POLITICS

Patra Chawl case: Mumbai court extends Sanjay Raut's judicial custody till Oct 3
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Sanjay Raut was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on August 1 in connection with the alleged Patra Chawl redevelopment scam case, and has been in custody since. The ED had recorded the Sena MP's statement and later raided his home on July 31, detained and then arrested him early on August 1.
SP march to UP Assembly stopped, Akhilesh on dharna
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Led by SP president Akhilesh Yadav, about 119 MLAs and MLCs, along with other party leaders, started marching towards the Assembly on Monday morning but were stopped by the police since they did not have the requisite permission. Police officials asked the SP MLAs to take an alternative route to the Assembly but they refused.
AAP's MCD poll in-charge Durgesh Pathak joins ED probe in excise policy scam
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Durgesh Pathak reached the ED office at around 10.30 a.m. He signed the entry register and went inside the building. Sources said that recently when the ED conducted raids in the case, Pathak was found at the house of Vijay Nair in Mumbai. Nair is an alleged accused in the matter. At that time the ED had reportedly seized his mobile phone, and a few more things were recovered from his phone.
UP Assembly session from today September 22 reserved for women members
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"September 22 has been reserved for women members as per the agenda that the business advisory committee has approved for the house from September 19 to 23. Only the women members will be allowed to speak after the question hour on this day reserved for women," said the Speaker Satish Mahana.
'Stop threatening media', Kejriwal to PM's media advisor
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Arvind Kejriwal alleged that Joshi sends messages saying 'if you show Kejriwal on your channel, we will do this or that', 'there is no need to cover AAP, you are misusing your channel' etc. "Is this how you'll run the country, by threatening people. Today, I want to tell Hiren Joshiji that if someone leaks the screenshots of the messages you have sent to these editors on social media, you and the Prime Minister won't be able to show your faces in this country," Kejriwal said.
Conspiracy behind Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's death, am also a target, alleges daughter
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Sharmila, who is on a Telangana padayatra, also made the sensational claim that plans are afoot to kill her also. Rajasekhar Reddy had lost his life in a helicopter accident in December 2009, a few months after leading the Congress to its second consecutive victory in the Assembly polls. Addressing media in Mahbubnagar, Sharmila said:" Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy's death is the result of a conspiracy and attempts are being made to kill me too. But KCR, Telangana Chief Minister, should remember that I'm YSR's daughter and fearless."
Nitish to 'contest' LS polls from UP, BJP says he stands no chance
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"On his own, Nitish Kumar barely managed to win two seats. His seat share increased in subsequent polls as he contested with BJP support. But, now, without Modi's face, he stands no chance in UP and even in Bihar, he would find things difficult. In fact, he would not open his account," said Maurya.
Credit war breaks out on Cheetahs, Cong says Modi not stating facts
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The Congress on Sunday said that the process of induction was started by the UPA government and former Union Minister for environment Jairam Ramesh released a letter to prove his point. "This was the letter that launched Project Cheetah in 2009. Our PM is a pathological liar. I couldn't lay my hands on this letter yesterday because of my preoccupation with the #BharatJodoYatra".
Congress ignores veterans in Bharat Jodo Yatra, celebrates Ladakh win
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The complaint comes as the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra is progressing. It will culminate in Kashmir, where Karan Singh's father Hari Singh was the erstwhile ruler before acceding to India. He expressed his disappointment at not being invited to join the Bharat Jodo Yatra, saying it seems that the party doesn't need him anymore.
Here's why PM hailed Jharkhand's Aara-Keram village as a model to follow
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A board has been placed on the side of a clean road at the entrance of the village, displaying the rules which are - 'Shramdan', 'Nashabandi', ban on open defecation, prohibition on leaving cattle unattended, ban on cutting trees and plants, ban on dowry system, plastic ban and deep boring ban. These are the rules, which the people of the village had imposed on themselves about five years ago with mutual consent.
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