Politics
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Bengal: EC orders repolling at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas district on May 2
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday, May 1, ordered a repoll at 15 polling stations spread across two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, declaring the…
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TMC–BJP clash at Kolkata counting centre; Mamata monitors strong room
Kolkata: A scuffle broke out between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outside the counting centre at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Thursday, April 30 following…
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BJP-NDA, Opposition clash in UP Assembly over women’s quota
Lucknow: The BJP-led NDA and the opposition parties engaged in a sharp exchange in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday, April 30, during a special one-day session on women’s empowerment, with each…
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Telangana BC Commission apprehensive over absence of BC details in census
Hyderabad: Chairman of the Telangana Backward Classes Commission G Niranjan expressed concern over the omission of Backward Classes (BC) population data in the first phase of the census, which began on April…
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BRS may not return to TRS after Kavitha’s Telangana Rakshana Sena gets ECI nod
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is in a bind on going back to its old name, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), with K Kavitha’s new outfit – Telangana Rakshana Sena –…
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Day after Bengal polls ends, I-PAC chief gets bail with no objection from ED
Kolkata: A Delhi court on Thursday, April 30, granted Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder and director Vinesh Chandel bail a day after the West Bengal Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, April 29.…
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Kavitha demands cancellation of notification for 20 TGPCB posts
Hyderabad: Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) founder Kalvakuntla Kavitha has demanded that the state government cancel the notification issued for the recruitment of 20 assistant scientists for the Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB).…
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Kavitha’s TRS: ECI approves Telangana Rakshana Sena as name of new party
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday, April 28, officially approved the name Telangana Rakshana Sena (TRS) for a political party recently floated by K Kavitha. The ECI’s letter clarified…
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Hanumatha Rao, Shivadhar Reddy appointed advisors to Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumatha Rao and outgoing Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy were on Wednesday, April 29, appointed special advisors to the Telangana government. Rao, a former…
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SC reserves order on Pawan Khera’s plea for anticipatory bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, April 30, reserved its order on a plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered against him related to allegations…
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Procurement centre head battles for life as govt fails to purchase paddy
Hyderabad: A man who was in charge of a procurement centre in Nalgonda attempted suicide on Wednesday, April 29, accusing the Telangana government of not purchasing paddy. In a video shared on…
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PM Modi wants to delay caste census; details of exercise still awaited: Congress
New Delhi: Attacking the government over the caste census issue, the Congress on Thursday, April 30, said it is yet to come out with any details of how this enumeration will be…
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Trinamool rejects West Bengal exit polls, cites 2021 miss
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, April 29, dismissed exit poll predictions indicating an edge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections, citing past instances where such…
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Telangana CM orders fast-track of Tummidihetti Barrage, to seek Maharashtra nod
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday, April 29, directed officials to expedite work on the Tummidihetti Barrage project and initiate talks with the Maharashtra government over the proposed height of…
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Hyderabad activists hold Satyagraha-style protest opposing ‘untruthful’ Musi rejuvenation
Hyderabad: Environmental activists and subject matter experts held a Satyagraha-style protest at Dharna Chowk near Indira Park on Wednesday, April 29, demanding that people living on the banks of the Musi river be…
