news paper: February 2022

Mahashivratri 2022: These Zodiac Signs To Get Special Blessings of Lord Shiva

Mahashivratri 2022: As per astrological calculations, four zodiac signs are Lord Shiva's beloved ones and this year people of these zodiac signs will enjoy special blessings of the Lord

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Mahashivratri 2022: Banks to Remain Shut in These States Today on Maha Shivratri, Check Full List

Maharashtra has declared a bank holiday on Mahashivratri, i.e March 1. The Hindu festival also holds prominence in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and they too observe a bank holiday

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Celebrate Mahashivratri 2022 With Sadhguru Today: When and Where to Watch Celebrations at Isha Yoga Centre Online

A night of guided meditations by Sadhguru, music, dance, cultural exuberance awaits. Papon, Master Saleem, Hansraj Raghuwanshi, Sean Roldan, Mangli to grace this year’s Isha Mahashivratri.

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Mahashivratri 2022 Puja Samagri: Here's Full List of Items You Would Need For Maha Shivratri Puja at Home

Mahashivratri puja is performed one or four times throughout the night

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Mahashivratri 2022: Know Lord Shiva Mantras for Different Zodiac Signs

Mahashivratri 2022: On this day, devotees fast and the Mahashivratri Vrat Katha is recited.

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Mahashivratri 2022: Date, Puja Timings, Rituals, Significance and Mantras to Help You Seek Blessings Of Lord Shiva

Mahashivratri is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of the Falgun month according to the Hindu calendar

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Manipur Polls Phase 1: Over 30 Seats for BJP in This Round, Says CM; Congress's Saitu Candidate Detained

The fate of 173 candidates was decided in the first phase of the elections in the state spread across five districts; the turnout till 5pm was 78.03%.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: 57.32% Voting Recorded in Phase 5 Polls, BJP Candidate Pratap Singh Banned from Campaigning for 24 Hrs

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Police said voting was largely peaceful, barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda seat where Samajwadi Party candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people.

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Mahashivratri 2022 on March 1: History, Significance, Rituals and Mantras to Help You Seek Blessings Of Lord Shiva

Mahashivratri is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of the Falgun month according to the Hindu calendar

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Manipur Elections 2022 Voting LIVE Updates: Voting Begins for 38 Seats; Phase 1 to Decide Fate of CM Biren Singh, BJP Ministers

With 173 candidates in fray, including 15 women, polling is being held in 38 seats during the first phase, with 29 seats covering the valley districts of Imphal West, Imphal West and Bishenpur.

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National Science Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance and Why 28 February is Celebrated as Science Day?

National Science Day, observed on February 28, marks the discovery of the Raman Effect, in the year 1928

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SP Leader's Remark Against Saffron Robe Insult to Seers: Adityanath's Jibe at Dimple Yadav

Yadav at a rally in Sirathu had said the BJP's double-engine government has rusted and Adityanath wears clothes that resemble the colour of the rust.

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Manipur Phase 2 Elections: 17% Candidates Facing Criminal Charges; 57% Crorepatis

Two out of 22 constituencies are ‘red alert’ constituencies, meaning three or more contesting candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.

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West Bengal Municipal Polls 2022 LIVE Updates: bengal polls corporation votes bjp tmc cpm congress kanth suvendu mamata

West Bengal Municipal Polls 2022 LIVE Updates: Voting began in 108 municipalities across West Bengal where about 95 lakh voters are slated to exercise their franchise to elect ward representatives and mayors.

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UP Elections 2022: From Ayodhya to Kunda & Pratapgarh, Key Contests in These Six Seats

Prominent faces in the fray for the fifth phase include Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, Rajendra Singh, Anil Rajbhar and Aradhana Mishra Mona.

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Manipur 60: Deep Chasm between Hills And Valley, Propensity for Peace, And Yearning for Development

The ruling BJP has raised the issues of peace, development and bandh-free governance, while the Congress is emphasising on 'change'. The NPP is being seen as the dark horse, and some new players too may make a mark.

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National Protein Day 2022: High Protein Food Items for a Healthy Life

National Protein Day 2022: Making a routine of consuming sufficient protein on a daily basis is very crucial for overall health

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National Protein Day 2022: This is How Much Protein You Need to Eat Every Day

February 27 is celebrated as National Protein Day to create awareness about this macronutrient and the consequences of the deficiency of it.

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National Protein Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance and All You Need to Know

National Protein Day 2022: Being the building blocks of our life that help repair body cells, protein is essential for the healthy growth and development of children, teens and also pregnant women

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World NGO Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance and Celebrations

World NGO Day is an international day to recognise, celebrate and honour non-government and non-profit organisations

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West Bengal Municipal Polls: Election in 108 Muncipalities on Sunday

Opposition parties alleged that attacks against them have intensified in the last 24-hours.

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Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 2022: Inspirational Quotes and Teachings by the Founder of Arya Samaj

Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 2022: Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati laid the foundation of the Arya Samaj and worked towards spreading its teachings

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Karnataka Congress Hires Poll Strategist Kanugolu, Part of PM Modi's 2014 Campaign, for 2023 Election​

The Congress hopes that Sunil Kanugolu’s expertise will help it stitch together a winning formula and ensure the BJP is not voted back to power in the assembly polls next year.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Campaigning for Phase 5 Polls Comes to End, Fate of 692 Candidates to be Decided Tomorrow

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: State's Chief Election Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla said the campaign for the fifth phase ended at 6 pm Friday and all preparations for the voting on Sunday have been completed.

