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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said giving tickets to the children and relatives of ministers was not dynastic politics but acknowledging the recommendation of voters. In its second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on March 21 announced fielding its national president M Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law and children of five ministers in Karnataka. «Yes, we have given. We gave tickets to those whom the people of the constituency recommended. This is not dynastic politics but acknowledging people's opinion,» Siddaramaiah told reporters. He was replying to a query about 10 family members and relatives of Karnataka ministers getting tickets to contest the Lok Sabha polls on behalf of Congress.

GT vs MI IPL Live Score 2024: Five times champion Mumbai Indians is all set to go against Gujarat Titans in the 5th match of IPL 2024. This is the first game for new captains of both teams as Hardik Pandya left the captaincy of GT to go back and head MI in the IPL 2024 season.

GT vs MI 2024: All-rounder Hardik Pandya is ready to lead Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024 first match against his previous franchise Gujarat Titans (GT). India's young batter Shubman Gill is leading GT after Hardik Pandya switched back to MI and was appointed as the captain of the team. Much is said about Hardik Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma and ahead of the GT vs MI 2024 clash, MI's star batter Tilak Varma outlined the importance of both players for Mumbai.

farmer from Prakasam district, Keshanapalli Brahmaiah, found himself in dire financial straits and decided to grow ganja on his land to clear his mounting debts. According to SEB officials, the farmer, identified as Keshanapalli Brahmaiah from Gangupalle village in Yerragondapalem mandal of Prakasam district, has about five acres of land where he cultivates various crops throughout the year. Brahmaiah had resorted to this illegal activity after facing heavy losses due to untimely rains and other factors.

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Samajwadi Party MLAs who cross-voted for the BJP in the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections have been allocated Y-category security, a senior government official said on Sunday. He added that the four MLAs who got Y-category security are Abhay Singh (Gosaiganj), Manoj Kumar Pandey (Unchahar), Rakesh Pratap Singh (Gauriganj) and Vinod Chaturvedi (Kalpi), respectively. These four MLAs, alongside three other party legislators — Pooja Pal, Rakesh Pandey and Ashutosh Maurya — had cross-voted for the BJP in the Rajya Sabha elections, leading to saffron party candidate Sanjay Seth defeating Samajwadi Party nominee Alok Ranjan. Maharaji Prajapati, another MLA, had abstained.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Infosys taking the biggest hit amid volatile trends in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 188.51 points or 0.25 per cent. The market valuation of TCS tanked Rs 1,10,134.58 crore to Rs 14,15,793.83 crore, the most among the top 10 firms.

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi chief Prakash Ambedkar said the alliance with Shiv Sena (UBT) doesn't exist any longer, Sanjay Raut of the Uddhav Thackeray-led party termed it as a «one-sided» and unfortunate decision. Talking to reporters here on Sunday, Raut said when Uddhav Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar announced their alliance more than a year back, the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were not on the agenda. It was basically working together for the assembly and local bodies elections, he said. «The alliance was made with good intentions,» the Sena (UBT) leader said.

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Is MS Dhoni going to retire after IPL 2024? "The BCCI offered me captaincy in 2007, but my body was in terrible shape. My observation of MS Dhoni was very good. His mind is very stable, he's calm, he's instinctive, and makes the right decisions.

Bengali-speaking Muslims, known as "miya," to be acknowledged as indigenous people of the state. Sarma stated, «They should stop having more than two children and practicing polygamy as it is not the culture of Assamese people. If they want to become indigenous, they cannot marry off their minor daughters.» He stressed the importance of education, urging them to send their children to schools instead of madrassas and encouraging them to pursue careers as doctors and engineers. Sarma highlighted the need for cultural assimilation, stating that giving up certain practices and embracing Assamese culture could lead to them being considered indigenous over time. He also raised concerns about encroachment on 'satras' (Vaishnavite monasteries) land by Bengali-speaking Muslims, questioning their claim to indigeneity.

BJP and the TMC in West Bengal with several leaders of both camps expressing displeasure over the selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Several TMC leaders aspiring for tickets have openly voiced their unhappiness over not being nominated for the seats they eyed. The BJP has witnessed similar dissatisfaction among some influential leaders over candidate selection. At least five senior TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor and party spokesperson Santanu Sen, who were seeking nomination from Malda North and Dum Dum seats respectively, have expressed dissatisfaction after being denied tickets. Even Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Babun Banerjee, voiced his displeasure after not being nominated for the Howrah seat, in which the TMC gave its ticket to sitting MP Prasun Banerjee. The CM disowned her brother following his outburst.

Gujarat is hoping to challenge the electoral hegemony of the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, while the ruling party is confident the opposition alliance will not affect its prospects. The Congress-AAP alliance this time aims to give a tough fight and stop the division of anti-BJP votes. In the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP won all 26 seats parliamentary seats in Gujarat, which is the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, garnering more than 60 per cent of the vote share in both the elections. In the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections, the Congress and the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP contested separately, resulting in the division of opposition votes and leading the BJP to a huge win by bagging 156 out of the 182 seats in the state.

Janata Dal United MLA from Rupauli Bima Bharti resigned from the party's primary membership on Saturday. Following her resignation, she joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and expressed her readiness to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Purnia if her new party permits. «People of Purnia are ready to vote for us. I will contest Lok Sabha polls from Purnia if my party asks me to,» the former Bihar Minister said. Adding to the political dynamics, sources say that former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughters, Rohini Acharya and Misa Bharti, are likely to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rohini Acharya is expected to contest from Saran, while Misa Bharti may run from the Pataliputra constituency.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has received Rs 944.5 crore through electoral bonds over the last six years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 (up to September). Data submitted by the BJD to the Election Commission, now available on the ECI website, reveals the breakdown of these donations. In the initial three years, the party received Rs 213.5 crore in 2018-19, Rs 50.5 crore in 2019-20, and Rs 67 crore in 2020-21. Subsequently, there was a significant increase, with the following three years contributing over Rs 613 crore. The highest amount was recorded in 2021-22, reaching Rs 291 crore, followed by Rs 170.50 crore in 2023-24 (up to September) and Rs 152 crore in 2022-23.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding a direction to the Centre to immediately release grants under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state, which is reeling under acute drought. Accusing the Centre of sitting on Karnataka's pleas for release of funds though there is a severe drought, he said the state government was compelled to approach the apex court. «Today the Karnataka government filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court against the Centre after waiting for five months. Since there is vacation for a week in the Supreme Court, we did not get the endorsement. We expect it next week,» Siddaramaiah told reporters here. The petition was filed under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution to give directions to the Government of India to release NDR Funds immediately, which was supposed to be released by the Centre according to law, he explained.

₹4.5 crore to the BJP. Atishi noted that no illegal money was recovered during ED's raid at Delhi's CM residence. “He (Sharat Chandra Reddy) gave electoral bonds worth ₹4.5 crore to BJP.

Rishabh Pant takes fresh guard: Rishabh Pant captured the hearts and minds of the cricketing world, not only by pulling off incredible wins, but also with his flair and daring: “Pantball" preceded “Bazball". His rising star came to crashing halt on 30 December 2022 when he suffered a car accident. Now, after 14 months of surgeries and rehabilitation, he returns to the scene of his first success, the IPL.