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Congress demands Manish Sisodia’s resignation over excise policy row

New Delhi,21/8:The Congress Sunday demanded the resignation of Delhi Excise Minister Manish Sisodia in the light of CBI raids against him, saying the issue at hand was the liquor policy and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party should stop “hiding behind” the education policy debate.   The Congress also alleged the BJP’s complicity in the matter,…

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In Maharashtra, we have one CM and one super-CM: Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai, 21/8: Lashing out at the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis combine which toppled the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said Maharashtra now has a Chief Minister and a super-Chief Minister.   “They may make all attempts but they would not be able to save the government as it stands on…

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Ex-Union Minister Anand Sharma quits from Steering Committee of Himachal Pradesh Congress

Shimla, 21/8: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, its senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of the party’s steering committee for the state.   Sharma, in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is learnt to have said that his self-respect is “non-negotiable” and…

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BJP leader caught on tape admitting lynching, Congress says party’s true face exposed

Jaipur, 21/8: Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday shared on Twitter a purported video clip of BJP’s former MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who is allegedly seen admitting his supporters have so far “lynched five people”.BJP leader is seen making the comment while interrupting a speaker, who was urging a group of people to…

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Landslides, Flash Floods In Himachal Claim 16 Lives; 8 Missing

Shimla:  Thirty-four incidents of landslide, flash flood and cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh owing to heavy rainfall on Saturday claimed 16 lives, officials said, adding eight others have been missing. Mandi, Kangra and Chamba were the worst affected districts, officials said. The railway bridge over the Chakki river on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh also…

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Thakur Ensures Himachal Emerges As Frontrunner In Development: Nadda

Shimla:  The government headed by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has ensured that Himachal Pradesh emerges as frontrunner in development with its hard work, dedication and commitment to ensure welfare of the people and all this was possible due to the ‘double engine governments’, BJP president J.P. Nadda on Saturday. Addressing a public meeting at Paonta…

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Pinarayi Vijayan Gives Dressing-Down To Media At Scribes’ Meet

Thiruvananthapuram:  Ever since coming under attack from Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling case in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rarely comes before the media. However, on Saturday, Vijayan turned up at a conference organised by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists here, and literally gave a dressing-down to the scribes, giving them…

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