Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:09:09
Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Bellad, who is said to be from the faction of the party that is seeking Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa''s replacement, on Thursday alleged that his phone was being tapped and attempts were on to fix him as part of some conspiracy, in order to defame him.
The MLA from Hubli-Dharwad West said he has petitioned Home Minister Basavaraj S Bommai and Assembly Speaker Vishwesh
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:05:45
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said rebuilding India will begin once Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledges his mistakes and seeks help from experts as living in denial will not solve anything.
He said this while citing a report quoting World Bank's data on poverty where India has a share of 57.3 per cent in rise in global poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic. "This is the result o
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:03:08
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Friday demanded that the FIR lodged by the Uttar Pradesh Police against a news portal and some journalists for circulating a video clip of an elderly Muslim man on social media be withdrawn immediately.
It said "this wanton use of the law" to criminalise reporting and dissent to harass independent media was condemnable.
"The EGI condemns the filing of the
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:00:45
The Indian government is actively engaged with Dominica to seek early deportation of fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi and his handover to India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
A Dominican magistrate court adjourned till June 25 the hearing into alleged illegal entry of Choki into the Caribbean island nation, local media there had reported earlier this week.
Asked ab
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:59:01
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took a dig at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's New Delhi visit as she said a "child can be cajoled into silence" but not an elderly man, noting that she has thrice written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw him from the state.
Calling the governor a "Centre's man", Banerjee refrained from commenting much on his meeting with President Ra
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:50:47
The Supreme Court Thursday directed CISCE and CBSE to incorporate provisions for disputes resolution in their assessment schemes themselves for those students who may be dissatisfied with the marks awarded in the class 12 board results.
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:47:12
BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, saying he was getting expelled and "ineffective" leaders from other parties to join his party just to remain in the news. This is the second consecutive day that Mayawati has targeted Yadav after five MLAs suspended by the BSP last year met the SP chief on Tuesday, triggering speculation that they may join h
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:41:04
New Delhi: Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari was questioned by the Delhi Police last month in connection with its probe into the ''COVID toolkit'' case, officials said Thursday.
They did not divulge further details, but said he was also questioned about the company''s policy behind flagging tweets by users as "manipulated media".
This came after Twitter labelled as "manipulated media" a twe
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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:37:26
With alleged bickering coming to the fore in the ruling BJP in Karnataka, the Congress and the JD(S) on Thursday demanded the dismissal of the B S Yediyurappa government, as the "lack of leadership is leading to anarchy".
As the BJP national general secretary and Karnataka in charge Arun Singh continued his consultations with his party leaders in the backdrop of speculation in some quarters ove
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