'Didn't get parole to perform mother's last rites during Emergency': Rajnath slams opposition for calling BJP dictatorial

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday slammed Congress for accusing the BJP-led government of 'undeclared Emergency' and recalled his time in jail during the 1975 Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-government, stating that he served an eighteen-month jail sentence without being granted parole to even visit his ailing...

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Rajnath Singh

Indian politician (born 1951)

Eye on China, Rajnath Singh calls for talks to resolve global disputes

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Agreed to work on rebuilding trust: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on China talks

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Chinese counterpart Dong Jun hold bilateral meeting on Asean sidelines

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart General Li Shangfu held a bilateral meeting in Vientiane, Laos, to discuss the next steps in..

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Adapt to new challenges, Rajnath Singh tells IAF brass

Defense minister Rajnath Singh urged the Indian Air Force to enhance efficiency and adapt to evolving challenges during a commanders' conference. He emphasized..

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Defence minister Rajnath Singh likely to meet Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on sidelines of ASEAN meet in Laos

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is slated to meet his Chinese counterpart, Dong Jun, during the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Laos. This..

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Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian political party

Jharkhand polls: Kurmis went with Tiger, hurt BJP

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Maharashtra election results: Momentum builds in BJP to make Devendra Fadnavis CM

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'BJP government is committed to promote ease of doing business': PM Modi

Emphasising that the Government's effort was to make Odisha a preferred destination for investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his..

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'We accepted defeat in Jharkhand, they are blaming EVMs': BJP's Kirit Somaiya

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'Never claimed BJP would win election', says Himanta Biswa Sarma after Jharkhand poll results

Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that he had "never claimed that the party would win the assembly..

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Indian National Congress

Indian political party

Parliament Session: PM Modi says 'Handful of people rejected by public trying to control Parliament' 11:41

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Jhansi hospital fire: Death toll spikes to 17, after 2 more rescued babies die out of 39 infants rescued infants

The birth weight of both infants was 800 grams and one of them also had a hole in the heart, he added. Meanwhile, Congress sources said on Sunday that the..

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'Unexpected results': Two Congress defeats, Rahul Gandhi's identical response

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At all-party meet, Congress calls for discussion on Adani bribery charges during Parliament's winter session

According to Congress MP Pramod Tiwari, the Congress raised the issue of the indictment of the Gautam Adani group in the US on bribery charges

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Congress retains Palakkad assembly seat with margin of over 18,000 votes

Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil won the Palakkad Assembly by-election by a margin of 18,840 votes, retaining the seat for the UDF. Mamkootathil secured..

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Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84)

'Example of courage and love': Rahul Gandhi shares childhood picture with grandma Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary

Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, gathered at Shakti Sthal in New Delhi to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on..

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PM Modi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary. Gandhi, India's first and only female prime..

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'Congress itself altered the Constitution during Indira's regime', says Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari criticized the Congress party for its "Constitution campaign," accusing them of hypocrisy for allegedly altering the Constitution..