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The Congress has also been pressing for price details of the deal but the NDA government has refused to divulge them citing confidentiality provisions of a 2008 Indo-France pact. The government has asserted that there were no irregularities in the deal.

In its counter affidavit, the Tamil Nadu government has also cited that all three leaders buried at Marina — Annadurai, MGR and Jayalalithaa — were sitting CMs at the time of death.

Karunanidhi acquired fame as a firebrand leader who never lost his composure. He also employed other tools in his arsenal — light-hearted humour and sharp wit — to disarm his political rivals.

During his years as Indira Gandhi’s personal secretary from 1962 to 1984, Dhawan reportedly wielded immense clout, with some claiming that he controlled information and access to the then prime minister.

According to LJD leader Sharad Yadav , Congress will be at the forefront of the 'Grand Alliance', LJD will support and anyone can be the prime minister.

Out of the three cases of plagiarism and fake thesis writing for PhD filed by UGC, two cases involve the vice chancellors of the university, and Pathak is one of them. However, Pathak was awarded a second term as VC by the Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik,...

In an interview with News18, Shridhar Damle, who has co-authored the book ‘RSS: A View to the Inside’ with Walter Anderson, says the Sangh is unlikely to repeat its cadre mobilisation of 2014, but won’t stop pracharaks from helping the BJP.

The BJP won 57 of the 75 seats in Jalgaon and 41 out of the 78 seats in Sangli.

Assam is the first Indian state where the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is being updated after 1951, with March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date, to include names of "genuine Indian citizens".

According to the latest medical bulletin issued by Kauvery Hospital, DMK chief Karunanidhi's condition has stabilised after dropping for a brief period. Tamil Nadu breathed a sigh of relief after the announcement.

"The Congress has to be the backbone as the lion's share of seats of the opposition in one particular party will have to be from it as there are a number of states where there will be direct contest between the Congress and the BJP," Omar Abdullah said.

Karunanidhi, 94, was admitted to Kauvery Hospital around 1:30 am. The hospital later issued a statement saying that his blood pressure has been 'stabilised with medical management'.

The party used images of PM Modi hugging US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to question the selective outrage by ‘bhakts’.

Last week, BSP supremo had removed Jai Prakash, national vice-president of the party, for making remarks against Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dalit leader, Ramji Lal Gautam, will now be taking charge as the national vice-president.

In April this year, Laxman Singh had embarrassed the Congress by ridiculing the decision of the state unit to appoint of five executive presidents and calling Kamal Nath ‘HMV record in Bluetooth technology’.

The GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister and comprising state finance ministers, on Saturday cut rates on 88 items. The decision also included rationalisation of the highest 28 per cent slab.