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Kerala polls: 2.74 Cr voters to decide fate of 957 candidates
In Kerala, while the fight is between the traditional rival fronts -- the present ruling CPI-M led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front, also in the running is the BJP -led National Democratic Alliance. In the outgoing Assembly, the Left in 2016 had won 91 seats and secured 43.48 per cent while the UDF had 47 seats with 38.81 per cent votes while the BJP had just one seat and secured 14.96 per cent votes.
Signs of truce: Manish Tewari named Congress star campaigner in Bengal
Tewari has been one of the dissenting voices in the G-23 that wrote to interim chief Sonia Gandhi demanding sweeping reforms in the party and even addressed a public meeting in Jammu. In the earlier list of star campaigners released by the party, the names of Tewari, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal and Ghulam Nabi Azad of the G-23 were conspicuously absent.
Shiva Rajkumar, Lalitha Naik get security after death threats
At an event on Sunday, former Kannada actor, Culture Minister and noted writer B T Lalitha Naik claimed that she had received death threats along with three others - BJP national general secretary C T Ravi, Shiva Rajkumar, and an owner and editor of the vernacular news channel.
No insurance claim if death due to alcohol consumption: SC
A bench of Justices M.M. Shantangoudar and Vineet Saran said the proviso of the insurance company makes it amply clear that the injured is not entitled to compensation since it was proved that he was intoxicated and that death was due to intoxication. The top court said the insurer was only liable to compensate a person who got injured solely and directly from an accident.
Manish Sisodia backs move to lower legal drinking age to 21 in Delhi
While announcing some reforms under its new policy on Monday, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, justified the decision to lower the legal age for drinking to 21, comparing the move to the prevalent practice in other states such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
Maratha quota: SC says affirmative action not limited to reservation
The observation was made by a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat during the hearing of petitions against the validity of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.
Deshmukh tried to implicate BJP leaders in Delkar suicide: Param Bir in SC
"The petitioner was time and again pressurised by the Minister for Home, Government of Maharashtra to probe the role of certain leaders of BJP and somehow implicate them. It is submitted that there was tremendous pressure to give the entire episode a political angle. The petitioner however did not succumb to the pressure," he said in the petition.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat courts controversy with yet another faux pas
Addressing an event, Rawat said: "The government gave five kg of ration per person to every household, which means a family of two-member gets 10 kilograms of ration, while those with 20 received a quintal (100 kilograms) of ration. But then they get jealous of each other that one got only 10 kilograms for two and another family got a quintal for 20 members. When there was a time you only gave birth to two. Why not 20?"
NCP chief Sharad Pawar gives clean chit to Maharashtra Home Minister Deshmukh
Pawar alleged that the former Mumbai top cop's allegation holds no proof and so there is no need for Deshmukh to resign. He also said that this allegation has been levelled to derail the probe into the incident of the SUV laden with explosives found near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani.
World Water Day: Modi launches 'catch the rain' campaign
The launch was organised to mark World Water Day to raise awareness about water conservation. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said, "The more we encourage our 'Nari Shakti', the better will be our 'Jan Bhagidari' in conserving our water resources. I congratulate the government of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for the Ken-Betwa link project, it will change the water landscape of the nearby areas."
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