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'One face before us, another before media': Cong hits out at Tharoor

'One face before us, another before media': Cong hits out at Tharoor

Rediff.com20 Oct 2022

Mistry said the poll body satisfied the candidate on every complaint but despite that he raised all those points in the media before bringing them to "our notice".

Nikki Haley, the doer who loves to be underestimated

Nikki Haley, the doer who loves to be underestimated

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

Dubbed as "Jobs Governor", Haley turned South Carolina's economy around during her tenure as governor and transforming the state into a manufacturing powerhouse. She cut taxes, repealed burdensome regulations, and turned South Carolina into "the Beast of the Southeast". Under her leadership, figures note, the state's unemployment rate hit a 15-year low, and when she left office, South Carolina was at full employment.

'Why should our girls face discrimination?'

'Why should our girls face discrimination?'

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

'In a secular society where women are treated equally by law, I want the same equal status for my daughters in society, on par with all the boys.'

'You can't run a country where people...'

'You can't run a country where people...'

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

'... are losing faith in the institutions of government, where people do not believe that the institutions of government operate according to the Constitution, within the confines of the law, where these institutions are seen to be representing a small faction of a particular community against all other (minority) communities.'

J-K: Over 10 lakh voters to decide fate of candidates on Tuesday in 1st phase

J-K: Over 10 lakh voters to decide fate of candidates on Tuesday in 1st phase

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

The stage is set for the first of the five-phased assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir as 12 sitting MLAs, including seven ministers, are among 123 candidates trying their luck in 15 constituencies that will go to polls on Tuesday in all three regions of the state.

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

'BJP needs us more than Shiv Sena needs them'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

'They should not forget that had we decided not to rebel, they would still be chanting slogans from the footsteps of the Vidhan Sabha.'

UP polls: EC declares holiday in all districts going to election in Phase 1

UP polls: EC declares holiday in all districts going to election in Phase 1

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Tiwari said that all the preparations have been made for the first phase of the polls and all the polling parties have left for their respective polling centers.

Goa records 79% voting, highest in CM's constituency

Goa records 79% voting, highest in CM's constituency

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

They said this was preliminary voter turnout and the final figure may cross 80 per cent as electoral fate of 301 candidates were locked in EVMs which will be opened on March 10 for counting.

Separated by dark glasses, conjoined twins vote in Punjab

Separated by dark glasses, conjoined twins vote in Punjab

Rediff.com20 Feb 2022

Amritsar-based Sohan Singh and Mohan Singh who are joined in the hip exercised their franchise for the first time in the Punjab assembly polls on Sunday.

Congress back in game with 'booster dose'

Congress back in game with 'booster dose'

Rediff.com13 May 2023

The Congress victory in Karnataka, its first big state since 2018, puts the party back in the game for general elections as it re-establishes primacy in the opposition space that is currently vastly fragmented despite efforts to cobble up a united front against the BJP.

Netanyahu takes oath as Israel's new PM, to head most hardline govt to date

Netanyahu takes oath as Israel's new PM, to head most hardline govt to date

Rediff.com29 Dec 2022

Out of 120 members of the Knesset (Israeli parliament), Netanyahu has the support of 64 members

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