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‘BJP is like amoeba, grows however and wherever it wants’: Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai, 2/10: Coinciding with the RSS centenary celebrations, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP describing it as an “amoeba” which adjusts everywhere under all circumstances for political gains. As the RSS is the ideological fountainhead of the BJP, Uddhav, a former Maharashtra Chief Minister, used the Dussehra rally…

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Leh unrest: Magisterial inquiry ordered into civilian deaths

Srinagar, 2/10: As life gradually returns to normal in Leh after a week of curfew, the Ladakh administration has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of four civilians during violent protests on September 24 over the demand for statehood and constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. IAS officer Mukul Beniwal, Sub-Divisional…

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Congress cites book to claim Gandhi described RSS as ‘communal body with totalitarian outlook

New Delhi, 2/10: With the RSS completing 100 years, the Congress on Thursday cited excerpts from a book to claim that Mahatma Gandhi described the Sangh as a “communal body with a totalitarian outlook”. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Pyarelal was one of Gandhi’s closest aides, being…

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Adar Poonawalla sparks purchase bid with cryptic post

Bangalore,1/10As rumours over the sale of Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) continued, a social media post of Adar Poonawalla has given further credence that the business tycoon is one of the front-runners to buy the Bengaluru based franchise. Speculation over RCB ownership had resurfaced on Tuesday (September 30) after former IPL…

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge hospitalised in Bengaluru after complaining of fever and leg pain

Bengaluru, 1/10: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was hospitalised as he developed fever, party sources said here on Wednesday. Doctors at the city’s MS Ramaiah Hospital are treating the 83-year-old leader, they said. “The leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha was taken to hospital on Tuesday as he developed fever and complained of leg pain….

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