POLITICS
Asaduddin Owaisi takes a dig at Nirmala Sitharaman for Pakistan as benchmark
"For Finance Minister of Vishwaguru, the benchmark is Pakistan! Muslims in India have flourished DESPITE the Sangh Parivar's anti constitutional ideology, not BECAUSE of it," wrote Owaisi. "For how long are Muslims going to be connected to Pakistan? We are not hostages or mascots against Pakistan. We're citizens. We want to be treated with dignity & justice.
Former MP Rahul Gandhi gets rousing welcome in Wayanad
Some local residents claimed that this was the biggest crowd Wayanad had ever witnessed, even more than the crowd that had turned up to greet Rahul Gandhi when he came to file his nomination from this hilly district for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In 2019, Rahul Gandhi had won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by defeating P.P. Suneer of the CPI by a staggering margin of over four lakh votes.
Maha to celebrate Savarkar's birth anniversary as 'Swatantryaveer Gaurav Day'
Vinayak D. Savarkar, later revered as 'Swatantryaveer Savarkar' was born in Bhagur, Nashik, on May 28, 1883 and passed away on February 26, 1966 in Mumbai. Next month will mark his 140th birth anniversary.
Another power couple heads for divorce, now it's Raja Bhaiya
After UP minister Daya Shankar Singh and his wife and former minister Swati Singh called it quits and got a divorce, ending their 22-year-old marriage, it is now the dispute between former minister and UP MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh a.k.a. Raja Bhaiya, and his wife Bhanvi Singh that is making news.
Calculations that cost Trinamool its national party status
One important condition for retaining the national party status is that the political party concerned should have two per cent of the total Lok Sabha seats and that should be from three Indian states. In case of Trinamool Congress, although it has more than two per cent of the total Lok Sabha seats, they are all from the single state of West Bengal.
Cryptocurrencies important part of discussion under India's G20 presidency: Sitharaman
"Given so many collapses and shocks in cryptocurrencies. We seek to develop a common framework for all countries to deal with this matter," she said in Washington while participating in a roundtable meeting on the theme 'Investment opportunities for the long term: India on the Rise' with business leaders and investors.
Nitish govt 'mocking' job aspirants: Sushil Modi on new guidelines for teachers' recruitment
The senior BJP leader claimed that Nitish Kumar is "mocking the job aspirants through the fresh guidelines". As per the new guidelines, the candidates who have passed CTET and BTET should have to appear in another examination conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) and they would get jobs only after passing it.
Trinamool may take legal recourse after EC withdraws its national party status
Just a one-liner came from party spokesman Kunal Ghosh, who said that it is too early to make any comment on the ECI's decision. "The party leadership will review the development before making any detailed statement in this matter," Ghosh said. Senior Trinamool leader and three-time Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy, while claiming that the party leadership will take a final decision in this matter, said that the ECI's decision will surely be opposed.
Would require legislative amendments, EC to SC on decriminalisation of politics
In an affidavit, citing its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", the EC said it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that persons charged with cognisable offences, which are punishable with imprisonment of at least five years, where charges have been framed and where the cases have been filed at least six months prior to the election, should be debarred from contesting elections.
Tejashwi to join ED probe in 'land for job' case today
Tejashwi is likely to join the probe by 11 a.m. Earlier, he was questioned the CBI in the same matter on March 25.On the same day (March 25) his sister and Rajya Sabha Member Misa Bharti was questioned by the ED. In March, the ED had come up on record saying unaccounted cash of Rs 1 crore, besides gold and incriminating documents were recovered during the raids which were conducted at 24 locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna and Ranchi based on on the specific intelligence inputs.
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