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By Ariba Shahid

Last week at Davos, a group of self-declared rich people demanded that elected politicians force them to pay more tax. The “patriotic millionaires" group announced in a letter, signed by 260 of them, that they would be “proud to pay more" if it were to make for better societies. They also insisted that they were not alone in wanting to pay more.

Dera Bugti (Balochistan): Exposing the atrocities of the Pakistan Army, the Baloch Republican Party has claimed that the labour quarters of Sui town in Dera Bugti district have been sealed by the enforcement agencies. Taking the matter to the social media platform 'X' on Sunday, the spokesperson of the party, Sher Mohammad Bugti, claimed that so far, 150 people have been taken into custody by the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan at the Sui Gas field.

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Nitish Kumar's first switch was in 2013: Nitish Kumar formed the government in the year 2005 in alliance with the BJP. He snapped ties with the BJP in 2013 as he was reportedly unhappy with PM Modi named as Prime Ministerial candidate. He later fought the 2014 Lok Sabha polls alone wherein he bagged only two seats as compared to 18 in the 2009 polls.

Russia and Finland deteriorated following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine which led Finland to join NATO in April 2023. Today's polls will open at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) and close at 8:00 pm. The Results from advance voting will be confirmed soon after polls close on Sunday.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi is set to recommence from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Sunday. The journey, which started in Manipur on January 14, crossed into West Bengal from Assam on Thursday morning. During the break, Rahul Gandhi returned to New Delhi, PTI reported.

most corrupt chief minister of India". Rahul Gandhi had also accused the Assam government of denying him the permission to visit a temple in the state when the pran pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was going on.

2024 Lok Sabha elections and address a public meeting in Dehradun on Sunday. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister said the Congress chief is travelling across the country for the crucial polls due this year. “We are grateful that he has chosen Uttarakhand to give his call for a change.

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Congress Nyay Yatra permission for a public meeting scheduled to be held in Siliguri, reports Hindustan Times. The development comes amid reports of rift between Bengal's ruling party and INDIA bloc ally Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and the Grand Old Party. According to a senior official of Congress, uncertainty also looms over Gandhi’s programme at Falakata in Alipurduar on Sunday.

(Reuters) — The United States is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court upheld a ban which prevents presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from holding office, the State Department said on Saturday.

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China on Saturday said that top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held «candid, substantive and fruitful» talks in Thailand's capital Bangkok, where issues including Taiwan were discussed. Beijing and Washington have clashed in recent years on flashpoint issues from technology and trade to human rights, as well as over the self-ruled island and competing claims in the South China Sea.

Amid the uncertainty in the INDIA bloc grouping ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, a good news made its way, with the Samajwadi Party on Saturday announcing that it will share 11 seats to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming polls.

Nitish Kumar is the initiator of the INDIA bloc and his return to the BJP-led NDA will harm his image, senior Congress leader Harish Rawat said on Saturday. He also asserted that if Kumar has any grievances, they will be addressed. «The RJD and all of us are ready to find a solution,» Rawat said.

Ashok Gehlot and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and it will inform when a formula is finalised. The Congress' assertion came soon after Yadav said his party's alliance with the Congress is «off to a good start» with 11 «strong» Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and elections are due in April-May.

Arjun Ram Meghwal slammed the Congress Party after Sam Pitroda quoted the statements made by political activist Sudheendra Kulkarni, that "Nehru contributed more to the Constitution and not Ambedkar" and said that it shows the «mentality of the grand old party of insulting Baba Saheb». Meghwal, while speaking to 'condemned' the statement and asked the Congress to clear its stand on Pitroda. «We condemn this statement by Sam Pitroda and we want to ask Congress whether they stand by the comment of Sam Pitroda… The whole nation knows that Ambedkar played a major role in the making of the Constitution...» Meghwal said. The union minister further alleged the Congress of 'insulting' BR Ambedkar. «I think, this is the mentality of Congress to insult Baba Saheb. I want to take you back in the history.

Election department has started the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, an official said on Saturday. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta in a statement said the Election department has started the process of preparations for the Lok Sabha elections in the state with the first level checking (FLC) of the electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Sudheendra Kulkarni on "Jawaharlal Nehru contributing more to the Constitution than BR Ambedkar" which was also tweeted by Congress leader Sam Pitroda, BSP MP Malook Nagar on Saturday said that the grand old party should apologise to the nation and clarify whether Pitroda's stand is personal or on behalf of the Congress. However, Sam Pitroda later deleted his tweet in which he endorsed Sudheendra Kulkarni's views. «How can one be spared if he targets Babasaheb Ambedkar, an ideal for the marginalised communities of India? I cannot understand what has happened to Congress.