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23

Aug

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Siddaramaiah to join Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Adhikar Yatra in Bihar

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced he will join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar on August 29, aimed at highlighting alleged irregularities in the state’s electoral rolls ahead of the 2025 Assembly elections.   “Rahul Gandhi ji took out a yatra in Bihar. I am going to join it on August 29th,” Siddaramaiah told reporters.   The 16-day yatra, now on its sixth day, has so far covered over 1,300 km across 20 districts and is expected to conclude in Patna on September 1. Congress leaders have termed the exercise as a response to…

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22

Aug

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Political parties unite against Vijay for insulting their leaders

Political parties in Tamil Nadu, including the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the opposition AIADMK (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and Bharatiya Janata Party, have jointly criticised actor-politician Vijay for his comments at the recent TVK (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) conference in Madurai. They particularly objected to his remarks targeting their leaders.KN Nehru, the state's Municipal Administration Minister from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, took strong exception to Vijay addressing Chief Minister MK Stalin as "uncle." Nehru said the actor's language displayed a "low political standard," and he warned that the DMK would give Vijay a "fitting reply" in the 2026…

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18

Aug

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UP is not ‘mafia free’, claims Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government of corruption, citing the recent arrest of a Kanpur lawyer for running an extortion racket.In an X post in Hindi, Yadav said there is a "triangle of BJP corruption" in Uttar Pradesh —"the corrupt BJP government involved in fake encounters, corrupt officials amassing black money and shielded by the BJP, and a corrupt lawyer covering up their misdeeds." Targeting the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government's anti-mafia campaign, Yadav wrote, "The corrupt individuals who earned crores of rupees were never spotted by drones or binoculars; the matter came to light…

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18

Aug

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Mamata to skip PM Modi’s Metro inauguration event in Kolkata: Sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate three new metro routes in Kolkata on August 22, with a series of programmes scheduled across the city throughout the day. However, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not be attending the event despite being invited, said sources in the Trinamool Congress.   According to sources, Mamata’s decision is not spontaneous but a “well-calculated political move”, driven by policy differences and the ruling TMC’s strategy ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.   Party leaders claim the central government has consistently deprived Bengal of its rightful dues, practised what they describe as “language terror” against Bengali…

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18

Aug

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Suresh Gopi’s ‘vanara’ remark draws flak from Kerala Education Minister

Union Minister Suresh Gopi has faced sharp criticism from Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty, following a controversial remark made by Gopi. Sivankutty, on Monday, took to Facebook to condemn Gopi’s comment, in which he referred to those who accused him of manipulating the voters' list as "vanaras" (monkeys).   Sivankutty described the remarks as "insulting, unfortunate, and undemocratic," arguing that such language is unbecoming of a public representative. He emphasised that complaints about electoral rolls are crucial for ensuring a transparent democratic process and that ridiculing those who file them erodes public trust in democracy. Sivankutty urged Gopi to withdraw his…

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17

Aug

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Trailer of ‘The Bengal Files’ released amid controversy

After the slew of controversy during the trailer launch of ‘The Bengal Files’ in Kolkata, the director Vivek Agnihotri has unveiled the much-awaited trailer of the film.   Two-time National Award winner Vivek Agnihotri is returning to the big screens after his superhit film, ‘The Kashmir Files’, which starred Anupam Kher in the lead role.   His new film focuses on the alleged 'Hindu Genocide' during the Direct Action Day in 1946. It explores communal violence in undivided Bengal during the 1940s. The film also covers the Noakhali riots of 1946.   The trailer starts with a monologue about Bengal…

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17

Aug

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Rahul kicks off Bihar Yatra, says nation knows EC is compromised

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission, alleging that it is “stealing” elections in collaboration with the BJP and warning that the INDIA bloc would not allow the latest “conspiracy” to succeed in the forthcoming Bihar Assembly polls.   Launching his 1,300-km ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ from Sasaram, Gandhi claimed the practice of manipulating electoral rolls through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists had become the new instrument for subverting democracy. “In the whole country, assembly and Lok Sabha elections are being stolen and their latest conspiracy is to delete and add…

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17

Aug

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Cong issues notice to MLA for backing Shivakumar as Karnataka CM

The Congress State Disciplinary Committee has served a show cause notice to Channagiri MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Sunday. The notice was issued after he stated that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar would become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.The statement by Shivaganga has restarted the discussion about a leadership change. This topic was recently put to rest after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted he would complete his five-year term."After December, DK will become the CM," Shivaganga told reporters in Davangere on Saturday.The notice was issued by Nivedith Alwa, the committee’s coordinator. Alwa said that Shivaganga's public statements have caused confusion…

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17

Aug

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Bihar BJP to launch 18-day ‘Matdata Sammelan’ from Aug 23

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar will hold 'Vidhansabha Matdata Sammelan' meetings across all 243 assembly constituencies. The campaign will start on August 23, ahead of the legislative assembly elections. Bihar BJP President Dilip Jaiswal announced the initiative. It will run in seven phases over 18 days. Senior leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will take part. They will highlight the government's development work. This includes women's empowerment, youth employment, and a 35 per cent reservation for women. Speaking at a press conference, Jaiswal said the campaign would cover 42 constituencies in each phase. Fourteen meetings will be held…

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16

Aug

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Union Min Ashwini Choubey mocks Cong’s Bihar yatra as ‘shavyatra’

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey has launched a sharp attack on the Congress party's planned 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar. He asserted that the protest march would soon turn into the party's "shavyatra" (funeral procession).Choubey made the comments in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, where he was attending the 'shraddh' ceremony for tribal leader Shibu Soren. Choubey claimed that "Congress’ days are over" and that the proposed yatra would "fizzle out."The 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' is set to begin on August 17. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar will lead the…

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