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Rahul Gandhi talks about women empowerment in Lucknow

Lucknow, Feb 28 (ANI): Focusing his energies on siding with the fairer sex ahead of the upcoming general elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi interacted with women in Lucknow on Friday. He listened to the plight of women and answered their question, giving a conclusion that states where women were suppressed would never progress. Gandhi asked women to take a stand for themselves if they want to see India shining. Feb 28, 2014
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Don't appreciate use of such language: Rahul on Khurshid's 'impotent' Modi remark

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he did not endorse or appreciate External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid’s description of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as "impotent" in whatever context. Khurshid had on Wednesday defended his remarks, insisting that he meant Modi's "administrative incompetence" in the handling of the 2002 Gujarat riots, and also said he did not think he would be censured for his choice of words. Feb 27, 2014
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan compares Rahul with tail, Modi with moustache, Congress condemns

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): It seems there is no end to personal attacks by political leaders. After Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid’s ‘impotent’ remark on BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit back at the Congress by targeting its vice-president Rahul Gandhi calling him a hair of a tail. He added that Modi is a hair of moustache. Reacting over Chouhan’s comment, Congress leader and I&B minister Manish Tewari said that such low-level remarks will be responded to by the party in a proper and parliamentary manner. Feb 27, 2014
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New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the release of four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The court court issued a notice to Tamil Nadu government and the four prisoners on the Centre's plea against their release. Earlier, an apex court bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam directed that the central government's plea would be heard on March 6. The Centre on Monday had moved the apex court to prevent the state government to set free four other convicts serving life imprisonment in the case. Feb 27, 2014
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Russian Deputy PM meets Indias Foreign Minister to review bilateral relations

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin met India’s Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid in New Delhi, focusing on key issues of mutual interests in the areas of trade, defence, space and nuclear energy with an objective to foster bilateral relations between both nations. The bilateral relations between India and Russia span diverse sectors ranging from defence, space and nuclear energy to exchanges in the commercial, educational and cultural fields. Earlier, Rogozin also met Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and Trade Minister Anand Sharma to strengthen trade ties. Feb 27, 2014
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Development work will solve people's problems: Rajasthan PWD Minister

Sawai Madhopur, Feb 26 (ANI): Rajasthan's Public Works Department Minister Yunus Khan during his Sarkar Aapke Dwar or 'Government at your door step' campaign recently visited more than a dozen villages like Morpa, Barnala, Dabur, Khedli, Sitod, Koela in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. During his visit, Khan enquired about the problems of the area and while talking to villagers said that the government is with them in their day to day problems Feb 26, 2014

Telangana: Congress Insists for TRS Merger

Congress might be expecting the merger of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) once the party-headed UPA government annouced the Telangana state. But TRS cadre are not willing to lose the identity of TRS, which has been fighting for the Telangana state formation for 13 years. Feb 26, 2014

Development work will solve peoples problems: Rajasthan PWD Minister

Sawai Madhopur, Feb 26 (ANI): Rajasthan’s Public Works Department Minister Yunus Khan during his Sarkar Aapke Dwar or ‘Government at your door step’ campaign recently visited more than a dozen villages like Morpa, Barnala, Dabur, Khedli, Sitod, Koela in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. During his visit, Khan enquired about the problems of the area and while talking to villagers said that the government is with them in their day to day problems Feb 26, 2014
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Govt to take ordinance route to pass bills backed by Rahul, BJP condemns

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): As the central government is all set to pass a few pending bills through ordinance backed by Rahul Gandhi, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi condemned the move asking why Gandhi is reminded of such bills like anti-corruption bill when the elections are approaching. Naqvi said that in the last 10 years of their rule, congress was busy in corruption. Feb 26, 2014
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TNA supporters protest against SC's stay on release of Rajiv Gandhi assassins

Chennai, Feb 26 (ANI): The supporters of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) took to streets in Chennai against Supreme Court's stay on release of three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination case. Police in Chennai detained few of the protesters, who were shouting anti-Congress slogans, to bring the situation under control. Members of the regional Tamil National Alliance (TNA) supported Jayalalithaa's decision of releasing the three convicts after the apex court commuted their death sentence to a life term. The government also filed a petition at the Supreme Court arguing that Jayalalithaa's government did not have the power to free the ethnic Tamil convicts. Feb 26, 2014
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