POLITICS

Yogi Adityanath to visit Ayodhya on May 6
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The Chief Minister thereafter will visit all 18 divisions in the state to take stock of the ground realities of different development projects. According to official sources, the Chief Minister will visit Jhansi on May 7. In every division, he will see the progress report of wheat procurement during his review meetings.
WATCH | Why does Rahul have ties only with those challenging India's territorial integrity? asks BJP
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The BJP, on Wednesday, asked why does Rahul Gandhi have ties only with those who are challenging India's territorial integrity?In-charge of BJP's national information and technology department Amit Malviya said that Sumnima Udas is a Nepali diplomat's daughter, who actively supports Nepal's claim over regions of India's Uttarakhand. Sharing a screenshot of Udas's tweet, Malviya said: "Rahul Gandhi was supposedly at the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a Nepali diplomat's daughter, who actively supports Nepal's claim over regions of India's Uttarakhand.
MHA monitoring situation in violence-hit Jodhpur
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In the early morning hours before Eid on Tuesday, communal tension gripped Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's hometown Jodhpur where two groups clashed over the issue of flags hoisted by them.
Rahul shifts to resort near Kathmandu after controversy
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Gandhi, who arrived in Kathmandu on Monday evening to participate in a marriage function of his Nepali friend, Sumnima Udas, was earlier staying at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu. After the marriage ceremony was over, Rahul and some other guests attending the wedding of Udas, shifted to Lakhuri Bhanjyang-based lavish resort, the Terrace Resort.
Karnataka cabinet rejig exercise shifts to Delhi, CM Bommai relieved
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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, a relieved Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Union Minister Amit Shah had told him that he would discuss the matter in Delhi. Amit Shah had categorically asked Bommai to leave the matter of cabinet expansion to the high command. Sources said that Amit Shah comforted Bommai on questions being raised on his (Bommai) leadership. Shah had asked Bommai to 'just focus on work', sources said.
BJP targeting Rajasthan, says CM Ashok Gehlot on Jodhpur violence
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He said this after arriving in Udaipur to monitor the arrangements for the Congress' 'Chintan Shivir' (brainstorming session) to be held from May 13-15 in the Lake City. Speaking to the media here, Ashok Gehlot said, "BJP is intentionally targeting Rajasthan and hence the violence took place in Jodhpur. They are getting orders from their higher-ups to target Rajasthan."
India is changing under Modi govt: Nadda
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"An empowered India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi safely evacuated 23,000 Indians from war-hit Ukraine, which shows that India is changing. Not just Indian students, but people from other countries were also evacuated by India from Ukraine, when other nations failed to evacuate their citizens," Nadda said.
'Nero fiddled while Rome burned', Shekhawat's dig at Gehlot over Jodhpur violence
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They also questioned the absence of Congress MLAs when the 'crowd was attacking innocent people' in Jodhpur. "Nero was fiddling when Rome was burning," said Union minister and Jodhpur MP Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, taking a dig at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who is from Jodhpur and has held the Sardarpura Assembly constituency since 1998. Shekhawat alleged that when Gehlot's own city was burning, he was busy accepting wishes on his birthday.
Play 'Hanuman Chalisa' if you hear 'azaans', says undeterred Raj Thackeray
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"I appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow, the 4th of May, if you hear the loudspeakers blaring with azaans; in those very places, play the Hanuman Chalisa on the loudspeakers! That's when they will realise the hindrance of these loudspeakers!" he said.
Mahua Moitra comes out in support of Rahul Gandhi over nightclub video
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Soon after the video went viral, Moitra issued a strongly-worded Twitter message where she launched a scathing attack on the saffron leadership and also questioned their authority to raise questions about anyone's presence in a nightclub.
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