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‘Uncalled for’: India objects to Singapore PM’s remarks on democracy

‘Uncalled for’: India objects to Singapore PM’s remarks on democracy

Discussing how a democracy should work in Singapore, the country's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on Tuesday, 15 February, during a Parliamentary session, invoked Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister. Starting with what actions the parliament should debate on, having received the report of the Committee of Privileges (CoP) on complaints about untruths spoken by the previous lawmaker of the Workers' Party Raeesah Khan, he put forth three fundamental questions to discuss. Delivering a speech in Singapore’s Parliament on February 15 on a report by the Committee of Privileges, which was looking into charges of lying by members of the…
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Lalu Prasad convicted in Rs 139-crore Doranda treasury case, fifth in fodder scam

Lalu Prasad convicted in Rs 139-crore Doranda treasury case, fifth in fodder scam

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted on Tuesday in the Rs 139.35-crore Doranda treasury scam, the fifth fodder case in which he was named as a conspirator. Yadav, who was then the chief minister of Bihar, was named in the scam relating to embezzlement in the state’s animal husbandry department between 1991 and 1996. Prasad had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in jail in four other fodder scam cases. "Lalu Prasad has been convicted. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on February 18," the CBI counsel said. The court of Special CBI Judge SK…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish Misra, accused of running over farmers, walks out of jail

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Ashish Misra, accused of running over farmers, walks out of jail

Union minister Ajay Misra's son Ashish Misra, who was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, walked out of jail on Tuesday after he was granted bail. Ashish Misra was released from jail after he was granted bail by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. Ashish Misra's lawyers submitted two bail bonds of Rs 3 lakh each in regards to his bail orders on Monday. Ashish Misra was arrested on October 9 last year in connection with the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri. On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were…
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Mamata Banerjee Announces Goutam Deb as Siliguri Mayor

Mamata Banerjee Announces Goutam Deb as Siliguri Mayor

Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, announced former State Minister Gautam Deb as the next mayor of Siliguri after Trinamul wrested the Siliguri Municipal Corporation board from the Left Front after seven years, making it a defeat 4-0 lead in this round of the civic polls before leaving for North Bengal on Monday. Goutam Deb won from ward 33 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation by over 3,000 votes.  The timing of  Mamatas’s visit to North Bengal, the visit when the Trinamul has wrested the only municipal corporation run by the Left in the state, could not have been better. Seven…
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PM Modi slams Congress over dynastic politics

PM Modi slams Congress over dynastic politics

In a severely critical attack at the grand old party on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that not a single Congress leader is visiting Uttarakhand only the siblings are campaigning because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save The Gandhi family. "Such an old party, but did any of their leaders come here? Only a brother and sister come at times; because they don't want to save the country, they only want to save a family. Today, their own leaders do not want to be with the party. Then, how can they give anything…
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UP Police Registers FIR Against Congress In Moradabad

UP Police Registers FIR Against Congress In Moradabad

A case was filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police after a "roadshow-like situation" happened during Congress leader Rizwan Qureshi's door-to-door campaign in Moradabad. Qureshi, a candidate from Moradabad, held a door-to-door campaign in the constituency along with the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday. However, as per the police, the campaign looked like a roadshow. Moradabad Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Bhadoria told, "Congress candidate Rizwan had taken permission for a door-to-door campaign but it was seen that a roadshow-like situation had emerged with people atop of the car with him. As per Sector Magistrate's complaint, a case…
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Karnataka BJP MLA’s Rape Comment, Then An Apology

Karnataka BJP MLA’s Rape Comment, Then An Apology

On the basis of Hijab Row, Karnataka BJP MLA MP Renukacharya on Wednesday claimed that rape cases are increasing as some dresses worn by women 'excite' men, as he tried to make his case for girl students in colleges to either wear uniform or dress that fully cover their body. Later realising that his remarks would lead to controversy, the political secretary to the Chief Minister said that he would apologise to women, if his statement has hurt them. The Honnali MLA was reacting to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's tweet regarding the hijab row. "Whether it is a bikini,…
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PM appeals voters to participate enthusiastically in polling

PM appeals voters to participate enthusiastically in polling

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters to vote in the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Polling is under way in 58 Assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh in the first phase. In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said, “Today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to participate enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy following the Covid norms. Remember – Vote first, breakfast later.” BJP chief J.P. Nadda said, “The great people of Uttar Pradesh have seen UP becoming Uttam Pradesh. Here the government of good governance…
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BJP manifesto for UP polls promises 10-year punishment for indulging in ‘love jihad’

BJP manifesto for UP polls promises 10-year punishment for indulging in ‘love jihad’

The BJP on Tuesday launched its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election - to begin in less than 48 hours - with a long list of 'freebies' for voters, including the promise of free electricity (for irrigation) for farmers and jobs or self-employment opportunities to at least one member of each family.The release of the manifesto - the 'Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra' - had been postponed as a mark of respect to iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died Sunday at the age of 92. Launched today by Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the manifesto also…
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Agar Congress na hoti…: PM Modi`s scathing attack on the party, Nehru-Gandhi family in Rajya Sabha

Agar Congress na hoti…: PM Modi`s scathing attack on the party, Nehru-Gandhi family in Rajya Sabha

After his Lok Sabha address, PM Narendra Modi today (February 8) slammed the Congress once again, this time in Rajya Sabha and launched a scathing attack on the Grand Old Party of the country. PM Modi attacked the Congress for its 'greed for power' and 'throttling democracy', and said that over the years, the Congress government at the Centre created problems for the state government and that this was true when he was the chief minister of Gujarat. In his speech, PM Modi held the Congress responsible for the massacre of Sikhs in Punjab, keeping Goans waiting for 15 years…
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