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17 Mar

AAP government in Punjab to launch anti-corruption helpline number, Says CM Bhagwant Mann

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday announced that an anti-corruption helpline will be launched in the nation on Shaheed Diwas on March 23. The newly elected chief minister said that people will be able to resort complaints against corruption by way of WhatsApp. “99 per cent of humans are honest, due to the fact of 1 per cent the gadget breaks down,” said Mann. Mann had additionally taken to Twitter to post, “On the martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh ji, we will launch the anti-corruption helpline number. That will be my private WhatsApp number. If anyone asks you for…

16 Mar

‘Meta-worse for democracy,’ says Rahul in attack on Facebook

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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked Facebook on Wednesday and said that it was worse for democracy. He shared a compilation of news reports on Twitter, accusing Facebook of helping the BJP reach out to voters during the elections. Rahul Gandhi also shared a report of Al Jazeera and The Reporters' Collective which claimed that Facebook had offered BJP cheaper deals for election advertisements as compared to the other political parties. Congress President Sonia Gandhi said in Lok Sabha, "I urge the government to put an end to the systematic interference and influence of Facebook and other social media giants…

13 Mar

Mumbai Police group arrives at Devendra Fadnavis’ home to record his statement

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A group of the BKC cyber police here on Sunday reached senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis's house to document his assertion in connection with a case of alleged unlawful tapping of phones, an official said. Heavy security used to be deployed outside the home of former Maharashtra chief minister Fadnavis in Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai, where the team, comprising Assistant Commissioner of Police Nitin Jadhav and two inspectors, reached around noon, he said. The Mumbai cyber police had in the past issued a note to Fadnavis, asking him to show up before them on Sunday in connection with…

13 Mar

Shatrughan Sinha and Babul Supriyo to contest West Bengal bypoll: CM Mamata Banerjee

editor0 CommentsPoliticalMamata Banerjee, west bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee named Shatrughan Sinha as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate for the bypolls in Asansol parliamentary seat and Babul Supriyo for the Ballygunge Assembly seat. "Happy to announce on behalf of the All India Trinamool Congress that Sri Shatrughan Sinha, former Union Minister and famed actor, will be our candidate in Loksabha by-election from Asansol," Banerjee tweeted, asserting Sinha's candidature. "Sri Babul Supriyo, former union minister and mentioned singer, will be our candidate in Vidhansabha by- election from Ballygunge. Jai Hind, Jai Bangla, Jai Ma- Mati- Manush!" the chief minister added in a follow-up tweet.…

12 Mar

Ukraine Says Mosque Housing Civilians Shelled, Airbase Destroyed

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A mosque in Ukraine's Mariupol - which was once sheltering 80 civilians - has been bombed by means of Russian forces, Ukrainian officers stated Saturday. The war-torn japanese European country's foreign ministry tweeted 'the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his spouse Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol was shelled by using Russian invaders'. "More than eighty adults and teens are hiding there from the shelling, along with residents of Turkey," the tweet said. Earlier these days a spokesperson for the Ukrainian embassy in Turkey, citing data from the Mariupol mayor, said 86 Turkish nationals, which includes 34 children, have…

12 Mar

Bhagwant Mann to take vow as Punjab CM on March 16 in Bhagat Singh’s town

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Party chief and the state's CM-designate said he would take oath as the new Chief Minister on March 16 in Khatkar Kalan -- the native village of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. "I met the Governor, surpassed over the letter of aid from our MLAs and staked declare to form the Government. He instructed me to inform him at any place we desired to preserve the swearing-in ceremony. It'll be held at the native village of Bhagat Singh, Khatkar Kalan at 12.30 pm on March 16," he said. Mann additionally promised 'historic selections that had been by no means made before'.…

10 Mar

Major embarrassment for Capt Amarinder, loses Patiala seat

editor0 CommentsPoliticalCapt Amarinder Singh, punjab

In a major embarrassment for two-time Punjab Chief Minister and Congress rebel Capt Amarinder Singh in a fag-end of his political career, he faced a humiliating defeat from AAP’s greenhorn Ajit Pal Kohli with over 13,000 votes on Thursday from his stronghold Patiala, the seat that he has won for four consecutive terms since 2002 when he first contested. He is seen as a nationalist, and widely respected leader of the BJP-led alliance. In the Congress-ruled state, Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP is heading for a landslide win, with the Congress, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the BJP far behind. Capt Amarinder…

10 Mar

Tamil Nadu minister’s daughter requests to CM Stalin to probe threats by her father

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For the last 4 days, Jayakalyani, the daughter of Tamil Nadu minister PK Sekar Babu, has been tenting in Bengaluru with her husband, Sathish Kumar. They acquired married at a mutt in north Karnataka just a couple of days in the past in the presence of a few activists and lawyers. Even as they continue to attain out to Bengaluru police, seeking protection from the DMK minister and his family, they have been constantly altering locations, with the concern that her father’s mates might attain them. According to the couple, Sekar Babu, who is the Minister of the Hindu Religious…

09 Mar

Varanasi Video Has Trucks ‘Taking’ Voting Machines: Akhilesh Yadav

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Just two days earlier than counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that a truck carrying Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had been intercepted in Varanasi on Tuesday. The videos of the EVMs in the truck have long gone viral on social media and numerous opposition leaders have tweeted it. However, the District Magistrate of Varanasi has issued a clarification. He said the EVMs, which are considered in the videos, had been not the ones used for balloting and are just being used for hands-on training, mentioned NDTV. The DM additionally accused some…

08 Mar

I-T dept raids close associates of Shiv Sena’s Aaditya Thackeray, Anil Parab

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The Income Tax Department is conducting raids at the workplace and dwelling of shut aides of Shiv Sena leaders and Maharashtra ministers Aaditya Thackeray and Anil Parab, ANI mentioned on Tuesday. The raids are being performed in Mumbai and Pune. Before this, the branch had conducted raids at the places of work and premises of a number of BMC contractors and Shiv Sena leaders. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said it was a tactic to pressurise and destablise the MVA government of Sena, Congress and NCP. “Why are central agencies focused on a chosen few from states like West Bengal…