India Politics Highlights: Sonia Gandhi welcomes Modi govt's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh, Narasimha Rao

GDP growth during UPA govt was better, says T S Deo Singh

'Hindu-Muslim game: Rajasthan Congress President Govind Singh Dotasra slams Modi, Shah

"...CM Yogi and PM Modi, BJP and RSS have only one agenda to come to power once again by playing the Hindu-Muslim game... We should talk about the promises due to which they came to power in 2014. The public has now understood that they will no longer be misled by them," Dostara said, according to ANI.

Andhra Pradesh CM arrives in Delhi, likely to meet BJP leaders

Aam Aadmi Party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting on February 13 to decide on candidates for Lok Sabha seats of Goa, Haryana and Gujarat: AAP

'We will sit together to discuss it and will let you know our decision...There is no need to speculate anything...': Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Loksabha Seat Sharing among BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), and NCP

"It is clearly visible in the video that there were friendly relations between the two"..Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder

On Shiv Sena (UBT) corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar's murder, Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP Chief Ajit Pawar says, "Such an incident should not have happened in Maharashtra. It is clearly visible in the video that there were friendly relations between the two, despite this, if such a thing happens, then the entire matter should be investigated... I do not deny that the opposition has found an issue to defame the government and demand the resignation of the Home Minister, but the background of this entire matter should also be seen. The Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister also held a meeting yesterday and the matter is being investigated."

'Gunda raj' and 'mafia raj' in Maharashtra, says Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Dahisar firing

Baba Siddique to join NCP on Feb 10, 'some more to join on Feb 11': Ajit Pawar

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'Uttarakhand government & police administration will deal with the miscreants': Dy CM Keshav Maurya on violence over illegal demolition

Kerala CM of last Communist government is trying to blabber something which doesn't have any meaning: Union minister on Vijayan's remarks in Jantar Mantar protest yesterday

Dahisar firing: 'State's law and order situation worsening', alleges Congress leader and LoP Vijay Wadettiwar

Hope Jayant Chaudhary won't weaken the farmers' protest, says Shivpal Yadav on reports of RLD joining the BJP-led NDA government

PM Modi does speak about unemployment, inflation & the youth: TMC MP Santanu Sen

Man who shot Sena (UBT) leader had met CM Eknath Shinde four days ago, claims Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed that Mauris Noronha, who shot dead party leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, had met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence only four days ago.

Noronha ended his own life after the shocking incident which took place in suburban Dahisar in the evening and was captured in a Facebook Live video.

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Congress's DNA is against the backward classes: Delhi BJP MP Harnath Yadav

Ghosalkar killing is serious & saddening, should not be politicised, says Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

Law and order situation has collapsed in Maharashtra, says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi

Formal notification issued for Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha

RLD chief Jayant Singh tweets after former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh honoured with Bharat Ratna.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader firing case: Cops detain a person, probe under way

Police have detained a person named Mehul in the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader firing case in Dahisar, and an interrogation is under way, news agency ANI reported.

After investigating the incident spot for about 7 hours, the police recovered a pistol, a live cartridge and CCTV footage, Mumbai police said.

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'White Paper' is an event, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

We had demanded Bharat Ratna for Chaudhary Charan Singh a few days ago, says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

I welcome it: Sonia Gandhi on Bharat Ratna to former PMs

They should have been honoured way before: Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Bharat Ratna to former PMs and agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan

We are very happy: BRS MLC K Kavitha on Bharat Ratna to Narsimha Rao

This is a very happy moment, says BRS MLC and daughter of PV Narasimha Rao on Bharat Ratna to Narsimha Rao

Narasimha Rao’s grandson thanks MP Modi for conferring Bharat Ratna to Narsimha Rao

Honour of crores of farmers: UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh

Sentiments of people connected with this decision: Jayant Singh hails Modi govt's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to Charan Singh

Had put forward this demand several times: Samajwadi party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Bharat Ratna to former PM Charan Singh

I congratulate all farmers, says Akhilesh Yadav in UP Assembly after former CM Charan Singh conferred with Bharat Ratna

PM has won the nation's heart: UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Bharat Ratna to former PMs & M S Swaminathan.

'Aaj kis muh se inkaar karu sawalon ko': RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on switching from I.N.D.I.A. to NDA

Amid speculations about Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) switching sides from the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary reacting to media questions hinted that his party is indeed going to be a part of the NDA.

His reaction comes after his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh was conferred with Bharat Ratna.

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India has honoured 53 people with Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday announced that former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer M S Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna.  

The fresh set of names comes days after former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoor Thakur and former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani were chosen for the highest civilian award.

With this, India has honoured 53 people with Bharat Ratna.

During the past ten years when the BJP was in power, ten people were chosen for Bharat Ratna, which includes AB Vajpayee, Sangh icons Madan Mohan Malaviya and Nanaji Deshmukh besides former President Pranab Mukherjee and music maestro Bhupen Hazarika.

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Raj Thackeray demands Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray

Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy meets Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi

Economic reform, criminal charges, unbroken 5-year term: The patchy legacy of Narasimha Rao

Polyglot, statesman and scholar, the inscrutable P V Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and also for his skilful political manoeuvring.

Rao, who will be conferred India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, more than 19 years after his death, was prime minister from 1991-1996. He was the first prime minister from the south, the first Congress leader from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to complete a full five-year term and the man who steered India through the turbulent early 1990s.

His five-year rule saw the Babri Masjid demolition, the rise of the saffron forces and also the country being placed firmly on a new economic path, away from the Nehru years of public sector socialism.

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Three of them played an important role in building the nation: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Bharat Ratna to P V Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh & MS Swaminathan.

Only person concerned about the farmers today is PM Modi: Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary