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Rahul's tearing of ordinance in 2013 led to party's defeat, undermined PM's authority: Azad
"One of the most glaring examples of this immaturity was the tearing up of a government ordinance in the full glare of the media by Shri Rahul Gandhi. The said ordinance was incubated in the Congress Core Group and subsequently unanimously approved by the Union Cabinet presided over by the Prime Minister of India and duly approved even by the President of India.
WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee unhappy over virtual presence arrangement in next hearing
After being informed of the new arrangement, Partha Chatterjee told his counsel that the Presidency Central Correctional Home authorities had made the appeal for his virtual presence without intimating him. Chatterjee also rubbished the security reasons cited by the prison authorities, the counsels informed the mediapersons.
Before 'Bharat Jodo', Cong should exercise 'Congress Jodo': Ghulam Nabi Azad in his resignation letter
He sent his resignation letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Azad said that he has severed all ties with the Congress. In his resignation letter, Azad said that he was tendering his resignation with a "heavy" heart. He said that before starting 'Bharat Jodo', the Congress should have started the 'Congress Jodo'.
Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns from Congress
Azad had earlier resigned as the head of the Congress campaign committee in J&K. This was followed by some of his loyalists resigning from the Congress. Azad joined the Congress in the mid 1970s and has held many important positions both in the party and the government.
Sonali Phogat was taken to Goa on pretext of film shoot, claims her brother
"Sudhir Sagwan (PA of Phogat) told us that film shooting was there on August 24. But hotel rooms were booked only for two days, on August 22 and 23. There was no film shoot. It was false. We didn't see any actor or film shoot here," Rinku Dhaka, the brother of Sonali Phogat, told reporters here on Thursday.
BJP again attacks Nitish's 'political DNA', Tejashwi hits back
The BJP lawmaker, Samrat Chaudhary made the statement in front of Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav and Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary during the proceedings. At this, Tejashwi Yadav stood up and retorted: "You stayed in my party, then went to JD-U, and now you are in BJP. So, what about you?"
Raja Singh sent to jail as police invoke Preventive Detention Act
Police took the MLA into custody from his residence in Mangalhat amid tight security and continuing protests for his re-arrest for allegedly making derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad. Raja Singh, who has been arrested for second time in three days, was later shifted to Cherlapally Jail on the city outskirts.
Khoke' ruckus continues to rock Maha politics for fifth day
The Shinde Group legislators lampooned Shiv Sena leader and ex-minister Aditya Thackeray, displaying posters on which he is shown astride a horse facing the opposite direction, outside the Vidhan Bhavan building. The banners carried slogans like �Yuvrajanchi Disha Chukli' (the prince missed the route), and Maharashtra's �pa pu' or �param pujya' and calling him the �Prince pappu of Maharashtra, as the Shinde Group MLAs raised slogans to counter MVA legislators.
Multiple blunt force injuries on Sonali Phogat's body; murder case lodged
Deputy Superintendent of Police Jivba Dalvi told IANS that there are multiple blunt force injuries on the body. "We have registered the case against her personal assistant Sudhir Sangwan and his friend Sukhwinder Wasi," Dalvi said. The autopsy was conducted on Thursday. The case has been registered on Thursday following a complaint by Rinku Dhaka -- the brother of Sonali Phogat.
Suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested again
A few minutes before his arrest, the MLA released a video blaming Telangana minister K. T. Rama Rao for the communally tense situation in Hyderabad by allowing comedian Munawar Faruqui to perform in Hyderabad. The controversial MLA was arrested a couple of hours after police officers from Shaninayathgunj and Mangalhat police station issued the notices under Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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