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Modi to address state home ministers' conference on Oct 28
The home ministers of all states will deliberate on issues like modernisation of police force, cybercrime management, increased use of IT in the criminal justice system, land border management, coastal security, women safety and drug trafficking. The meeting is being held to provide a national perspective to the policy formulation on internal security related matters.
Will Shashi Tharoor be in or out of the CWC?
The talks are gaining traction as on Wednesday, the party's first non-Gandhi family President in over two decades, Malikarjuna Kharge will take the top seat at the AICC headquarters in Delhi.
Gujarat polls: Congresss panel to meet on Wed to finalise ticket
The Congress is likely to field new faces after more than dozen MLAs switched to BJP. The party last time won 77 seats but its number has reduced due to defection. The BJP is likely to give 25 per cent tickets to new faces in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, however, added that the winnability of the candidate will be considered for renominations as well as nomination.
JD-U gives 'new expanded form' of BJP-RSS ahead of Bihar bypolls
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) put a poster on the streets of Patna wherein it said the new full form of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is "Bech (kar) Jayenge Puri Rashtriya Sarkari Sampati (will sell-off all national government assets)". The poster further advocates Nitish Kumar as Prime Minister.
BJP fields Shimla's 'Chaiwala' in the state-capital's tight contest
Former ABVP activist, who turned tea-seller at Shimla's old bus stand to earn his livelihood in the 1980s, says he had no means to make a great career. He, thus, settled down to a small business but did not sever his relations with the BJP.
Amid row, museum set up by Muslims sealed in Assam's Goalpara
The term "Miya" is used mostly by the indigenous communities to refer to Bengali or Bengal-origin Muslims who have settled on both sides of the Brahmaputra river in Assam since the late 1890s after the British brought them for commercial farming and other work.
Fearing firing, BYJU's employees in Kerala approach state Labour Minister
The matter, raised on social media by Technopark Today, an IT professionals community portal, was escalated by IT welfare organisation 'Prathidhwani' to Kerala Labour Minister C. Sivankutty. Employees and Prathidhwani representatives also met the minister on Tuesday. Apart from ensuring that BYJU's does not force employees to resign, they demanded a revision of the company's exit policy for its employees.
Shashi Tharoor, P. Chidambaram virtually rebuffed by party on Rishi Sunak elevation tweets
"Zakir Hussain first became the President in 1967, then Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the President and Dr A.P.J. Kalam and if I keep giving you examples, Barkatullah Khan became Chief Minister and A.R. Antulay also became the Chief Minister," Jairam Ramesh said.
Uddhav Thackeray likely to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra
To a query on the topic, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said: "We were in the MVA government in Maharashtra and Shiv Sena was an ally, and we will welcome whoever wants to join the Yatra." However, sources say that the detail is being worked out with the Shiv Sena-UBT leader as a show of massive strength in wake of the MVA government's fall due to defections.
More wishes pour in for 'Karnataka's son-in-law', UK PM Rishi Sunak
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mines and Coal Pralhad Joshi stated on Tuesday that he feels it a proud moment as Rishi Sunak hails from India. He further stated that he wishes him all the success.
Rishi Sunak is taking over responsibility at a time when the whole of Europe is going through a difficult time, said Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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