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BJP Candidate List 2024: Stepping into the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with a target to win 370 seats, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the first list of its candidates on Saturday. BJP announced its candidates on 195 seats across 16 states. While most of the candidates were along the expected lines, there were some notable exclusions from the first list.

Bansuri Swaraj who was appointed as the co-convenor of the BJP Delhi's legal cell last year is all set to make her Lok Sabha poll debut after her name was included in the first list of BJP with other top leaders such as Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani and others. Read More: BJP's first list of candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha Polls out; PM Modi to contest from Varanasi. Check full list here «I feel grateful. I express gratitude towards PM Modi, HM Amit Shah ji, JP Nadda ji and every BJP worker for giving me this opportunity. With the resolution of 'ab ki baar 400 paar', every BJP worker will work to make Narendra Modi the 'PradhanSewak' for the third time,» said Bansuri Swaraj. Apart from expressing gratitude to the BJP central figures, she thanked Sangathan Mahamantri Pawan Rana, Jay Panda, her elder sister Alka Gujjar for getting the opportunity to fight in the upcoming polls.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the first list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections, hinting at the party's readiness for the big polls. The BJP, as anticipated, unveiled its initial roster of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, comprising more than 195 names. Notable figures such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 34 Union Ministers and Minister of States feature prominently in this list. It also includes the name of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla along with two former Chief Ministers. PM Modi will contest from his stronghold, Varanasi, and Union Minister Amit Shah will fight from Gandhinagar, said party's general secretary Vinod Tawde. Ravi Kishan and Smriti Irani have been fielded from Gorakhpur and Amethi respectively, again.

BJP candidate list 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to fight the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from the Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the seat he currently represents in the Lower House of the Parliament. The announcement came as part of Bhartiya Janata Party's first list of 195 candidates, which was released on Saturday. This is the third time PM Modi is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi.

Narendra Modi on Saturday held a brief meeting with West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and Leader of Opposition in the assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, and discussed with them various issues concerning the state. The meeting lasted for around 16 minutes. «Met Mr Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar. We discussed how to further spread our good governance programs among the common people. I commend the courage, passion and tenacious struggle of all the @BJP4Bengal workers who are fighting against the misrule of the Trinamool Congress. Together we will build a better future for West Bengal. @SuvenduWB @DrSukantaBJP » Modi posted on X. Later, while speaking to reporters, Majumdar said they raised several issues related to corruption, various scams and law and order in the state.

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Devoleena Bhattacharjee, has reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar for assistance in the murder case of her friend and dancer, Amarnath Ghosh, who was fatally shot in the US. The 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya' actress asked for help on her social media account on X where she penned a long note about her friend from Kolkata who was shot dead in the US on Tuesday evening. «My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot and killed in the St Louis Academy neigbourhood in the US on Tuesday evening. Only child in the family, mother died three years back, father passed away during his childhood. Well, the reason, the details of the accused are not revealed yet, or perhaps no one is left in his family to fight for it except his few friends. He was from Kolkata.»

Amarnath Ghosh are unable to claim his body, Devoleena Bhattacharjee requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and the Indian Embassy in the United States to get the details about the reasons behind his murder. “My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot & killed in St. Louis Academy neighborhood, US on Tuesday evening.

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Young Sheldon Season 7, Episode 4', «Ants on a Log and a Cheating Winker,» where the young boy catches his father cheating. The dark side of the 'The Big Bang Theory' is thus revealed, though there are no signs of infidelity from George. As Sheldon catches his father, the odd three-knock rule in The Big Bang Theory is explained. It also comes out with arguably the darkest story from his childhood. The trailer also teases the much-anticipated reunion of Sheldon's parents and his return to college, with a potential dark twist.

UFC fight night is all set to take place on Saturday at Apex facility in Las Vegas. The main UFC fight card is scheduled to commence from 4 pm (ET). The event can be watched on ESPN+. The big fight of the night will be between Shamil Gaziev and Jairzinho Rozenstruik. Vitor Petrino will take on Tyson Pedro. Alex Perez will fight Muhammad Mokaev.

Disney’s proxy fight with activist investor Nelson Peltz has turned into a family feud. The descendants of Walt Disney and his late brother Roy O. Disney on Thursday released two letters addressed to Disney shareholders, backing the company and Chief Executive Bob Iger in their fight against Peltz and his Trian Fund Management.

Laapataa Ladies: Laapataa Ladies is a story set in 2001 in rural India. It is about two young brides who get separated during a train journey and what happens when Kishan, a police officer, takes it upon himself to probe the missing case. The film talks about a time when mobile phones were precious and the internet and technology had not made everything easily accessible.

It should go without saying that fighting wars is a nasty business. The political, economic and moral corrosion that wars bring with their onslaught is often difficult for distant onlookers to decipher from the outside.

Odisha joined the BJP on Thursday itself. Let's take a look Former Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi, who had resigned from the party a day before, joined the BJP on Thursday and vowed to fight against the TMC regime in the state. "Today, we are happy to welcome Kaustav Bagchi in the BJP," party leader Suvendu Adhikari said at a programme here.

News industry lawsuits are piling up for OpenAI, the company behind artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot ChatGPT

Quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday claimed that if he is arrested, crores of Marathas will stage a hunger strike. Talking to reporters at a private hospital in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where he is currently undergoing treatment after ending his fast at his native Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna three days back, Jarange said the Maratha community is fighting for its rights. The government still has a chance to implement the «sage soyre» (blood relatives of Kunbi Marathas) draft notification. The community will appreciate it, he said. The draft notification was issued in January for issuing certificates to eligible Kunbi (OBC) Marathas.

Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite, Putin, 71, repeated his accusation that the West is bent on weakening Russia, and he suggested Western leaders did not understand how dangerous their meddling could be in what he cast as Russia's own internal affairs. He prefaced his warning with a specific reference to an idea, floated by French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, of European NATO members sending ground troops to Ukraine — a suggestion that was quickly rejected by the United States, Germany, Britain and others.

Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) in Mumbai. The MVA parties are part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, an amalgamation of leading opposition parties came up last year to fight together in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, second highest after Uttar Pradesh which sends 80 members to the lower house of the Parliament.

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