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Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto for J-K Assembly elections today

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls: Union Home Minister's visit is crucial for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, given the increasing challenges the party faces before the assembly elections

Haryana elections: Revolt in BJP; Cong-AAP hold alliance talks. Top updates

The Haryana Assembly elections on October 5 are heated, with BJP facing internal revolt and Congress trying to form an alliance with AAP. Here are the latest updates on Haryana polls

Haryana elections: Revolt in BJP as minister, top leaders quit over tickets

The BJP faces turmoil in Haryana after changing 40 candidates for the Assembly elections. Senior leaders, including Minister Ranjit Chautala, have resigned over the denial of tickets for the polls

News updates: Rain lashes central Delhi, minimum temp settles at 23.3 deg C

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Shah to launch BJP's poll campaign in Jammu on Friday, release manifesto

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the BJP's poll campaign and release the party's manifesto during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning Friday. Shah's visit comes at a critical time for the BJP in J&K as the party faces growing challenges ahead of the assembly elections with several leaders and workers protesting and some of them leaving the saffron party after being denied tickets. "Amit Shah ji is arriving in Jammu for a two-day visit starting tomorrow. He will be arriving in the late afternoon from Delhi," a senior leader told PTI. On the first day of his visit, Shah will release the party manifesto at 4 pm here, the leader added. Later in the evening, he will chair a meeting with party leaders and meet delegations of party workers. Shah will officially launch the BJP's campaign from Jammu, where he is scheduled to address a rally in the city on Saturday, he said. His visit to Jammu is seen as crucial, given the resentment within the BJP over its ticket ...

Ravindra Jadeja swings into politics; flaunts BJP membership card with wife

Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife is a BJP MLA from the Jamnagar seat. Now, the renowned cricketer has also entered politics by joining the saffron party

Haryana polls: BJP drops 9 MLAs, including Gurugram's Singhla, 2 ministers

Haryana BJP's first candidate list for the Assembly elections drops 9 sitting MLAs, including Gurugram's Sudhir Singhla. CM Nayab Singh Saini to contest from Ladwa while 25 new faces have been named

Stop bulldozer politics, rein in wild animals: Mayawati to CM Yogi

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Thursday asked the Yogi Adityanath government to stop doing "bulldozer politics" and make a strategy to deal with wild animals straying into the human habitat and attacking people. "In some districts of UP, wild animals are attacking children, elderly and youngsters. Government should take necessary steps to stop this because labourers and poor people are not able to arrange fodder for their animals... the government should make a strategy to deal with wild animals," she said. Mayawati also asked the government and the Samajwadi Party to leave the "bulldozer politics" to the Supreme Court "where there is full hope of getting justice." A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan had on Monday remarked, "How can anybody's house be demolished only because he is an accused? Even if he is a convict, still it can't be done without following the procedure as prescribed by law." The observation sparked off an acrimonious exchange between Chief

News updates: NCLT extends Go First's insolvency resolution deadline

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Bihar BJP MP from Araria gets threatening message from notorious gangster

BJP MP from Bihar's Araria Pradeep Singh on Wednesday claimed that he has received a threatening message from a notorious gangster who asked him to cough up Rs 10 lakh and extend some other favours. The gangster also threatened to eliminate him if the demands were not met, Singh alleged in his complaint with local police. He got a message on his mobile phone recently from an unknown number with the ISD code of Nepal. Singh said, "The sender identified himself as Vinod Rathore, whose gang has been targeting me for some time". The sender had demanded, in the message, Rs 10 lakh, besides the intervention of the MP for "the release of my brother Dinesh Rathore", the MP claimed. Singh added that he received the message on the August 27 afternoon, shortly after he did not pick up an incoming call from the same number and claimed that the sender wrote, "It is the last warning..... if you do not do as directed, we will bump you off at any spot in the district, by launching a fusillade of

