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A day after meeting his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik went on a four-day trip to New Delhi, leading to speculations being bandied about in the state’s political circles. Though the chief minister’s office (CMO) said that Patnaik has a number of official engagements, including meetings with Union ministers, during his […]

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Most exit polls have put the Congress in the lead in Karnataka. But, the final deciding factor on result day on May 13 could be whether the Congress rode home on the momentum it built till April 26, or did the BJP manage to pull the election back in its favour in the last fortnight […]

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By James M Dorsey America to the rescue. In a twist of irony, that may be Central Asia’s only alternative, with the Russian invasion of Ukraine upsetting the region’s security apple cart. The question is whether the United States, already rejiggering its commitment to security in the Middle East, has the will and wherewithal to […]

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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to vote in large numbers to build a progressive and a “40-per cent-commission-free” state. Voting for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel […]

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By Kalyani Shankar Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar surprised friends and foes alike with his sudden decision to give up the presidency of his Party recently, only to withdraw it after three days. It ultimately became a storm in a teacup. Had Pawar stuck to his decision, it could have considerably weakened his Party, […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Pep talk and tall talk are separated by a wide gulf. Unofficial number two in Trinamool Congress hierarchy Abhishek Banerjee’s recent claim of his party bagging 40 out of 42 seats from West Bengal in next year’s Lok Sabha elections will be taken as pep talk by many among his party faithful; […]

The post Abhishek Banerjee’s Claim On Trinamool Getting 40 Seats In Lok Sabha Is Not A Tall Talk first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) distributed money among Congress MLAs in the state to topple his government. Gehlot said Congress legislators who took money from BJP should return it. The Rajasthan CM went on to say that he is worried now that the BJP is not taking money. “Amit […]

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The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded that the Enforcement Directorate arrest Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and probe his role in the alleged liquor scam in the state. The federal agency on Saturday arrested liquor businessman Anwar Dhebar, the brother of Congress leader and Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, in connection with the alleged scam. In […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee It is difficult to understand why the government is in such a tearing hurry to auction the recently discovered large lithium reserves in Jammu & Kashmir’s Reasi district before the end of the current year itself. The secretary to the Union Ministry of Mines, Vivek Bharadwaj, said the ministry had written to […]

The post Militancy Makes Lithium Mining In J&K A Challenging Task first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar has said he is surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given “religious” slogans during election campaigning in Karnataka, which votes on May 10. When one takes up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a […]

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Many were taken by surprise when during an election campaign, in the presence of Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge gave out a chant related to Bajrang Bali, but with a twist. He said, “Jai Bajrang Bali, break corruption ki nali.” Ever since the ban on Bajrang Dal was incorporated in the Congress manifesto, the […]

The post Kharge claims he built or renovated 80 Hanuman temples first appeared on IPA Newspack.

In what is shaping up to be a new political furore in Rajasthan, which is scheduled to go to polls later this year, BJP leader Vasundhara Raje alleged that Ashok Gehlot’s praises for her are part of a conspiracy against her. Raje’s clarification came after Chief Minister and Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Sunday […]

The post Raje sees plot behind Gehlot praise for her in saving his govt first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Taliban agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan, potentially drawing in billions of dollars to fund infrastructure projects in the sanctions-hit country. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met in Islamabad on Saturday and pledged to work together on Afghanistan’s reconstruction […]

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By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: All attempts of national and Madhya Pradesh leaders to persuade Deepak Joshi not to leave BJP failed. He finally joined the Congress on Saturday in the presence of PCC president Kamal Nath. He accepted the Congress membership along with large number of his followers. While announcing his decision to leave […]

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By Harihar Swarup It did not take long for the rethink on the resignation. Allowing the hysteria to last just a few hours seemed more in keeping with Sharad Pawar’s style than his dramatic announcement on Tuesday evening that he was resigning from the President-ship of the party he had founded and which is identified […]

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By Rahil Nora Chopra The most unexpected development in the political scenario was Sharad Pawar’s resignation as NCP chief and this has not only surprised his party but also his Maharashtra allies Uddhav Thackeray and Congress. After the dramatic show of distress from partymen, Sharad Pawar agreed to once rethink over his decision. Election of […]

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Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Friday said he is withdrawing his decision to resign as party chief and said he will work for NCP with “renewed vigour.” Addressing a press conference the NCP supremo said, “I cannot disrespect the feelings of my party leaders. They have taken a decision and I trust them. […]

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