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China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk.Governments are worried TikTok's owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China's government or promote propaganda and disinformation. “We call on the countries concerned to recognize the objective facts, effectively respect the market economy” and provide “a non-discriminatory environment" for all companies, said foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin. TikTok is one focus of conflicts between China and other governments over technology and security that are disrupting processor chip, smartphone and other industries.Leg...
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Shashi Tharoor, 4 Other MPs Seek Transparency In Congress Poll: Report

Shashi Tharoor is contemplating running for the post of party president.New Delhi: Five Congress MPs have written to AICC central election authority chief Madhusudan Mistry expressing concern about the "transparency and fairness" of the poll process to elect the party chief, seeking that the electoral rolls should be securely provided to all electors and potential candidates.In a joint letter to Mistry dated September 6, Congress's Lok Sabha members Shashi Tharoor, Karti Chidambaram, Pradyut Bordoloi and Abdul Khaleque said it was unfortunate that an erroneous interpretation was being given to their demand of releasing electoral rolls."We are not suggesting that any internal document of the party should be released in a manner that may give an opportunity to those who wish us ill to mis...
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For Congress March, Rahul Gandhi Has Private Container, Others 2-12 Beds

The Congress Bharat Jodo Yatra is using 60 such containers.New Delhi: Among some 230 people part of the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', senior party leader Rahul Gandhi is spending his nights on in one of the 60 containers mounted on trucks that are being moved daily from one place to another.While the 52-year-old MP has one of the air-conditioned containers to himself, others will be sharing. Senior leaders are housed in two-bedded containers and others yatris in six or 12-bedded ones. Not all containers have ACs, but most have attached toilets.The containers are being moved on trucks along with the march.Party leader Jairam Ramesh has told reporters that the containers, which will be stationed every night at temporary campsites of about two acres, don't have provisions for food or mee...
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Rahul Gandhi, On Congress Chief Polls, Says “No Confusion In My Mind”

The Kanyakumari-Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress began on Wednesday.Kanyakumari: Keeping his cards close to his chest, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has made the decision whether he wants to become the next party president or not and asserted he will give his reasons if he does not contest the upcoming elections.Mr Gandhi was asked a slew of questions at a press conference on whether he would assume the mantle of the party president and he repeatedly said he would give an answer if he does not enter the fray, indicating that the likelihood of him sticking to his stance of not taking up party chief's post is more.He also said the Bharat Jodo Yatra will help in forging Opposition unity even though that is a separate exercise.It is the responsibility of the entire...
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“Congress Fired Missiles At Me, I Destroyed Them With A Rifle”: GN Azad

GN Azad, however, avoided commenting on Indira Gandhi and Rajeev Gandhi. (File)Bhaderwah: Former Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently ended his five-decade-long association with the Congress, said he only retaliated with a rifle when the leaders from his former party fired missiles at him.Addressing a public rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Bhaderwah on Thursday, Mr Azad said, "They (Congress) fired missiles on me, I only retaliated with a 303 rifle and they were destroyed. What would have happened had I used a ballistic missile? they must disappear."However, he avoided commenting on the late Indira Gandhi and Rajeev Gandhi."Since I have been a member of the party for 52 years and consider Rajeev Gandhi to be my brother and Indira Gandhi to be my mother, I have no desire to even us...
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On Buzz About Congress’ Ashok Chavan Joining BJP, What Party Leader Said

Congress' Ashok Chavan, a former chief minister, has denied the rumours. (File)Mumbai: Congress leader Ashok Chavan is currently in Nanded supervising the preparations to welcome the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi, a senior state party leader said on Thursday.Speculation was rife a few days ago about the possibility of Mr Chavan joining the BJP after he met Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the occasion of the Ganesh festival.But Mr Chavan, a former chief minister, denied the rumours.Former state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre told news agency PTI on Thursday that Mr Chavan was not upset with the party and he was in fact busy supervising the preparations to welcome the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra in November.The Yatra will cover 350 km in the state, pa...
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Himachal Congress MLA Welcomes Centre’s Decision To Rename Rajpath

The name of Britishers on every building should be changed, said Himachal Congress leader.Shimla: Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh on Thursday welcomed the decision of Narendra Modi-led BJP government to change the name of Rajpath to 'Kartavya Path' in New Delhi.In a Facebook post in Hindi on Thursday, Shimla Rural MLA said "Renaming Raj Path as Kartavya Path is a welcome step".The son of late Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and the state Congress president Pratibha Singh said "British rule ended. The name of Britishers on every building should be changed".The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) had in its special meeting on Wednesday approved a proposal received from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to rename Rajpath as 'Kartavya Path'.The entire stretch and the ...
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“Hamlet Without…”: P Chidambaram on Opposition Front Without Congress

Mr Chidambaram said Rahul Gandhi is already a leader since Congress workers acknowledge him as one.New Delhi: Congress's P Chidambaram today brushed off the possibility of an Opposition front without the Congress, insisting that all other parties are "one-state parties" and will not be able to muster more than 48 seats. Speaking to NDTV in the backdrop of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's efforts to forge an opposition front against the BJP in the 2024 national elections, Mr Chidambaram said, "Political leaders are welcome to make their own efforts. But arithmetic stares in the face"."Barring the BJP and the Congress, there is no political party in India which can hope to get more than 48 seats. All of them are one-state parties," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview.Among the oppos...
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“Today, India Faces Its Worst-Ever Economic Crisis”, Says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi started the 3,570 km journey lasting about 150 days from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said India is facing its "worst-ever economic crisis" and is heading towards a "disaster", while also alleging that a handful of large businesses are controlling the country with the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking at the launch of the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' at a rally, Mr Gandhi said during the British period, there was one East India Company that controlled the country, now there are three-four companies doing so."Today, India faces its worst-ever economic crisis. The highest level of unemployment that we have ever seen and the country is heading into a disaster," he said."Unfortunately, our friends in the media a...
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“Not A Single Opposition Leader Is Scared Of BJP”: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi started the 3,570 km journey lasting about 150 days from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.Kanyakumari: The Congress party started its Bharat Jodo Yatra on Wednesday in Kanyakumari. Leading the yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party and said that the opposition was not scared of the BJP.His remarks came while addressing the rally on its inaugural day in the evening hours."They (BJP) think they can frighten the opposition using CBI, ED, and IT. The problem is they don't understand Indian people. Indian people don't get scared. Not a single opposition leader is going to be scared of the BJP," said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.He further highlighted the importance of the Indian tricolour and called out the BJP for allegedly treating it as their personal propert...
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