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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo: PTI)

People don’t expect such comments from a senior leader Sitharaman on Lalu’s jibe at PM

Patna, Mar 5 (PTI) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday critcised RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s “no family” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that people do not expect such comments from a senior leader like him. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Sitharaman said there is a need to maintain dignity in politics. “What

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Farmers gesture towards police officers at the site of a protest as they march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices, at Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, February 21, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

India’s farmer protest fuels opposition hopes of denting Modi’s appeal

SHAMBHU, India, Feb 29 (Reuters) – When India’s powerful Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in 2021 to repeal three farm laws aimed at overhauling the antiquated agriculture sector, he seemed to have won over farmers who had been protesting for over 12 months. But just over two years later, farmers are on the warpath again

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Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) carry a hoarding of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah for celebrations after winning three out of four states in key regional polls outside the party headquarters in Ahmedabad, India, December 3, 2023.REUTERS/Amit Dave/ file photo

What were India’s electoral bonds and how did they power Modi’s party?

NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that let individuals and companies make unlimited and anonymous donations to political parties. The move was seen as a setback for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the largest beneficiary of the system, just weeks before

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Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President
Kharge also accused Modi of dividing people instead of uniting them on the basis of religion and caste. (Photo: PTI File)

“…PM Modi taking everything personally”: Kharge amid diplomatic row with Maldives

Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], January 9 (ANI): Amid a diplomatic row with the Maldives following ‘derogatory remarks’ against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by three Maldivian deputy ministers, Congress on Tuesday alleged that the PM is taking everything ‘personally’ since he came to power in 2014. Speaking to the media, the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge advocated for

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