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Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 2022: All You Need to Know About the Social Reformer's Life

Dayanand Saraswati spent 25 years wandering from place to place. He used to lived an ascetic life and devoted himself to spirituality

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UP Polls: Amit Shah Slams SP, BSP for Promoting 'Mafia Raj' in Pratapgarh

Lauding Yogi Adityanath's chief ministership, Shah said crime cases, including rape, murder, dacoity and kidnapping, have gone down in UP.

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Mau Matchup: Will SP-SBSP's Abbas Ansari Hit Bullseye Or Will Ashok Singh Ride BJP's Bulldozer to a Win?

Five-time Mau MLA Mukhtar Ansari's son Abbas Ansari, a former international-level shooter, is the SP and ally SBSP's joint candidate. Taking him on is the BJP’s Ashok Kumar Singh, whose brother was allegedly killed by Mukhtar’s men in 2009.

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UP Polls: With Rebels in Its Fold, Can SP Breach BSP Citadel Ambedkar Nagar? All Eyes on Bellwether District

Home Minister Amit Shah in an interview to News18 earlier this week said BSP was still relevant in the state and will get Jatav and Muslim votes.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Over 60% of Candidates in Phase 5 Polls Have 3 or More Criminal Cases, Shows Report

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: According to the ADR report, 40 (83 per cent) out of 48 candidates from SP have declared criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.

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Meher Baba Birth Anniversary: Inspirational Quotes by the Spiritual Guru

Meher Baba or Merwan Sheriar Irani was an Indian spiritual master. He declared himself to be an incarnation of God

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Ramdas Navami 2022: Significance, Puja Vidhi, Shubh Muhurat and All You Need to Know About Marathi Poet

Sri Ramdas Navami will begin at 03.04 pm on February 24 and will be in effect till 12.57 pm on February 25

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Andhra CM Jagan Reddy Directs Officials to Give Generous Loans to Farmers at Low Interest Rates

The CM sought a proposed plan and directed the officials to switch to latest technologies to ensure transparent disbursal of the loans to farmers.

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PM Modi Completes Two Decades as Public Representative, Shows The Mirror to Nehru-Gandhi Family in Amethi

Twenty years ago, it was on February 24 that Modi first became an MLA, and the first step that he took that day has turned into a two-decade-long continuous journey as a public representative with the mission to serve the people.

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Ground Report: In Manipur, Parties United on AFSPA Repeal Issue, But Churachandpur Attack Haunts All​

An Assam Rifles commanding officer, his wife and son along with four other soldiers were killed when some armed men ambushed their convoy on November 13 last year with IED at Sekhan village of Singhat division.

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Rajasthan: Women's Wing of Congress Slams BJP Chief for Comparing State Budget With Dark-Skinned Bride

The Congress' women's wing on Wednesday slammed Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia for his remarks comparing the state budget with the face of a dark-complexioned bride after a good makeover, and alleged that "anti-women mindset is in the BJP's DNA".

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Purvanchal Polls: Nishad Party Always Brings Earthquakes in UP Politics, Says Party Chief’s Son

In Chauri Chaura, Nishad Party supremo Sanjay Nishad’s younger son, Sarvan Kumar, Nishad, 31, is contesting his first election against a Samajwadi Party candidate who is a former pilot of GoAir Airlines.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Man Who Threw 'Fevikwik' on Lakhimpur EVM Booked; Akhilesh Says 'Yogi Can Neither Use Laptop Nor Hand it Out'

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Voting is being conducted in seven phases across the state. BJP is fighting for reelection under the helm of CM Yogi Adityanath, against Samajwadi Party, BSP, Congress and others.

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Central Excise Day 2022: History, Significance and All You Need to Know

Central Excise Day honours the contribution of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs to the country, the officers associated with it and their services.

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Kerala: Congress Idukki District Chief Makes Derogatory Comments Against Former Woman Leader

Mathew, had earlier in November last year, faced the wrath of the Barbers and Beauticians Association for his remarks belittling the profession in a function at Vandiperiyar.

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UP Elections 2022 Voting LIVE Updates: From Lakhimpur Kheri to Sonia's Bastion Rae Bareli, Contest Hots Up for Phase 4 As Polling Begins

UP Elections 2022 Voting LIVE Updates: A total of 624 candidates are in the fray for seats spread across Pilibhit, Lakhimpur-Kheri, Sitapur, Lucknow, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Fatehpur and Banda districts.

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Yogi Adityanath Seeks Vote for Those Who 'Save' Cows, Promises Monthly Stipend of Rs 900 Per Cow

Yogi Adityanath was campaigning in support of the BJP candidates of the Milkipur reserved Assembly constituency and Bikapur seat in Ayodhya district on Tuesday.

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Spectre of Justice: Mamata May Have More at Stake in Anis Khan Death Probe than What Meets The Eye

The former student of Aliah University was allegedly thrown off the rooftop of his house in Howrah’s Amta and killed by a group of men donning police uniforms who raided his residence in the early hours of Saturday.

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'Faced Taunts in Student Days for Father's Association with Jana Sangh, BJP': Tripura CM

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said, 'People used to insult me by calling me 'son of BJP' instead of my name during my school and college days because only two parties'.

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UP Phase 4 Polls: 860 CAPF Companies, Over 60,000 Cops to Secure 59 Assembly Seats

Of the 59 assembly constituencies, three have been categorised as sensitive and 590 localities marked as vulnerable, according to the police.

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BJP Govt Will Not Let Cows to Be Slaughtered: Adityanath

Addressing an election rally in Ayodhya and later another one in Barabanki, the chief minister also promised a stipend of Rs 900 per month per cow to farmers on forming his government again.

