalise the country's energy industry, railways and the Royal Mail.
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: The Hint Of Hindutva In BJP's Plan For Development And Change
The BJP's manifesto for Uttar Pradesh is a list of pledges for parivartan or change, instead of a list of promises, with nine heads under which are development reforms that the party plans if it is voted to power.
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Seriously. Akalis Promise To Buy Farms Abroad, Move Punjabis Here
Others may worry about Brain Drain- Indians emigrating for better work and lifestyles elsewhere- but the Akali Dal, which governs Punjab, isn't among them. In fact, in its manifesto that was released yesterday for the election on February 4, the party has pledged to acquiring one lakh acres of land, mainly in the US and Canada, that would be made a...
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Goa's Casinos Under Attack Again As Parties Race to Make Election Pledges
The Congress has promised to ban all casinos in Goa if it is voted to power, including, its manifesto says, "floating casinos in Goa's river." State Congress chief Luizinho Faleiro said that in the first phase, casino boats that float in the Mandovi river would be shut down and in the second, onshore casinos would be targeted. The manifesto was rel...
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David Cameron Pledges to Expand Margaret Thatcher's Home-Buying Scheme to Woo Voters
British Prime Minister David Cameron will use the launch of his party's policy manifesto on Tuesday to woo voters with a "Conservative dream" that would allow more than 1 million poorer families to buy their own homes at a discount.
-
Britain's Miliband Seeks to Bolster Economic Credentials in Bid to Win Power
Britain's opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband will seek to allay concerns about his party's economic competence by unveiling a manifesto on Monday that pledges to protect the national finances and end tax avoidance by the rich.
-
BJP manifesto for Odisha lines up host of sops
Pledging to work for special category status for Odisha, BJP today promised interest-free loan for students, empowerment of women, setting up of fast track courts to hear cases of crimes against women, allowances for jobless youths and a host of other sops.
