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BJP's graph receding fast, says Sachin
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BJP's graph receding fast, says Sachin

Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot Thursday said BJP's graph is fast receding all across the country and the union government's functioning is merely limping with the assistance of two crutches.

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November 08, 2024
J&K Assembly adjourned after ruckus over Article 370
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J&K Assembly adjourned after ruckus over Article 370

BJP MLAs clashed with Awami Ittehad Party MP Khursheed Ahmed Khan, scuffled with marshals

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November 08, 2024
Does Cong want to rewrite Constitution, asks BJP over 'blank' red book in Maharashtra
The Statesman

Does Cong want to rewrite Constitution, asks BJP over 'blank' red book in Maharashtra

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday reacted angrily to purported distribution of blank notebooks as Constitution copies at Rahul Gandhi's Samvidhan Samman Sammelan convention in Nagpur yesterday and said that the entire agenda of the Congress party was on spreading falsehoods.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

TN farmers plan major stir against Land Consolidation Act, 2023

Farmers in Tamil Nadu are planning a large-scale agitation against the Tamil Nadu Land Consolidation (for Special Projects) Act, 2023.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

Trump temple in Telangana village back in focus

As Donald Trump was set to become President of the US for the second time, a temple built by a man in a Telangana village in 2019 came into focus once again, with villagers celebrating the leader's victory by garlanding his statue.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

Workshop on drone tech in fisheries, aquaculture

A workshop is being organised tomorrow on Application and Demonstration of Drone Technology in Fisheries and Aquaculture tomorrow at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi in Kerala.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

No farmer will be evicted: Shivakumar on Waqf row

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar assured on Thursday that no farmer will be evicted, asserting that the Waqf controversy is a creation of the BJP for political gains.

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November 08, 2024
How was farmers' land converted to Waqf without K'taka govt's involvement?
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How was farmers' land converted to Waqf without K'taka govt's involvement?

Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday asked how the land belonging to farmers, mutts and temples were converted into Waqf property without Karnataka government's involvement.

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November 08, 2024
'Those who have come forward to destroy DMK will get fitting reply'
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'Those who have come forward to destroy DMK will get fitting reply'

Udhayanidhi Stalin makes veiled attack on actor Vijay and his newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

Will take Andhra Pradesh to number 1 slot in the education sector: Nara Lokesh

Andhra Pradesh Education, Information Technology (IT) and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday said he would take the state to the number one position in the country in the education sector.

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November 08, 2024
Kerala Cong cries foul over police raid on hotel rooms of women leaders, moves ECI
The Statesman

Kerala Cong cries foul over police raid on hotel rooms of women leaders, moves ECI

Ahead of Palakkad Assembly bye-election, Kerala Leader of Opposition, V.D. Satheesan of the Congress on Thursday said the midnight swoop by police in Palakkad to seize allegedly unaccounted cash from hotel rooms of women Congress leaders was a blatant example of political vendetta.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

Election Commission seeks report on alleged black money transaction in Palakkad

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has on Thursday sought a report from the Palakkad Collector, who is in charge of the Palakkad constituency elections, on the allegations of black money raised against Congress leaders in Palakkad.

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November 08, 2024
CU first VC Sir Gooroodas' 152-year Jagadhatri Puja
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CU first VC Sir Gooroodas' 152-year Jagadhatri Puja

The Jagadhatri Puja of Sir Gooroodas Banerjee, the first Indian vice-chancellor of Calcutta University enters its 152nd year.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

FIR against Mithun Chakraborty based on his reaction to anti-Hindu comments: BJP

BJP's Asansol-Dakshin MLA Agnimitra Paul claimed on Thursday that the FIR against BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty is based on his reaction to anti-Hindu comments of Trinamul Congress MLA.

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November 08, 2024
RG Kar financial scam: CBI gets clues about private firm
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RG Kar financial scam: CBI gets clues about private firm

Biplab Sinha, owner of Maa Tara Traders, is known to be a close confidant of Sandip Ghosh

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November 08, 2024
Opp parties to boycott JPC Waqf tour: Kalyan Banerjee
The Statesman

Opp parties to boycott JPC Waqf tour: Kalyan Banerjee

Alleging 'arbitrary actions and highhandedness' of the chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, parliamentarian and ruling party veteran Kalyan Banerjee informed that the members of the Opposition parties of INDIA bloc have decided to boycott the upcoming five cities' tour of the JPC, scheduled to start from 9 November.

