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Sonali Phogat Death: Phogat was named PA's wife in rent documents, say sources
Before leaving for Goa, Phogat and Sangwan had parked their TATA safari vehicle in the society and took a taxi to the airport. According to sources, Sangwan had taken flat number 901 on rent in Gurgaon Greens about three months ago. For this, police verification was also done. When Sudhir Sangwan had taken this flat on rent, he had mentioned Phogat as his wife in documents.This flat on rent in Gurgaon Greens was in the name of Krishnakant Tiwari.
CWC to decide on Congress poll schedule today
"A virtual meeting of the CWC will be held on the 28th August, 2022 at 3:30 PM, to approve the exact schedule of dates for the election of the Congress President. Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi will preside over the CWC meeting," K.C. Venugopal, party General Secretary Organisation said in his tweet.
After Azad's exit from Congress, question mark on Gehlot's next move
After meeting Sonia Gandhi, Gehlot on his return to Rajasthan told the media, "Right now, the party high command has given me two responsibilities. The first is to work as the senior observer for Gujarat, and the other as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. I will do both. I will put all my efforts to ensure that Congress retains power in Rajasthan."
AAP won't allow BJP to shut a single school in Delhi: Manish Sisodia
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia's statement came after the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, V.K. Saxena, sought a report from the Chief Secretary over the delay of two-and-a-half years on the part of the Vigilance Department to act on the Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) inquiry report on construction of additional classrooms in Delhi government schools on Friday.
CM Eknath Shinde hails new CJI; Lalit clan proud of kin and 'Son of Maharashtra'
Eknath Shinde said in a message to the new CJI, "Maharashtra's son, Justice Lalit's tenure will increase the faith and glory of the Indian judiciary." President Draupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Lalit, who took over as the 49th CJI in Delhi on Saturday. Hailing from the small Lalit clan of Maharashtra, Justice Lalit was born in Solapur and earned his law degree from the prestigious Government Law College in Mumbai, which is among the oldest in Asia, established in 1855.
KCR is a new Nizam, says Nadda
Addressing a public meeting at Hanamkonda town, he slammed Chief Minister KCR for imposing restrictions on public meetings and compared this with the last diktat of Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruler of the erstwhile Hyderabad state. Nadda was addressing the public meeting at Hanamkonda Arts College ground to mark the culmination of the third phase of state BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar's Praja Sangrama Yatra.
Two more held in Sonali Phogat murder case
Police sources said Gaonkar, who had allegedly supplied drugs to the accused persons arrested earlier, was detained on Saturday morning for questioning. Later, he and Edwin Nunes, owner of Curlies restaurant in Anjuna, where Sonali Phogat had partied before her death, was also arrested. A court in Goa on Saturday granted a 10-day police custody of Sudhir Sangwan (PA of Phogat) and Sukhwinder Singh, the two accused persons arrested in the murder case.
Invitation to Karnataka Cong leaders for pro-China event triggers row
Taking a dig at the Congress, BJP national general secretary and MLA C.T. Ravi said: "If anyone had doubts that Congress works for China, this will clear them. Why should the Congress side with China if America is interfering in its internal affairs? "Is the MoU signed by Rahul Gandhi with the Chinese Communist Party the reason behind this support to China?" Ravi also shared the invitation of the programme and alleged that a controversial photo of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi could be seen along with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Jharkhand political turmoil: Ruling coalition MLAs shifted to Latratu
Earlier in the day, the JMM-led coalition held a meeting at the Chief Minister's house to decide their strategy and future course of action. This was the fourth meeting of the coalition in the past three days. The meeting was attended by 42 MLAs including Soren, Rameshwar Oraon, Alamgir Alam. The political crisis in the state started after the Election Commission disqualified the Assembly membership of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in connection with the office of profit case.
After Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation, Manish Tewari slams Congress 'coterie culture'
Talking to IANS over phone, the Anandpur Sahib MP Manish Tewari said had the party implemented the suggestions of the G-23 group in December 2020, the current situation would not have arisen. However, hitting out the at the 'coterie culture' he said: "Peons of Congress leaders are giving sermons to those who have given decades to party." These "so-called" leaders are not capable of winning even the municipal polls.
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