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As UP Polls Approach Azamgarh, Area's Terror Tag Gets Stickier with Ahmedabad Blasts Case Sentencing

One of the terrorists sentenced to death recently in the 2008 serial blasts case belongs to Azamgarh's Sanjarpur village. His father's photograph with Akhilesh Yadav has been used by the BJP to allege that the Samajwadi Party supports terrorists.

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News18 Campaign Trail in Manipur: Former Woman Cop Who Wants to Protect the State from Drugs

Manipur elections 2022: News18 followed Brinda as she began her campaigning at 6am, going door-to-door to convince voters why she is a better choice. Micro meetings, she says, are key to her campaign.

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World Thinking Day 2022: Theme, History and Significance

The theme for World Thinking Day 2022 is Our World: Our Equal Future: The Environment and Gender Equality.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: State Under Rule of SP, BSP was 'Hotbed of Terrorism', Says Amit Shah

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Of the 59 seats going to polls, BJP had won 51 in the 2017 polls, four had gone to the SP, and three to the BSP.

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Government's Bulldozer Brand Effective Against Mafia: Yogi Adityanath

The UP authorities have been using bulldozers to demolish illegal buildings constructed by criminals and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav had earlier called the CM "bulldozer baba".

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Poll Agent Never Sought Hijab Removal, Asserts Tamil Nadu BJP

The BJP leader said the ruling party claimed falsely that the BJP agent wanted the woman voter to remove her headscarf.

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Voter Turnout Nearly 72% in Punjab, Lowest Compared to Last Three Assembly Polls

The percentage in 2007 and 2012 was 75.45 and 78.20 respectively. In the 2002 elections, the voting percentage was 65.14.

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Breakup Day 2022: Wishes, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share on Last Day of Anti-Valentine’s Week

Breakup Day 2022: Here are some Wishes, Messages, Images, Facebook and WhatsApp Status, Greeting and Quotes that you can share

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International Mother Language Day 2022: Theme, History and Significance

International Mother Language Day 2022: According to the UN, the theme for this year is ‘Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities’.

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Breakup Day 2022 Today: All You Need to Know About Last Day of Anti-Valentine's Week

Breakup Day 2022: The end of the week is the most prominent day as it is for breaking up with your partner and ending the toxic relationship

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Nearly 70 Pc Polling In Punjab Till 5 Pm, More Than 61 Pc In UP

Nearly 70 per cent polling was recorded till 5 pm in the assembly elections in Punjab, while in the third of the seven phase polls in Uttar Pradesh, it was over 61 per cent, according to official data. Polling was held in these states from 8 am to 6 pm, but both have released voting data only till 5 pm.

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Punjab Polls: Nearly 70 Pc Voter Turnout Till 5 Pm

A voter turnout of nearly 70 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in Punjab, where polling for 117 assembly seats was held on Sunday. The final turnout figure at the end of polling at 6 pm is not yet available and officials here said that they are still compiling the data.

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PM Modi's Dig at Akhilesh Yadav in Unnao: CM Face Insecure About Seat, Had to Seek Father's Help

Ahead of the third phase polling in Uttar Pradesh, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav had campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal constituency despite maintaining a low profile.

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Opposition Parties Fighting for 2nd Position in UP, No Change in SP Since 2017: Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath claimed the other parties were only fighting the polls for the second spot and said he was not at all worried about his own election from Gorakhpur Urban seat.

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UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: 'Ghar ka Ladka' Akhikesh Yadav vs Union Minister in Karhal Today as 59 Seats Go to Polls; Uncle Shivpal in Fray Too

UP Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Among the prominent faces in the third phase are Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP's Satish Mahana, Ramvir Upadhaya and Louise Khurshid.

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Punjab Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Stage Set for Multi-Cornered Fight; Litmus Test for Charanjit Channi, Capt Amarinder, Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Some crucial names in the fray include Congress’s Navjot Singh Sidhu, AAP’s Bhagwant Mann, Congress’s Charanjit Singh Channi, SAD’s Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab Lok Congress’s Capt Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal.

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World Day Of Social Justice 2022: Theme, History, and Significance

The theme for World Justice Day 2022 is 'Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment'

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Tamil Nadu Civic Polls: Chaos Ensues As Union Minister Murugan Turns Up At Poll Booth To Find His Vote Cast

Polling was largely peaceful with minor scuffles and instances of EVMs getting repaired.

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Madhya Pradesh: Digvijaya Singh Says '2023 Last Chance for Cong to Fight Unitedly', Video Goes Viral

In the video, Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh is heard saying the 2023 elections were the last chance for the Congress or the party will never return to power.

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Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer Directs Registration of FIRs on Complaints Against Kejriwal and Sukhbir Badal for Alleged Model Code Violation

The orders, issued on the eve of voting in Punjab assembly elections, came on complaints by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Shiromani Akai Dal (SAD) against each other over videos posted on social media.

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Father Of 2008 Ahmedabad Serial Blast Case Convict Campaigning For SP, Alleges Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday alleged that the father of a convict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case is campaigning for the Samajwadi Party in Assembly polls. He alleged the Samajwadi Party was "protecting terrorists".

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Mulayam Singh Not With SP From Heart, His Blessings Are With His Daughter-in-law's Party: BJP Leader

BJP national spokesperson Prem Shukla on Friday claimed Mulayam Singh Yadav is not with the Samajwadi Party from his heart and his blessings are with his daughter-in-law's party. Notably, Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav had recently joined the BJP.

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BJP, TMC Workers Scuffle After Trading Barbs

Workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP engaged in a scuffle in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district on Friday, after accusing each other of making abusive comments. The incident occurred when Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, was campaigning for party candidates in the Contai Municipality election to be held on February 27. TMC candidate in ward number 13 Suprakash Giri alleged that Adhikari and those accompanying him made abusive comments against party supremo Mamata Banerjee while passing by the TMC election office near a supermarket triggering protest by those present there. Adhikari's brother Soumendu, on the other hand, claimed that it was the TMC workers to made objectionable remarks against the Nandigram MLA.

