Shashi Tharoor gears up for Congress presidential polls; Rahul to be in Delhi on September 22

New Delhi, 20/9: Shashi Tharoor is gearing up to fight for the Congress president post after party chief Sonia Gandhi welcomed “a contest” during a meeting with him, setting stage for a high voltage contest in which Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is speculated to be his potential opponent. Sonia is learnt to have earlier…

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Odisha Minister Warns Of Stern Action Against Ineligible PDS Beneficiaries

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Wednesday warned ineligible PDS beneficiaries to surrender their ration cards or face stern actions.Emphasisng that the Odisha government keen to get rid of corruption in the various welfare schemes, Patra said that the process to identify bogus beneficiaries in underway.He acknowledged that many taxpayers…

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NCB May file petition against Nawab Malik s Son-in-law

Mumbai,6/11: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) may file a petition against the bail of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan in the case registered against him. The NCB on Friday withdrew the matter from NCB’s Mumbai Regional Director Sameer Wankhede. At present, the matter is with the Operational Unit of NCB Delhi, which is…

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Israel releases photos from Syrian side of strategic peak after taking control of buffer zone

Tel Aviv: After taking control of the buffer zone along the Israeli-Syrian border, the Israel Defense Forces released photos from the Syrian side of Mount Hermon, a strategic peak in the Golan Heights on Monday morning.Israel sent forces into the 235 sq km buffer zone to prevent Syrian rebels from approaching the border as the…

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Siddaramaiah under tremendous pressure to not resign, but ‘has given word,’ says senior Congress MLA

Bengaluru, 27/5: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is widely expected to step down on Thursday, is under tremendous pressure from his supporters, including senior lawmakers, to not resign. We told [Siddaramaiah] not to resign. But he said he has given his word,” senior lawmaker RV Deshpande said. “All lawmakers who met him said he should…

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