POLITICS

BJP MP chases, collars three bike-borne snatchers in Bihar's Aurangabad with aides' help
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Returning from Sasaram district prison after meeting former MLA Jawahar Prasad, who was lodged in jail on the charge of communal violence Ram Navami, the MP noticed a woman pillion rider crying for help on Sone river bridge under Barun police station in Aurangabad, saying three snatchers had snatched here gold chain and sped away towards Aurangabad city on NH 19 GT road.
PM Modi to offer prayers at Shrinathji temple in Raj on May 10
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State BJP President C.P. Joshi said that the Prime Minister will kick-start his programme in Rajasthan on May 10 with a 'darshan' of Aaradhya Shrinathji. After this, he will lay the foundation stone for various development works in the state. The Prime Minister Modi will also address a public meeting at the Brahma Kumari Ishwariya Vishwavidyalaya in Mount Abu.
Arvind Kejriwal dares PM Modi to 'hang him' if corruption charges proved against him
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In his address at an event in Punjab's Ludhiana city after dedicating 80 Aam Aadmi Clinics, Kejriwal said the central government has put probe agencies after him to prove "by any means" that he is "a thief". "They put the CBI, the ED, the Income Tax and the police after me. Why? There is only one purpose, which is to prove by any means that Kejriwal 'chor hai' (os a thief) and prove that he has indulged in corruption."
Karnataka Polls: PM Modi rakes up 'love jihad', refers to 'The Kerala Story'
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"The people of the beautiful land of Kerala are hardworking and talented. But a new form of terrorism has been unleashed, and the Congress is siding with the conspirators of this new form of terrorism. Not only this, it is forging political ties behind doors with the conspirators. The people of Karnataka should be careful about the Congress," Modi said.
BJP, Bajrang Dal workers recite Hanuman Chalisa at Congress office in Hyderabad
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Dozens of BJP and Bajrang Dal workers gathered outside Gandhi Bhavan and started raising religious slogans and chanting Hanuman Chalisa. On an information about the protest, police had tightened the security at Gandhi Bhavan by deploying force and erecting barricades.
Sharad Pawar bows to party's wishes, to continue as NCP President
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"I am overwhelmed with the love, trust and faith showered on me. Considering the appeals made by all of you and honouring the decision of the Committee constituted by the party, I am withdrawing my decision to retire," said Sharad Pawar amid a thunderous round of applause.
Govt to introduce new feature on Haryana-eSamiksha portal
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This was discussed at a meeting led by Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal along with officials from the Human Resource Department and the National Informatics Centre. Haryana-eSamiksha is a real-time online system designed to monitor follow-up actions. The system can also be configured to review follow-up actions from other meetings, if necessary.
No alternative to Sharad Pawar: Shiv Sena (UBT), welcomes NCP panel decision
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"It was on anticipated lines... There's no alternative to Pawar Saheb... The NCP committee's decision is correct," said Raut, soon after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally's turmoil-ridden party's move. He said that Pawar is the most respected and nationally accepted leader and all the Opposition parties in the country want him to continue in his post."All parties are clear on this, he is a uniting force... Pawar Saheb must continue as NCP President, at least till the (2024) elections," urged Raut.
Caste-based census will happen at any cost: Lalu
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In a series of tweets (in Hindi) on Friday, Lalu Prasad said that it was a "clever move by the BJP to stop the caste-based survey". "The caste-based census is a demand of the majority of people and it will happen at any cost.BJP is scared of counting majority backward class people. Those who are opposing the caste-based survey.
Jaishankar seeks support to make English 3rd official language of SCO
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Currently, Russian and Mandarin are used as official and working languages. He said that constructive steps are needed in this regard. Jaishankar said that India has initiated an unprecedented engagement with SCO observers and dialogue partners by inviting them to participate in more than 14 social-cultural events.
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