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My father inherited martyrdom from his mother, not wealth: Priyanka Gandhi

Morena, 2/5: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said her father inherited not wealth but “martyrdom” from his mother, former prime minister late Indira Gandhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged last week that Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance tax after coming to power so that the wealth he had inherited from his mother…

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP fields Brij Bhushan Singh’s son from Kaiserganj

UP, 2/5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday dropped former president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Singh– who faced allegations of ”sexually assaulting” female wrestlers last year, from Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradeshin Uttar Pradesh and instead named his son, Karan Bhushan Singh, as party’s candidate.

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BJP announces candidates for 6 assembly candidates

Bhubaneswar, 2/4: In a major political development, the BJP on  announced the names of candidates for the Assembly elections in Odisha. The saffron party released a list of six candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Odisha The party has fielded, Purnachandra Mohapatra from the Barabati-Cuttack Assembly seat, while Sudhanshu Nayak has been named party…

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Modi helped mass rapist Prajwal fly to Germany, he must apologise to all women, says Rahul

Shivmogga, 5/4Charging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned for incumbent Hassan MP and JD(S) nominee Prajwal Revanna despite knowing that he is a ‘mass rapist’, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded Modi to apologise to the women of the country. Speaking at an election campaign rally in the city on Thursday, he alleged that despite having…

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Suspense over Rahul, Priyanka from Amethi and Raebareli continues

Amethi, 2/5: With just two days left for filing nominations for Amethi and Rae Bareli, Congress is keeping its cards close to its chest on fielding Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from these traditional Gandhi family pocket boroughs even as hectic parleys were on to finetune its strategy. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had intially…

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CBI not under control of Union of India, Centre tells Supreme Court on West Bengal government’s suit

New Delhi , 2/5: The CBI is not under the ‘control’ of the Union, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court while raising preliminary objections on a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government on the agency going ahead with its probe in several cases without the prerequisite nod from the state. The West…

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Hit by sexual abuse allegations, H D Revanna tries to find remedy in rituals

Holenarasipura (Karnataka), 1/5:: Smoke billowed as ‘Havan’ (fire rituals) flames raged in the scorching summer at JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka Minister H D Revanna’s residence here on Wednesday. Conspicuous was a piece of paper pasted on the wall of his house. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru before leaving for Holenarasipura, Revanna said the SIT…

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EC bars ex-Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours over remarks on Congress

Hyderabad, 1/5: The Election Commission on Wednesday barred Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours for his “objectionable” remarks against the Congress. The EC said his remarks at a press conference Sircilla on April 5 were violative of the provisions of the model code of conduct and its advisories….

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Jindal Stainless announces ~INR 5,400 crore strategic investments, capacity expansion to 4.2 MTPA

New Delhi, May 1, 2024: Jindal Stainless, India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer, today announced major expansion and acquisition plans to augment its melting and downstream capacities, to become one of the largest stainless steel producers in the world. The company announced a three-pronged investment strategy worth nearly INR 5,400 crores to achieve global leadership in…

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