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We don't have money for useless purposes, says Nitish Kumar

Over 2 dozen retd IPS officers write to President Droupadi Murmu, urge her to "counsel" Arvind Kejriwal against his "high-headed and boorish behaviour" with police personnel, days after his spat with Gujarat Police officials during poll campaigning - PTI

Bharat Jodo Yatra should have started from Gujarat: Prashant Kishor

Former political strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said that Congress's `Bharat Jodo Yatra' should have started from Gujarat or any other BJP-ruled state.

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Madhya Pradesh medical education minister Vishvas Sarang writes to Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur regarding banning the film 'Thank God' claiming inappropriate depiction of Hindu gods in the movie - ANI

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee playing 'hide-and-seek' by giving clean chit to PM Modi on misuse of agencies: Congress - PTI

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says Congress will implement the old pension scheme for government employees if it comes to power in Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh - PTI

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot calls meeting of Congress MLAs

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot calls meeting of Congress MLAs at 10 PM tonight.

The meeting will be after a dinner he is hosting for Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar. All MLAs, including from Opposition, will attend.

After the dinner, the meeting of Congress MLAs will be held.

Why CBI, ED not arresting anybody if BJP has evidence: AAP on Delhi excise row

If the BJP has evidence that can prove alleged irregularities in Delhi excise policy, why the central probe agencies like CBI and ED are not arresting anybody in the case, the AAP asked on Tuesday.

During a press conference on Tuesday, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia showed a picture of one Karamjeet Singh Lamba with Kejriwal and AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj, and claimed that Lamba was not only a partner in Universal Distributors that was awarded liquor contract but had also contested local body polls on AAP ticket.

Hitting back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dilip K Pandey asked, “If you have all the evidence, why the CBI and ED not arresting anybody? Why are they sitting idle?” - PTI.

Rahul Gandhi unlikely to contest party's presidential polls as he will not return from amidst Bharat Jodo Yatra to Delhi

Ex-U’khand Cong chief’s son resigns from PCC, seeks place for senior leader instead

Former Uttarakhand Congress president Pritam Singh's son Abhishek Singh has resigned as a member of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), saying several senior party workers with a mass support base were left out of it in the recent rejig.

In his letter to the state Congress president on Monday, Abhishek Singh demanded that a senior leader should be accommodated instead, but said he will continue to serve the party. - PTI.

Pradesh Congress Committees passing resolution seeking Rahul Gandhi to head party not binding, says Jairam Ramesh

Kejriwal defends Bhagwant Mann amid 'drunk' allegations, says his work as Punjab CM flawless

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday defended Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann amid allegations that he was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport as he was "drunk".

Speaking to reporters in Vadodara in poll-bound Gujarat, Kejriwal said the Opposition is slinging mud at Mann and spreading lies as they cannot find a fault in his work. - PTI.

Only Rahul Gandhi can decide if he is contesting Congress prez polls, says K C Venugopal

Amid Cong chief poll buzz, K C Venugopal meets Sonia

Amid buzz over the Congress president polls, the party's general secretary organisation K C Venugopal met AICC chief Sonia Gandhi here on Tuesday.

Sources said organisational matters and those related to the presidential polls were on the agenda of the meeting.

Venugopal, who had been participating in the padyatra in Kerala, flew down to the national capital to meet Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence.

The meeting comes at a time when the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor looking set to enter the fray after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot being seen as the other contender. - PTI.

Jharkhand Congress passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi president of party

Punjab cabinet approves summoning of special Assembly session on September 22 to bring confidence motion

The Punjab cabinet has approved the summoning of a special session of the Assembly on September 22 to bring a confidence motion.

A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the council of ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, here on Tuesday.

A spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said the cabinet approved the recommendation, to be sent to the governor, for summoning the special session of the House under Article 174(1) of the Constitution.

"The session will start with obituary references at 11 am, followed by the moving of the confidence motion in favour of the state government," he added.

Whether it's hijab or pallu, it's the same: JD(S) state president CM Ibrahim

AAP looted public money by doing liquor scam, says BJP

In fresh attack over excise scam, BJP links Arvind Kejriwal with liquor trader

The BJP on Tuesday claimed that a person close to AAP leadership was awarded liquor contract under its now-withdrawn excise policy, as it launched a fresh attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the alleged excise row.

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AAP will implement Old Pension Scheme if elected in Gujarat: Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday promised to implement the old pension scheme for government employees in Gujarat like Punjab if his party is voted to power in elections, due in December this year.

"Government employees in Gujarat have taken to the streets in large numbers. Their main demand is the implementation of the old pension scheme. I guarantee them that when AAP forms a government, we will implement the OPS in Gujarat," Kejriwal told reporters. - PTI.

