Mamata showcases opposition unity, calls for overthrowing Modi

Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sounded the bugle for the 2019 Lok Sabha election with a massive show of opposition strength at a rally in Kolkata, on Saturday. At least 20 top opposition leaders attended her rally. Read More
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EC to Delhi Police: Probe fake news on Lok Sabha poll dates

The purported fake news claims that the polling for the general election will start from April 7 to May 17. It also listed dates of polling for different states. The news has been circulating on popular social-media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp. Read More
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On her birthday, Mayawati pitches reservation for poor Muslims

The Bahujan Samaj Party chief, Mayawati, demanded reservation for the “economically backward” Muslims – a community that can tip the scales for the anti-BJP alliance in the general election – on her 63rd birthday. Read More
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In UP, small parties step up talks with SP, BSP, Congress

After BSP and SP announced that they were forming an alliance in UP for this year’s Lok Sabha election and the subsequent announcement by the Congress that it would contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, smaller parties intensified alliance talks with all the three. Read More
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LS poll: Akhilesh, Mayawati in tie-up, to contest 38 seats each in UP

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, and Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, announced their alliance in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. They would contest 38 seats each from the state Read More
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Government raises GST exemption ceiling from ₹20 lakh to ₹40 lakh

In order to give a relief to the small business just before the upcoming Lok Sabha election, the GST council, on Thursday, approved the doubling of the annual turnover exemption limit for the goods and services tax composition scheme. Read More
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Rajya Sabha clears 10% reservation for poor in general category

The Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday night, cleared the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and education for the “economically weaker section” from the general category of citizens. Read More
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LS passes quota bill for ‘poor’, faces RS challenge now

The Constitution Amendment Bill, which provides for the provision of 10% quota for the economically weaker section in the general category, got approval from the Lok Sabha with 323 votes. Now, it will be presented in the Rajya Sabha, on Wednesday. Read More
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Modi govt announces 10% quota to ‘economically weaker section’

In a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the BJP-led NDA government, on Monday, approved a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category. Read More
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2019 Lok Sabha poll: Akhilesh and Mayawati to form alliance in UP

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh – the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party – are all set to form alliance with the aim to end the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance in the state. Read More
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