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13 Nov

Karnataka will soon make law on religious conversions

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Coming under pressure from Hindu outfits and religious pontiffs, the Karnataka government is all set to make a law on religious conversions soon. Sri Ram Sena has warned that it would launch a statewide agitation if the ruling BJP government in Karnataka doesn't enact a law to ban forceful conversions. Sources in the BJP confirmed that the government is all set to make a law in this regard and the bill will be suggested in the coming winter session scheduled to be held in Suvarna Soudha at Belagavi next month. Various mutts have appealed to the state government for implementing…

11 Nov

Jairam Ramesh moves privilege motion against Culture Minister Kishan Reddy

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The Congress has sought to move a privilege motion over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay’s appointment as the National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman, saying the appointee does not meet the criteria laid down under a law passed by the Parliament for the post. Congress’s chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh wrote a letter on Thursday to Venkaiah Naidu, the chairman of Parliament’s Upper House, for the privilege motion. He pointed out that Vijay, a former editor of the weekly Panchajanya of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP’s ideological fountainhead, is ineligible for the post. Ramesh said the appointment…

11 Nov

Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee quits BJP

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Tollywood actress Srabanti Chatterjee has announced her exit from the BJP. She in a tweet said that she is severing all ties with the BJP as she cited the party's 'lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal' as the reason for her resignation. Srabanti had joined the saffron party just before the Assembly polls earlier this year. "Severing all ties with the BJP, the party for which I fought the last state elections. The reason being their lack of initiative and sincerity to further the cause of Bengal..." she tweeted. Severing all ties with the BJP,…

08 Nov

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticizes demonetisation as ‘disaster’

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On the fifth anniversary of demonetisation, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed it a "disaster" and asked if the step has been successful, why hasn't corruption ended and black money returned to the country. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on national television his government's decision to ban all currency notes of higher denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from midnight on the same day. "If 'notebandi was successful, why hasn't corruption ended? Why hasn't black money come back? Why hasn't the economy gone cashless? Why hasn't terrorism been hit? Why hasn't price rise been reined…

05 Nov

Subrata Mukherjee dies at 75: Stalwart of West Bengal politics was an actor, orator and Mamata Banerjee’s mentor

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Senior West Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata on November 4. He undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among those who visited SSKM Hospital after the Trinamool Congress leader breathed his last. "He was likely to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. He suffered cardiac arrest and passed away," Ms. Banerjee said. She described Mr. Mukherjee death as a "great loss" . Mr. Mukherjee, who was a key Minister in the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet, was 75. He held several portfolio including the Panchayat department. He started his career with the Congress, and was…

03 Nov

Pakistan refuses airspace for Srinagar-Sharjah flights

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The Pakistan government on Wednesday said that the airspace will not be allowed for flights from Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar to Sharjah. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "Pakistan did the same thing with the Air India Express flight from Srinagar to Dubai in 2009-2010. I had hoped that Go First being permitted to overfly Pak airspace was indicative of a thaw in relations, but alas, that wasn't to be." On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special VVIP flight, en route to Italy for the G20 Summit, flew over the Pakistani airspace and the aircraft will use…

28 Oct

BJP will remain at centre of Indian polity for next many decades: Prashant Kishor

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In a big dampener for Congress, poll strategist Prashant Kishor predicted that BJP will remain a dominant force in Indian politics for the next many decades. Speaking at an event in the Museum of Goa, he disagreed with the opposition's claim that the Narendra Modi-led government will be voted out of power in 2024 merely due to anti-incumbency. To buttress his point, he highlighted the difference in people's approach towards the rise in fuel prices as compared to the UPA government era. According to him, it was difficult to envisage the saffron party fading away easily as it had crossed…

26 Oct

Meghalaya Chief Minister joins Koo

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Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma has joined India’s multi-lingual micro-blogging platform Koo to engage with people from the state and the region in their mother tongue. Using the handle @conradsangma, Shri Sangma wished superstar Amitabh Bachchan on his birthday and Kooed that he is delighted to be on the social media platform. Koo App, which empowers Indians to connect and converse in their native language, is well represented by Chief Ministers of multiple states including CM of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, CM of…

26 Oct

Sikkim CM uses Koo platform to connect with people

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Shri Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), Chief Minister of Sikkim has joined India’s multi-lingual micro-blogging platform Koo to engage with people from the state and the region in their mother tongue. Using the handle @pstamang, Shri Tamang Kooed, “I extend my heartiest greetings to the veteran leader and the former Chief Minister of Sikkim Shri BB Gurung on the occasion of his 92nd birthday. May God bless him with sound health, long life and happiness.” Aprameya Radhakrishna, Co-founder & CEO, Koo, said, “With the Chief Minister’s presence, the people of Sikkim will have an opportunity to interact with their leader and…

24 Oct

Lakhimpur Violence Accused Ashish Misra in Hospital with Dengue Symptoms, Sample Sent to Lab

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Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, arrested for his alleged role in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh, is dengue positive and is being moved to the district hospital for treatment.Ashish Mishra, who was remanded in police custody on Friday, was moved to the Lakhimpur jail late last night after test results confirmed that he had contracted dengue. He will be treated by a panel of doctors. "Ashish Mishra is being shifted to district hospital. He has tested positive for dengue. Also, he has diabetes," said Shailendra Bhatnagar, CMO, Lakhimpur Kheri. Four farmers and a journalist were run…