Jharkhand crisis: UPA shifting MLAs to Chhattisgarh to prevent BJP’s poaching bid

Ranchi, 30/8: The ruling UPA coalition in Jharkhand is shifting its MLAs to neighbouring Chhattisgarh to prevent the BJP’s alleged attempt to poach its legislators during the ongoing political crisis in the state, sources said on Tuesday.   The MLAs are seen leaving Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence in two buses towards the Ranchi airport…

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You are intoxicated with power, Anna Hazare slams Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, 30/8: Veteran social reformer and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reminding him of his own lines from his book Swaraj while criticising Delhi’s liquor policy and accusing him of getting intoxicated with the power.     Kejriwal had written Swaraj in 2012 before…

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Markets rebound in early trade: Sensex climbs over 400 points, Nifty above 17,400

Mumbai, 30/8: Benchmark indices bounced back in early deals on Tuesday after falling sharply in the previous trade amid buying in banking counters and mixed global trends.     The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 488.4 points to 58,461.02 points in early trade. Similarly, the NSE Nifty advanced 154.55 points to 17,467.45 points.   From the…

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Journalists are not terrorists says SC, deprecates arrest of scribe from bedroom at midnight

New Delhi, 29/8: Journalists are not terrorists”, the Supreme Court said on Monday, as it deprecated the Jharkhand police knocking on the door of a scribe of a local Hindi news channel at midnight and dragging him out of his bedroom before placing him under arrest in an extortion case.   Calling the police action…

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CM Honours Sports Persons with Biju Patnaik Awards

Bhubaneswar , 29/8:On the occasion of National Sports Day today, Odia athlete, weightlifter Jhili Dalabehera and shooter Shriyanka Sadangi were conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding performance in Sports and Games by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at an award ceremony held at Convention Centre in Loka Seva Bhawan Bhubaneswar.    …

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