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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called for a meeting of MLAs tomorrow after the Governor turned down the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s demand for a special session of the assembly to introduce a trust vote. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party called the governor’s decision “murder of democracy”. Governor Banwarilal Purohit withdrew his earlier order […]

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday morning raided the premises linked to Popular Front Of India (PFI) in several states, government sources said. In a massive crackdown on PFI, the anti-terror agency carried out raids in ten states, including Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Over 100 top PFI leaders […]

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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday continued his tirade on the ruling BJP at the Centre and alleged that it was spreading hatred among the people of the country, resulting in foreign powers occupying the Indian territory. Addressing a massive crowd at the Ernakulam district border where the Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ concluded for […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday called for a “Bharatiya” or indigenous system of education in the country in the place of the one inherited from the British. Speaking at a town-hall meeting with parents and teachers here as part of his campaign for the coming Assembly elections in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party […]

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday have made her the target of the Congress and CPM. Their spin — the Chief Minister is “going soft on him”. Mamata Banerjee, an unrelenting critic of the Prime Minister, had surprised many by her comment yesterday that all but cleared him […]

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Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to Bihar will be to “stoke communal tension” and the entire country knows this, Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said today, echoing his alliance partner Janata Dal United. While Mr Yadav has been a staunch critic of the BJP, this was the first time he made such a […]

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After high drama over a sealed envelope in Jharkhand, sources have said the Election Commission, while holding Chief Minister Hemant Soren guilty in the illegal mining case, has recommended only “disqualification”. This means that after the Governor notifies the disqualification order on a gazette, Soren will have to resign. His council of ministers will also […]

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BJP’s Maharashtra unit president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday claimed 259 candidates supported by his party and 40 nominees backed by the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena have been elected as sarpanches in the just-held elections to gram panchayats in the state. Voting for elections to 547 gram panchayats spread across 16 districts of the […]

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Amid raging controversy over alleged leaked videos of hostel girls, the Chandigarh University have said that no “objectionable video was made of any students except a personal video shot by a girl, which she shared with her boyfriend”. The girl has been arrested. The statement by the University comes amid several reports claiming 60 objectionable […]

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Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Sunday said it has no objections to the Uttar Pradesh government’s survey of private madrassas but the whole system of such institutions should not be denigrated if a few don’t follow rules. At a conference of representatives from various madrassas held at Deoband to discuss the survey issue, […]

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided multiple locations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the alleged involvement of some members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in “anti-national activities”. The raids were conducted at premises linked to the accused and suspects across Kurnool, Nellore and Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana’s Nizamabad. Last month, a case was registered […]

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Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju suggested there is a need to rethink the collegium system to expedite the process of appointment in higher judiciary as there are concerns about the existing process. He said appointments in higher judiciary are “pending”, but “not due to the law minister but due to the system”. “There […]

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Arvind Kejriwal derided Rahul Gandhi, slammed the BJP and said he is skilled in “building schools and hospitals rather than political alliances” in a wide-ranging interview this evening. At a special NDTV townhall, Kejriwal responded to the Congress charge that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) “claims to fight the BJP” but ends up weakening the […]

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Barely two months after the Congress seemed to have staved off a defection bid, eight of its 11 MLAs led by top leaders Digambar Kamat and Michael Lobo will join the ruling BJP later today, sources said. They met the Vidhan Sabha Speaker, besides Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. If eight MLAs break away as a […]

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Trade and geopolitics will be on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on the sidelines of a regional summit in Uzbekistan today. The government has not confirmed any meeting with China’s Xi Jingping. Modi and Vladimir Putin will discuss issues of strategic stability, the situation in the Asia […]

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The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at 40 locations spread across multiple states as part of a money laundering investigation linked to alleged irregularities in the now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy. 20 of these locations are in TRS-ruled Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad, sources said. The searches are being conducted at premises linked to liquor businessmen, distributors, and supply chain […]

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Ghulam Nabi Azad, who held a series of public meetings in Jammu and Kashmir before the launch of his party today, made an appeal to terrorists asking them to give up arms as it only brings destruction and miseries to people. A terrorist propaganda arm has issued death threat against Azad and termed him a […]

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Punjab Police filed a case on Aam Aadmi Party’s complaint that the BJP was trying to bribe its MLAs. AAP today sought a probe into allegations of an attempt by the BJP to topple its government. The ruling party claimed that the BJP had offered Rs 25 crore each to at least 10 MLAs. Punjab […]

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has responded to Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments on the Hindi language, which the BJP leader had said is not a competitor of local languages but a “friend”. “I want to make one thing very clear. Some people are spreading disinformation that Hindi and Gujarati, Hindi and Tamil, Hindi […]

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor, his former deputy, have been exchanging sharp digs at each other for weeks. Last evening, the two met for 45 minutes, triggering speculation of a collaboration in the 2024 national election. Pawan Verma, a former leader of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United, reportedly arranged the […]

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A tech park in east Bengaluru has admitted to encroaching on a storm water drain, but blamed it on Purvankara, the builder of the adjacent Purva Parkridge. The Bagmane World Technology Centre — developed by the city’s well-known developer Bagmane Group — is one of the 15 big names who allegedly encroached on storm water […]

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Hindi language is not a competitor but a “friend” of all the other regional languages in the country and they are mutually dependent on each other for their growth, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today. He denounced the “disinformation” campaign to pit Hindi against native languages and underlined the need to strengthen local languages […]

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Rajasthan Minister Ashok Chandna has reacted sharply to Sachin Pilot supporters throwing footwear towards a stage where he was present, saying if the ex-state Congress president can become Chief Minister by getting shoes thrown at him, he should do it. He also got into a war of words with Deputy Leader of Opposition in Assembly […]

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Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) today said the order of the Varanasi court allowing a petition from some Hindu women for year-long worship on the premises of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque should be challenged in the High Court. “I was hoping that the court will nip these issues in the bud. […]

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