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Committed to giving reservation to the Maratha community: CM Eknath Shinde

Our government is fully committed to giving reservation to the Maratha community. We will do whatever it takes. We are working on the suggestions given by the Bhosle committee: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde(ANI)

Insulting to threaten Kannadigas with withdrawal of PM's blessings if they don't vote for BJP: Priyanka Gandhi

Sena leaders register complaint against Raut over statement on heat stroke deaths

DMK MP TR Baalu sends legal notice to Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, demands Rs 100 crores in compensation for allegedly posting a defamatory video against him(ANI)

TMC will launch a two-month campaign- 'Trinamooley Nabajowar'- on 25th April. Through this public outreach campaign, we want to know about the problems being faced by the people. As part of the campaign, people will select party candidates for the upcoming panchayat polls: Abhishek Banerjee, General Secretary, TMC(ANI)

TMC announces new mass outreach pogramme from April 25 ahead of Bengal panchayat polls(PTI)

BJP want to abolish the constitution: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti

D K Suresh, brother of DKS, files nomination as Independent candidate from the same constituency as the party's state chief

Former BJP leader H Vishwanath has joined the Congress

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar and the state's former CM Siddaramaiah were present during Vishwanath's induction into the grand old party.

Edappadi Palaniswami approved as AIADMK General-Secretary by ECI

Supporters of EPS began celebrating once it was announced that their leader has been approved as the party's sec-gen by the Election Commission.

Mohiuddin Bava to contest Karnataka polls on JD(S) ticket

Mohiuddin Bava, the Congress leader, met the former Prime Minister after he was denied a ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi says people see PM Modi as God

"Whatever they (Congress) have spoken against Modi ji, people have given them a befitting reply," he further added. Joshi was responding to veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah's words of Modi not being a God, which itself was a reaction to BJP National President J P Nadda's comments, which according to an HT report, was: “Karnataka should not be deprived of the blessings of Modi ji, so I request you to make the lotus win and take forward the development of your state.”

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal hits out at Congress after Rahul Gandhi's plea against conviction gets rejected

"We have always said that Rahul Gandhi started considering himself above law and some people from his party also asked why is he not getting special status?," the Union Minister said to reporters.

(With ANI inputs)

Arrogance of the Gandhi family has lost today, said Sambit Patra. He also nudged Rahul to apologise to the OBC section of the society

BJP dubs SC judgement on Rahul's conviction plea 'victory for the common people'

Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi was close friends with Atif, Ashraf: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje

Karandlaje has also alleged that Pratapgarhi, who became an RS MP with a Congress ticket, always had Atiq among the audience during his poetry performances. She alleged that Pratapgarhi being selected among Congress' star campaigners means that the party keeps close a associationwith gangsters.

Abhishek Singhvi to brief the media at 4 pm regarding Gujarat court upholding Rahul's conviction: Jairam Ramesh

'The noble teachings of Gautama Buddha have impacted countless people over centuries': PM Modi

The Prime Minister is speaking at theGlobal Buddhist Summit that is being held in Delhi. In his speech, the PM also said that India has not given 'yuddha' to the world, but the Buddha, who has shown the world a path for the future and sustainability.

'Those who have left the BJP have to be brought back': Former K'taka minister KS Eshwarappa

The veteran politician said to reporters that those who are angry with the saffron party and have resultantly joined the Congress need to be brought back into the BJP's fold. "BJP will win and form government with an absolute majority," he further added.

(With ANI inputs)

BJP announces fourth list of candidates for Karnataka elections; Eshwarappa's son snubbed

The ruling BJP in Karnataka has released its fourth list, naming candidates for remaining two constituencies- Shivamogga and Manvi.In Shivamogga, the party on Wednesday gave the ticket to Channabasappa, while denying it to sitting MLA and senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa's family.

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Congress announces final list of candidates for Karnataka polls

The Congress in the early hours on Thursday released its sixth and final list, announcing candidates for the remaining five constituencies for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. Today is the last day for filing nominations.

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Tharoor lauds PM Modi for giving Vande Bharat train to Kerala

Verdict on Rahul's plea against conviction likely today

A sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat city is likely to pronounce its order on Thursday on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark.

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Centre stalling govt recruitments in Delhi: Saurabh Bharadwaj

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday accused the Centre of stalling government recruitments in the national capital for the last nine years.

Bharadwaj's remarks came after Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena handed over appointment letters to nearly 1,500 newly recruited Delhi government employees, including 324 school principals and 500 fire fighters.

Raj Niwas officials rubbished the charges, saying that the AAP dispensation never put up demands for filling up vacancies.

"The Education Department or any other department of GNCTD never ever put up demands for filling vacancies despite huge, glaring and long pending vacancies. They always preferred ad hocism aimed at favouritism by appointing thousands of employees on contract, in gross violation of procedures, manuals and court orders," a Raj Niwas official said.