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"Ensure Crew's Safety": Pinarayi Vijayan To Centre On Ship Seized By Iran

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Sunday July 21, 2019

Days after a British-flagged oil tanker with 18 Indian crew on board was detained by Iran, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to the Centre seeking safety and details of four Keralites on board the vessel.

Mamata Banerjee Claims Train Services Were Curtailed At Trinamool Rally

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 21, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday claimed rail services were curtailed to stop people from attending her rally, even as the Railways maintained that it was running a number of special trains in addition to the ones scheduled for the day.

Yogi Adityanath, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Exchange Digs Over UP Killings

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday July 21, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today tarred the opposition Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party over Wednesday's shocking shooting at a village in Sonbhadra that left 10 people dead and 24 injured.

"Have Vacated Ministerial Bungalow," Says Navjot Singh Sidhu

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday July 21, 2019

Navjot Singh Sidhu's rapid retreat from his allotted bungalow, which he can occupy for up to two months after he steps down, comes less than a day after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore both accepted his resignation

2019 Elections "A Mystery, Not History", Says Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday July 21, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of making inroads in the state through "money, police and EVM (Electronic Voting Machines) and said in the coming assembly elections, they will "lose everything".

Give "Promised Rs 15 Lakh Black Money" To People: Mamata Banerjee To BJP

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday July 21, 2019

The BJP should give its "promised Rs 15 lakh black money" to people, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today at the mega Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata.

Yogi Adityanath Pins Conflict Over Land In UP Village On Congress

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday July 21, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today blamed the Congress for the shocking murder of 10 tribal farmers in a shootout over land in Sonbhadra district this week. The Chief Minister claimed the deaths werethe result of a "very big political conspiracy" that had exposed the opposition's "anti-Dalit, anti-tribal face"

"Friends In Personal Life": Sushma Swaraj Pays Tribute To Sheila Dikshit

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday July 21, 2019

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj visited the residence of Sheila Dikshit today morning to pay her respects after the former Delhi chief minister died from a cardiac arrest on Saturday evening

Sheila Dikshit Cremated In Delhi With State Honours, Hundreds At Funeral

Delhi News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday July 21, 2019

Political leaders and well-wishers, including leaders from the Congress's rival BJP, came to three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's home in south Delhi this morning to pay their respects, as the veteran Congress leader was cremated at a state funeral. She had died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday at age 81.

"If We React In Kind..." Mamata Banerjee Attacks BJP At Trinamool Rally

India News | Reported By Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday July 21, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off the mega Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata today where she is expected to launch the poll campaign for the state elections, which are likely to be held in 2021.

Highlights: Mamata Banerjee Addresses Mega Trinamool Rally In Kolkata

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday July 21, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is now addressing Trinamool Congress's (TMC) mega Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata today. This rally is organised by TMC every year on July 21 in the memory of the 13 youth Congress activists killed in police firing in 1993 in which lakhs of people from across the state participate.

Sheila Dikshit Cremated With State Honours, Hundreds Present: Updates

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday July 21, 2019

Three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has been cremated with state honours today. Hundreds were present to pay respects to the veteran leader.

BJP's VK Malhotra Remembers Sheila Dikshit's Loyalty To Congress

India News | ANI | Sunday July 21, 2019

At a time when leaders switch sides every now and then, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died on Saturday, remained committed to Congress throughout her life, said BJP veteran Vijay Kumar Malhotra, one of the senior-most political figures in the national capital.

Criminal Complaint Filed Against Manoj Tiwari Over Rs 2000 Crore Scam

Delhi News | ANI | Sunday July 21, 2019

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today filed a criminal complaint against Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari and others for allegedly making ''false allegations'' of corruption in the construction of government school classrooms.

Though My Rival, Sheila Dikshit Was Warm, Affectionate: Arvind Kejriwal

India News | ANI | Saturday July 20, 2019

Hours after the demise of Congress stalwart Sheila Dikshit, her political opponents such as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP president of Delhi unit, Manoj Tiwari expressed grief remembering her contribution to the development of the national capital.