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PoliticsBusinessFeb 07, 2025 02:48 PM

NDA MPs from Bihar felicitate PM Modi for Budget announcements for State

New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Around 30 Bihar MPs from BJP, JD(U), and other parties of NDA met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday. The MPs felicitated the Prime Minister for the Budget announcements for their state. With Assembly elections scheduled for November this year, Bihar received significant attention in the Budget. Finance Minister Sitharaman announced the expansion of Patna Airport, the establishment of four new greenfield airports, and the construction of a...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:47 PM

'Sanatana' culture embodies oneness of being: Bihar Governor Arif Khan arrives for Mahakumbh in Pray...

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan arrived at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Friday and said that the 'Sanatana' culture embodies the oneness of being and that all the differences dissolve in it. Speaking to the media here, Arif Khan highlighted the Indian culture of seeing divinity in humanity, asserting that "manav" (humans) are a reflection of "Madhav" (God). Khan also noted that India's heritage, values, and ideals continue to be celebrate...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:45 PM

Alleging anomalies, LoP Rahul asks EC to share Maha voters' list for LS, Assembly polls - Weekly Voi...

New Delhi, Feb 7 (VOICE) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of not sharing electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha election 2024 and the voter list for Maharashtra Assembly elections last year, raising suspicion of addition of bogus voters to benefit the BJP and its allies.Raising doubts of alleged bungling in the voter list for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election which was won by the BJP-led Mahayuti, LoP Gandhi allege...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:44 PM

India News | NDA MPs from Bihar Felicitate PM Modi for Budget Announcements for State | LatestLY

New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Around 30 Bihar MPs from BJP, JD(U), and other parties of NDA met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Friday. The MPs felicitated the Prime Minister for the Budget announcements for their state. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi Claims More Voters in Maharashtra Than Total Adult Population of State Like Himachal Pradesh. With Assembly elections scheduled for November this year, Bihar received significant attention in the Budget. Finance Minister Sitharama...Read More

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PoliticsBusinessFeb 07, 2025 02:42 PM

Governor rejects microfinance ordinance proposed by Karnataka govt

Bengaluru, Feb 7 (PTI) Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday rejected Karnataka Micro Finance (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance 2025 that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had proposed to regulate microfinance. According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), the governor cited several reasons for his rejection. Gehlot felt that the punishment of 10 years and fine of Rs 5 lakh proposed by the Karnataka government is excessive, said the CMO. He was also of the opinion that the ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:42 PM

Sensing Cong rout in Delhi polls, Rahul doing 'cover firing': Fadnavis on voter list claim

Nagpur, Feb 7 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday rejected Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's allegation of irregularities in the state voter list, saying the claim stems from his party's imminent defeat in the Delhi assembly polls. Talking to reporters in Nagpur, Fadnavis, a senior BJP leader, maintained the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha needs to introspect otherwise there will be no revival of the Congress. "Rahul Gandhi is doing cover firing after sensing huge defea...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:38 PM

Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar Asserts Accuracy of Caste Survey, Dismisses Opposition Claims

Hyderabad: Telangana's Backward Classes Welfare Minister, Ponnam Prabhakar, firmly stated on Friday that there were no errors in the recently conducted caste survey in the state. He urged caste groups to report any discrepancies directly to the government and criticized opposition parties for politicizing the issue. Addressing the media in Karimnagar, Prabhakar assured that the caste survey was meticulously conducted with "not even one percent error." He challenged opposition parties and skept...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:38 PM

'39 Lakh New Voters In 5 Months: Rahul Gandhi Alleges Voter List Manipulation In Maharashtra; EC Rep...

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition on Friday alleged discrepancies in recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly Elections. He was accompanied by his Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule when he the Congress leader raised concerns over the surge in new voters, particularly between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Gandhi said that 39 lakh new voters were added in just five months after the Lok Sabha polls. "In five years between Vidha...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:29 PM

Parliament Session: NIA opposes custody parole plea of Rashid Engineer, Delhi HC reserves order

New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved the order on an application moved by Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend ongoing parliament session amidst jurisdictional row. However, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), while opposing the custody parole, stated that Rashid Engineer does not need to respond to any questions. They emphasized that this request is generic and pointed out that Engineer has no speech to deliver. Senior Advo...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:29 PM

High Drama Before Poll Results: Delhi LG Orders Probe Into 'Nervous' AAP's Poaching Charge Against B...

