Politics
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Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata
Kolkata: Asserting that her government has zero tolerance to incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state…
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‘Next step is banning Polygamy’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Dispur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the Assam government’s priority to focus on the marriage reigstration bill and its next step is to ban polygamy. “Assam government…
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SS(UBT) demands axing of Maha minister for remarks on Shivaji statue crash
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday demanded the sacking of Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar for his bizarre remarks that the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue crash in Rajkot Fort…
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LS poll results gave India chance to breathe: Manish Tewari
New Delhi: The 2024 Lok Sabha election results were not so much about the numbers but about giving India a chance to “breathe” and for its institutions to start functioning again, says…
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Rahul Gandhi likely to shorten his visit to United States
New Delhi: In view of the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana assembly polls, Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi has shortened his duration of USA visit to 5-7 days,…
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Hyderabad activist responds to Owaisi’s opposition to HYDRA demolitions
Hyderabad: Social activist Dr Lubna Sarwath has raised several counter-questions in response to All India Majlis E Ittehad Ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s allegations regarding the CSIR–Centre For Cellular And Molecular…
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BJP to draft in CMs, Union ministers to spearhead its membership drive
New Delhi: Union ministers, chief ministers, and elected representatives from the sarpanch to parliamentarians will spearhead the BJP’s nationwide membership drive starting on September 2, an exercise that will serve as the…
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UP by-polls: State Congress chief hints at fielding 5 candidates
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai expressed confidence on Tuesday, August 27 that the INDIA bloc will secure victory in the upcoming by-elections, similar to their performance in the 2024…
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Will appoint VCs, teaching & non-teaching staff in varsities after 15 days: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that new vice-chancellors will be appointed for all the universities in the next 15-20 days, and the state government will take steps to…
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Sunita Kejriwal is filling in the space created by jailing of her husband
Whoever thought the low-profile Sunita, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal, would emerge as an acceptable leader in the Aam Aadmi Party? Her increasing involvement is particularly significant after her husband has…
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My fight has just begun, says Vinesh Phogat
Rohtak: Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the 50-kg final match in the recent Paris games, was honoured with a gold medal by the Sarvkhap Panchayat here on Sunday. “My…
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Chirag Paswan re-elected as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief for 5 years
Ranchi: Union minister Chirag Paswan was on Sunday re-elected as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president for five years at its national executive meeting here. The decision was taken unanimously at the…
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Mayawati rules out future electoral alliances with Congress, SP
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday took a dig at the Congress’ “Samvidhan Samman Sammelan” and urged people to be cautious of the “double standards” of the grand old party and its…
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Two Bangladeshis detected in Assam, pushed back: Himanta
Guwahati: Two Bangladesh nationals who illegally entered India were detected in Assam and sent back to their country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The duo was apprehended at Badarpur railway station…
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Telangana Women’s commission issues notices to members for tying Rakhis to KTR
Hyderabad: Sharada Nerella, chairwoman of Telangana State Women’s Commission, has directed the secretary of the commission to immediately issue notices and initiate stringent disciplinary action against six members of the commission for…
