Politics
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Congress accuses Narendra Modi of sabotaging caste census
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday, August 18, alleged that the Modi government wants to sabotage the caste census and asked why the 2027 census does not include a drop-down menu for…
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BLOs are bedrock of democracy, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Patna: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, August 17, described booth-level officers (BLOs) as the “bedrock of democracy”, who ensure that eligible electors get their voter ID cards made. Kumar made…
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Did PLA block Indian Army patrols, Owaisi asks NDA govt
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday, August 17, posed several questions to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the “situation” on the China border in Arunachal…
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Yathindra Siddaramaiah targets RSS, demands apology to Kharge
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah launched a sharp attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday, August 17, describing it as a “thousand-headed poisonous snake” driven by communalism, casteism and Manuvad.…
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Pressing emergency: Shehzad Poonawalla officially quits BJP
New Delhi: Almost a fortnight after reports of quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shehzad Poonawalla resigned from all positions as well as his primary membership through a letter to party chief…
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Dalits should unite against BJP: Telangana Congress holds dharna
Hyderabad: Dalits should unite against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) members said on Monday, August 17, during a protest against the purification ritual performed in Haldwani after…
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Prashant Kishor to take oath as MLA today after Bankipur victory
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor will take the oath as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Monday, August 17, after his decisive victory in the Bankipur Assembly by-election.…
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KTR calls for statewide protests over Shaadi Mubarak scheme stay
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao has called for statewide protests on Monday, August 17, alleging that the Congress government in Telangana was plotting to scrap the Kalyana…
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KTR pushed sister out of home over property, alleges CM Revanth
Hyderabad: In a veiled attack on BRS working president K T Rama Rao, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday, August 16, said that the former “pushed his sister out of…
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MP CM Yadav claims Sonia, Rahul disrespected Vande Mataram
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday, August 15, accused senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of insulting the national song Vande Mataram and demanded that they apologise…
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Telangana HC dismisses BRS, BJP’s pleas on crop loss payouts
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, August 14, dismissed as not maintainable two separate public interest litigations, one by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao and another by Bharatiya Janata…
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BJP says Sonia opposed full Vande Mataram; Congress denies
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janta Party on Saturday, August 15, accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the singing of the full version of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day…
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On Independence Day, Telangana CM pitches welfare as dignity
Hyderabad: Telangana is moving towards its goal of becoming a USD 3 trillion economy, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Saturday, August 15, while delivering his Independence Day address from the ramparts…
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Hyderabad: Case against HYC’s Salman Khan over Raja Singh poster
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Youth Courage (HYC) founder Salman Khan was booked by Mehdipatnam Police on Friday, August 14, for allegedly putting up an objectionable poster of Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh in front…
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Census 2027 will record caste for the first time ever in India
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, August 14, notified 40 questions to be asked during the population enumeration phase of Census 2027, including one on caste, marking the first time caste will be…
