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MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

Congress, NCP to contest 125 seats each in Assembly polls: Pawar

7:56 pm September 16, 2019

Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress will contest 125 seats each in next month’s Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday. Pawar announced that the seat-sharing pact between the grand old party and his 20-year-old organisation has been finalised. As per the arrangement, 38 seats will be left […]

Centre should release funds for MP flood relief: Scindia

7:44 pm September 16, 2019

Gwalior: Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday asked the Centre to release money from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) to Madhya Pradesh for flood relief. Scindia told reporters here that chief minister Kamal Nath had asked for Rs 500 crore from the Centre for the flood affected, and the latter should release it […]

Gun control must include background checks- Democratic leaders warned Trump

Gun control must include background checks, Dems warn Trump

3:06 am September 16, 2019

WASHINGTON: Congressional Democratic leaders warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that any proposal on gun control must include a House-passed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases — or else risk no legislation at all. In a joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said they spoke Sunday morning […]

Sitharaman ‘clueless’ in dealing with economic slowdown: Congress

6:19 pm September 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was “clueless” in dealing with the economic slowdown and termed the latest steps announced by her to boost the economy as “cosmetic” and “piecemeal”. The Congress’ attack came after Sitharaman announced an over Rs 70,000-crore package for exports and real estate sectors, including […]

MP: Bird flu infection found in Kadaknath chickens in Jhabua

MP govt to sell Kadaknath chicken meat at milk stalls

11:33 am September 14, 2019

Bhopal: The Congress-led government in Madhya Pradesh is planning to sell Kadaknath chicken meat at milk outlets to cater to the growing demand. The move is, however, opposed by BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma who said it would hurt “religious sentiments” as cow milk is considered “pious”. The government has launched the project on a pilot […]