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Angry farmers block road to Sangrur home of 'remote controlled' Mann
Apart from the liquor policy being under the judicial scanner with those in the trade accusing the government of monopolising the industry in favour of a 'handful of entities', the government is facing criticism for not giving salaries on time to its employees and the escape of a noted gangster involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala.
Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 1,000 km; Rahul slams BJP, RSS
The rally is currently passing through Karnataka's Ballary district. On Saturday, at a convention in Ballary, Gandhi continued his attack on the ruling BJP government in the state. Addressing a huge gathering, Rahul Gandhi criticised the ideology of the BJP and the RSS. "By this (their ideology) the country is being divided. This is an attack on Hindustan. This is not patriotism, this is anti-national," he said.
Cong prez poll: No animosity with Kharge, says Tharoor
"Kharge sir is my leader too. We are not enemies. I am fighting to bring change in the Congress party," he said here while interacting with the mediapersons. Advocating for a change in the Congress party, he said: "I will bring elections to Congress working committee and there will be a change in the parliamentary board in the party too."
Adopt one person one lab approach, says PM Modi at CSIR Society meet
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the president of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) chaired the meeting of CSIR Society at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Saturday. He appreciated the efforts of the CSIR in the past 80 years and urged them to develop a vision for 2042 when CSIR turns 100 years old.
Ahead of Gujarat polls, BJP sharpens knives to attack CM Kejriwal and AAP
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has been continuously touring the state and making election promises based on the Delhi model. Kejriwal recently made his intentions clear by appointing his close aide and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha as the co in-charge of Gujarat.
PM Modi to open PM Kisan Samman Sammelan on Oct 17; to release funds worth Rs 16,000 cr
During the event, the PM will release the 12th installment amount of Rs 16,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) through Direct Benefit Transfer. More than 13,500 farmers from across the country and around 1500 agri startups will assemble to witness the event.
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan's facebook account hacked
For a while, Arif Mohammed Khan and the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government have not been sharing the best of relations and on a few occasions, the two have also taken on one another. When the tiff between the two touched new levels, some CPI-M leaders even went to the extent of saying that the Governor's posts are not needed in the states.
Rahul Gandhi's Math: 3750-km Yatra, but just 105 km and one district in UP
The Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress, led by Rahul Gandhi, interestingly, almost completely ignores Uttar Pradesh. The yatra will make a brief stopover in Bulandshahr in early January for three days before moving out. Of the total 3750 kilometres yatra, UP will get only about 105 kilometres and Rahul Gandhi will touch just one of the 75 districts in the state.
In Himachal too 'rivaj badlega', says optimist Jai Ram Thakur
This small hill state has not seen any incumbent party returning to power since 1985. Since then both archrivals -- the Congress and the BJP -- ruled the state alternatively in eight terms. This time, the saffron party, with anti-incumbency weighing heavy on its governance, seems to be banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma, instead of flashing its own achievement card.
Congress president poll: Tharoor disappointed over 'open support' to Kharge
The MP from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, who arrived here to seek support from the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) delegates, also expressed his disappointment over some Congress leaders openly expressing their support for Kharge. Kharge had also visited Bhopal two days ago and had appealed to the Congress delegates in Madhya Pradesh to support him.
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