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Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress constitutes election committees for eight states

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Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress constitutes election committees for eight states

The Congress on Saturday set up the election committees for eight states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and others. The grand old party also constituted the political affairs committee for Madhya Pradesh. “The Congress President has approved the proposal of the constitution of Pradesh Election Committees of Rajasthan, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal … Read more

Global shipping delays cast shadow over strong December jobs report

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Global shipping delays cast shadow over strong December jobs report

Loaded containers stacked on top of a cargo ship sailing in a canal on Janvier 20, 2017 in Suez Canal, Red sea, Egypt.  Camille Delbos | Corbis News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The strong December jobs report released Friday capped off a year of economic wins for the Biden administration. Now, global shipping delays … Read more

Biden Administration Once Again Bypasses Congress On An Emergency Weapons Sale To Israel

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Biden Administration Once Again Bypasses Congress On An Emergency Weapons Sale To Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel as Israel continues to prosecute its war against Hamas in Gaza under increasing international criticism. The State Department said Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had told Congress that he had … Read more

As Conflicts Rage Abroad, A Fractured Congress Tries To Rally Support For Historic Global Challenges

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As Conflicts Rage Abroad, A Fractured Congress Tries To Rally Support For Historic Global Challenges

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to the floor of the nearly empty chamber and made a late-night plea for Congress to redouble support for Ukraine: “Understand the stakes at this moment.” It was the third time in recent months the Colorado Democrat has … Read more

Some people rattled by India’s growth outlook: BJP on opposition attack on govt over Adani issue

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Some people rattled by India’s growth outlook: BJP on opposition attack on govt over Adani issue

BJP on Thursday reacted strongly to questions raised by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, based on reports in the international media. BJP said that some people were rattled by India’s growth outlook under the Modi government and were trying to malign the image of the country. BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam told ETthat India is … Read more

Congress announces 43 more candidates for Rajasthan polls

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Congress announces 43 more candidates for Rajasthan polls

The Congress on Sunday released its second list of 43 candidates for the November 25 Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding former chief secretary Niranjan Arya from the Sojat (SC) seat. State ministers Govind Ram Meghwal and B D Kalla have been fielded from Khajuwala (Scheduled Caste) and Bikaner West, respectively. Minister of State for Higher Education … Read more

Rahul Gandhi serves food to devotees at ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath

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Rahul Gandhi serves food to devotees at ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath

Dehradun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi organised a ‘bhandara’ in Kedarnath and served food to devotees on Monday, the second day of his three-day “personal” visit to the Himalayan temple. The Congress leader visited the grand statue of Adi Shankaracharya near the Kedarnath temple and offered prayers there in the morning. Later in the day, he … Read more

Opposition bloc INDIA falling apart, says Rajnath Singh; asks people not to let MP become ‘ATM of Congress’

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Opposition bloc INDIA falling apart, says Rajnath Singh; asks people not to let MP become ‘ATM of Congress’

Bhopal: The opposition bloc INDIA was falling apart as its constituents are fighting each other, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday. Addressing public meetings in Gwalior (rural) and Bhojpur (Raisen) Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, he asked the people to ensure the state “does not become the ATM of the Congress”. All Congress governments … Read more

Rajasthan: Congress leaders Ram Gopal Bairwa, Ashok Tanwar join BJP

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Rajasthan: Congress leaders Ram Gopal Bairwa, Ashok Tanwar join BJP

Jaipur: Congress leaders Ram Gopal Bairwa and Ashok Tanwar joined the BJP here on Saturday, ahead of the November 25 Rajasthan assembly polls. While Bairwa is an ex-minister, Tanwar is a former MLA, who represented Chaksu in the state assembly. They along with some other people joined the BJP at the party’s media centre in … Read more

Congress Had A Banner Year: Lots Of Screaming, Very Few Laws

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Congress Had A Banner Year: Lots Of Screaming, Very Few Laws

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress is shaping up to be the least productive in modern history, passing just over two dozen bills that became law in 2023. The Republican-controlled House was consumed by rancor and partisan brawls for much of the year, doing little more than passing symbolic resolutions, expelling a member and, for the … Read more