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Congress to host language workshop in Maharashtra on July 15

Congress to host language workshop in Maharashtra on July 15

In recent events, there has been an escalation of tension between Marathi and Hindi-speaking communities in the Mira-Bhayandar area. Such conditions have led to wide-ranging protests and demonstrations, creating a culture of tension and hostility in the region, as per an official press note. The emergence of such conflict is indeed unfortunate and points towards the necessity of intercommunication and conflict resolution, the Maharastra Congress asserted through the press note. The Congress Party, in an effort to relieve this tension and promote dialogue, has taken the initiative and is organising a language workshop titled "We are Marathi, We are Indian"…
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Amit Shah gives ‘Viksit Keralam’ call ahead of local body polls

Amit Shah gives ‘Viksit Keralam’ call ahead of local body polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the ruling CPI(M)-controlled LDF government on corruption while emphasising that the BJP's goal was a 'Viksit Keralam' (developed Kerala) and not to have its own chief minister in the state. In preparation for the local body elections this year and the 2026 Assembly poll, Shah underlined that only the NDA would develop the state, not the LDF or the Congress-led UDF. ย  "It is more vital for the BJP to make its state office the hub of 'Viksit Keralam' than have a chief minister," Shah averred. The veteran BJP leader was in…
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Amit Shah to kickstart Kerala local poll campaign from July 12

Amit Shah to kickstart Kerala local poll campaign from July 12

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will reach here late Friday evening to open the new BJP State Committee Office and kick off the party campaign for the upcoming local body election.ย Shah will arrive at Thiruvananthapuram airport at around 10 pm, where he will be welcomed by BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and other senior party leaders, according to an official release.The official opening of the state office is scheduled at 11 am on Saturday.ย After entering the campus, Shah will hoist the party flag, plant a sapling in front of the building, and light a traditional lamp.ย He will also cut a…
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Pawan Kalyan bats for Hindi as national language

Pawan Kalyan bats for Hindi as national language

Actor-turned-politician and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has come out strongly in support of Hindi as the Rashtra Basha (national language), saying it is akin to a peddamma (maternal aunt) in relation to oneโ€™s own mother tongue. ย  โ€œIf our native language is โ€˜ammaโ€™, Hindi is like โ€˜peddammaโ€™. It is the only language that connects people across the diverse regions of the country. Learning Hindi should not be seen as surrendering our identity, but as keeping pace with others. If we can accept Urdu or Persian, why not Hindi?โ€ the actor-turned-politician questioned, speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations…
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AIUDF to contest 35 seats solo in upcoming Assam Assembly polls

AIUDF to contest 35 seats solo in upcoming Assam Assembly polls

The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Friday has announced its decision to contest 35 out of the total 126 seats independently in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. AIUDF MLA Aminul Islam confirmed the decision, saying that the party will not form any alliance as of now. ย  โ€œWe will fight in 35 seats, and we will go solo this time,โ€ Islam told the media, adding, โ€œRecently, our MLAs held discussions with our party president Badruddin Ajmal and we are gearing up for the upcoming polls.โ€ ย  Although the party is currently preparing to contest alone, Islam signaled openness…
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Bengal exam row: Freedom fighters called ‘terrorists’

Bengal exam row: Freedom fighters called ‘terrorists’

A controversy has erupted in West Bengal after a question in Vidyasagar Universityโ€™s sixth-semester history exam on Thursday described freedom fighters from the 1930s as โ€œterrorists,โ€ that has drawn sharp criticism from academics, politicians and civil society. ย  The question, written in Bengali, read: โ€œName three district magistrates of Midnapore who were killed by terrorists?โ€ It referred to the British-era assassinations of district officials by armed revolutionaries associated with the Bengal Volunteers โ€” a nationalist group that believed in armed resistance against colonial rule. ย  The use of the word "terrorists" triggered immediate backlash, with criticism pouring in from across…
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Rahul alleges BJP of plotting to ‘rig’ Bihar polls like Maharashtra

Rahul alleges BJP of plotting to ‘rig’ Bihar polls like Maharashtra

Leader of the Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to "steal" the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections in the same manner it allegedly did in Maharashtra last year, asserting that the Congress and its INDIA bloc allies would not allow a repeat of what he termed a democratic subversion. ย  Addressing a large gathering at the โ€˜Samvidhan Bachao Samaveshโ€™ (Save Constitution rally) in Bhubaneswar, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha launched a sharp attack on the BJP, the Election Commission of India (ECI), and corporate concentration of power, accusing…
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AAP breaks ranks with INDIA bloc for Bihar elections

AAP breaks ranks with INDIA bloc for Bihar elections

Aam Aadmi Party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections independently, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said on Friday, signalling a clear break from the INDIA bloc with which it had aligned during the Lok Sabha elections. ย  Speaking during his visit to Patna, Singh, who serves as AAP's Bihar in-charge, launched a broadside against both the BJP and its rivals in the INDIA coalition, accusing them of political expediency, voter manipulation, and internal disarray. ย  โ€œWe will contest the upcoming Assembly polls alone,โ€ Singh declared. โ€œLook at the state of affairs in the (INDIA) coalition. Leaders…
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Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah, says no need to speak on leadership change

Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah, says no need to speak on leadership change

Following Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement that he would fulfil his five years' term, his deputy DK Shivakumar on Friday said the CM has responded to all the questions regarding it. "The Chief Minister has already replied to all your questions. It is not proper for me to keep on repeating the same, and it is not proper for you to keep repeating," Shivakumar said at the Bengaluru airport, on his return from New Delhi. ย  Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had visited the national capital to meet the Congress high command a few days ago. ย  "Why are you (referring to…
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BJP accepts resignation of MLA T Raja Singh

BJP accepts resignation of MLA T Raja Singh

The BJPโ€™s national leadership accepted the resignation of party MLA T Raja Singh from the Goshamahal constituency. National general secretary Arun Singh wrote a letter on July 11, 2025, to Raja Singh stating that the resignation has been accepted with immediate effect. The social media of the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party, however, curiously deleted a post regarding it. ย  Raja Singh resigned on June 30 in protest against the manner in which the party chose its new State president, N Ramachander Rao. Singh alleged that he was not permitted to file his nomination for the BJP State president election. ย …
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