Sandeshkhali case: Hours after arrest, Shajahan Sheikh suspended from TMC for six years

Kolkata, 29/2:: TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse and land grab in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, was on Thursday suspended from the party for six years, TMC leader Derek O’Brien said. He was arrested in the early hours of Thursday after being on the run for 55 days which witnessed violent protests led by…

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Expelled BJD Chilika ‘Bahubali’ legislator Prashant Jagdev Joins BJP 

Chilika, 29/2:’Bahubali’ sitting Chilika MLA of Odisha, Prashant Jagdev joined BJP today. MLA Jagdev joined BJP at the state party office in presence of Odisha BJP co in charge Sushree Lata Usendi.Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev was expelled by Biju Janata Dal(BJD) for many years. However, as the suspension was not lifted and the elections were…

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Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifies 6 Congress MLAs, who cross-voted for BJP

Shimla, 29/2:Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs who defied the party whip to vote in favour of the government on the Finance Bill in the House. The disqualified MLAs are Rajinder Rana, Sudhir Sharma, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Devinder Kumar Bhutoo, Ravi Thakur and Chetanya Sharma.    

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav likely to skip CBI summons in illegal mining case: Report

Lucknow, 29/2: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is likely to skip CBI summons in five-year-old illegal mining case as a witness, news agency PTI reported sources as saying. The agency’s action comes days after the SP and Congress announced its seat-sharing arrangement for Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for Lok Sabha polls. Officials said the…

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Centre bans two J&K-based groups for anti-national activities

New Delhi, 28/2: The government on Wednesday banned two factions of the Muslim Conference Jammu and Kashmir for five years for their “anti-India and pro-Pakistan propaganda”, and asking people to refrain from taking part in elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to uproot terrorism,…

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Chinese flag in DMK’s ISRO ad; PM Modi calls it insult to scientists

Chennai, 28/2: After an advertisement by Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan with a Chinese flag on the nose cone of a rocket, to mark the foundation stone laying ceremony of India’s second spaceport in Thoothukudi district, triggered a major row. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the ruling DMK-government, terming it as an…

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Kishan, Iyer dropped from BCCI central contracts; Rohit, Virat remain in top bracket

Mumbai, 28/2: Skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli retained their place in the top bracket but the out-of-favour duo of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were excluded after ignoring the directive to play Ranji Trophy as the BCCI unveiled its centrally-contracted player for this year. Rohit, Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja figured…

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Walt Disney, Reliance merge India media operations to create Rs 70,000 crore behemoth

Mumbai, 28/2: Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its affiliates will hold 63.16 per cent in the combined entity while Disney will hold the remaining 36.84 per cent, the companies said in…

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Khalistani jibe at Sikh IPS officers shows ‘real communal face’ of BJP: Mamata

Kolkata, 28/2:West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Khalistani jibe at a Sikh IPS officer in the state showed the ‘real communal face’ of the BJP. When they see a Sikh IPS officer wearing pagdi (turban), they call him Khalistani. This is their real communal face,” she said, while addressing an…

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