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CM Mamata's support making Anubrata Mondal confident about his release soon
On Friday afternoon while he was being brought to Kolkata from Asansol Special Correctional Home, Mondal appeared quite jovial while interacting with the media persons. "I am neither a thief nor a dacoit that I will be behind the bars for ever. No one spends the entire life behind the bars. So, I will also be released soon. When didi is beside me it is more than enough and I have nothing else to say," Mondal told news persons.
Rahul to stay in container till conclusion of Bharat Jodo Yatra
About 60 large freight containers equipped with sleeping beds, toilets, air-conditioners and other facilities have been put up keeping in mind the varying degrees of temperature, humidity and environmental aspects that Rahul Gandhi and those part of the Yatra would be facing in the next five months.
Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as 'stalwart of our times': PM Modi
"Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered as a stalwart of our times. She provided inspiring leadership to her nation and people. She personified dignity and decency in public life. Pained by her demise. My thoughts are with her family and people of UK in this sad hour", said PM Modi in a tweet while paying tribute to her.
Nitish Kumar claims his Delhi visit was successful
Nitish Kumar believes that his Delhi visit was successful. He also said that the BJP is trying to destroy the country."I am doing my job to unite the opposition leaders and my efforts will continue. I firmly believe that the opposition leaders will be united soon and every one will contribute in fighting against the BJP. The decision on the Prime Ministerial candidate will be final in two to three months.
I was not invited properly for Netaji statue unveiling: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also informed that Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi has already replied to the invitation on this count. Wanting know why the Union government is so 'angry' with her, Banerjee said, "What is the reason for such anger? They had earlier broken Netaji's statue in New Delhi."
Telangana Governor says state government humiliating her
On completion of three years in office, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundrarajan alleged that the state government was discriminating against a woman governor by not following the protocol. She said she was even denied the opportunity to unfurl the national flag on the Republic Day or deliver her speech.
Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra YouTube channel faces glitch on first day
"Video unavailable! This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been closed," says the YouTube link. Congress social media head Supriya Shrinate said she was trying to find out the reasons and only then could she comment on it. The Congress had made a livestreaming arrangement for its over 3,570 km yatra, which will traverse through 12 states and two union territories.
Hanged terrorist Yakub Memon's grave 'makeover' rattles Maharashtra politics
Memon, 53, a CA, was found guilty and convicted for his role in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai blasts, and hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on July 30, 2015, after all his pleas for pardon/clemency up to the President were rejected. An earthen grave, the burial site in Mumbai recently got a face-lift with a marble grave coming up there, amid lighting and apprehensions that the terrorist's final resting place would soon become a 'mazar' (mausoluem).
Bengal deliberately kept out of the visit schedule of Sheikh Hasina: Mamata
"I heard that Sheikh Hasina expressed keen interest in coming to West Bengal during her recent India visit. But for some unknown reasons, West Bengal was kept out of her visit schedule," the chief minister said while addressing a gathering of Trinamool Congress leaders and workers at Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
BJP only party with strong internal democracy, ideology: Nadda to foreign diplomats
Nadda said that from the booth president to the national president, all are elected through elections in the party and it is the only political organisation which has never compromised on its ideology and principles since its inception. As part of the fifth phase of the 'Know BJP' initiative, Nadda on Wednesday interacted with the Heads of Missions of nine countries - South Africa, Paraguay, Netherlands, Mexico, Colombia, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Maldives and Mali at the party headquarters.
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