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The appropriation of Bhagat Singh by those inherently opposed to his ideology would be a "blunder of history". It would validate what a section of Indian historians fear: facts being replaced by revisionist WhatsApp texts.
In the words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation has lost an 'exceptional administrator' and a 'true patriot'. On his unfortunate demise, here's a look back to the life and times of Parrikar.
Will the sops for farmers, in addition to the tax relief to the salaried class, result in another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi? The answer will be out in the next 100 days.
For the distressed agrarian sector, an income support scheme has been introduced, aimed at addressing the farmers' cash needs during the sowing season.
Speculations are rife that the upcoming Budget will be populist -- a trait which experts claim to be missing from the last four Budgets presented under the Narendra Modi government.
Few countries have experimented with the universal basic income (UBI) programme even as India has been contemplating over it since the final UPA years.
Priyanka has been appointed as poll in-charge in eastern Uttar Pradesh, whereas, Scindia has been given the charge of overseeing the party's electioneering in the western region of the state.
The Bihar deputy CM also targeted party veteran and former union minister Yashwant Sinha, claiming that Shatrughan Sinha turned against the BJP after falling into the 'his bad company'.
All eyes are on set on how Gabbad performs in the primaries -- the first of which is scheduled to kick off from the Iowa Caucuses on February 3, 2020.
The SP-BSP tie-up, though considered unprecedented, is not a first-time phenomenon in UP politics. The two parties had joined hands in 1993, nearly 24 years ago, to thwart the BJP from usurping the state's electoral grounds
Apart from his tirade against the ruling BJP, Tejashwi also had a word of caution for Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
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Sachin Pilot, while speaking to reporters after Congress' impressive electoral performance, said the party MLAs, in coordination with the central high command, will take the final call on who should be the CM.
At this vote share, the Congress would end up gaining 34 seats vis-a-vis 2014, whereas, the BJP would suffer a loss of 38 constituencies, pollsters predict.
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