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1966 CONGRESS ELECTION
On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key eventsOn This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural mile...
Shiv Sena turns 60: Uddhav faction faces existential crisis, Shinde group battles for relevanceMumbai's Shiv Sena marks 60 years with its factions facing significant challenges. Uddhav Thackeray's group confronts an existential crisis...
Donald Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress under 7 presidents, dies at 88Former Michigan Congressman and Senator Donald W. Riegle passed away at 88. Riegle served for nearly three decades, switching from Republic...
How a rare Congress contest made Indira Gandhi PM in 1966On January 19, 1966, Indira Gandhi became India's first woman Prime Minister. She won a leadership contest within the Congress Parliamentar...
Kolhapur Election Results: Congress emerges single-largest as Mahayuti crosses majority in KMC pollsIn Kolhapur Municipal Corporation elections, Congress emerged as the largest party with 34 seats. However, the ruling Mahayuti alliance, co...
Modi moves past Indira Gandhi, now second longest serving Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is set to surpass Indira Gandhi's record for the second-longest consecutive term as Prime Minister, marking 4078 days in offi...
Rebels contest in big numbers in Haryana, but impact to be seen in Cong-BJP direct fightIn Haryana's upcoming assembly elections, independents and party rebels are playing a significant role. With 47 BJP and 42 Congress rebels ...
Congress bags Allahabad seat 40 years after Amitabh Bachchan's featCongress candidate Ujjwal Raman Singh won the Allahabad Lok Sabha seat defeating BJP candidate Neeraj Tripathi by 58,795 votes, ending the ...
Mizoram polls a test for BJP-led NDA allianceMNF and BJP have had a very troubled relationship in the last five years. BJP in its manifesto has promised it will establish a special inv...
Have heart-to-heart conversation: Rajnath Singh to Meitei, Kuki communities in Manipur"The Northeast has been peaceful in the last nine years. However, we have witnessed violence in Manipur and it is painful for us," Singh sa...
Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu - a fighter who rose through the ranksSon of a road transport corporation driver, Sukhu, 58, had a modest beginning and used to run a milk counter at Chhota Shimla in his early ...
People won't tolerate self-centred politics: Uddhav's veiled message to Cong leadersWithout naming the ally Congress, Thackeray said, "If we do not offer solutions to people's problems but only talked about going it alone i...
Congress-mukt Northeast: MNF set to form government in MizoramSince 2016, the Congress has lost Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura to BJP and its allies.
MNF rules out tie-up with BJPZoramthanga said the Congress, which has been ruling the state since 2008, will not win more than 10 seats in this year’s election.
Congress's second best performance since reorganisation of PunjabThe party has won 77 seats in the 117 member state assembly after projecting Amarinder Singh as its chief ministerial nominee, only one sho...
Senior Congress leader Rudra Pratap Singh passes awaySenior Congress leader and former MP Kunwar Rudra Pratap Singh today passed away at his Lucknow residence after a brief illness.
Haryana Assembly session to begin tomorrowIt will also be for the first time that Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will enter a legislative assembly as an elected member.
Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Polls 2014: Counting of votes for Haryana assembly beginsThe fate of 1351 candidates, including 116 women - the highest number since the formation of the state in 1966, was sealed during the singl...
Balasaheb Thackeray's early life, political career & strange waysA demagogic but entertaining orator, a politician who talked about his love for beer and wine, an anti-Cong who supported the Emergency.
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