POLITICS

Swathes of land in Bantala, ED carries on with probe even as party ditches Partha
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"We are now looking into property owned by shell companies floated by Chatterjee and Mukherjee. Apart from houses and flats, we have received information of land in the Bantala Leather Complex area that was allegedly purchased by Ichhey Entertainment Pvt Ltd, one of the shell companies that we have come across.
Shiv Sena wants disqualification of 12 Lok Sabha MPs who joined rival camp
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The development comes 10 days after the MPs walked over en masse to the Shinde group, named Rahul Shewale as their parliamentary party leader and even submitted a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. "I have sought disqualification of the 12 Shiv Sena rebel MPs," Vinayak Raut, the Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party Leader, told media persons after meeting the Speaker this afternoon in New Delhi.
PM Modi inaugurates projects of Sabar dairy in Gujarat's Sabarkanta
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The Prime Minister also e-inaugurated Sabar Dairy's 3 lakh litre per day Ultra High Temperature (UHT) milk plant, and performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a 30 metric tonne per day cheese plant and whey processing plant. Prime Minister Modi said the government has worked dedicatedly to increase farmers' incomes.
Two held in Karnataka BJP activist murder case, 20 detained for questioning
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Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Law and Order Alok Kumar and Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP) Rishikesh Bhagavan Sonavane confirmed the arrest of the two and said that their connection with organisations is being investigated.
Controversy over Sangrur MP Mann's 'Bhagat Singh terrorist' remark refuses to die down
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Post Simranjit Singh Mann's remark, his son Iman Singh Mann, patron of the Youth wing of SAD(A), on Wednesday demanded removal of Bhagat Singh's photograph from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) managed Central Sikh Museum. Responding to Iman Singh Mann's demand, politician Mandeep Singh Manna on Thursday even got the hoardings of Shaheed Bhagat Singh displayed across the city praising his heroic acts.
Partha Chatterjee looted with impunity because of Mamata Banerjee's blessings: BJP
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West Bengal BJP co-incharge, Amit Malviya tweeted: "Over 50 crore cash, obscene amount of gold, several properties and foreign exchange recovered from aide of Mamata Banerjee's minister, who continues to be in her cabinet. Partha looted with impunity because he had Mamata's blessings. That is why she can't remove him from cabinet."
Azad, Sharma, Tewari stand with Congress in protests against Sonia questioning
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While Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma joined the press conference at the party's headquarter, another leader Manish Tewari was detained for the second time on Wednesday while trying to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Azad, defending Sonia Gandhi, said: "She is being unnecessary harassed... she's not keeping well and after ED has questioned Rahul Gandhi, what is the need of questioning her."
Bhola Yadav involved in every corruption by Lalu Prasad: RS MP Sushil Kumar Modi
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PM Modi on Wednesday said that Lalu Prasad Yadav's family had used Hridayanand Chaudhary, a fourth-grade railway employee ('Khalasi') at Rajendra Nagar terminus railway station in Patna, as a pawn for the transaction involving 2.5 'Katha' land in Patna worth Rs 70 lakh when the RJD Chief was the Union Railways Minister from 2004-2009. As per the information collected by the Central Bureau Of Investigation, Bhola Yadav appeared as a witness in more than 40 land registries being done in the names of Lalu Prasad Yadav's family members.
Rabri Devi, daughter gifted land by job seekers who were appointed in Railways: CBI probe
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PM Modi on Wednesday said that Lalu Prasad Yadav's family had used Hridayanand Chaudhary, a fourth-grade railway employee ('Khalasi') at Rajendra Nagar terminus railway station in Patna, as a pawn for the transaction involving 2.5 'Katha' land in Patna worth Rs 70 lakh when the RJD Chief was the Union Railways Minister from 2004-2009. As per the information collected by the Central Bureau Of Investigation, Bhola Yadav appeared as a witness in more than 40 land registries being done in the names of Lalu Prasad Yadav's family members.
Karnataka CM cancels one-year celebrations of govt over BJP worker's death
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Bommai had taken over as Chief Minister in July 28, 2021, after B.S. Yeddyurappa had stepped down on July 26, 2021. The celebrations planned for Thursday included functions at the Vidhana Soudha, and the Janotsava at Doddaballapura. "I said I will address a press conference instead of celebrations," Bommai said on early Thursday morning at his residence.
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