Rajasthan govt will review reservation to 14 Muslim castes under OBC category: Social justice minister

Jaipur, 25/5: Amid a tug of war over reservations between the BJP and opposition parties in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, a Rajasthan minister on Saturday said the classification of certain Muslim groups under the OBC category would be reviewed in the state..Social justice and empowerment minister of Rajasthan Avinash Gehlot said that previous Congress…

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Grandfather of teenager arrested for wrongful confinement of family driver, says official

Pune, 25/5: The grandfather of the teenager who allegedly mowed down two techies in Pune with his father’s Porsche has been arrested for ‘wrongful confinement’ of their family driver, officials told news agency PTI on Saturday. On reports that the family’s driver had claimed he was at the wheel, Pune’s Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar…

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BJP moves SC against Calcutta HC order restraining derogatory ads against TMC

New Delhi, ,24/5: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order directing it not to publish any kind of derogatory advertisements targeting against the Trinamool Congress in violation the model code of conduct. Senior advocate Saurabh Mishra, representing the saffron camp, mentioned the…

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PM’s charge that Congress will run bulldozer on Ram temple ‘complete lie’: Kharge

New Delhi, 24/5: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has rubbished Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge that the Congress will run a bulldozer on the Ram temple if it comes to power, saying it is a ‘complete lie’ and the party respects all sects, religions and honours everyone’s faith .He also asserted that the Congress has been…

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MEA sends show-cause notice to Prajwal Revanna asking why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled

New Delhi, 24/5: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has served a show-cause notice to suspended JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna asking why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled as sought by the Karnataka government in view of allegations of sexual abuse against. Official sources on Thursday had said the MEA is processing the Karnataka…

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SC declines interim relief on plea seeking uploading of booth-wise voter turnout data on EC website

New Delhi,24/5: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to consider a plea for uploading Form 17C data related to booth wise voter turnout data on its website at this stage, in the midst of Lok Sabha polls, in view of the vehement objection raised by the Election Commission.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish…

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CM Siddaramaiah asks DCs to test water quality before supplying it for public use

Bangalore, 24)5: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has told the district administrations to carry out water testing daily to keep check on the outbreak of waterborne diseases and cholera in the state.The chief minister’s instructions came in the wake of a man dying due to the consumption of contaminated water in his home district Mysuru and the…

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