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Punjab Polls: On Last Day of Campaigning, Road Shows by CM Faces Channi, Bhagwant Mann, Amarinder

Election campaigning for the 117 assembly seats of Punjab came to an end. A total of 1,304 candidates, including 93 women, are in the fray. Voting will take place from 8 am to 6 pm.

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Bhagwant Mann, Sidhu Have 'Brighter Future' in Comedy: Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri also claimed that AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal was forced to declare the party's CM candidate as Mann was 'a millstone around his neck'.

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Blood Thicker Than Politics: Mamata Restores Nephew Abhishek’s No. 2 Status in TMC Amid Rift Buzz

The decision was taken at the first meeting of the newly formed National Working Committee – TMC’s top decision-making body – which was held at CM Banerjee’s Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Friday.

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Mexican Journalists Protest, Urge President To Stop Violence Against Press

Journalists in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Thursday held protests to urge President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to bring to an end the spate of violence that has seen five media workers killed this year.

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Fight Between Maharana Pratap & Akbar Was For Power, But BJP Gave It Religious Colour: Dotasra

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday said the fight between Rajput warrior Maharana Pratap and Mughal emperor Akbar was for power, but the BJP has given it a religious colour. Addressing party workers at a district-level training camp in Nagaur, Dotasra said, The BJP sees everything through the Hindu-Muslim religious point of view.

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Fight Between Maharana Pratap & Akbar Was For Power, But BJP Gave It Religious Colour: Dotasra

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Thursday said the fight between Rajput warrior Maharana Pratap and Mughal emperor Akbar was for power, but the BJP has given it a religious colour. Addressing party workers at a district-level training camp in Nagaur, Dotasra said, The BJP sees everything through the Hindu-Muslim religious point of view.

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Politics Of Opposing Indian Culture Won't Work Anymore: UP Dy CM Dinesh Sharma

Politics of opposing Indian culture will not work anymore, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said on Thursday as he hit out at opposition parties for dividing people on caste and communal lines. He alleged that the opposition leaders, who were earlier against the culture of the country, are now wearing 'janeu' (sacred thread) over their clothes, visiting temples and reciting Hanuman Chalisa, as he credited the BJP for bringing about this change in the last five years.

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Man Arrested For Vandalising Statue Of Lord Hanuman In Violence-hit Jharkhand Town

Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly vandalising an idol of Lord Hanuman in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, where tension flared following the recent death of a teenager during a clash between members of two communities. The 20-year-old person was held for damaging an idol of Lord Hanuman at a temple on February 12, Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chothe told reporters.

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Priyanka Slams BJP and AAP; Calls Modi 'Bade Miyan', Kejriwal 'Chote Miyan'

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said poor people, small traders and small entrepreneurs in the country are facing several difficulties.

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Viral Video On Barhi Killing Fake, Action Taken Against 100: Jharkhand Police

Legal action has been taken against over 100 people for spreading a "fake video" on social media linking it to the recent killing of a boy in a clash between members of two communities at Barhi in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district, a police official said on Wednesday. On examination, it was found that the purported video was made by combining two clips - one from Uttar Pradesh and the other from Paraguay, Hazaribag Superintendent of Police Manoj Ratan Chouthe said. "We have taken legal action against over 100 people for making the video viral on various social media platforms, linking it to the incident at Barhi police station. That video is fake," Chouthe said.

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SP Takes Jibe At Adityanath Over His Promises Made To People Of Jhansi

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at Yogi Adityanath, saying he should take care that he does not "wake up in his dreams" and take the Jhansi-Delhi expressway or "ride in the Jhansi Metro" which he had promised after becoming the Uttar Pradesh chief minister. Adityanath was in Jhansi on Wednesday evening to campaign for BJP candidates and also take out a roadshow.

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Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Holds Meeting with Returning Officers Over Feb 20 Polls

Punjab's chief electoral officer asked the returning officers to ensure that web cameras are working in all polling booths.

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Bedlam as Minister, Congress Chief Get into Heated Exchanges in Karnataka Assembly

The heated exchanges between the two began when Speaker wanted to hear Eshwarappa's side as charges were made against him in the adjournment motion.

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Guru Ravidas Jayanti: PM Modi Prays at Delhi Temple, Political Leaders Make Beeline for Dalit Icon's Birthplace in Varanasi

In Varanasi, CM Channi was the first among political leaders to arrive at the Guru Ravidas temple in Seer Govardhan locality of the Lanka area.

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Nasty, Shameful: Smriti Irani Slams Punjab CM Channi for 'UP De Bhaiye' Remark

Smriti Irani said Channi’s statement was against the spirit of Bhartiyata and was aimed at disintegrating the society.

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Madhya Pradesh: India to Run by Constitution, Not Sharia, Says BJP Leader

VD Sharma was responding to a media query here on wearing hijabs or headscarves in educational institutions in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh.

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Civic Polls: LF Writes To Bengal SEC, Alleges 'Duare Sarkar' Govt Prog To Influence Voters

The Left Front on Tuesday wrote to the State Election Commission, alleging that the "Duare Sarkar" programme of the West Bengal government is aimed at influencing the electorate for the February 27 polls to 108 municipalities. It appealed to the commission to halt the outreach initiative of the TMC government.

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Innovative Indigenous Technology Will Spur Us Strongly Towards 'New India': Mansukh Mandaviya

Mandaviya called for reaching out to all industrial clusters of India and spread awareness among small and big entrepreneurs.

