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National emblem row: Digging history and significance of the Lion Capital

The National Emblem is one of the most visible symbols of national identity, used as the seal of the Republic. It was adopted from the Lion Capital of one of the Ashoka Pillars on January 26, 1950

Goa crisis: Digambar Kamat calls for introspection within Congress

The remarks of the Congress leader came after allegations were levelled against him of hatching a conspiracy to split the party

Teach Goa Cong defectors lesson by not electing them: Chidambaram to people

Senior party leader P Chidambaram on Monday urged the people of Goa to teach Congress defectors a lesson by not electing them ever again.

Goa Congress files petitions with Speaker to disqualify MLAs Lobo, Kamat

The Congress has accused the two MLAs of hobnobbing with the ruling BJP to bring about a split in the opposition party

Goa Cong moves its 5 MLAs to undisclosed location ahead of Assembly session

As on Monday morning, five of the total 11 Congress MLAs, in the 40-member Goa Assembly, were with the party, while five others remained out of reach

Goa: Notification for Dy Speaker poll withdrawn amid Cong split rumours

The move comes amid speculation that some Congress MLAs in the 40-member House may cross over to the ruling BJP

Congress to hold press conferences across India on Saturday to 'expose' BJP

Seeking to corner the ruling BJP over the issue of terror and its alleged links with terrorists, the Congress will on Saturday hold a series of press conferences in 22 cities across the country.

Goa govt found an escape route from getting exposed: Cong leader Alemao

Yuri Alemao said that the government on the pretext of panchayat election has curtailed the Assembly session and has found an escape route from getting exposed

Headlines managed, economy mismanaged: Rahul slams govt after LPG hike

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government over the issue of price after LPG rate was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, accusing the BJP dispensation of managing headlines but mismanaging economy.

AP: 4 Cong workers held for releasing black balloons in PM's flight path

Police said there was no security breach during PM Modi's arrival at Gannavaram Airport and that balloons were released five minutes after PM's departure from the airport via chopper

'I hang my head in shame,' says Kapil Sibal on state of judiciary

Expressing concern over the current state of the judiciary, Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Sunday said some members of the institution have "let us down"

Bitter division in Congress party affecting governance in Rajasthan

Bharatiya Janata Party state president Satish Poonia said that the state intelligence agencies remain busy snooping on ruling party MLAs and hence have no time to look into other issues

People feared riots during Rath Yatra under Congress rule in Gujarat: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday took a dig at Congress saying during their rule in Gujarat people used to fear riots when Rath Yatra procession was taken out."During Congress rule, when Rath Yatra was taken out, people used to fear that there'll be riots. During that time, they also tried to take the chariot. But after the people of Gujarat gave powers to BJP, no one has the power to do anything bad," said Amit Shah in Gandhinagar.He is scheduled to take part in the Rath Yatra celebrations.Shah performs 'Mangal Aarti' at Shree Jagannathji Mandir ahead of the 145th Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on Thursday.Earlier today, Amit Shah attended the inauguration event of Shree Swaminarayan University's admission block and 750-bed PSM hospital's foundation stone laying ceremony at Saij village in Gandhinagar.The Ratha Yatra, also known as the Chariot Celebration of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Balabhadra, is the most prominent Hindu festival in the Puri city of Odisha.This ...

Rahul pays visit to vandalised Wayanad office, calls it 'irresponsible act'

Rahul Gandhi visited his MP office here, recently vandalised by the activists of SFI, the students' wing of the ruling CPI (M), over the buffer zone issue and termed the act as "irresponsible."

Congress leaders meet Uddhav; 'no discussion on continuance of MVA yet'

Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at his residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra a day after he resigned as chief minister. It was a courtesy call as they had worked with Thackeray as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government for the last two-and-half years, said Congress leader Nitin Raut. As to whether the MVA, an alliance of Sena, Congress and NCP, would continue, he said it was yet to be discussed. Congress would function as an opposition party, he said. State Congress chief Nana Patole said the party would contest the coming local body polls on its own, while the decision as to whether to continue the alliance for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls would be taken by the party leadership. The three parties would be together in raising issues concerning common people, Patole said. Besides Raut and Patole, Congress leaders Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Amit Deshmukh, Sunil Kedar and Yashomati Thakur met ...

Congress' appeasement politics is bringing Talibani culture: BJP leader

'The incident is very shocking. It was done to spread terror. The video of the incident is very disturbing. This is the emergence of Talibani culture and Congress is giving protection to it'

Cong's internal rivalries has affected law and order in Rajasthan: Thakur

Union minister Anurag Thakur Wednesday slammed the Ashok Gehlot dispensation in Rajasthan over the killing of a tailor in Udaipur, as the Congress' internal rivalries affected law and order.

BJP desperate to win Gujarat; but anti-incumbency poses challenge: Analysts

Winning Gujarat, the home state of Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will provide momentum to the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections

Jailed leaders Malik, Deshmukh move SC for participation in Maha floor test

A vacation bench was told that the two MLAs have been booked for offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and are in jail

Rajasthan: Pilot is pricking CM Gehlot like a thorn, says BJP leader

Sachin is pricking Chief Minister Gehlot like a thorn. They want to take out this thorn by any means and throw it out, however, the reality is far from it: Gulabchand Kataria