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November 08, 2024
State coming up with policies on GCC, semiconductors: Babul Supriyo
The Statesman

State coming up with policies on GCC, semiconductors: Babul Supriyo

The State Government is coming up with policies on Global Capability Centre (GCC) and semiconductor in the coming months, which will position West Bengal as the next IT destination of India, said Babul Supriyo, minister of information technology & electronics at the 23rd edition of ICT East, organised by CII Eastern Region in Kolkata here today.

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November 08, 2024
IIT Kharagpur, CCRH MoU on homeopathy using Spectroscopy
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IIT Kharagpur, CCRH MoU on homeopathy using Spectroscopy

IIT Kharagpur and the Central Council for Research in Homeopathy (CCRH) have entered into a strategic partnership to conduct a pioneering study on homeopathic medicines using advanced spectroscopic techniques.

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November 08, 2024
Bengal job Case: CBI gets details from two more civic agencies
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Bengal job Case: CBI gets details from two more civic agencies

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has received details of recruitment carried out by two more municipalities as part of a probe into the civic job scam in West Bengal, sources said on Thursday.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

Villagers stop coal production over burning ghat

The villagers of Samdih stopped coal production of Dabur Colliery of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) today morning demanding restoration of the local burning ghat.

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November 08, 2024
Awas Plus scheme: 13 villages miss out due to portal error
The Statesman

Awas Plus scheme: 13 villages miss out due to portal error

Glitches in the government portal has meant denial of roof for more than 2,000-odd residents of 13 villages, eligible for houses under Bangla Awas Plus scheme in East Burdwan.

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November 08, 2024
Sikkim CM happy with MORTH role in road repair
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Sikkim CM happy with MORTH role in road repair

Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang-Golay has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari for the decision to transfer the repair and maintenance of National Highway-10 (NH-10) to the National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (NHIDCL).

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November 08, 2024
Tea growers look to explore African market for exports
The Statesman

Tea growers look to explore African market for exports

Indian tea growers have now decided to explore the African continent, after having penetrated the European countries, said tea associations from Asia at their annual summit in the city.

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November 08, 2024
Madarihat by-election campaign heats up
The Statesman

Madarihat by-election campaign heats up

TMC leader Joyprakash Majumdar held rallies in Madarihat and Sitai in Cooch Behar, while BJP leader Dilip Ghosh campaigned in Sitai

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

RG Kar Case: SC declines to transfer trial outside Bengal

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it would not pass any direction to transfer the trial of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital outside the state of West Bengal.

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November 08, 2024
Supreme Court orders liquidation of Jet Airways
The Statesman

Supreme Court orders liquidation of Jet Airways

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the liquidation of the cash-strapped Jet Airways, saying that the resolution plan, approved five years ago, is no longer capable of implementation.

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November 08, 2024
The Statesman

India cancels consular camps in Toronto over security issue

Amid the ongoing chill in India-Canada ties, the Indian Consulate in Toronto announced the cancellation of some of its scheduled consular camps after the Canadian authorities failed to provide minimum security protection.

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November 08, 2024
Abrogation of Article 370 passed by Parliament will not be reversed: BJP
The Statesman

Abrogation of Article 370 passed by Parliament will not be reversed: BJP

Condemning the Congress-led INDIA Alliance for the passage of a resolution seeking to reinstate Article 370 of the Constitution in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly, the BJP on Thursday reiterated that the abrogation of Article 370 will not be rolled back and \"the INDIA Alliance's efforts to separate Jammu and Kashmir from India will not succeed\".

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November 08, 2024
Bengal will always uphold tradition of communal peace & harmony: Mamata
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Bengal will always uphold tradition of communal peace & harmony: Mamata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that Bengal will always uphold its long-cherished tradition of communal peace and harmony.

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November 08, 2024
Centre to frame National Counter-Terrorism Policy
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Centre to frame National Counter-Terrorism Policy

HM said the policy will help states and central agencies to work in close coordination

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November 08, 2024