CM Naveen announced BJD candidate list for assembly and Loksabha

Bhubaneswar, 27/3: In a big development, BJD president and CM Naveen Patnaik has announced first list of candidates for assembly  and Loksabha election 2024. The list is as follows. Assembly Elections Jagannath Saraka- Bissamkatak   Raghunath Gamango- Gunpur   Anusaya Majhi- Rayagada   Debesh Acharya- Bargarh Rita Sahoo- Bijepur   Snehangini Churia- Atabira   Susanta…

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Lok Sabha polls: Shiv Sena (UBT) releases first list of candidates; ex-ministers Geete, Sawant find place

Mumbai, 27/3: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, nominating former Union ministers Anant Geete and Arvind Sawant from Raigad and South Mumbai constituencies respectively. The party also fielded Rajan Vichare from Thane, Amol Kirtikar from Mumbai North-West, and Sanjay Patil from Mumbai…

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BJP demands sedition case against Kerala CM for speeches on CAA

Thiruvananthapuram, 26/3: The BJP on Tuesday demanded the registration of a sedition case against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his recent speeches on the Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging they aimed to instill insecurity in the Muslim community and create “extreme religious blindness among them. Senior BJP leader P K Krishnadas accused the Marxist veteran…

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We encourage fair, transparent legal process: US reacts to Kejriwal’s arrest

Washington DC, 26/3: The US is closely following reports of the arrest of Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal and encourages a fair legal process, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday after Germany’s reaction to the case sparked a protest from India. Kejriwal, a national opposition figure and chief minister of Delhi’s capital territory, was…

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Putin says Moscow attack conducted by radical Islamists but fits into Ukraine’s attacks on Russia

Moscow, 26/3: The deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow was conducted by radical Islamists, but the shooting fits in a wider campaign of intimidation by Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “This atrocity may be just a link in a whole series of attempts by those who have been at war…

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NCW writes to EC for action against comments on Kangana Ranaut by Congress’s Shrinate

New Delhi, 26/3: The NCW has written to the Election Commission against the social media post from Congress leader Supriya Shrinate’s official handle, targetting actress Kangana Ranaut, BJP’s candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. Shrinate’s Instagram post containing objectionable remarks about Ranaut has since been removed from her Instagram handle. NCW chief Rekha Sharma…

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UN Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza after US abstains

London, 25/3: The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages after the United States abstained from the vote. The remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution, which was proposed by the 10 elected members of the…

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