POLITICS

Congress concerned about my grave, I am concerned about development: PM Modi
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Addressing a mega public rally here after inaugurating the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, PM Modi said, "When leaders of Congress party are busy digging grave for Narendra Modi, I am busy with project implementation of Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. "The Congress leaders are cherishing the dream of my funeral," he stressed.
PM Modi arrives in K'taka, holds roadshow in Mandya
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Modi arrived in poll-bound Karnataka to participate in various programmes. He landed in a special flight at the Mysuru airport. The roadshow will be held between the 1.8 km stretch of Pravasi Mandir Circle to Nanda Circle. He will address a public rally at Gejjalagere Colony after inaugurating the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway.
Oppn to meet at Kharge's office on Monday to chalk out House strategy
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The Congress Parliamentary party will also be meeting on the same day to devise party strategy for both Houses. The Budget session of Parliament will resume from Monday and the opposition is preparing to corner the Central government on various issues, including Hindenburg report on Adani, inflation and hike in petroleum product prices and growing unemployment.
Delhi's 'tale of two governments' takes a toll on governance
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However, the capital city Delhi suffers from serious constitutional uncertainty as it doesn't have have full statehood. The question about governing the city has remained �much discussed' since the day the S Balakrishnan Committee gave special status to Delhi which takes it somewhere above the other Union Territories but keeps it somewhere below the States.
BJP sees the bulldozer as its ticket to a 2024 clean sweep in UP
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The bulldozer - usually seen as a tool of destruction and upheaval - has become a symbol of good governance not only in Uttar Pradesh but outside the state too. Most governments in the country, mainly the BJP-led ones, are now betting on the bulldozer that is apparently bringing in more bouquets than brickbats.
PK dares Bihar, Tamil Nadu Police to register FIR against him
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"There are truths about some people who have uploaded fake videos for the provocation but that does not mean violent incidents are not taking place against Hindi-speaking people in Tamil Nadu. I have uploaded two videos where Hindi-speaking people were beaten by local Tamil youths. One such incident had happened in the train in Kongu district. I challenge Bihar and Tamil Nadu police to declare my two videos fake and register FIR against me," PK said, during the 161st day of Padyatra at Maharajganj in Siwan district on Saturday.
Cong names Pramod Tiwari as dy leader, Rajani Patil party whip in RS
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The party's General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has said that Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has approved both appointments. The Rajya Sabha Chairman has also been informed about the appointments, Ramesh added. The appointments came at a time when the relationship between the Rajya Sabha Chairman and the Congress is "low", with Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar openly targeting Rahul Gandhi for his remarks in the UK.
Eye on polls: AIMIM conducting survey on condition of Muslims in Raj
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Talking to the media, Owaisi said that a survey is being conducted on the condition of Muslims in Rajasthan. The report will be out sometime this month which shall be made public by March 25-26. "Muslims have been made porters of secularism. When elections come, they say keep secularism alive, while others keep drowning it. For this reason I am getting the survey done by experts here," he said.
Defectors should be banned from becoming ministers: Kapil Sibal
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Sibal launched this platform in the presence of Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, which is intended to help people rise in the fight against injustice with lawyers at the forefront of the initiative. Addressing the gathering, Sibal referred to the raids conducted at the premises of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his family members, and claimed that the operation was BJP's response to losing power in Bihar.
Land for job scam: ED makes seizures worth Rs 600 crore
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The ED said that raids were conducted at more than 24 locations in Delhi, Mumbai, Patna and in Ranchi based on specific intelligence inputs. "Searches resulted in the detection of proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 600 crore which is in the form of immovable properties of Rs 350 crore and transactions of Rs 250 crore routed through various 'benami' channels," the ED said.
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