AAP gets ‘national party’ status; Trinamool, Nationalist Congress Party lose it

AAP, founded in 2012, won the Punjab assembly elections early last year, and also won five seats in the Gujarat elections later. The Election Commission of India on Monday revised the list of national and state political parties, granting national party status to the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, and downgrading veteran politician Sharad Pawer-led…

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Denied’: Govt sources on UK trade talks ‘halted’ over Khalistani row – Report

India on Monday dismissed reports it had ‘disengaged’ from trade talks with the United Kingdom over the latter’s ‘lack of action’ after Khalistani separatists vandalised the Indian High Commission in London last month. News agency ANI cited government sources as saying any report of trade talks being halted – made first by British publication The Times –…

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 411

Shelling by Russian forces over the weekend killed at least seven civilians, Ukrainian officials reported on Sunday. Russian forces launched 40 air strikes, four missile strikes and 58 attacks from multiple-rocket launchers on various parts of Ukraine between Saturday and Sunday morning, the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces reported. The Zaporizhia region’s Governor…

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