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Attempt to target Ansari, Sonia worst form of character assassination: Congress
"The facts regarding the International Conference of Jurists on International Terrorism and Human Rights held on December 11, 2010 in New Delhi are already in the public domain. The insinuations and innuendos of the spokesperson of the BJP are character assassination of the worst form. The levels that the Prime Minister and his party colleagues will stoop to debase public debate and spread their patented brand of lies is staggering. It reflects sickness of mind and lack of any form of integrity whatsoever," he said.
Hamid Ansari refutes BJP's charges of inviting Pakistan scribe
The remarks came after the BJP on Wednesday slammed Ansari and the Congress and sought their clarification over claims made by Nusrat Mirza, a Pakistani journalist, that he had visited India five times during the UPA rule, and shared sensitive information collected during his visits with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) back home.
Bengal bureaucrats turned into puppets of ruling party: Governor
Although the spat between the Governor and the Mamata Banerjee government is nothing new, this is the first time that Dhankhar has launched such a direct attack against the bureaucrats. He also said that it was high time that intellectuals and members of the civil society came out and protested against the existing bureaucratic and administrative setup of the state government.
Inflation & unemployment high, govt in deep slumber: Congress
Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said, "The BJP has brought about a doom with 7s -- retail Inflation is at 7.01 per cent, unemployment is at 7.8 per cent and Rupee has depreciated 7 per cent in the last six months vs the US dollar. While these are worrying data points, the BJP government is in deep slumber."
PM Modi to inaugurate Bundelkhand expressway on July 16
The expressway, which stretches between Chitrakoot and Etawah, has been completed eight months ahead of schedule. While laying the foundation stone in February 2020, Prime Minister Modi had said that the project "will create thousands of jobs and connect the common people with facilities available in bigger cities".
If you love Bihar, its people will give you the same love several times more: Modi
Modi is in Patna for the inauguration of the Bihar Bhavan memorial column inside the premises of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha after it completed 100 years. He also inaugurated another building and a guest house inside the Vidhan Sabha.
Shiv Sena urges to Governor to avoid Shinde cabinet expansion
Shiv Sena spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut said that the party has sent a letter to the Raj Bhavan on this count. In the communication to the Governor, ex-minister and Sena General Secretary Subhash Desai has drawn attention to the party's writ petitions pending before the apex court. Desai pointed out that even "the question of legality of the decision to appoint Eknath Shinde as the Chief Minister is also sub-judice" before the top court.
Chadha's appointment as Punjab advisory panel challenged in HC
The petition, filed by advocate Jagmohan Singh Bhatti, contended that the appointment was illegal, arbitrary and in exercise of "non-existent" laws of the Central and state governments. It also argued that the appointment of Chadha was in violation of the Constitution as he is an "outsider and not a part of the state Legislative Assembly".
EPS' interim General Secretary post invalid, I must be made leader: Sasikala
She was speaking to reporters at Pudukottai amid her tour across the state to garner support for her re-entry to politics. Sasikala said that the cadres of the AIADMK must give a fitting response to EPS for having assumed the office of the interim General Secretary by violating party rules. She also said that he does not have any authority to expel O. Panneerselvam (OPS) when his own post is invalid.
ED may arrest Satyendar Jain's wife
Her husband was arrested by the ED and is currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail. The ED has already sent a summon to Poonam Jain to join the investigation on July 14. Satyendar Jain was placed under arrest on May 30 by the ED under Section 19 of the PMLA. On July 1, the ED arrested Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain -- two associates of the Delhi Health Minister.
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