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Hijab Row: Karnataka BJP Allegedly Shares Personal Details of Girls, Then Deletes Tweet

Priyanka Chaturvedi demanded that the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights take this up immediately.

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Congress Star Campaigner Pankhuri Pathak Alleges Online Harassment, Extortion Bid

Pathak said her morphed pictures were being circulated on Twitter by an account, which has the name and profile picture of BJP MP Ravi Kishan.

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Criminal-Politicians Will Be Free Again If Akhilesh Yadav Comes to Power, Says Amit Shah

Shah targeted the former chief minister over his apparent reluctance to accept the Covid vaccine.

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SP Singh Baghel, Who's Contesting Against Akhilesh, Attacked in UP’s Karhal; Dy CM Says SP Goons Behind Incident

A mob of over 100 people began attacking the cars with sticks after the convoy stopped. The cars in the convoy were damaged during the incident.

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Arrangements for Phase-1 of Odisha Panchayat Polls Complete: SEC

In view of the boycott call given by Maoists, special security arrangements have been made in Malkangiri, Koraput, Kalahandi, Balangir, Rayagada, and Kandhamal districts.

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BJP Youth Wing Files Over 1,000 Complaints Against Rahul Gandhi Over Remarks 'Excluding North East' in Tweet

BJYM alleged that Gandhi’s tweet indirectly supported China’s claim that the North East, especially Arunachal Pradesh, was a part of it.

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'Be it Potato Chips or Tomato Ketchup...', Rahul Gandhi Promises Food Parks in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

Addressing rallies in Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also cautioned people against going for any "experiment" in the Punjab assembly polls.

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Not Allowed to Fly to Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar, Claims Channi Ahead of Punjab Polls

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi was to attend a poll rally along with former Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Hoshiarpur.

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Sonia, Rahul and Jairam Ramesh Among Congress's Star Campaigners for Manipur Elections

The list of star campaigners also includes former Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh, former deputy chief minister Gaikhangam and youth leader Kanhaiya Kumar.

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Farooq Abdullah Prevented from Leaving Residence in Srinagar Due to Security Concerns

Farooq Abdullah managed to walk out of his house in the afternoon and is said to have hitched a ride from a passerby before the security team persuaded him to return home in a police vehicle.

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Know Your Candidates: Shahjahanpur Full Candidate List 2022 for UP Elections

Complete list of candidates in Shahjahanpur seat: Elections in Shahjahanpur constituency are centred around state finance and parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, looking for a ninth straight term on a BJP ticket.

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RJD Announces First List Of Candidates For Bihar MLC Polls

The opposition RJD in Bihar on Sunday announced the names of 20 candidates for the elections to the Legislative Council in the state. While the RJD fielded candidates in 20 of the 24 seats from the local bodies' quota that fell vacant, it left the Bhagalpur seat to CPI.

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Know Your Candidates: Bareilly Cantonment Full Candidate List 2022 for UP Elections

Complete list of candidates in Bareilly seat: The BJP has dropped its current and four-time MLA Rajesh Agarwal to field state unit co-treasurer Sanjeev Agarwal. The other key candidate is SP's Supriya Aron, the former Congress hopeful.

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UP Polls: EC Turns Down BJP Leader's Demand for Re-polls in UP Constituency

District Election Officer Jasjit Kaur in a press statement on Sunday said elections were held peaceably and there were no incidents of malpractice or irregularity during the polls.

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Bengal: Alleging Rigging, BJP Demands Fresh Polling in Asansol and Bidhannagar

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar alleged that while widespread rigging took place during the polls on Saturday.

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PM Modi Meets Influential Beas Dera Chief Day Before Visit to Punjab

Beas dera is among the half a dozen significant deras which hold the key to various assembly constituencies in the state.

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Know Your Candidates: Mormugao Full Candidate List 2022 for Goa Elections

Complete list of candidates in Mapusa seat: The BJP has rallied behind former urban development minister Milind Shagun Naik and has fielded him from Mormugao assembly segment.

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Happy Kiss Day 2022: 10 Different Types of Kisses and What They Mean

Today is Kiss Day. Well, we would like to add here is that there are 13 types of kisses. And, each kiss has a meaning. Take a look at some of them:

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World Radio Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance and All You Need to Know

The theme of World Radio Day this year is ‘Radio and Trust’. This theme was proposed keeping in view the credibility of the medium to disseminate news

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5 Power Couples, Meandering Poll Equations May Determine the Fate of a Quarter of Seats in Goa

The political ambitions of these duos have caused upheaval in the run-up to the elections and their ultimate influence over the polls remain to be seen.

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Why is National Women’s Day Celebrated on Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary?

Sarojini Naidu was a political leader and a poet who stood her ground strongly for the rights of women and civil rights, and earned herself the title ‘The Nightingale of India

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Kumbha Sankranti 2022: Date, Significance, Rituals and Punya Kaal Muhurat

Kumbha Sankranti 2022: There are a total of 12 Sankranti that occur in a year and Kumbha Sankranti marks the beginning of the 11th month

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Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Like British Looted India, Kejriwal Wants Same from Punjab, Says Channi; Akhilesh Calls BJP 'Anti-feminist'

Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: While polls have kicked off in UP with its first phase, assembly elections are due in Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur. Big political parties like the BJP, Congress, SP, BSP, TMC, and more, are in the fray.

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'Brought Tears to My Eyes': Telangana CM Demands PM to Sack Himanta Sarma for Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi

KCR asked the people to support him to defeat the BJP Government to end the draconian rule as they failed to develop all sectors.

