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KHARP, Russia (Reuters) -Alexei Navalny's spokeswoman on Saturday confirmed that Russia's most prominent opposition leader was dead and demanded that the Russian authorities hand over the body to his family immediately.

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Kamal Nath LIVE News: The politics of Madhya Pradesh remains heated up on Saturday amid speculations around senior Congress leader Kamal Nath joining the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) with his son and Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath. Kamal Nath is in Delhi and will reportedly meet the BJP leaders while his son Nakul Nath has removed Congress from his X bio.Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders dismissed the reports and claimed that Kamal Nath has been part of the party since the days of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and he can never leave Congress.

Baba Vanga, often likened to the famed Nostradamus, has left behind a legacy of foreseeing significant global events like the 9/11 attack, Chernobyl disaster and Princess Diana's death among others. As we delve into 2024, some of her prophecies appear to be unfolding, leaving many in awe of her foresight.

RJD) president Lalu Prasad caused a flutter by saying «doors were always open for Nitish Kumar», the Bihar Chief Minister on Saturday downplayed the issue, but said he «maintained good relations with allies as well as opponents». The JD(U) chief was replying to questions from journalists on the remark by Prasad, with whom he was seen warmly shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries inside the assembly premises on Thursday. «I maintain good relations with allies and leaders of opposition parties. I shake hands with them, whenever I meet them. That's all», Kumar said. The CM said, «I don't think of who says what… Things were not going well, so I left them (RJD)».

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D K Shivakumar on Saturday said there are chances of his party winning this time in the coastal belt in the forthcoming Parliamentary elections. Addressing reporters, Shivakumar, who is here to participate in the state-level party convention of workers ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls, said there is potential for change in politics, and there are visible changes in the attitude of people in the coastal areas. «We are holding the state-level convention this time in Mangaluru as we perceive chances of winning from this region,» Shivakumar, who is the Deputy Chief Minister of the state, said. He said that the issues of unemployment and business stagnation in coastal Karnataka will be addressed by the ruling Congress.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior BJD MLA and former Odisha Minister Prafulla Samal and his son over an alleged money laundering case, sources said on Saturday. The probe agency has issued summons to Samal and his son Prayaskanti in connection with Barapada Engineering College land irregularities, they added. The father-son duo has been asked to report before the ED with all related documents. The ED's action comes two days after raids were conducted at different places linked to Samal. «The ED has carried out search operations at 10 locations in Bhadrak and Bhubaneswar cities of Odisha on 15.02.2024 under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 belonging to Prayaskanti Samal (ex-President), Manoj Kumar Goswami (Secretary) and others of Barapada School of Engineering and Technology (BSET) society in the matter of misappropriation of society money by forgery and cheating. During the search operations, various incriminating documents, digital devices, Cash of Rs. 9 Lakhs, undated cheques, land agreements and a Toyota Fortuner Car worth Rs. 40 lakhs approx were recovered and seized,» the ED posted on X on Saturday.

Congress president Ajay Rai on Saturday said that the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat «will remain with Gandhi family.» During an interaction with the media, the state president said, «The people of Raebareli have deep connections with the Gandhi family going across generations. The seat is of the Gandhi family and will remain with the Gandhi family.» When asked about who from the Gandhi family will contest from there, Rai said, «This definitely will be decided by them (Gandhi family).» Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who had represented the seat since 2004, on Thursday informed voters of Rae Bareli that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls due to health and age issues.

ended on February 16th. Mr Navalny’s death was blamed by Russian prison authorities on a blood clot—though his doctor said he suffered from no condition which made that likely. Whatever ends up on his death certificate, he was killed by Vladimir Putin.

Ram Mandir said, adding that the temple trust has increased the time of 'darshan' from 6 am to 10 pm. The decision has been taken considering the flood of devotees following the consecration ceremony. Before the consecration ceremony, the timing of 'darshan' was from 7 am to 6 pm, including a two-hour afternoon break from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on February 17-18. The meeting, expected to see 11,500 BJP delegates in attendance from across the country will be inaugurated with the address by party's national president JP Nadda in the afternoon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the valedictory session of the meeting on February 18 as the BJP is all set to outline its campaign themes ahead of Lok Sabha elections scheduled in April-May.

BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has extended an invitation to Congress leader Kamal Nath and his son Nakul Nath, the Chhindwara MP, to join their ranks. This move comes amidst swirling speculations about the duo's potential switch to the saffron party, a rumor vehemently denied by the Congress. State BJP president VD Sharma, addressing TOI reporters, stated that the doors of the BJP are open to those who align with their ideology and leadership, particularly those who were disheartened by the Congress leadership's decision to boycott the consecration ceremony of Lord Rama's idol in Ayodhya on Jan 22. He emphasized that the invitation is extended to anyone, including Kamal Nath and Nakul Nath, who resonate with the sentiments of Lord Rama held dear by many Indians. «By principle, our door is open to those who believe in our ideology and leadership, and are willing to do so under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi,» Sharma said.

Narendra Modi gets set to outline its campaign themes for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. From its elected panchayat heads to district presidents and Union ministers, the BJP's 'national council' meeting is going to be the ruling party's biggest organisational get-together in recent memory — an exercise aimed at galvanising its cadre for the polls. The meet — scheduled to start in the afternoon — will be preceded by a meeting of the party's national office-bearers, who will finalise some of the key agenda items for the convention. BJP chief JP Nadda will inaugurate the meeting and Modi will on Sunday deliver the valedictory address, a speech that is likely to draw the broader contours of the party's campaign and exhort its members to go all out to achieve his target for the party to win 370 seats in the elections.

return to the NDA last month. Owaisi also claimed that he had predicted Kumar's move well ahead of the JD(U) president going back to the BJP-led alliance “...When I told you last year in Kishanganj that Nitish Kumar will switch sides and asked you to not trust him then I was called the 'B team' of the BJP... You have voted in the name of secularism, you have voted to stop the BJP and PM Modi but what did you get?" Owaisi said on Friday.

CNN. Currently, the weapon is still being developed and not yet in orbit, Biden administration officials have confirmed publicly. They warned that if deployed, it would cross a precarious boundary in the history of nuclear weapons and might have catastrophic, unpredictable effects on daily life.

Alexei Navalny’s death report on Friday, rather his campaign referred a reporter to a statement that made no mention of Navalny or Vladimir Putin. In a post on Social Truth, Trump said, “America is no longer respected because we have an incompetent president who is weak and doesn’t understand what the World is thinking.

cricket, withdrew from the match due to a family emergency, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on February 16. Earlier in the day, Ashwin became the second Indian bowler after Anil Kumble to claim 500 wickets in Test cricket. "Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the test squad, effective immediately due to a family medical emergency.

Amazon has joined rocket maker SpaceX and grocery chain Trader Joe's in claiming that a US labour agency's in-house enforcement proceedings violate the US Constitution, as the retail giant faces scores of cases claiming it interfered with workers' rights to organize. Amazon in a filing made with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Thursday said it plans to argue that the agency's unique structure violates the company's right to a jury trial.

Donald Trump lost his civil fraud trial Friday, as a judge found him liable for violating state laws and penalized him nearly $355 million plus interest. In total, Trump is expected to have to pay more than $450 million. The judge, Arthur Engoron, did not stop there. Along with other punishments, he barred the former president from leading any company in the state, including portions of Trump's family business, for three years. In doing so, he granted requests from the New York attorney general, who brought the case, accusing Trump of violating state laws by inflating his net worth in documents submitted to lenders.