POLITICS

Jairam Ramesh describes Kiren Rijiju's comments on Tawang as 'utter lie'
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In a series of tweets, the Rajya Sabha MP while describing Rijiju as as a 'distorian' tweeted, "Kiren Rijiju, the latest entrant to the Modi stable of Distorians, now says Nehru did not want Tawang to be part of India." Ramesh backed his claims by citing two top secret telegrams which were declassified in 2018.
Madras HC permits RSS route march at 44 places across Tamil Nadu on Nov 6
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Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan of the Madras High Court said that he had gone through the sealed intelligence report submitted by the Tamil Nadu police. The court said that there was no adverse report on the RSS except for some minor incidents affecting law and order. The judge said that these minor disturbances could not be considered for denial of permission.
Congress releases first list of Gujarat candidates
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The Congress screening committee has released the first list of 43 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, with Rajya Sabha member Amee Yajnik fielded from Ghatlodia seat in Ahmedabad city, where she will be challenging Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Nitish didn't allow road construction as someone hurled shoe at him 15 years ago: Prashant Kishor
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"I did the padyatra on this stretch consisting only of the knee-dipping dust on the road. When I enquired with the villagers, they told me that the road was not constructed for 15 years. When I asked why, they said that Nitish Kumar came to Yogapatti for a rally 15 years ago where someone hurled a shoe on his stage. Following the incident, Nitish Kumar did not allow to construct the road," he said.
BJP projected to sweep Gujarat Assembly polls
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This was revealed by an exclusive CVoter-ABP Gujarat Opinion Poll to gauge popular perceptions and voting intent of adult citizens in the state with a sample size of 22,807 spread across all the 182 Assembly constituencies in Gujarat using random sampling techniques.
Isudan Gadhvi is AAP's CM face in Gujarat, announces CM Kejriwal
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Arvind Kejriwal said, "Today AAP is not announcing the party's CM face but it is announcing the next Chief Minister of Gujarat. He said there is a wave in favour of AAP and also said that all opinion polls will be proved wrong when the Gujarat Assembly poll results are out."
Despite brisk start, only 32% polling in Andheri East bypoll
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According to Deputy Collector Prakash Patil, the constituency recorded about 31.74 per cent polling after voting closed on Thursday evening at 256 polling stations. This is considered among the lowest voter turnout in recent years, although the state government had declared a public holiday for the entire constituency.
Action speaks louder than words: EC on questions over its neutrality
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The remarks were made by the CEC after the Congress party, following the "delay" in the announcement of dates for Gujarat Assembly polls, took a jibe at the EC by tweeting that the poll body was an autonomous institution and conducted fair elections. The Gujarat Assembly Elections will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, while the results will be declared on December 8.
Rahul Gandhi turns Potharaju during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana
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Participating in Bonalu, a traditional festival of Telangana, along with party MLA Jagga Reddy, Rahul Gandhi whipped himself.Potharaju is a character in annual Bonalu processions taken out in Telangana. He is considered to be the brother of seven sister goddesses -- different forms of the goddess 'Mahankali'.
AAP MLA Raaj Kumar Anand takes oath as Delhi Minister
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"Administered the oath of office and secrecy to Raaj Kumar Anand as Minister in GNCTD. I convey my best wishes to him and hope that he will work for the betterment of Delhi and its People," V.K. Saxenasaid in a tweet after the oath ceremony. Anand, an MLA from the Patel Nagar constituency, has replaced former Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam.
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