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Valentine's Week 2022: Happy Hug Day Wishes, Images, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Make Your Partner Feel Special

Happy Hug Day 2022: Here are some Hug Day 2022 Wishes, Messages, Images, Facebook and WhatsApp Status, Greeting and Quotes that you can share with your family, friends, love ones, relatives and colleagues

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All Eyes on TMC Chief Mamata’s Meeting Over ‘One Man One Post’, Abhishek to Take Strong Steps?

Abhishek had proposed the theory and it was accepted on June 5. The campaign made its social media debut on Thursday night and is being widely shared by party members, but many are not happy with it.

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Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: BJP to Release Punjab Manifesto Today; SP Candidate Booked in Prayagraj Over 'Cash Distribution'

Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: In a flip-flop, Congress party's sitting MLA from Sri Hargobindpur Balwinder Singh Laddi on Friday rejoined the BJP.

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National Productivity Day 2022: Theme, History, Significance and Quotes

From February 12 to 18, the National Productivity Council will be celebrating productivity week across the nation under the theme "Self Reliance Through Productivity."

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KCR Vows to Unseat Modi Govt, Says Will Break 'Delhi Fort' if People of Telangana Back Him

He alleged that the Centre allowed big businessmen to loot lakhs of crores of rupees and then escape, like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya. He also refused to implement the electricity reforms proposed by the NDA government.

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First Part of Budget Session Concludes, Lok Sabha to Meet Again on March 14

Lok Sabha will take up Demands for Grants, Appropriation Bills and Finance Bill, along with other bills, during the second part of the Budget Session.

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Days Ahead of Goa Assembly Polls, I-PAC Member Arrested for Drug Possession

With the arrest of the IPAC member and its association with the TMC, it is expected that it will give much political ammunition to leaders contesting polls.

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'Selling Public Assets As If He is Last CM': Chandrababu Naidu Attacks Jagan Reddy Over Debts on Andhra

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu solely blamed the YSRCP government for overall decline in the State.

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U.S. Approves $13.9 Billion Potential Sale Of F-15ID Aircraft To Indonesia

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F15ID aircraft and related equipment to Indonesia in a deal valued at up to $13.9 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

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Exclusive-U.S. To Help UAE Replenish Missile Defense Interceptors After Houthi Attacks

The United States will help the United Arab Emirates replenish interceptors it uses to knock down incoming missiles following a spate of unprecedented attacks by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the U.S. general overseeing Middle East operations told Reuters.

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BJP Urges Govt To Bring NRC To Jharkhand, West Bengal, And In Part Of Bihar

A BJP MP from Jharkhand on Thursday requested the government to bring the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Jharkhand, West Bengal and a particular area of Bihar. Speaking during the Zero Hour, Nishikant Dubey (BJP) said the people of the area from where he hailed were troubled by Bangladeshi intruders.

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On Hijab Controversy, Telangana MLC Kavitha Says 'Indians Girls, Women Can Wear, Embrace Their Choice'

Sharing a poem, she felt that people and society at large should not come in the way of girls and women wearing a particular dress, Hijab, or something else.

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CM Yogi's Attempt to Polarise People of UP Will Fail: Non-BJP Parties on Reference to Kashmir, Kerala & Bengal

TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that Adityanath is desperately trying to divide people, which is an old game of the BJP.

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In Presence of Lalu Prasad Yadav, RJD Calls for Anti-BJP Front

A resolution to the effect was passed here by the party at the meeting of its national executive which took place in presence of Lalu Prasad.

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Ajay Chautala Released from Tihar Jail After Completing 10 Years' Sentence

The jail officials said Ajay Chautala’s sentence has been completed and he was released formally on Thursday.

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Oppn MPs, Retd Bureaucrats Send Memorandum to PM Over 'Interference' by Guvs of Non-BJP Ruled States

The second issue highlighted by the MPs relates to the "relentless interference by Governors in the functioning of elected governments in Opposition-ruled states".

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58 Political Leaders Appointed To Boards, Commissions In Rajasthan

Fifty-eight political leaders, including 11 MLAs, were appointed to various posts in 44 boards, corporations and commissions in Rajasthan on Wednesday. Political appointments was one of the major demands of the Sachin Pilot camp in the Congress, other than the cabinet reshuffle, which was done in November last year.

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We are No B Team to BJP in Manipur, Clarifies NPP; Raises Concern on Militant Threats

NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma visits poll-bound Manipur to finalize BJP’s election strategy.

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First in Decades, Adhikari Family Left Out in BJP's Candidates List for Bengal Civic Polls

Shishir, Suvendu, Divyendu, and Soumendu Adhikari have been holding the post of chairman of Kanthi municipality for the last four decades.

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BJP's Uttarakhand Manifesto: Extra Rs 6K Per Year for Poor Farmers, 10-year Sentence for 'Love Jihad'

Under the PM-Kisan scheme, a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year is provided to the eligible farmer families, payable in three equal installments of Rs 2,000.

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Question in Tamil, Reply in Hindi: Heated Exchanges in Lok Sabha Between Oppn, Treasury Benches

Speaker Om Birla asked Ganeshamurthi to repeat the question and the member asked the same in Tamil.

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Valentine's Week 2022: Chocolate Day Today; Know All About the Third Day of Love Week

Happy Chocolate Day 2022: The day which is all about exchanging chocolates and sweet treats with your loved ones comes after Rose and Propose Day.

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BJP Trying To Create Hindu-Muslim Divide: Jayant

RLD president Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of the bid to create a Hindu-Muslim divide and urged people to stay united. He said this while addressing a programme in favour of a party candidate in the Sadarpur area of Ghaziabad.

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BJP Trying To Create Hindu-Muslim Divide: Jayant

RLD president Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of the bid to create a Hindu-Muslim divide and urged people to stay united. He said this while addressing a programme in favour of a party candidate in the Sadarpur area of Ghaziabad.

