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Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, said that he would join BJP on Thursday. He claimed that West Bengal’s ruling party Trinamool Congress was “crumbling” and was “on the verge of collapse”. Addressing a press conference here, Gangopadhyay said BJP’s slogan of “zero tolerance towards corruption” was the main reason why he was joining the saffron party. “Trinamool Congress means corruption, corruption means Trinamool Congress,” Gangopadhyay reiterated while announcing his decision to join BJP on March 7. “Trinamool Congress is a party of miscreants — it is not a political party but a yatra (folk theatre) show — ‘Ma, Maati Manush,” he said.

195 candidates released last weekend was Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who has been fielded from Thiruvananthapuram, a seat in Kerala considered Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s stronghold. While Congress has yet to announce its candidate from the constituency, if they choose to field Tharoor again, it will be one of the high-profile contests in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Fielding Chandrasekhar is part of BJP’s aim to make inroads in Kerala, where it had failed to win any seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Nikki Haley is trailing far behind her rival Donald Trump, who is most likely to emerge as the presumptive nominee after the Republican Party's crucial Super Tuesday contest. Trump and Haley were campaigning vigorously in various Super Tuesday states, making a last-minute pitch to the Republican voters. Super Tuesday is an important new phase of presidential primaries when the early contests are over, and voters from multiple states cast ballots in primaries timed to occur on the same date.

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money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen various security holdings valued at over Rs 580 crore belonging to a Dubai-based «hawala operator.» The ED conducted fresh raids on February 28 at multiple locations across Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai, Bhopal, and Raipur, resulting in the seizure of cash and valuables worth Rs 3.64 crore. As per reports, the ED's investigation into the Mahadev online book gaming and betting app has revealed the involvement of high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, the home state of the app's main promoters. The agency identified Hari Shankar Tibrewal, a Kolkata native currently residing in Dubai, as a «hawala operator and major player» in the case. Tibrewal allegedly partnered with the Mahadev app promoters and operated an illegal betting app called «skyexchange.»

delimitation exercise of last year, political parties put their best foot forward. Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal who is Rajya Sabha MP is fielded from Dibrugarh axing Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Labour Rameswar Teli. Congress's Gaurav Gogoi is looking to shift his constituency to Nagaon. Gogoi' Lok sabha constituency Koliabor ceased to exist, and a new constituency was created Kaziranga. The political landscape of Assam stands changed after almost 27 years as the Election commission of India has published the Delimitation of assembly and parliamentary constituencies last year.

Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday, taking over the reins of the country for a second time since 2022, amidst staggering economic and security challenges faced by the country. President Arif Alvi will administer the oath to Shehbaz Sharif in a ceremony held at the President's residence in the afternoon. The 72-year-old politician earlier served as prime minister of a coalition government from April 2022 to August 2023 before Parliament was dissolved to hold general elections last month.

Day 3 of Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's pre-wedding celebrations: The extravagant three-day pre-wedding celebrations of Radhika Merchant, daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant and Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani, began on March 1 and wrapped up on March 3. The festivities began as prominent guests from around the world arrived at Gujarat's Jamnagar to grace the occasion. Guests included business tycoons, politicians, Hollywood and Bollywood stars and cricketers.

BJP) has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and it has brought some surprises. While 34 ministers have been retained, several MPs and even ministers have been dropped to make way for new faces. Let's take a look at some of the factors that may have influenced these decisions.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is remembering former prime minister Brian Mulroney as a politician who understood her province’s interests.

high support for the Bharatiya Janata Party, rising partisanship in India’s politics, and a widespread rejection of free welfare benefits. The survey asked respondents to identify the current government’s biggest achievements.

Imran Khan's party on Saturday named the Pashtun-khwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai as their presidential candidate against Asif Ali Zardari, the joint nominee of the PML-N and the PPP. Achakzai, 75, was nominated for the post against the Pakistan Peoples Party's senior leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported. Zardari, 68, is a joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and other political parties part of the coalition set to form a government in the Centre.

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₹580 crore of a Dubai-based "hawala operator" and seized cash and valuables worth ₹3.64 crore after fresh raids in the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Friday. The latest raids were launched on February 28 at various premises in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Raipur. Mahadev betting app case: ED conducts raid in West Bengal, Mumbai, NCR The ED probe in the Mahadev online gaming and betting app has indicated purported involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh.

Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been trading fire since the Palestinian group Hamas stormed southern Israel from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, in a steadily intensifying conflict that has fuelled concern of wider escalation. "The war in the south is linked to the aggression on Gaza on the one hand, and to securing means of protection for our country on the other," senior Hezbollah politician Hassan Fadlallah said.

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.

Quiver Quantitative — $DELL earnings are coming up. Here is a look at recent trades of $DELL by people who might have an edge.CongressMembers of Congress have disclosed trades of $DELL stock 1 times in the last quarter. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $DELL stock by members of Congress:- Senator Carper, Thomas R. purchased up to $15,000 on 01/02.Company InsidersNo recent insider trades of $DELL on record.InstitutionsHere’s a breakdown of some of the largest recent moves of $DELL stock:- DODGE & COX sold an estimated $1,001,992,519 of $DELL stock- MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION bought an estimated $590,916,764 of $DELL stock- DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN bought an estimated $283,771,641 of $DELL stock- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC sold an estimated $220,672,721 of $DELL stock- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC bought an estimated $194,728,022 of $DELL stock

vandalised the residence of Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Imphal West and abducted him and his security guard from outside his house in retaliation for an attempt to detain militants in the ethnic violence-hit state, NDTV reported. Later, “the ASP Imphal West and his security guard were rescued from Kwakeithel Konjeng Leikai area and admitted to Raj Medicity for medical treatment. A case has been registered in this regard and an investigation has started," the Manipur Police said in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

BERLIN—Russian expansionism and fears about American disengagement from Europe are causing such alarm here that Germany is beginning to ponder a question once considered unthinkable: Does it need to have its own nuclear weapons? In recent weeks, German officials have called on France and the U.K.—Europe’s two nuclear powers—to work with Berlin to develop a fallback plan for nuclear deterrence for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, should the U.S. no longer be willing to fulfill that role.

Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Tuesday ordered an SIT probe over Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's statement against state Deputy CM and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis after BJP MLA Ashish Shelar raised the demand for a probe. As reported by ANI, “Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has ordered SIT probe over Maratha quota activist Jarange Patil's statement against Deputy CM Devendra Fadanavis after BJP MLA Ashish Shelar raised the demand for a probe." Also Read: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil announces statewide 'Rasta Roko' on 3 March Earlier in the day, BJP leader Praveen Darekar expressed disapproval in the Maharashtra legislative council of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's remarks against Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, attributing blame to senior politician Sharad Pawar.