In an interview with me, Shashi Tharoor says Left devoting their entire campaign to attacking him is a tactic which can only help the BJP; also says  Left seeks to divide the anti-BJP vote in Thiruvananthapuram, and preach alliance dharma in Wayanad.
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In an interview, Shashi Tharoor tells me BJP's claim of a strong performance in south India in the Lok Sabha polls is a product of its ‘propaganda mill’; also says election is a vital phase in the ongoing battle for India's soul.
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VIDEO | @ 𝟒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭: 'There is nothing wrong if there is a wave of Lord Ram in the country, it would have been wrong if there would have been a wave of 'Nathuram' in the country,' Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar (Kanhaiya Kumar) tells Press Trust of India when…

VIDEO | @ 𝟒 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭: 'If one looks at it closely, this reflects the BJP's frustration and its fear of defeat. Have you heard that the Indian cricket team has gone to play a match with Australia and before the match they are saying, 400 paar? They don't…

'I am the MP from Anandpur Sahib,” Manish Tewari
tells me when asked if he would be contesting from Anandpur Sahib in LS polls; he also slams BJP’s 10-year rule; says Cong very well placed in Punjab.

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More of 'bravado, rhetoric' than a practical assessment on ground: Cong's Sachin Pilot on BJP's 'NDA 400-plus' claim

Mamata Banerjee very much part of INDIA bloc, way forward will be found in seat-sharing talks with her party: Sachin Pilot to PTI

INDIA bloc 'strong', BJP attempting 'frantic rejig' of political landscape worried over oppn alliance's collective strength: Sachin Pilot

My reaction to the complacency of the government, manifested in its Interim Budget speech yesterday: indiatoday.in/india/story/bu…
What does 'GDP' stand for on this government's watch? 'G' for 'governmental intrusion and tax terrorism', 'D' for 'demographic betrayal' and 'P' for…

The Men's Selection Committee have added Sarfaraz Khan, Sourabh Kumar and Washington Sundar to India's squad.

#INDvENG

<Sigh!> Didn’t realise it would be the Word of Another Day too !

#Snollygoster

VIDEO | PM Narendra Modi visited the Press Trust of India headquarters in New Delhi earlier today in his first visit to any newsroom since he assumed office in 2014, and saw from close quarters the news agency's newly-launched video service.

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In an interview with me ahead of the Mumbai meeting of INDIA bloc, Congress' Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा ☮️ hails 'evolving chemistry' of alliance partners, says 'best example' of it is in Maharashtra.
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I always advise people never to give advice.

In an interview with me on his autobiography -- 'Memoirs of a Maverick', bureaucrat-turned- politician Mani Shankar Aiyar says he is glad to be a 'Macaulay ki aulad' but is also a very proud Indian
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Come what may, my duty remains the same.

Protect the idea of India.

It was an absolute delight to meet hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji. Thanks a lot for your valuable time, Sir.

In an interview with me, Manish Tewari says all bills passed after the no-confidence motion was admitted in Lok Sabha are 'constitutionally suspect'; asserts that any substantive legislative business must succeed the outcome of the motion, not precede it.
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Baghel first in line to be chief minister if Congress wins Chhattisgarh Singhdeo indiatoday.in/india/story/ba… via @indiatoday

In an interview with me, T S Singhdeo says Congress will fight polls under a 'collective leadership' helmed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and if party wins, Baghel would be 'first in line' for CM's post. Predicts Cong to get btw 60-75 seats.
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