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BJP names 16 candidates for RS polls; Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka
The party has fielded Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman from Karnataka and Piyush Goyal from Maharashtra. In a statement, BJP national general secretary Arun Singh said that the party's Central Election Committee has approved 16 names for the Rajya Sabha elections. BJP has fielded finance minister Sitharaman and actor-turned-politician Jaggesh from Karnataka, while Kavita Patidar will contest from Madhya Pradesh. From Maharashtra, Union minister Goyal and Anil Sukhdevrao Bonde have been fielded.
Law & order crumbling in Punjab, says Cong after Moosewala's murder
In less than 24 hours after his security cover was curtailed by the Punjab government, Moosewala, who enjoyed a huge fan base, was shot dead by gangsters close to his ancestral village in Mansa in broad daylight. He was 29. He had unsuccessfully contested the Assembly polls in Punjab earlier this year on a Congress ticket.
Modi's Shimla visit to sound poll bugle
Also it's an opportunity for the Prime Minister to go nostalgic while remembering his early years spent trudging at The Mall and at the iconic Indian Coffee House with his journalist friends. However, a grand reception awaits Modi's day-long visit to the 'Queen of Hills' -- as Shimla was fondly called by the British colonial rulers, on May 31 to sound the poll bugle in the state, a senior BJP leader said on Sunday.
Akhilesh uses RS elections to forge alliances for 2024 LS polls
In fact, to placate Azam Khan who is angry with the SP these days, Kapil Sibal, who was his lawyer, was backed by the SP. On the other hand, Jayant Chaudhary has been given a message to follow the alliance 'dharma'. The party has reposed faith in Sambhal's Javed Ali Khan. Along with this, the party has also tried to woo Muslim voters amid the increasing distance from Azam.
Modi, Shah, Nadda to lead BJP's Mission South India from the front
This is the first meeting after the BJP won a second term in state in the Assembly elections in March. According to BJP general secretary Govind Narain Shukla, state party chief Swatantra Dev Singh held a meeting to finalise the agenda of the working committee.
OBCs get only 9-13% reservation in panchayat polls, claims Kamal Nath
The allegation was made by the state Congress chief Kamal Nath, who highlighted district-wise OBC seats allocated for three-tier panchayat polls in the state. "BJP says it will give 35 per cent quota to OBCs, but in reality it has given only 11.2 per cent seats of Zilla panchayat members to the OBC community, 9.5 per cent seats for Janpad panchayat president posts, 11.5 per cent for Janpad panchayat members and only 12.5 per cent seats for sarpanchs (head of village panchayats)," he said.
Rana couple face protests while reciting Hanuman Chalisa in Nagpur
Banners of Ranas reciting Hanuman Chalisa at the Ramnagar Hanuman temple were put up right in front of the NCP office in Nagpur. The NCP activists, led by state vice-president Prashant Pawar, set up a stage near the temple for chanting of 'Sundarkand' to counter Ranas.
AAP nominates two Padma awardees for RS seats
Both the Rajya Sabha nominees are Padma Shri awardees. "I am very happy to inform you that the Aam Aadmi Party is nominating two Padma Shri awardees as members of the Rajya Sabha... one environmentalist Padma Shri Sant Balbir Singh Seenchewal, the other Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahni is related to Punjabi culture... my best wishes to both," Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said in a tweet.
Modi is popular than President of America: CT Ravi
Ravi, who is the Goa BJP inchrage, was speaking at a meeting of the BJP state executive in Panaji. "Modi is popular not only in India, but the world praises him. Today's popular leader is not 'President of America', but our Prime Minister Narendra Modi is," Ravi said at the function.
India slams OIC-IPHRC's stand on Yasin Malik's life term
Terming the remark "unacceptable", Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday: "India finds unacceptable the comments made by OIC-IPHRC today criticising India for the judgement in the case of Yasin Malik. Through these comments, OIC-IPHRC has implicitly expressed support for the terrorist activities of Yasin Malik.
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