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Touching Constitution to forehead is pretense when your govts violating it: Rahul's dig at PM over UP encounter

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the police encounter of a man involved in robbery in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Saturday said that touching the Constitution to the forehead in front of the cameras is just a pretense "when your governments are openly violating it".

Gandhi demanded that all suspicious encounters in Uttar Pradesh should be investigated impartially.

J&K: Shah says only Centre can ensure statehood restoration, dismisses oppn's autonomy plank

Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday dismissed the opposition's attempt to revive the autonomy plank during the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls and asked the NC-Congress alliance to stop fooling people by promising statehood as only the Centre can restore the status.

Shah assured people about the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood after the assembly election, which he said is the first under the national flag and the Constitution following the abrogation of Article 370 by the Narendra Modi government.

MP CM questions opposition's silence on Kolkata rape-murder, assures strict action in Ujjain case

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday promised strict action in the Ujjain rape case and accused the opposition of doing politics on the crime but keeping mum on the Kolkata rape-murder.

A woman scrap collector was raped allegedly by a man after he forced her to consume liquor in Agar Naka area of Ujjain, a police official said on Thursday. The incident came to light after a video of the rape, shot by a passerby, went viral on social media.

Haryana polls: Amid impasse in alliance talks, AAP says those underestimating party will regret it

Amid uncertainty over an alliance with the Congress for the assembly polls in Haryana, AAP on Saturday said it was a "strong, third alternative" in the state and those who underestimate it will have to regret.

In the evening AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha met with Congress leaders to take forward the Haryana alliance talks.

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reaches Dallas, USA

We are against the India that they(BJP) want to create, says National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the NC-Congress alliance.

“National Conference will win. I only want to say to him (Amit Shah) that we are against the India they want to create. The country belongs to everyone. Those who are raising their voice against Muslims, should know that Muslims have also sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country."

The youths will never forgive the Jharkhand government, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on deaths of 12 aspirants during physical tests of excise constable exam in Jharkhand.

"Seeing the elections, the CM, who had promised 5 lakh jobs, he knew that they can't fulfil that, candidates were made to run for 10 km, and 12 of them lost their lives. There were no proper arrangements. These are not deaths but murders which are being done in greed for power. The youths will never forgive the Jharkhand government."

"Aam Aadmi Party and Congress had an alliance in Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections, but BJP won all the seven seats in Delhi. Their alliance will not make any difference to the BJP ...", says BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Jawhar Sircar writes to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, offers his resignation from the post of MP.

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Good discussions are happening, I hope a good conclusion will come out of it: Raghav Chadha on possibility of AAP-Congress alliance in Haryana elections

"We have been saying this regularly. Both the parties are discussing it in a good atmosphere. Both the parties are intending to form the alliance keeping aside self interests for the welfare of people of Haryana. Whenever there would be a positive development, we will let you know. Both the parties want to form the alliance, we will take a decision well before 12th, the last day of nomination. If there is no win-win situation, then we will leave it. The talks are going on, good discussions are happening, I hope a good conclusion will come out of it."

PoK residents should join India: Rajnath in J&K

If the BJP government runs here for 10 years, our Jammu and Kashmir will become the number one state of India: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says

"...I say with confidence that if the BJP government runs here for 10 years, our Jammu and Kashmir will become the number one state of India... Our India, which was at the 11th place in the world in terms of the size of the economy, has reached the 5th place today. I am not saying this, the world's leading economists, big financial firms are now claiming that India is progressing at such a fast pace. By 2027, our India will stand at third place among the countries of the world in terms of the size of the economy..."

Situation in J&K has changed, youths now carrying laptops and computers instead of pistols and revolvers: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

People are very angry and upset with the National Conference: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti

"The public of J&K has understood that PDP had established good governance in the state...Universities, colleges, AIIMS were established by PDP...If Mufti Mohammed Sayeed had not founded PDP then the National Conference would still be functioning in a dictatorial manner...People are very angry and upset with the National Conference..."

How can you make profit by defrauding government banks? Congress' takes dig at Modi and Adani

Hooda family will not be forgiven for the gamble they have played by putting the honour of our sisters and daughters at stake: Brij Bhushan Singh

We would have become patriots if we had joined the BJP, but because we have joined the Congress, they are calling us anti-nationals: Bajrang Punia

Party workers protest outside HQ, demand local candidates for upcoming polls

Former TMC leader Ripun Bora joins Congress

Ready to start dialogue with Pakistan if it stops supporting terrorism in J&K: Rajnath Singh

Manipur CM submits memorandum to governor

CM N Biren Singh met Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya on Sunday along with his cabinet colleagues and submitted a memorandum, the Raj Bhavan said in a statement.

Besides over 20 MLAs, Singh was accompanied by assembly speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh during the meeting.

The delegation reached the Raj Bhavan around 11 am, and the meeting lasted about an hour. The meeting happened amid a fresh bout of violence in the state, in which at least five people were killed. The contents of the memorandum were not shared by the Raj Bhavan.

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'What should have been done to him (Afzal Guru)? If not hanged, he should have been garlanded?' Rajnath Singh throws jibe at Omar Abdullah

Rajnath Singh questioned NC vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah over his reported statement on the hanging of parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and said "What should have been done to him? If not hanged, he should have been garlanded?"

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Delhi on his first official visit to India

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur and BJP Leader Dilip Ghosh reach the BJP protest site against the RG Kar rape-murder incident

These small resignations are not going to work. We are demanding CM's resignation, says BJP leader Dilip Ghosh

On TMC MP Jawhar Sircar's resignation, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh says, "Good that he understood the culture of TMC.

These small resignations are not going to work. We are demanding the CM's resignation."

Arrest Mamata for R G Kar incident': BJP MP writes to ED chief

BJP MP Jyotirmay Singh Mahato wrote a letter to the Director of ED requesting "A thorough investigation and the arrest of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder incident and health scam allegedly involving Sandip Ghosh."

It's difficult to understand who is Congress' face in Haryana: Sudhanshu Trivedi

"Like the I.N.D.I.A. bloc wasn't able to announce its face (for Lok Sabha elections). It's difficult to understand who is Congress' face in Haryana.

"In Jammu and Kashmir, they've formed an alliance with a party (National Conference) which wants to reinstate Article 370. People, however, I feel know everything about them," says BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi

It will be investigated if he received any threat message. Action will be taken against the accused: Nayab Singh Saini on Bajrang Punia's complaint

On Bajrang Punia's complaint on receiving a threat message from a foreign number, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini says, "It will be investigated if he received any threat message. Action will be taken against the accused."

Actors and technicians from Bengali film industry hold protest over RG Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder

Bengal Guv directs Mamata Banerjee to hold emergency Cabinet meeting, discuss RG Kar issue: Raj Bhavan source

According to a Raj Bhavan sources, Bengal governor has directed CM Mamata Banerjee to hold emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the RG Kar issue.

He also directed her to address people’s demand for replacing the Kolkata Police Commissioner.