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LS polls: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts his vote in Thiruvananthapuram

Tharoor, who has held the seat since 2009, is facing a challenge as the BJP has named a strong face against him. Chandrashekhar has served as the MoS

Inheritance tax may nullify decade of progress, says FM as she casts vote

Sitharaman also said that the inheritance tax directly impacts the middle class and aspirational class

Lok Sabha elections: NCP (SP) unveils manifesto; backs caste census

The Sharad Pawar-led party said it supports full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and rejects the idea of 'one nation, one election'

Decoded: The history and political relevance of inheritance tax in India

The BJP is attempting to corner the Congress on wealth redistribution after Sam Pitroda's statement, yet veteran party leader Arun Jaitley had also hinted at supporting an inheritance tax in 2017

BJP's stand on Constitution more important than individual comments: Chavan

Chavan was apparently referring to BJP's Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha member Anantkumar Hegde's controversial comments on the Constitution

Adhir alleges harassment of Cong workers by cops to affect poll prospects

The Congressman also highlighted a couple of alleged incidents and said that they were systematically planned aimed at demoralising party workers, and hindering my election campaign

Are BJP, Congress serious about the fiscal autonomy of gram panchayats?

Transferring items from Concurrent list to State list is not enough to give more powers to the latter

Congress' 'dangerous intentions' visible: PM reacts on Pitroda's remark

PM lying since election slipping away from BJP grasp: Rahul Gandhi

ECIL, BEL refuse to disclose names of manufacturers of EVM, VVPAT parts

'Disclosing of details will affect the Competitive position of ECIL. Hence, Exemption is claimed under section 8(1) (d) of RTI ACT, 2005,' it said

Campaigning ends for phase two of Lok Sabha elections in 89 seats

The second round of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections is slated for April 26, subsequent to the initial phase held on April 19, which witnessed a participation rate of roughly 64 percent

No force can stop caste census, it's my mission to secure justice: Rahul

The Congress has maintained that its manifesto speaks of social economic caste census and not about 'redistribution' of wealth

Lok Sabha polls: Nitin Gadkari's faints at Maharashtra rally, blames heat

The Met Department has issued a heat wave alert in parts of Maharashtra for second half of the week

Delhi govt minister Saurabh Bharadwaj meets CM Kejriwal in Tihar Jail

After his arrest, Kejriwal had sent messages to his ministers to address issues such as water supply and availability of medicines in government hospitals

LS elections: Both Left, Cong taking PFI support in polls, says Amit Shah

He also alleged that during the rule of the Communists and the Congress, terrorists were protected in state

Delhi BJP protests near Cong HQ, accuses Rahul of 'disintegrating' India

The BJP also said that the Congress manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls was an "insult" to the culture of the country

No force can stop caste census, 'deshbhakts' are scared of X-ray: Rahul

"As soon as our government is formed, the first thing that would be done is a caste census," Gandhi said

By inducting Ashok Chavan, BJP became part of Adarsh Society scam: Uddhav

Earlier the BJP leaders used to say that families of martyrs were fooled in the Adarsh scam, Thackeray said

Inheritance tax: Congress wants to snatch your kids' rights, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress party wanted to take away the rights of people's children after Sam Pitroda's comments on inheritance tax in India

HC not pronouncing verdict on plea against arrest: Hemant Soren to SC

Soren was arrested on January 31 in the case after he resigned as the Jharkhand chief minister, and party loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor

PM waived off loans worth Rs 16 trn of his billionaire friends, says Rahul

"Now the situation will change - Congress will run the government for the progress of every Indian," Gandhi said