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Drug peddler, restaurant owner detained in Sonali Phogat murder case
"Today morning, we detained the owner of Curlies restaurant and one drug peddler in this case. We are questioning them," Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi told IANS. The development comes a day after Phogat's personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and Sukwinder Singh were arrested on Friday
Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad had run-ins in the past as well
While the two leaders have had run-ins in the past as well, Azad had been close to party chief Sonia Gandhi who listened to his advice. However, after Rahul Gandhi started taking decision directly, Azad felt sidelined in the party with the latest grudge being Azad not being consulted for the elections to pick the next Congress President.
Congress sinking ship, says Sushil Modi after deposing in defamation case against Rahul
Rahul Gandhi, during a public meeting in Karnataka in April 2019, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for imposing demonetisation in the country, alleging the money of "common people would be given to his 15 industrialist friends".
Peace derailing? NNPG threatens to 'revert back to pre-independent position'
"If a negotiated solution is to be kept undeclared and prolonged, disrespecting and hurting the Naga people's sentiment, the aggrieved Nagas have every right to revert back to pre-independent India position and status of the 1929 memorandum," the NNPG said in a statement from its camp near Dimapur.
What options does Hemant Soren have now?
In February this year, senior BJP leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das had alleged that Soren had got a mining lease issued for himself, which was clear violation of the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. It was alleged that Soren hid this fact in his affidavit submitted at the time of contesting the Assembly elections in 2019.
Ghulam Nabi Azad's resignation adds third dimension to forthcoming Jammu & Kashmir polls
While the election commission has already set the electoral ball rolling in the Union Territory by revision of electoral rolls and their final publication before December, sources have denied the possibility of these being held in 2022. Same sources told IANS that the assembly elections in J&K are likely to be held in the spring of 2023.
Office of Profit': Soren to lose Assembly membership; may quit as CM
The development has given rise to speculation that Soren might tender his resignation from the post of Chief Minister soon. Soren found himself in the midst of a fresh crisis after the BJP complained to Governor Ramesh Bais about a stone quarry that he had taken on lease on his name even as he was holding the office of Chief Minister.
GNA's DNA has been modi-fied: Jairam Ramesh
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Friday said, "A man who has been treated by the greatest respect by the Congress leadership has betrayed it by his vicious personal attacks which reveals his true character. GNA's DNA has been modi-fied." Earlier, after the resignation of veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Congress said that it was "unfortunate".
Azad blames Rahul, says 'party destroyed as non-serious person being foisted for 8 yrs'
Azad alleged that they were abused, humiliated, insulted and vilified in a specially summoned meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee meeting after their letter seeking reforms in the party in 2020 which was signed by 23 leaders.
Cong has survived such setbacks in past: Farooq Abdullah on Azad resignation
NC vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on his Twitter "Long rumoured to be in the offing but a body blow to the Congress none the less. Perhaps the senior most leader to quit the party in recent times, his resignation letter makes for very painful reading. It's sad, and quite scary, to see the grand old party of India implode."
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