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Tariq Anwar on Sunday charged the BJP-led NDA in Bihar with making «political use» of religious leaders like Acharya Dhirendra Shastri alias Bageshwar Baba ahead of the assembly polls later this year. Anwar, who addressed a press conference in his Lok Sabha constituency of Katihar, was asked about Shastri's tour of Gopalganj where he is likely to stay till Monday. The former Union minister, in a sarcastic tone, said, «I have no problem with these religious leaders going anywhere. But, I wonder why they are made to always take the trouble of visiting poll-bound areas.» «It appears the NDA is making political use of these 'babas', since it is wary of facing the people in elections with its dismal track record on governance,» alleged Anwar.

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Despite heavy campaigning by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and several state ministers, Congress failed to secure any wins and lost its previously held Medak-Nizamabad-Adilabad-Karimnagar graduate seat to the BJP. As a result, the BJP now holds three seats in the 40-member Legislative Council. The BJP's victory is seen as a boost for its preparations ahead of the 2028 Telangana Assembly elections. Union ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar led the charge in the high-stakes race, and the BJP's success has been hailed by Prime Minister Modi, who congratulated the people of Telangana and party leaders.

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Also read: Maiya Samman Yojana: Rs 2,500 to be credited in only these women's accounts; check date and eligibility Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, while making the announcement on Women's Day, said, «Today is Women's Day. We had our cabinet meeting today, and our cabinet has approved the scheme — the promise that we made during the Delhi elections to provide Rs 2500 to the women. We made a provision of Rs 5100 crores in the Delhi budget for the implementation of the scheme. We have formed the committee, which will be led by me and the registration for the scheme will begin soon — a portal will be launched soon,» as per The Times of India report.

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said there was a need to filter out leaders and workers from his party who were working for the BJP and warned of strict action, even removals. Addressing party workers on the second day of his two-day Gujarat visit, the party's first job was to separate two groups of Congress workers and leaders — ones who carry the party ideology in their hearts and stand with the public and the others who were cut off from the public, «half of whom are with the BJP». Gandhi's visit to the state is focused on the 2027 assembly polls, for which he has hinted at a major overhaul in the party's state unit and assured a strong plan to defeat the BJP. «There are two types of people in the Gujarat Congress leadership and among workers. Those who are honest with people, fight for them, respect them and have the ideology of the Congress in their heart. And the others who are cut off from the people sit far away, do not respect them, and half of whom are with the BJP,» he said.

Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday questioned the implementation of the BJP's financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi and said that the scheme compromises 60 per cent of the national capital's budget. «If they fulfil that promise, we will welcome it. However, there is only one question: Where will the funds for this come from? The BJP had said that every woman above the age of 18 would be given this honour. If we go by the Election Commission's data, there were approximately 72 lakh female voters in Delhi. The total cost for this comes to around Rs 21,600 crore. Now, considering the entire development budget is 37,000 crore, which includes hospitals, schools, and subsidies, how can you allocate around 60 percent of the budget to just one scheme?» Dikshit told ANI. «I hope that the money spent by the Delhi government will not compromise development,» the Congress leader said.

Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday questioned the implementation of the BJP's financial aid scheme of providing Rs 2,500 per month to women in Delhi and said that the scheme compromises 60 per cent of the national capital's budget. «If they fulfil that promise, we will welcome it. However, there is only one question: Where will the funds for this come from? The BJP had said that every woman above the age of 18 would be given this honour. If we go by the Election Commission's data, there were approximately 72 lakh female voters in Delhi. The total cost for this comes to around Rs 21,600 crore. Now, considering the entire development budget is 37,000 crore, which includes hospitals, schools, and subsidies, how can you allocate around 60 percent of the budget to just one scheme?» Dikshit told ANI. «I hope that the money spent by the Delhi government will not compromise development,» the Congress leader said.

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve', United States President Donald Trump said that he's working to end the government's «war on crypto» Addressing the Crypto Summit at the White House, Donald Trump heavily criticised former President Joe Biden's stringent actions against cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and expressed a more welcoming approach by his administration. «My administration is working to end the federal bureaucracies' war on crypto which was really going pretty wildly during Biden until the election came about. 5 months before the elections he became a big fan because he heard how many people love it and respect it but i guess it didn't work out for him.»