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders had accused BJP of trying to poach its candidates; in a latest development, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered a probe into these allegations. This comes ahead of the Delhi Polls Results 2025, which will be announced on Saturday. Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Friday ordered an anti corruption branch (ACB) probe into allegations by AAP leaders that the BJP had attempted to poach its candidates, officials said. The direction to the ch...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:23 PM

EC responds to Rahul Gandhi's allegations over Maharashtra polls: 'Will reply with a full factual ma...

New Delhi: Reacting to allegations labelled by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra Assembly Elections, the Election Commission said it would respond in writing with full factual and procedural matrix uniformly adopted across the country. The Election Commission in a statement said that it considers political parties as priority stakeholders, of course the voters being the prime & deeply values views, suggestions, questions coming from political parties. The Commission would respond in writi...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:21 PM

Sambhal demolition: SC refuses to hear plea, asks petitioner to move high court

Also Read: Sambhal: Excavation begins of ancient well found near Shahi Jama Masjid The plea claimed Sambhal authorities bulldozed a portion of the petitioner's property on 10-11 January without notice or an opportunity to him or his family members to respond. After the order was dictated, the petitioner's counsel said, "In the meantime, third party interest may not be created in my property." "Go and file a prosecution. We had issued all necessary directions," said the bench. The petitioner ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:18 PM

Will respond with full facts: EC on Rahul's allegations of electoral irregularities in Maharashtra

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said it will respond with full facts in writing after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Maharashtra has more voters than the state's total population. Soon after Gandhi levelled the allegations at a press conference here, the poll body said in a post on X, "ECI considers political parties, as priority stakeholders, of course the voters being the prime and deeply values views, suggestions, questions coming from political parties."...Read More

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PoliticsBusinessFeb 07, 2025 02:17 PM

Kerala CM calls budget ''creative,'' Opposition slams it as ''hollow''

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed the state budget presented by Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Friday as a "creative intervention" driving Kerala's development vision, while the Congress-led opposition dismissed it as "hollow". "Despite financial constraints and economic discrimination by the Union government, the 2025-26 budget adopted an approach to strengthen Kerala's development and the welfare of the people. The budget focuses on short-term re...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:09 PM

Over 500 govt schools to be upgraded at ₹7-10 crore each: Himanta

Guwahati, Feb. 7: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday spoke about the state undergoing a major transformation in public education with more than 500 higher and higher secondary schools being upgraded. Taking to a microblogging website, the Chief Minister shared on Friday that the schools are being upgraded at ₹7-10 crore each. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of a new block for the upgradation of the Palashbari Anchalik High School into a National Model School o...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 07, 2025 02:07 PM

Rahul Gandhi Claims More Voters in Maharashtra Than Total Adult Population of State Like Himachal Pr...

New Delhi, February 7: The Congress, Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP-SS on Friday alleged irregularities in the voter lists of Maharashtra, claiming that a total of 39 lakh voters were added between Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. Addressing a joint press conference here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the total number of voters added in Maharashtra was equivalent to the population of a state like Himachal Pradesh, and urged the Election Commission to provide them list of voters...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:15 PM

Delhi polls: Pakistani Hindu refugees vote for first time, express happiness

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Hundreds of Pakistani Hindu refugees who have been living in Delhi cast their votes for the first time after being granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act. This marked a powerful moment in their journey from statelessness to citizenship. Interacting with ANI after exercising their voting rights, refugees expressed their happiness and said that they feel proud of being citizen of the country. Dhanwanti, one of the Pakistani refugees, now an ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:15 PM

Extreme Heat Hits Telangana, Temperatures Cross 37°C in These Areas; Experts Issues Warning for the ...

Hyderabad: Even before the official start of the summer season, the sun is already showing its fury across Telangana. Traditionally, the peak summer heat is felt from April to May, but the state has been experiencing sweltering temperatures much earlier this year. The unseasonably high temperatures are raising alarms among residents and meteorologists alike. The mercury levels have already surpassed 34°C in several parts of the state, especially during the afternoon hours. While intense heat is...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:15 PM

"Bharat is fast approaching the goal of a terror-free J&K": Amit Shah

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a security review meeting for Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, alongside Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and senior officials. Taking to social media X (formerly Twitter), Shah in a post applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for its persistent efforts in making Jammu and Kashmir increasingly terror-free by dismantling terror ecosystems. In his post, Shah stated, "Chaired a security review meeting for Jammu ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:10 PM

Administrative approval for Rangamandira expected soon: DGR | Mangaluru News - The Times of India

Mangaluru: District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed confidence in securing administrative approval for the long-awaited Rangamandira construction project. The minister held a meeting with senior officials at the Bantwal Inspection Bungalow regarding the construction of the Rangamandira on Wednesday. He said that a proposal for administrative approval of the Rs 10 crore project was already submitted to the govt. He said that he discussed the project with Kannada and culture minister Shivaraj ...Read More

