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03 Apr

Mamata calls for calm as Bengali towns affected by violence return to normalcy

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After post-Ram Navami violence in two towns in the densely populated Hooghly district, Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday made an appeal for calm and urged her "Hindu brothers" to guarantee that minorities are protected.Banerjee, who was addressing at a rally in East Mednipur's Khejuri district, alleged that there was a deliberate attempt to "incite violence and cause tention" by staging processions days after the Lord Ram celebration had concluded.

03 Apr

Consumers must be careful against the new COVID strain, according to the official

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According to a top official in the Union Health Ministry, the new COVID type poses less risk and is unlikely to increase hospitalisations, but people need to be alert.The top official stated on Monday that "new strains keep appearing after mutation..this is a novel variety which has come..this would not lead to increase in hospitalisations therefore there is low risk associated with it."He said that the strain had been isolated in a lab and had been the subject of research.

03 Apr

Rahul’s “display of might” before the court was improper ethically and legally: BJP

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Rahul Gandhi appealed his conviction in a defamation case on Monday, and the BJP accused the Congress of engaging in a show of power before the Surat court, calling it a demonstration of his "arrogance" and morally and legally incorrect.Gandhi was accompanied by several senior Congress members when he filed the appeal in the sessions court, and BJP national spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned whether this was an example of Gandhi's arrogance, an effort to exert pressure on the judiciary, or a case of him using the "familiar tactic" of browbeating investigation agencies.Outside the court, a sizable crowd of…

02 Apr

For SP, defeating the BJP is not just tough, but also impossible: Mayawati

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Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, attacked the Samajwadi Party harshly on Sunday ahead of the urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh. She also urged her party's supporters to be wary of claims that the Samajwadi Party's support among Dalits was waning.They have been duped so many times that they now understand it is "not tough but impossible" for the SP to defeat the BJP, she alleged. She argued that the BSP was essential to defeating the BJP.Mayawati charged other political parties with spreading misinformation to undermine the BSP at a special gathering of party office holders…

02 Apr

Free electricity, jobs for all unemployed if AAP forms govt in Assam: Kejriwal

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If Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is elected to power in the Northeastern state of Assam, Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday pledged free energy and jobs for all young people in the state. If AAP is elected to office, he pledged to provide jobs for the unemployed youngsters in Assam. He also noted that the party had created jobs for 12 lakh people in Delhi in seven years and 28,000 people in Punjab in one year. In addition, Kejriwal promised that all Guwahati households would have access to piped water within a year of the AAP taking power in the state. "In…

02 Apr

PM Modi condoles Salim Durani’s demise, says he made key contribution to India’s rise in world of cricket

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Salim Durani, a great cricketer from India, passed away on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and said that he was a significant contributor to India's progress in the sport. Durani, a 1960s Indian cricketer with movie-star looks and a propensity for smashing massive sixes, passed away on Sunday. He was 88. Prime Minister Modi stated in a tweet, "Cricketing legend Salim Durani Ji was a legend unto himself. He significantly aided India's ascent in the cricketing globe. He was well-known for his manner both on and off the pitch. afflicted by his death. May he rest in…

01 Apr

Health Ministry claimed to SC : launch’s awareness campaigns on menstrual hygiene for girls nationwide

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The Center has stated to the Supreme Court that it is committed to enhancing young and teenage girls' access to menstrual hygiene, but that it is the respective state governments' responsibility to provide healthcare services because public health is a state matter.The Health Ministry claimed in a document submitted to the highest court that it had launched awareness-raising campaigns, provided resources for girls nationwide, and held training sessions."It is stated that public health is a state concern and the obligation of providing healthcare services is that of respective state governments.

01 Apr

Navjot Singh Sidhu attacks the Centre

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Congressman Navjot Singh Sidhu attacked the Centre shortly after leaving the Patiala Central Prison, claiming that the country's institutions have become slaves and that democracy is in shackles.Additionally, he asserted that a plot is being developed to impose President's Rule in Punjab.Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Punjab, was referred to by Sidhu as a "akhbari mukhmantri," and his administration was criticised for concerns with debt and law and order.

01 Apr

Delhi Haj committee seeks LG’s intervention over notice to vacate its rented premises

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The head of the Delhi State Haj Committee, Kausar Jahan, met with Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday to request his assistance about a notice it had received to vacate space it had rented from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB).The BJP has power over the Haj committee.Afterwards, Kausar and Shazia Ilmi, the party's national spokesperson, accused the Arvind Kejriwal administration of harassing the Haj committee during a press conference held at the Delhi BJP office.

01 Apr

State is currently dealing with nearly 2,500 court cases: Ranoj Pegu

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Ranoj Pegu, education minister of Assam has asked the colleges not to conduct any independent recruitment process. As the state is currently dealing with nearly 2,500 court cases, the majority of which are linked to recruitment in schools and colleges. According to the reports, Assam government announced that they aim to establish a centralized recruitment board for the appointment of teachers in colleges. The government will be implementing a selection test for the recruitment of teachers in colleges and universities. Through the establishment of a centralized recruitment board, college teachers who pass the selection test will have the opportunity to…