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Lalu Prasad on Friday claimed that the JMM-led coalition would retain power in Jharkhand as it was «set to win» the assembly elections with a «comfortable margin». The veteran politician, who is in his seventies, said he would campaign for INDIA bloc and RJD candidates in Jharkhand. Talking to reporters here Prasad said, «The RJD will win all seats where the party is contesting in Jharkhand. We (JMM-led coalition) will once again form the government there as our alliance will win elections with a comfortable margin.» When asked by journalists whether he would campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in Jharkhand or not, Prasad said, «Yes...I will soon go to Jharkhand for campaign. Tejashwi (Yadav) is already campaigning there.»

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Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal challenging an order of the Gujarat High Court refusing to quash summons in a defamation case over his alleged remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti noted that a separate bench of the apex court had junked the plea filed by AAP leader Sanjay Singh on April 8 in the same case. «We must have a consistent approach,» said the bench. The Gujarat High Court had on February 16 dismissed the pleas of Singh and Kejriwal seeking quashing of the summons issued against them in the case.

influential leaders in some segments reflects its risk-aversion approach in the wake of the poor show in general elections in the western state. Sreejaya Chavan, daughter of former CM and Congress turncoat Ashok Chavan who joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, is among the kin of regional satraps picked by the BJP for the November 20 contest. Sreejaya, who holds a law degree, will make her electoral debut from the home turf Bhokar segment, represented by the senior Chavan, in Nanded district. The BJP has renominated Nitesh Rane, son of former Union minister and Konkan strongman Narayan Rane, from the Kankavli seat in Sindhudurg district.

Navya Haridas, on Sunday said the Gandhi family is considering the hill constituency as a mere «choice» or «second» seat" and people of the segment have realised this now. A two-time councillor in the Kozhikode Corporation, Haridas said what the voters of Wayanad want is a leader who stands up for them and resolves their problems. Addressing reporters in Kozhikode, the young leader said, as far as India is concerned, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is not a new face, but for Wayanad, she is a newcomer. «Priyanka is coming as a representative of the Gandhi family who had failed to raise the issues of Wayanad in the Parliament,» she alleged.

coastal belt, stretching from Mumbai to the southernmost district of Sindhudurg, was once a Congress citadel, but the party lost ground to the undivided Shiv Sena over the years. The coastal Konkan belt's economy was known to be dependent on money orders sent from Mumbai, where most of its residents migrated for work and business after Maharashtra achieved statehood in 1960. But the situation is no longer the same. The region accounts for 75 of the total 288 state assembly seats, including 36 in Mumbai, and is expected to play a key role in deciding which coalition — ruling Mahayuti or opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — governs Maharashtra after the November 20 polls. Former CM and BJP Lok Sabha MP from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Narayan Rane, who hails from the picturesque region, told PTI that Konkan has now become self-sufficient, thriving on exports of fish, mangoes and cashews.

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VHP) on Monday said only "practising Hindus" should be appointed to temple committees in Andhra Pradesh and there should be no political representation in these panels. It also demanded that only «practising Hindus» be appointed as employees at these temples and the «non-Hindus or non-practising Hindus» appointed as temple staff immediately relieved of their duties. «Politicians during their election campaigns not only say that they are secular and treat all the religions equally but also participate in prayer programmes in different religious places of worship,» the VHP said in a statement. «In this case, if there are political leaders in the temple committees, there is a possibility that they will give priority to their secular feelings rather than the welfare of Hindus,» it added.

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Bigg Boss 18’, the contestants found themselves scolded by ‘Bigg Boss’ for not adhering to the rules during the season’s first task. Following the announcement, tensions flared, leading to arguments between housemates like Karan Veer Mehra, Arfeen Khan, Avinash Mishra, and Shehzada Dhami. Once the dust settled, former actress Shilpa Shirodkar was seen opening up about her personal life in a conversation with Advocate Gunratna. She reminisced how her husband, British banker Aparesh Ranjit agreed to relocate to India when she hit rock bottom after the death of her parents. With emotion, Shilpa reflected on her past, sharing, “Aparesh was thriving in his career, but he gave up everything, and we relocated to India. When I lost my parents in 2008, I fell into a deep depression. Aparesh was at the peak of his career, but he sacrificed it all to move here. If he had insisted, ‘I won’t put my career aside, you should be the one to adjust,’ today he would be in a completely different position in the banking world.” Gunratna, who sat alongside Shilpa, offered his perspective on her career choices. He likened her journey to that of a politician, saying, «It takes a politician 35 years to build their career, and similarly, once in 50 years, we get an actor of great caliber. I genuinely believe that, along with Madhuri Dixit, you were among the few who had the potential to reach that level. But suddenly, you decided to leave the industry.»

assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370, as the National Conference (NC) emerged the single largest party with 42 seats. Among the prominent names who lost the polls are former minister and ex-JKPCC president Vaqar Rasool, J-K BJP president Ravinder Raina, former minister and JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla, and former ministers Altaf Bukhari, Usman Majid, Chowdhary Lal Singh, Manohar Lal Sharma, Chowdhary Zulfiqar Ali, Harsh Dev Singh, Ghulam Nabi Lone, Ghulam Hassan Mir, Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan, and Asiea Naqash.

Congress veteran Bhupinder Singh Hooda had anticipated. The doughty politician, who fought the opposition and some say even forces within the party to stake claim to primacy in the Congress, turned 77 last month. But there seems to be enough fight still left.

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Former public safety minister Bill Blair said he “was not advised” for weeks after CSIS says it told his chief of staff that it was seeking approval to investigate an Ontario Liberal powerbroker in March 2021.

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Haryana's Bandhwari village on the Gurugram-Faridabad border, home to one of the largest landfill sites in the country, elections mean politicians visiting the garbage hill for «photo-ops» and making «mountains of promises». The locals, meanwhile, continue to struggle with contaminated water; diseases, including difficulty breathing; loss of business, and much more. Since its inception in 2010, the Bandhwari dumpsite has become a major waste repository in the region, receiving more than 2,000 tonnes per day (TPD) of mixed waste — 1,400 TPD from Gurugram and 600 TPD from Faridabad. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the waste generated by the two cities is processed.

Kamala Harris will become the most obnoxious US president in history. It doesn't seem like the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies Legislative Summit is the right place for the woman who aspires to be the next head of state to use profanity. However, that is precisely what transpired in May when US Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a group of young Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. A few weeks before Joe Biden declared he would not run for reelection, Harris stated that you have to know that sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won't, in which case you have to kick down that door, followed by a cuss word. Her audience at that point in time clapped and laughed, whereas a few decades ago they might have gasped or taken in the expletive silently. Harris later apologized for her language. However, it wasn't the first time the Democratic presidential candidate had used a four-letter word in public, and it won't be the last. Also Read: Alien: Romulus — When and where to watch on streaming

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