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BJP’s Hindu card..or SP’s OBC card..which will play influential role in UP election

New Delhi, 1/2: The first phase of voting for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is on 10 February. As this date is approaching, the election strategy of every party is becoming clear. Since the main contest here is between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). Therefore, the strategy of both these…

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Byju’s aims for SPAC merger agreement within a month

Mumbai, 31/1: India’s most valuable startup, the online education provider Byju’s, is in negotiations with at least three special-purpose acquisition companies and is aiming to unveil plans to go public via a merger with one of them in three to four weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. The SPACs include Michael Klein’s Churchill…

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Mamata Banerjee blocks West Bengal governor on twitter

Kolkata, 31/1: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she has blocked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter, “disturbed” by his regular posts against her government on the microblogging platform.   Banerjee also said that Dhankhar has threatened the chief secretary and the director-general of police on several occasions.   Addressing a press meet…

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O Mitron far more dangerous than Omicron: Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi, 31/1: Far more dangerous than Omicron is ‘O Mitron’,” senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday in an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he flagged “increased polarisation” and the “weakening of democracy”.     Tharoor has been attacking the government, alleging that it is indulging in divisive rhetoric and…

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