POLITICS

CM Yogi to develop Lucknow as magnet city
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A Magnet City is one that attracts people and investments. The aim is to develop Lucknow as India’s eighth ‘Magnet City’ in the next five years, with the period divided into 20 quarters. On behalf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the officials concerned had been told to engage in mission mode to achieve this goal, said the spokesman.
Manipur CM rushes to Delhi to discuss prevailing situation
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Sources close to the Chief Minister said that Singh would meet the union home minister and other central leaders in Delhi and discuss the latest prevailing situation in Manipur. In the Saturday’s all-party meeting in Delhi, Shah reportedly told the political leaders that the government would take steps on the basis of the suggestions submitted by the political parties.
By ending boycott of meetings, BRS hints at closeness with BJP
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After a gap of over two-and-a-half-years, BRS sent its representatives to a meeting convened by the Centre. Its former MP and vice-chairman of the Telangana State Planning Board, B. Vinod Kumar on Saturday attended an all-party meeting on the Manipur situation.
AAP's Raghav Chadha attacks Rajnath over his Punjab statement
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Rajnath made this comment when he was addressing a rally at Chandigarh.Chadha said that someone had misinformed Rajnath Singh about Punjab. "I would like to say to Rajnath Singh who made the statement in regard to Punjab that Manipur is burning, lakhs of people are.
Amit Malviya releases video on 48th anniv of emergency, accuses Congress of 'oppressive' mindset
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Tweeted with a hashtag "Dark Days Of Emergency" the video shows Malviya  stating that it reflects the oppressive mindset of the Congress, which still persists."The Emergency reminds us of 1975, but it is not just an isolated incident, it represents the oppressive mindset.
Amit Shah accuses Congress of 'murdering' democracy in 1975; calls Emergency a 'stigma'
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In a tweet, he accused the Congress party of imposing the Emergency on the nation out of the fear of losing power. He stated that in reality, it was the murder of democracy committed by the Congress."On this very day in 1975, a family driven by the fear of losing power .
Savarkar controversy begins to heat up in UP
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Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said: “Savarkar made important contribution to the country’s history but his contributions were deleted by previous governments.” Samajwadi Party leader and spokesperson IP Singh said: “I would also say that Ram Manohar Lohia.
Drop in uncontested panchayat poll wins indicate tough fight for TMC
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At the end of the scrutiny period in the week just passed it has emerged that only 9.48 per cent of the total seats in the three- tiers of the panchayat system witnessed uncontested wins for the Trinamool Congress, which is drastically lower than the figure of 34.20 per cent in 2018.
PM Modi to visit Bhopal on June 27, sound BJP's MP poll bug ug
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After wrapping up his four-day state visit to the US, Prime Minister Modi will be addressing his first rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The state leadership has prepared a grand welcome for Modi with a mammoth roadshow on his arrival in Bhopal on June 27.
Oppn meet: Congress turned down repeated requests on ordinance, says AAP
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"The way you (Kejriwal) are eagerly approaching us time and again shows there is some mischief," Rahul Gandhi reportedly said on Friday, claimed AAP sources. Sources said Kejriwal was the second person to speak during the opposition party meet. In the closed-door meeting, Kejriwal requested to have a cup of tea with the Congress leaders, AAP sources said.
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