Ex-US, SL envoy Sandhu joins BJP, may be fielded from Amritsar

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on March 19, 2024
Former Indian diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu joined BJP on Tuesday and is expected to contest the Lok Sabha election from Amritsar. Sandhu had earlier served as India's envoy to the US and Sri Lanka. He expressed gratitude to PM Modi, Amit Shah, and party president J P Nadda for providing him with the opportunity to start his...

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Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian political party
Hardeep Singh Puri and Shashi Tharoor clashed over a 2009 New York dinner with George Soros. Puri said Tharoor, then a minister, gave him the guest list..
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A BJP MP gave Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi a bag with 'Genocide of Sikhs' written on it. This happened at Parliament. The bag referred to the 1984 events. Gandhi..
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Following a parliamentary scuffle, BJP MPs protested against Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of assaulting two fellow MPs. They criticized his alleged disruptive..
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Congress continues to demand Home Minister Amit Shah's apology and resignation for allegedly insulting B.R. Ambedkar in Parliament. They also demand an apology..
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Karnataka High Court ordered the immediate release of BJP MLC CT Ravi on Friday. Police arrested him on Thursday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against..
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J. P. Nadda

Indian lawyer and politician (born 1960)
BJP president J P Nadda accused Congress of "insulting" Ambedkar and misrepresenting Amit Shah's remarks. Nadda highlighted Congress's alleged historical..
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Union Health Minister J P Nadda informed the Lok Sabha that Nestle's wheat-based baby food complies with added sugar content norms. Inspections conducted by..
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Lok Sabha

Lower house of the Parliament of India
Parliament's winter session concluded amidst unprecedented chaos, marked by low productivity, protests, and even physical altercations. The session saw minimal..
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Tensions flared outside Parliament as NDA and INDIA bloc MPs clashed, accusing each other of disrespecting B.R. Ambedkar. Two BJP MPs were injured in the..
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Congress MPs including KC Venugopal, K Suresh and Manickam Tagore wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and alleged that the INDIA Bloc MPs were physically..
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BJP MP Mukesh Rajput, a three-term representative from Farrukhabad, was hospitalized after a clash with INDIA bloc MPs during Lok Sabha protests. Rajput..
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In his letter to Birla, Kharge highlighted that their protest march was against the insulting remarks on Dr Ambedkar made by the Union Home Minister in his..
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Amit Shah

Indian politician (born 1964)
Amidst a political clash concerning Ambedkar's legacy, the JD(U) countered AAP after Kejriwal suggested Nitish Kumar consider Amit Shah's remarks on the Dalit..
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The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc experienced internal friction during the winter session of Parliament, with regional parties..
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The BJP knows that its real feelings about Ambedkar are out in the open and therefore it is afraid of the Opposition which is raising this issue, the Congress..
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar, deeming them insulting and intolerable. She defended Rahul Gandhi against accusations of..
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Sri Lanka

Island country in South Asia
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake assured India that Sri Lanka's territory would not be used against Indian interests during his first official visit to New..
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Prime Minister Modi and Sri Lankan President Dissanayake concluded a productive bilateral meeting, strengthening ties and economic cooperation. They affirmed the..
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a joint press conference in New Delhi, emphasizing investment-led growth..
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