POLITICS

'CAG extending its outreach to include political executives'
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"The intent is to build a shared understanding of the most pressing concerns in governance and find possible solutions," Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu said on Wednesday. Murmu said that the media is a very powerful tool that adds value to society. n the Indian context, it has helped.
Hold Maha assembly polls now, demands Raj Thackeray, in a comeback 'video' rally
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Addressing a massive Gudi Padwa rally at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park here, he said that "we cannot have a government that keeps glancing at the court for its survival", and hence the state assembly polls should be conducted "right now". Returning to his popular rally style of "Laav re te video" (Play that video), Raj Thackeray.
Nadda to host dinner for OBC MPs on March 28 in Delhi
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"As per a top party source, Nadda will host a dinner for all the OBC Morcha MPs on March 28 in Delhi. It will be a dinner meeting with the MPs. These MPs will be given tips to work in their areas, especially for the community." "The main focus of the party is 2024 Lok Sabha election. We have already been told to organise an outreach programme for the community and take all the schemes and policies of the Central government to the OBC beneficiaries."
Patna, Surat police nab man who threatened to blow up Nitish Kumar
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The accused was identified as Ankit Vinay Kumar Mishra (28), a native of Manikpur village in Vaishali district, and living in Surat for the last 6 years .Mishra has called up a private media organization and threatened to kill Nitish Kumar using a bomb. Since the matter was highly sensitive, Patna police immediately constituted a team.
Defamation suit filed against Trinamool bigwigs for derogatory remarks against Suvendu Adhikari
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The suit was filed before a district court at Contai in East Midnapore district by Soumnedu Adhikari, the younger brother of Suvendu Adhikari. The suit has been filed against Cabinet minister Shashi Panja, Trinamool state general secretary and party spokesman Kunal Ghosh, and Trinamool mouthpiece 'Jago Bangla'.
Delhi HC reserves order on Satyendar Jain's bail plea in PMLA case
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Jain has been in custody since May 30 last year and his co-accused are Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma heard arguments by accused's counsel, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Son rise in Congress: Suman Dubey's son Amitabh Dubey briefs media
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Amitabh Dubey attacked the government for allegedly giving leverage to the Adani Group, saying that "SEBI had previously investigated the Adani Group, but it failed to protect the investors as the group's market capitalisation unnaturally soared 1,000 per cent in three years."
Bribe for tender scam: Karnataka BJP shifts venue of Amit Shah's event
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The programme was fixed for Honnali town in Davanagere district earlier. Virupakshappa represents Channagiri constituency in Davanagere district. Fearing embarrasment, the party has decided to hold the programme on March 27 in Chitradurga city. The party had organised a mega event of the beneficiaries of various programmes launched by the BJP governments at the Centre and in the state at Honnali city.
Excise policy scam: Sisodia remanded to judicial custody in ED case
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On expiry on Sisodia's ED custody, which was extended on March 17, he was produced before Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court. The judge said: "We will send him to judicial custody till April 5." Sisodia is already in judicial custody in the corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
One-MLA-party MNS chief Raj Thackeray billed as 'Future CM'
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Raj, the estranged cousin of Shiv Sena (UBT) President and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, is scheduled to address a large rally this evening for which thousands of party workers have started trooping in from Nashik, Pune, Raigad and parts of Mumbai. Setting the tone for the meeting on Gudi Padwa -- the Maharashtra New Year, the MNS Dadar unit chief Laxman Patil has put up the banners conferring the status of 'Hindu Jannayak' and 'The future CM in the minds of the people of Maharashtra!'
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