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Gehlot adds free power to pre-poll promises
The Congress has tweaked its free electricity promise — which was hugely successful in Karnataka — for Rajasthan, which will have its assembly election by the end of this year. Free electricity up to 100 units and fixed rate for the next 100 was Ashok Gehlot government’s announcement this...
Farmers call Khap Mahapanchayat for wrestlers
Several wrestlers continue to protest against former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan despite calls from the government to trust the ongoing police probe. Farmers today will hold a ‘mahapanchayat’ to discuss the issue. The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has said that a grand meeting of all khaps...
World body condemns action against Indian wrestlers
Amid the long-standing protest by ace Indian wrestlers, who have alleged that their complaints against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have been largely ignored, the global governing body of the sport – United World Wrestling (UWW) – has released a statement on the issue....
Owaisi dares Centre to strike on China instead of Telangana
All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a scathing attack on the BJP over its state chief Bandi Sanjay’s claim that it will conduct a “surgical strike in Telangana’s Old City”, saying it should mount a surgical strike on China instead. Addressing a public meeting in 2020,...
Cong clinches a Rajasthan peace deal for election
The Congress bit the Rajasthan bullet on Monday, summoning Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy and political rival Sachin Pilot to Delhi for discussions with Rahul Gandhi and party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. The assembly election in Rajasthan is due later this year and the party, which is...
Fresh violence hits Manipur ahead of Shah visit
At least five people, including a policeman, were killed and 12 others injured after fresh violence erupted in Manipur yesterday, where ethnic violence has claimed at least 80 lives in the last month. This comes hours ahead of Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the violence-hit state. Earlier on...
Police clear wrestlers protest site after foiling march
Chaos unfolded in the heart of the country’s capital on Sunday as top wrestlers, including Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, and Bajrang Punia, were detained by Delhi Police while attempting to march towards the new Parliament building. The athletes had planned a ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ (a women’s large assembly) as...
Pawar says ED raids due to disappointment with NCP
Amid questioning of senior NCP leader Jayant Patil by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai, party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday hinted that the action against some leaders could be the fallout of their refusal to meet “expectations” of the ruling dispensation. Pawar said they will suffer but will never...
Birth, death data to be linked with electoral rolls, says Shah
The government is planning to bring a bill in Parliament to link data related to birth and death with electoral rolls and the overall development process, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday. Inaugurating the ‘Janganana Bhawan’, the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India,...