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Jalandhar Court Sends Punjab CM Channi's Nephew to ED Custody Till Feb 11

The ED sought an extension of Honey's custody from the court, saying it wanted to confront him with various documents.

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PM Modi Takes Swipe After Mamata's Show of Support for Akhilesh; Reaches Out to Muslim Women

Touching on the issue of triple talaq, Modi also reached out to Muslim voters, especially women, saying they gave him the strength to end this practice and will vote for the 'lotus', BJP's poll symbol.

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In Last Phase I Poll Event Adityanath Invokes Ajit Singh to Slam SP

Addressing a crowd, the BJP leader said the western part of the state was previously infamous for its law and order situation, with anarchy prevailing in the region, but has transformed ever since the saffron came to power in 2017.

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Vote For Secular Congress: Khurshid To Voters

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Monday sought vote for his party, saying people need to choose a secular outfit as till now politics has been revolving around communal issues. People should learn a lesson from birds, who don't differentiate between religions, Khurshid said while addressing a public meeting in favour of party candidate Sangeeta Tyagi, the wife of Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi, who had died following a TV debate in 2020.

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Cut In Funds For Welfare Schemes; No Steps For Inflation Or Job Creation: Tharoor On Budget

Attacking the Centre, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said there were significant cuts in allocation of social welfare schemes in the Union Budget and there were no measures to address rising inflation or targeted efforts towards job creation. Initiating the discussion on the Budget in the Lok Sabha, he said COVID-19 pandemic placed the citizens in unimaginable distress and they suffered a lot of pain due to loss of lives between March and May last year.

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Punjab Elections: Differently Abled to Be Provided Transport Facility on Polling Day

The Assembly polls in the state are scheduled for February 20.

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Mamata Banerjee Unlikely to Campaign in Goa for February 14 Assembly Polls

Mamata Banerjee had reached out to Congress president Sonia Gandhi with an offer for an alliance in Goa Assembly but had failed to evoke any positive response.

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Asaduddin Owaisi Declares Ex-UP Minister Babu Singh Kushwaha as His Front's CM Face

AIMIM chief made the announcement while also launching a scathing attack against PM Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath in an election rally in Hasanpur.

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February 6 A Dark Day: Hema Malini On Lata Mangeshkar's Demise

Condoling the death of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, Mathura MP Hema Malini on Sunday said February 6 is a dark day which took away from the country its "nightingale". Mangeshkar died in a Mumbai hospital on Sunday. She was 92.

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Union Minister Hails Assam's Power Sector Reforms

Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh on Sunday praised the reforms undertaken in the power sector by the BJP-led Assam government and urged other states to follow suit. Speaking at a programme organised by the Assam unit of the BJP here, the minister for power and new & renewable energy lauded the Himanta Biswa Sarma government for the progress it has made in bringing electricity to rural households.

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Union Minister Hails Assam's Power Sector Reforms

Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh on Sunday praised the reforms undertaken in the power sector by the BJP-led Assam government and urged other states to follow suit. Speaking at a programme organised by the Assam unit of the BJP here, the minister for power and new & renewable energy lauded the Himanta Biswa Sarma government for the progress it has made in bringing electricity to rural households.

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Adityanath Targets Samajwadi Party In Mathura

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP), saying while it was in power, money meant for widow pension or the differently abled was distributed among its office bearers. He blamed the riots in Kosi Kalan, disturbances in Agra and Bulandshahr, and the massacre in Jawahar Bagh, in which even two police officers were killed, on the lack of safety and security, and rampant corruption during the previous SP regime.

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BJP Names 45 More Candidates for Upcoming UP Polls

The party has dropped the incumbent MLA, Surendra Singh, and fielded state minister Anand Swaroop Shukla from Bairia.

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PM Modi Bats for Adityanath as UP's Next CM, Says Will Make Up for Time Lost Due to Pandemic

The virtual rally, his third recently for UP, comes just days before the first phase of polling on February 10.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2022: Theme, History and Significance

The theme of this year’s observance of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is Accelerating Investment to End Female Genital Mutilation

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Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: PM Modi's Virtual Rally in Goa Today, Amit Shah in Baghpat; All Eyes on Cong's Punjab CM Face Reveal

Elections LIVE Updates: Assembly Polls are due in Goa, UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Punjab. Big political parties like BJP, Congress, AAP, SP and more, are in the fray.

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After Attack on Owaisi's Car, EC Directs Poll-bound States to Provide Adequate Security to Star Campaigners

EC said it has been brought to its notice that the 'star campaigners in the ongoing general elections to the legislative assemblies of the five states have faced security issues'.

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Those Behind Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination Opened Fire at Me: Owaisi

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief also alleged that those behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi were the ones who opened fire at him.

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BJP Issues Whip to Rajya Sabha Members to be Present in House on Tuesday

PM Modi is expected to reply on the Motion of Thanks to the president's address in the Lower House on Monday and in Upper House on Tuesday, sources said.

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PM Modi to Address Rally in Poll-bound Goa Virtually on Sunday

The Election Commission has currently banned large physical rallies in view of the coronavirus pandemic but allowed smaller public meetings.

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Childs Gets Prosecutors' 'Wholehearted' Backing For DC Court

A bipartisan group of two dozen former South Carolina federal prosecutors are offering their wholehearted support for Judge Michelle Childs nomination to an appellate court, an elevation that's on hold due to Childs' consideration for an even higher post the U.S. Supreme Court.

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School Lunch Rules Updated To Help Ease Pandemic Disruptions

Low-fat chocolate milk instead of only non-fat. Fewer whole-grain offerings. Less severe salt limits.

