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SC seeks govt reply to plea on why opposition leader can't be on key panels

SC issued notice to the centre on a plea seeking directions that appointing committees of which the leader of opposition formed a part may be read to mean the leader of the largest opposition party in that House.

1 min read11 Dec 2018
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Karnataka highlights: H.D. Kumaraswamy sworn in as chief minister

H.D. Kumaraswamy was sworn in as the 24th chief minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru today at 4.30pm. Here are the latest updates and developments

7 min read23 May 2018
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After poll jolt, Sonia Gandhi to meet opposition leaders on 13 March

The meeting has been called to rethink the opposition's strategy to take on the ruling BJP

2 min read7 Mar 2018
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Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh ex-PM, jailed for 5-year in corruption case

A Bangladesh court sentenced opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in jail today after convicting the two-time former premier of embezzling money meant for an orphanage

2 min read8 Feb 2018
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Maldives government defies court order to free opposition leaders

President Abdulla Yameen-led Maldives government says legal conflicts made it difficult to comply with a supreme court order to free jailed opposition leaders

3 min read5 Feb 2018
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Maldives top court seeks to impeach president: Attorney general

Maldives attorney general has warned of instability in the country if the Supreme Court tries to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for not obeying its order

3 min read4 Feb 2018
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Russian police arrest opposition leader Alexei Navalny at anti-Putin protest

Several thousand rally in dozens of cities, including Moscow, to protest upcoming polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024

3 min read28 Jan 2018
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Zimbabwe leader Morgan Tsvangirai ill after meeting, airlifted to hospital

Sixty-five-year-old Morgan Tsvangirai's symptoms came on suddenly while at a meeting of his main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) in Kadoma

1 min read16 Sep 2017
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Bihar legislative council rejects RJD's request to appoint Rabri as opposition leader

Bihar legislative council turns down RJD's appeal to appoint Rabri Devi stating that the party doesn't have the required number of legislators needed for the post

1 min read4 Aug 2017
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Nitish Kumar meets Narendra Modi, day after skipping Sonia Gandhi's luncheon

Nitish Kumar on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after he skipped the luncheon meeting organised by Sonia Gandhi on Friday for opposition leaders

1 min read27 May 2017