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CAA, the only solution to Hindu Bengalis' citizenship problem: Assam CM
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He said this while hitting out at Assam Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who has launched an attack on the BJP on the issue of a sizable number of Hindu families receiving notices to prove their citizenship in the last few days in Udalguri and Tamulpur districts. Saikia said that the BJP campaigns in every election about giving protection.
Raj CM Gehlot's hoarding 'stolen', 6 cops catch 'thief' in 24 hours
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A theft complaint about the missing hoarding was registered at the police station here on Saturday. The police immediately swung into action and raided different places throughout the night. Hard efforts paid results and the policemen caught the "thief" who had stolen the hoarding in 24 hours. Actually, May 3 is the birthday.
Sidhu to join protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar
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Calling the protest a 'Satyagraha', Sidhu said in a tweet that he will join the wrestlers at Jantar Mantar around noon. The WFI chief has been accused of sexual harassment by some top women wrestlers. The Delhi Police have registered two FIRs against Singh on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by seven women wrestlers.
Karnataka polls : BJP manifesto promises uniform civil code, Nandini milk promotion
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The saffron party called it "Praja Pranalike (people's manifesto)". Nadda released the manifesto here in the presence of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister for Mine, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka BJP President Nalinkumar Kateel and others. The party has assured free LPG cylinders for BPL.
Ties with China abnormal, Pak backs cross-border terrorism: Jaishankar
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"Whether it is the US, Europe, Russia, or Japan, we are trying to ensure that all these ties advance without seeking exclusivity," he said in an address at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic. He was on a visit to Dominican Republic from April 27 to 29. The Union Minister noted that China falls in a somewhat different.
Karnataka polls: Shah to visit Shivamogga, Rahul campaigns in Chamarajanagar
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Shah is visiting sensitive Shivamogga city and will be holding a roadshow there. Shivamogga has witnessed communal violence last year after the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha followed by a series of stabbing incidents. The city was under curfew for more than eight days in February, 2022. Amit Shah will take up campaigning in the evening. The roadshow will begin at Shivappa Nayaka circle and end near Lakshmi talkies. The BJP has denied ticket to BJP veteran K.S. Eshwarappa fielded a new face, Channabasappa, the right hand man of Eshwarappa as its candidate.
Himachal regularises services of contractual employees
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Also, those who are due to complete two years of service by September 30 will also be regularised after that. The government has also decided to regularize services of the daily waged workers, who have completed four years of service as of March 31. Those who are due to complete four years of services by September 30 will also be regularised accordingly.
RSS-backed body to hold mega rally in Kolkata against corruption
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The event will take place on May 5, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. First there will be a rally which will start from in front of the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda at Simla Street in north Kolkata. The meeting will end in front of the Kolkata Metro station the five- point crossing of Shyambazar also in north Kolkata, where there will.
'Mann Ki Baat' connect 'minds' like a rainbow: Bengal Guv
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"This programme connects two minds by acting like a rainbow. But I will not call it 'Indradhanush'. Rather I will describe it as 'Narendra Dhanush'. Just as we all have to nurture and develop our physical health, there is also a necessity for developing mental health. This is what is exactly achieved through 'Mann Ki Baat'," he said at the end of the programme at the Governor House in Kolkata on the occasion of the 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'.
Abusing Prime Minister is in Congress' DNA: Nirmala Sitharaman
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Speaking to mediapersons in the national capital after listening to the 100th episode of the Prime Minister's monthly address "Mann Ki Baat", Sitharaman said Modi spoke like a "Pradhan Sevak", and there was no politics in the programme. Rather, she said, there is positivity in the spirit of the radio programme.
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