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Shashi Tharoor removed as Congress spokesperson

New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor was on Monday removed from the post of spokesperson of the party. The decision came after Congress President Sonia Gandhi accepted the recommendation of AICC disciplinary committee to remove Tharoor from the list of spokespersons. Accepting the decision of the party, Tharoor said that he accepted the decision taken by the leadership as a loyal party worker. The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) had earlier complained against Tharoor, accusing him of praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies. The KPCC had also criticized Tharoor after he had accepted PM Modi’s invitation to join the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Oct 13, 2014
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Rahul Gandhi appeals people to vote for Congress in by polls

Ramtek, Oct 12 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday while addressing a rally in Ramtek district of Maharashtra appealed people to vote for Congress in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. He added that Congress believes in following the principles of great people and not in making their huge statues like NDA. Oct 12, 2014
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Rahul Gandhi addresses rally in Haryana, slams BJP for not fulfilling promises

Sirsa, Oct 11 (ANI): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressed a rally in Sirsa district of Haryana. Gandhi praised the development taking place in the state under Congress rule. He said that the leaders of BJP only say that Haryana has not progressed but ignore the problem of drugs which prevails in the neighbouring state of Punjab which NDA governs. He then appealed to the people of Haryana to vote for Congress and choose the path of development. Oct 11, 2014
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Sonia addresses rally in Bhiwani, lashes out at BJP, INLD

Bhiwani, Oct 11 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday lashed out at the BJP and the INLD during a rally in Bhiwani, Haryana. Haryana with total 90 assembly seats and Maharashtra with total 288 assembly seats will go to assembly polls on October 15. Oct 11, 2014
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Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi wins Nobel Peace Prize 2014

New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2014 on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the names of the two "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education." The award also comes with a $1.24 million check. Yousafzai, now 17, is a schoolgirl and education campaigner in Pakistan who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman two years ago. Satyarthi, 60, has maintained the tradition of Mahatma Gandhi and headed various forms of peaceful protests, "focusing on the grave exploitation of children for financial gain," the Nobel committee said. Oct 10, 2014
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Congress has always backed poor people in crisis: Rahul Gandhi

Nashik, Oct 10 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi while addressing a rally in Nashik on Friday claimed that Congress has always backed poor people in crisis. Gandhi further said that during drought like situation in the state, the Congress wavered loans of the poor farmers and helped them come out of financial crisis. Oct 10, 2014