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says he will look into allegations that Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at Frankfurt airport as he was "drunk" - PTI

Kerala leaders unhappy with Shashi Tharoor's move to contest Congress presidential poll

The reported move of Shashi Tharoor to contest the Congress presidential poll did not go down well with the party in Kerala with a senior leader on Tuesday terming it a personal decision of the Thiruvananthapuram MP and another one making it clear that the state unit would vote only for those who recognise the prominence of the Nehru family.

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Union Cabinet to hold meeting in Delhi tomorrow

"Kejriwal ji, is doing scams and capturing land AAP's Delhi model?," questions Delhi BJP President Adesh Gupta

Cong prez poll on the cards 2 decades after Sonia's win

After over two decades, the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor looking set to enter the fray after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot being seen as the other contender.

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Pained at any adverse comment against India: Dhankar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday said he was pained by any adverse comment against India that is totally disconnected from the ground reality and is picked up by the media in high decibel.

Addressing the All India Management Association's (AIMA) 49th National Management Convention, Dhankar recounted the government’s achievements in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, ease of doing business, economic reforms and the upcoming G-20 presidency of India.

“The executive leadership has attained on ground what we never imagined earlier,” the vice president said.

“It pains my heart sometimes when anywhere from the globe there will be a voice totally disconnected from the ground reality of this country saying something adverse and that is picked by the media in high decibel,” he said. - PTI.

Aam Aadmi Party's only goal is to do a lot of corruption by staying in power, says Adesh Gupta

Land Jihadis are trying to take over park in Delhi's Malviya Nagar under Somanth Bharti claims Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta

"Delhi Education model exposed," claims BJP Delhi Vice-President Sunil Yadav

Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal greeted with ‘Modi-Modi’ chants in Vadodara, Gujarat

BJP leaders address press conference allaging corruption by Kejriwal, AAP

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar will be felicitated in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Tuesday

This will be the first visit of Dhankhar, a former Rajasthan MLA, to the Assembly since he assumed office in August.

The vice president will reach the Rajasthan Assembly at 5 pm, the statement said.

After over two decades, the Congress is likely to see a contest for the post of party chief with Shashi Tharoor looking set to enter the fray after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Ashok Gehlot being seen as the other contender.

It would, however, be interesting to see if a surprise candidate or candidates also throw their hat in the ring.

The upcoming polls would certainly be historic as the new president would replace Sonia Gandhi, the longest-serving party president who has been at the helm since 1998, barring the two years between 2017 and 2019 when Rahul Gandhi took over.

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Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Day 13, 225 km covered so far

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday kick-started the 13th day of his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Cherthala along with thousands of party workers.

The yatra began with the planting of a Rambutan sapling at St. Michael's College. It was organised by Sasthravedi, the environment wing of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.

J&K LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates Kashmir's first multiplex in Srinagar.

Kerala's ruling CPI(M) on Tuesday accused Governor Arif Mohammed Khan of creating a constitutional crisis in the state at the behest of the BJP and RSS.

Local Self-Government Minister M B Rajesh and the state's former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac alleged Khan was trying to implement the policies of the BJP-RSS in Kerala and the same is evident from his conduct of the last few days. Rajesh alleged that the BJP knows it cannot buy or intimidate Left MLAs to join it, as it did in other states like Karnataka and Goa, and "therefore, they are trying to create a Constitutional crisis here."

Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested ex-MLA Kishore Samrite from Bhopal.

He wrote letters to LS & RS members. Along with the letter, there were gelatin sticks in the packet. He threatened to blow up Parliament on Sep 30 if his demands weren't fulfilled: R Yadav, Spl CP

Ruling out even a “slightest compromise” with the BJP, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin has asserted that the party-led alliance in Tamil Nadu consisting of Congress and Left parties will continue for 2024

Ruling out even a “slightest compromise” with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin has asserted that the party-led alliance in Tamil Nadu consisting of Congress and Left parties will continue for the 2024 General Elections.

Stalin also appealed to all political parties opposed to the BJP and its ideology to come on “one platform” to achieve electoral success. He also categorically said he was not in the race to be a prime ministerial candidate quoting his father M Karunanidhi’s famous line, “I know my height.”

AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal has been urgently called to Delhi by Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi for organizational discussions.

He was participating in the Bharat Jodo Yatra and is now coming to Delhi when the Yatra reached Pattanakkad, Alappuzha (Kerala)

eteran Congress leader and former MLA K Mohammed Ali died at a private hospital on Tuesday morning, party sources said. He was 76 and was under treatment for kidney-related ailments, they said.

DMK Deputy General Secretary Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quits party membership, resigns from post

Maharashtra panchayat polls: BJP-Eknath Shinde camp, Uddhav-led MVA both claim victory

PM Modi calls for decentralisation of urban planning, says it should be done at state level