Bihar Minister Shrawon Kumar on Saturday took a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Bihar Assembly's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav over his promise to remove toddy from the Bihar Excise and Prohibition Act, saying that everyone in the state had resolved not to consume toddy when a ban was imposed on liquor. Speaking to the media, Kumar said that the Bihar government, through the Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana, helped families sustain their livelihoods through the production and sale of toddy, integrating it into the mainstream of society. «When liquor was banned in Bihar, everyone took a resolution not to consume liquor, toddy or any kind of such substance. If you break your resolution for the votes of the people, then the people are watching you,» he said.

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Delhi Capitals Innings Highlights : Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Live Score: FOUR! Good length around middle and leg, Meg Lanning flicks this in the gap and it races through the carpet for four towards the cow corner. Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Live Score: Delhi Capitals Marizanne Kapp 6 (8) Meg Lanning 84 (53) Gujarat Giants Kashvee Gautam 0/32 (3) Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Live Score: FOUR! On a length wide outside off, Marizanne Kapp looks to slog this around leg but gets an outside edge and this flies over backward point for a boundary.

Rouse Avenue Court on Friday dismissed Delhi Law Minister Kapil Mishra's revision plea, in which he had challenged the trial court's cognizance and summoning order in a case related to an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The trial court had taken cognizance of the charge sheet in 2020, which pertained to a statement allegedly made by Kapil Mishra in January 2020, when the MCC was in force during the Delhi Assembly elections. «The word 'Pakistan' is very skillfully weaved by the revisionist in his alleged statements to spew hatred, careless to communal polarisation that may ensue in the election campaign, only to garner votes,» the court said while dismissing the plea.

Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) numbers, the Election Commission of India announced on Friday that it will resolve the issue in the next three months. After detailed discussions within its technical teams and consultations with Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) across the country, the ECI said that it has committed to ensuring that each elector has a unique national EPIC number. «The Commission has now decided to resolve this long pending issue after detailed discussions within the technical teams and concerned CEOs in the next three months by ensuring a unique national EPIC number to the existing electors having a duplicate EPIC number and for future electors as well,» it said in the statement.

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President Trump plans to host cryptocurrency executives at the White House on Friday, a crypto summit that could offer new insight into the administration’s agenda regarding digital assets.

The January outflows more than reversed the £2.3bn inflows recorded in December 2024 and also bucked the positive flows in November. Active funds in general, and equities, particularly UK equities, were hardest hit. UK equity funds suffer ninth-year of outflows in 2024 Investors were reacting to high levels of uncertainty that began the year, the IA said, adopting a ‘wait and see' approach. Factors including confusion over interest rate cuts, the impact of then-anticipated tariffs from the newly elected President Trump and a market shake up with the blasting onto the scene of De...

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BSP supremo Mayawati after she expelled her nephew Akash Anand from the party, Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday claimed that the move showed the BSP is being controlled by the BJP, and invited Anand to join the Congress. Mayawati would not have taken such a «suicidal step» without being under pressure, he said. Mayawati on Sunday removed her nephew Akash Anand from all party posts, appointing his father Anand Kumar and Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Gautam as national coordinators in his place, and said she would not name a successor in her lifetime. Kumar, however, turned down the offer. A day after Akash Anand's removal, Mayawati on Monday said she expelled him «in the interest of the party and the movement».

Kashmir dispute would be solved after the «return of the stolen part of Kashmir which is under illegal Pakistani occupation,» External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. Jaishankar was speaking at a session at the Chatham House think tank in London on Wednesday, prompting Pakistan on Thursday to reject as «baseless» his remarks regarding Kashmir, while making counter demands to address the issue. Responding to an audience question on «solving» issues in Kashmir, Jaishankar stated, «On Kashmir, actually we have done, I think, a good job solving most of it.» «Removing Article 370 was step number one, restoring growth and economic activity and social justice in Kashmir was step number two, and holding elections with a very high turnout was step number three.