POLITICS

BJP activist murder: Sri Ram Sena chief detained for trying to defy DK entry ban
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Police have banned Muthalik's entry to Dakshina Kannada as his visit might lead to disturbance in the region. Muthalik has been launching scathing attacks on the ruling BJP following the murder of Praveen Kumar Nettare.
Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid Opposition ruckus
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Soon after the Rajya Sabha House reconvened after the first adjournment, the Opposition members trooped to the Well raising slogans and displaying placards. Amid ruckus, it was adjourned for the day to meet on Monday. Earlier, when the House met at 11 a.m., the Opposition members started sloganeering as soon as Deputy Chairman Harivansh started reading out notices received for discussion.
Opposition claims BJP playing 'murder' politics, Karnataka CM Bommai says 'ridiculous'
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The state has witnessed three murders in the last nine days. Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Friday that the series of murders in coastal region have dented the image of the state. He said, "The ruling party is carrying out murder politics over the deaths of youths."
Forgery of death, warison & mutation certificates leaves Bengal govt worried
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On July 18, 2022, the West Bengal land & land reforms and refugee relief & rehabilitation department gave clear instructions to all the district administration asking them to be careful about such forgeries. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is herself in charge of the said department.
Smriti Irani meets President Murmu amid 'Rashtrapatni' remark row
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"Smt Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Minority Affairs along with Dr Mahendra Munjpara, MoS for Women & Child Development and Shri John Barla, MoS for Minority Affairs, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan," said Rashtrapati Bhavan in a tweet.
Naga CM wins crucial round: BJP strongman Patton endorses alliance
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Patton is a BJP strongman and floor leader in the state assembly. His 'u-turn' would bring in relief to the saffron party but more to the Chief Minister Rio and his party, NDPP, who were more than 'desperate' for the alliance. The 40:20 seat share in favour of NDPP was not palatable to several leaders and probable dissidents in the Nagaland unit of BJP and especially Patton.
'Mission 200': Eyeing Bihar expansion, BJP to hold statewide events
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Harish Dwivedi, who arrived in Patna on Thursday, said: "The party organisation officials are staying in 200 Assembly constituencies in Bihar on July 28 and 29 to take feedback of the people. If necessary, we (BJP) will not hesitate to hold a "Prawas programme" in all 243 Assembly constituencies in future."
Akhilesh comes out in support of Congress President Sonia Gandhi
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Akhilesh, while talking to reporters on Thursday evening, said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoning Sonia Gandhi was "an attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre to threaten the Opposition by putting pressure on it".
Total assets of just Rs 1.16 cr: Partha Chatterjee's affidavit in 2021 polls
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This is what he claimed in the affidavit that he filed with the Election Commission, while contesting the 2021 West Bengal Assembly polls from Behala (West) Assembly constituency. In actual, the total asset value as declared in the affidavit was Rs 1,15,94,863 crore, out of which Rs 90,94,863 was movable assets, while Rs 25,00,000 was under the category of immovable assets. The immovable asset, as per the affidavit was two-and-half storey building built over 1.4 cattahs of land, which Chatterjee claimed to have inherited as ancestral property
Maharashtra CM abruptly cancels Delhi trip, Governor in national capital
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Koshyari's visit - details of which are not yet known - comes a day after Chief Minister Eknath Shinde abruptly cancelled his New Delhi trip late on Wednesday. However, Shinde has reiterated that the much-delayed cabinet expansion "will happen very soon" though he did not specify any date for the same. The opposition Nationalist Congress Party-Congress-Shiv Sena lashed out at the 29-day old Bharatiya Janata Party-propped Shinde government which took office on June 30 for the repeated postponement of the cabinet formation.
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