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Hindutva, freebies and Modi magic to drive BJP's anti-incumbency push
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Besides these, the ruling side is also struggling with rampant factionalism coming to the fore at intervals along with allegations of huge corruption in the government. This has compelled the party's central leadership to take command in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. Highly placed sources in the BJP claimed that the state.
Bengal Guv aggrieved by 'deterioration of democracy' in state
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The Governor went to Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday evening and interacted with the locals over the violence witnessed for the past few days. He also held a meeting with the administration and police officials of the district. Unfortunately, in certain parts of the state I have witnessed deterioration.
'NSA Doval joins distorians': Congress reacts to 'Bose & Partition' remarks
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Targeting the NSA, Ramesh said: "One thing Doval did not say. The man who championed the Partition of Bengal was Syama Prasad Mukherjee in the face of strong opposition from Sarat Chandra Bose, Netaji's elder brother. I am sending Doval a copy of Rudrangshu Mukherjee's fine book of 2015, Parallel Lives. He should at least sniff some real history."
'Thalapathy' Vijay to dabble in politics, fill void left by Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa
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Vijay on Saturday interacted with the first three rank holders in the Calss 10 and Class 12 examinations from all the Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu. The actor made all the arrangements for their travel, stay and other incidental expenses along with their parents in Chennai.
BJP leader SG Suryah remanded to 14-day judicial custody: Nirmala Sitharaman, BL Santosh condemn arrest
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The BJP leader was arrested late Friday night following a complaint by the CPI(M) Madurai district committee on a tweet by the former against the Madurai MP and CPI(M) leader Su Venkitesan. The BJP leader had tweeted that Su Venkitesan was silent on the death of a conservancy worker who belongs to the Dalit community who was allegedly forced by a CPI(M) councilor to enter into a sewage in Pendanam in Madurai district, the BJP leader said.
Panchayat polls: Political slugfest erupts as Bengal govt moves SC against deployment of central forces
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Reacting to the development, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that move by the state government and the SEC was planned well in advance and hence he too had filed a caveat at the apex court soon after the Calcutta High Court passed its order.
Honour that awaits PM Modi in US, only few have got in past, says EAM Jaishankar
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Speaking to the media here while travelling in a bus, Jaisdhankar said, "The Prime Minister will be on a state visit to the US. State visit means it is the highest level in terms of honour." He said, "The respect that the Prime Minister gets, only a few people have been given in the past."
'Spying is not in my blood': Jitan Ram Manjhi responds to Nitish Kumar's allegation
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"If Nitish Kumar has any proof about me, then he should disclose it in the public domain. We do not have such blood or nature to do spying and pass the messages from one place to another," Manjhi said while interacting with media persons in Gaya. "The real truth was Nitish Kumar applying pressure on me to merge.
Modi appreciates song by Indian-origin singer on benefits of millets
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"Excellent effort @FaluMusic! There is abundance of health and well-being in Shree Ann or millets. Through this song, creativity has blended with an important cause of food security and removing hunger," Modi tweeted.He was responding to Falu's tweet, where she said that she was honoured to have collaborated with Modi.
Sharad Pawar 'endorses' Congress-led Karnataka govt's move to revise textbooks
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"In the elections, the people gave a majority to the Congress. This means that its manifesto was accepted by the masses. It's the responsibility of the government to implement the approved program and the Karnataka government has started doing it," said Sharad Pawar.
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