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US Grants Sanctions Relief To Iran As Nuke Talks In Balance

The Biden administration on Friday restored some sanctions relief to Irans atomic program as talks aimed at salvaging the languishing 2015 nuclear deal enter a critical phase.

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Treasury Urges Closer Watch On Money Laundering In Fine Art

Fine art isnt just nice to look at its also attractive to criminals trying to launder money, finance terrorism and trade illegal drugs and arms. And the Treasury Department wants art dealers and financiers to do something about that.

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Cash Amounting To Rs 35 Lakh Seized From Car In UP's Mathura: Police

Cash amounting to Rs 35 lakh was seized from a car at the Kumher border between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan here on Friday, police said. "Imran, the driver of the car, failed to furnish details about the money," Superintendent of Police (rural) Shrish Chandra said.

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FIR Against Organiser Of BSP's Rally In Agra For Violations Of Covid Guidelines, MCC

An FIR was registered here on Friday against the organiser of a BSP rally for alleged violations of COVID-19 guidelines and the Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct (MCC), police said. The rally was organised in the Kothi Meena Bazar area of Agra on February 2. "An FIR has been registered against the organiser of the BSP rally for not following the Covid guidelines and the Model Code of Conduct," Shahganj police station inspector Rajveer Singh said.

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Nitesh Rane Remanded in Judicial Custody, Taken to Hospital for 'Chest Pain'

Nitesh, son of Union minister Narayan Rane, was produced before additional sessions judge R B Rote at the end of his two-day police custody.

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Spanish Labour Reform Passed In Knife-edge Vote, Opposition Blames Error

Spain's fragmented parliament approved the minority leftist government's labour reform on Thursday by a margin of just one vote, which the main opposition party said had come from one of its members by mistake and vowed to try to annul the result.

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22nd Law Commission May Take Up Uniform Civil Code Issue: Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has informed a BJP MP that the new law commission would take up the issue of a Uniform Civil Code. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had raised the issue of a Uniform Civil Code while speaking during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha on December 1.

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22nd Law Commission May Take Up Uniform Civil Code Issue: Rijiju

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has informed a BJP MP that the new law commission would take up the issue of a Uniform Civil Code. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had raised the issue of a Uniform Civil Code while speaking during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha on December 1.

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TRS MP Suggests Framing Of New Constitution, Mallikarjun Kharge Opposes Idea

TRS MP K Keshava Rao on Thursday suggested in the Rajya Sabha that a new Constitution be framed as the basic structure of secularism is under threat but the idea was strongly opposed by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge. Participating in a discussion in the House on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, Rao said the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has proposed the idea of searching for a new Constitution for the country "after spending very thoughtful hours" on the topic.

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Adityanath Sharpens Attack On Samajwadi Party

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday sharpened his attack on the Samajwadi Party, saying it has a dynastic mindset and it works to stir riots. Addressing a meeting of BJP workers here, Adityanath said the third wave of COVID-19 is now under control, and keeping this in mind, schools and colleges will be opened from February 6.

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Peru PM Denies Domestic Violence Allegations As New Crisis Heats Up

Peru's new prime minister, Hector Valer, denied on Thursday that he had beat his daughter and late wife the subject of two police complaints as the country's third Cabinet in six months appeared to be on increasingly shaky ground.

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PM Modi to Address Digital Rallies in UP, Uttarakhand Tomorrow

In rally for Uttar Pradesh, Modi will digitally address assembly segments from the districts of Meerut, Noida, Ghaziabad, Aligarh and Hapur.

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Travel Groups Want To Scrap Testing Requirement To Enter US

Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travelers provide a negative test for COVID19 before boarding a U.S.bound plane.

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Congress Releases List Of 27 Candidates For UP Polls

The Congress on Wednesday released its seventh list of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list has 11 women, including four replacing candidates previously announced.

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Rahul Gandhi May Announce Punjab CM Candidate on February 6: Sources

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has already started consultations with party leaders and workers on the chief ministerial candidate.

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UP Polls: PM Modi Likely to Address Digital Rally on Feb 4, to Cover 20 Assembly Seats

Thursday's digital rally would cover nearly 20 assembly seats in western Uttar Pradesh.

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Female Students Head Back to Campus, Join Male Peers as Afghan Universities Reopen

The international community has made education of girls and women a key part of its demands as the Taliban seek more foreign aid.

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Eyeing Expansion in Telangana, AAP Forms Committee to Bring in 'New-generation Leaders'

Announcing the decision here at a press conference, AAP leader Somnath Bharti said the three-member search committee will ensure that a large number of 'well-meaning people' join the party unit in Telangana.

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Manipur Assembly Polls: Shiv Sena Fields Ex-deputy Speaker; NPP Names 13 More Candidates

Elections to the 60-member state assembly will be held in the state in two phases on February 27 and March 3.

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'People’s Love is My Strength': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Turns 53 Today, Wishes Pours in

People from Pandu and Maligaon regions of Assam’s Guwahati were busy preparing for a special celebration for Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.

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Nadda, Union Ministers, MPs to Hear PM Modi's Speech on Budget at Ambedkar Bhawan

The party's state-level leaders, including chief ministers, MLAs and office-bearers, will be listening to the speech at the respective headquarters, its chief spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni said.

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Finance Minister Presented 'Adharma' Budget Chanting 'Dharma' Slokas: Telangana CM Attacks Centre

KCR also said there is a need for new constituency for the country and qualitative change in the country.

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Hindus Should Give Up Halal Meat, Eat Only Jhatka, Says Union Minister Giriraj Singh, Asks People Not To 'Spoil Dharma'

A few weeks ago, Singh had also written a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to ban the sale of food products labelled as ”halal” ...