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PM inaugurates projects worth Rs 21K cr, says Vadodara nurtured him like a mother
Before reaching the stage, the Prime Minister took a tour of the venue in an open jeep, warmly greeting the large gathering present there. Earlier in the morning, Modi met his mother Heeraben, who entered the 100th year of her life on Saturday, and took her blessings at her residence near Gandhinagar. Modi arrived at Raysan village on the outskirts of Gandhinagar at around 6.30 am and spent around half an hour there.
Kharge slams Agnipath, says Cong to protest from Sunday
"No soldier will come out well trained if aspirants of armed forces are given training for four years and then make them retire," Kharge said here on Saturday. "It is not fair to recruit soldiers for armed forces on the basis of contract and daily-wages," he said. The candidates need more time to know about security forces. If they are asked to leave the force after 4 years, how is it possible? Kharge questioned.
Delhi Court denies bail to Satyendar Jain in money laundering case
Special judge Geetanjali Goel rejected the bail plea. On June 14, the special CBI court in the national capital had reserved its order on the bail application after hearing the arguments of the ED and defence counsel. A day earlier, the Minister's custody to the ED had been extended by two weeks.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections can be held by year end: Rajnath Singh
Addressing a function here, he said that the delimitation exercise was completed in J&K, recently following which the total number of assembly seats has been increased to 90, with the Jammu division having 43 seats and the Kashmir Valley having 47. There is a possibility that the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can be held by this year-end, he said.
Trinamool only national party whose expense exceeded income in FY 20-21: Report
This has been revealed in a report titled 'Analysis of Income and Expenditure of National Political Parties for FY 2020-21', prepared jointly by the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms that was released on Friday. "AITC's total income was Rs 74.417 crore, while the party spent Rs 132.537 crore, which exceeds its income for that year by 78.10 per cent," the report said.
Defend 'Agnipath' scheme, explain benefits to people: BJP to its leaders
Sources said that the BJP leaders are being asked to explain that the recruitment process in the armed forces is not stopping after the 'Agnipath' scheme, and 25 percent of the 'Agniveers' will be absorbed in the armed forces. "Party leaders are also told to explain to the public that the future of 'Agniveers' is not insecure after four years as they are getting Rs 12 lakh and priority in jobs in all sectors as everyone likes to recruit disciplined, skilled and committed workforce.
For 2nd time, no relief for NCP MLAs Deshmukh, Malik to vote
Justice N.J. Jamdar passed the orders in an interim bail plea filed by Deshmukh and a plea by Malik only seeking relief to enable him cast his vote under a police escort. Both leaders are from the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh was arrested on November 2, 2021, and Malik was nabbed on February 23 this year under various cases of alleged corruption and money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Presidential poll: BJP's 14-member panel to manage campaign for NDA candidate
Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Tarun Chugh, vice-president D K Aruna, national secretary Rituraj Sinha, women's wing national president Vanati Srinavasan, spokesperson Sambit Patra and MP and vice-president of the party's Assam unit Rajdeep Roy are also part of the 14-member committee. Sources said that the committee will manage a nationwide campaign for the NDA candidate.
Opposition meet to pick Presidential candidate on June 21
Sources say that 17 parties will attend the meeting. The parties have to arrive at a consensus on the candidate's name after Sharad Pawar declined to contest. The opposition parties had on Wednesday decided to field a joint candidate in the Presidential polls next month.The meeting of opposition leaders, called by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was held here for building a consensus on a joint opposition candidate.
Lok Sabha polls: A do-or-die battle for SP
The two bypolls will also decide the future of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) which is desperately trying to make a comeback on to the centre stage of UP politics. Surprisingly, with just five days left for the two by-elections where polling will be held on June 23, neither Akhilesh Yadav nor Mayawati have yet campaigned for their candidates.
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