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PoliticsBusinessFeb 05, 2025 11:09 PM

BJP's Amit Malviya slams Rahul Gandhi over 'Make in India' criticism

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Wednesday slammed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his 'Make in India' criticism and blamed Congress for 'doing nothing' to prepare India's economy for future even after a decade in power during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government from 2004-2014. Malviya said said that the Congress-led UPA continued the "legacy of policy paralysis, rampant cronyism, and complete neglect of industrial growth." ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:08 PM

Cache of arms, ammunition recovered in J-K's Baramulla

Srinagar, Feb 5 (PTI) Security forces on Wednesday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from snow-covered area in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The arms and ammunition, which were wrapped in a blanket and concealed in the hollow trunk of a tree, were recovered by a joint team of security forces at Anganpathri in Boniyar area, they said. The recoveries included three AK 47 rifles, 11 AK magazines, 292 AK rounds, one UBGL (Under Barrel Grenade Launcher), nine UBGL ...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:08 PM

Delhi records over 60% voting; exit polls give BJP edge over AAP

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Delhi recorded 60.10 per cent voter turnout in the assembly polls on Wednesday amid charges of malpractices including money distribution and fake voting by both AAP and BJP who are engaged in an intense battle to decide who rules the national capital. The turnout almost touches what it was in the 2020 assembly polls (62.59 per cent) when the Arvind Kejriwal-led party won 62 seat of the 70 seats, while the BJP got eight and the Congress zero. Long queues of voters were wi...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:08 PM

More than 100 Indian migrants deported by the US arrive home

AMRITSAR, India (AP) -- A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants arrived in a northern Indian city on Wednesday, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airport officials said. The Indians who returned home had illegally entered the United States over the years and came from various Indian states. The move came ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Washington, which is expected next week. U.S. Preside...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:01 PM

"Tripura transformed from land-locked to land-linked": Amit Shah

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday addressed a distribution program of over 2,800 appointment letters in the Tripura government, saying that joining the communist party cadre was no longer a requirement for jobs in Tripura. He said that Tripura has been transformed from a "land-locked" state to "land-linked" one. "There was a communist rule here in the past. To get jobs in the government, one had to be a part of the communist cadre. I would like to t...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:01 PM

UP Vidhan Sabha Speaker Satish Mahana visits Maha Kumbh, hails arrangements

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Satish Mahana visited the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Wednesday and expressed his admiration for the arrangements, calling them "unique, amazing, and unimaginable." Speaking to ANI, Mahana shared his experience of visiting the Kumbh twice, remarking on the inclusivity of the event, where people from all walks of life--regardless of wealth, caste, or background--gather to bathe in the Triveni Sangam, embodying...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 11:00 PM

Mantralaya facial recognition a ploy to keep common people away from those in power and democracy

Mumbai, Feb 5 (PTI) Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday slammed the introduction of a facial recognition system at Mantralaya here, saying it is a ploy to keep common people away from those in power so that land and wealth can be given to builders and industrialists. In a tweet, Patole said while builders' cars roll into Mantralaya, the state secretariat in south Mumbai, smoothly, common people's entry is being obstructed. "The fact is the new process is an attempt to keep comm...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 10:59 PM

'Advantage Jharkhand' programme during Bengal biz meet receives Rs 26,000 cr investment proposals

Ranchi, Feb 5 (PTI) The Hemant Soren government on Wednesday said the state has received investment proposals to the tune of Rs 26,000 crore, having the potential of generating 15,000 jobs, during 'Advantage Jharkhand' programme held as part of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) in Kolkata. Soren, along with his wife and MLA Kalpana, attended the eighth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) at the invitation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "Investors have come up...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 10:59 PM

Russia's Duma chairman Vyacheslav Volodin calls on Vice President Dhankar

New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, called on the Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar at Parliament House on Wednesday. They discussed about diverse facets of the multi-dimensional bilateral relationship between India and Russia. In a post on X, the VP said, "H.E. Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, called on the Hon'ble Vice-President and...Read More

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PoliticsFeb 05, 2025 10:57 PM

Back from Delhi, BJP rebels anticipate 'good news' - The Times of India

Bengaluru: Members of BJP's rebel faction returned Tuesday evening from Delhi, where they met central party brass, and were noticeably upbeat while claiming the party high command is set to deliver "promising news" after Feb 10. Senior functionaries -- including former CM and current Haveri MP Basavaraj Bommai, former Davanagere MP GM Siddeshwar, Bijapur City MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, and Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi -- asserted that they are now closer to their objective of removing BY Vijay...Read More