Congress demands judicial probe into cash gifts to journalists on Diwali in Karnataka

Bangalore, 29/10: The Congress on Saturday alleged that Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai tried to bribe journalists by sending Rs 1 lakh cash gifts to them on Diwali and demanded the registration of a graft case as well as his resignation.     The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee demanded a judicial inquiry into what it…

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Akhilesh Yadav alleges EC did not follow rules in voters’ list for UP assembly polls

UP, 29/10: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the Election Commission did not follow rules while preparing the voters’ list in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls earlier this year.     He alleged that there is a “conspiracy” by the BJP government to suppress the voice of the opposition.   “Had the Election…

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95% donations through electoral bonds going to BJP as donors scared of funding other parties: Gehlot

Jaipur, 29/10: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is getting 95 per cent of the total donations made through electoral bonds as donors are not providing funds to other parties out of fear. Addressing a press conference here as part of the Congress’s campaign for the upcoming…

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Thousands of workers evicted in Qatar’s capital ahead of World Cup

Doha, 29/10: Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the centre of the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told Reuters. They said more than a dozen buildings had been evacuated and shut down by authorities, forcing the…

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