BJP names 67 candidates for Haryana elections, CM Saini fielded from Ladwa

The BJP on Wednesday fielded Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from the Ladwa seat and rewarded several recent entrants to the party with poll tickets as it released the first list of 67 candidates for the elections to the 90-member assembly. Former Haryana BJP president Om Prakash Dhankar has been fielded from Badli and veteran party leader Anil Vij from Ambala Cantt. Devender Singh Babli, Sanjay Kablana and Shruti Choudhry, who joined the BJP recently, will contest from the Tohana, Beri and Tosham seats, respectively. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh's daughter Arti Singh Rao will contest from Ateli. The names of Capt Abhimanyu, Bhavya Bishnoi, the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi, and former MP Sunita Duggal are also on the list. The assembly polls are scheduled to be held on October 5, and the counting of votes will take place on October 8.

Haryana Assembly polls: Election schedule, key candidates, issues. Details

Haryana Assembly elections 2024: Haryana Assembly polls 2024 are slated for October 5, with results due on October 8

Haryana elections: Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi met wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, hinting they might contest on Congress tickets as the party seeks to boost its chances against the BJP

Centre gives absolute powers to Delhi LG to constitute any authority

The Centre has given absolute powers to the Delhi lieutenant governor to constitute any authority, board and commission such as the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the Delhi LG can also appoint members to such authority, board, commission or statutory bodies. The notification has been issued in pursuance of clause (1) of article 239 of the Constitution read with section 45D of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 (1 of 1992). "The President hereby directs that the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi shall, subject to the control of the President and until further orders, exercise the powers of the President under clause (a) of section 45D of the said Act for constitution of any authority, board, commission or any statutory body by whatever name it may be called, or for appointment of any Government officer or ex officio member to such ...

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BJP targeting to rope in 20 million primary members in Gujarat: CR Paatil

The Bharatiya Janata Party aims to enrol 2 crore primary members in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a senior leader said on Tuesday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president CR Paatil renewed their party membership at an event in Ahmedabad as part of the party's nationwide membership drive. The Gujarat BJP unit launched an enrollment drive, a day after PM Modi asked BJP members in Delhi to expand the party during the membership program in a way that a maximum number of its women candidates are elected to Lok Sabha and assemblies when 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures comes into force. Paatil, also the union Jal Shakti minister, stressed that the Central leadership had not set any specific target for Gujarat. "However, the state unit will aim to enrol at least 2 crore members and secure top position among other states". Paatil suggested enrolling women and those workers of the BJP who ha

BJP targeting to add 500,000 new party members in Goa, says CM Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said the ruling BJP aims to enrol five lakh new members in the state during the membership drive. He filed his primary membership form on Tuesday along with BJP Goa unit president Sadanand Shet Tanavade and Union minister Shripad Yesso Naik here as part of the party's nationwide membership drive. "Among the 12.5 lakh voters in the state, the party wants to enrol five lakh people as its members," he said. Sawant added that during the last membership drive, the party had enrolled four lakh people as its members. "Members of the party have equal rights in the BJP office as held by its state party president or the chief minister," he said. Sawant said that the BJP has been increasing its presence in south Indian states and it has clocked an impressive performance in north India. The party has already entered Kerala during the last election, and will soon have its presence in the Tamil Nadu assembly, he said. Tanavade said the first phase o

ICICI responds to Congress’ allegations against SEBI's Madhabi Puri Buch; BJP reacts

After the Congress party alleged SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch of receiving a hefty sum of Rs 16.8 crore from ICICI Bank even after she joined SEBI, the ICICI Bank has now responded.

Saini slams Cong's 'Haryana Maange Hisab', says BJP gives account of work

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday took a dig at the Congress over its 'Haryana Maange Hisab' campaign, saying the BJP government regularly gives an account of its works to the people and asked the opposition party to make known what it did while in power. At a "Jan Ashirwad" rally in Karnal's Nilokheri, he alleged that during the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress took to "lying" and spreading "disinformation" that the Constitution would be changed if Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes prime minister for the third time in a row. "Securing votes by taking support of lies and later exploiting the public is in their DNA," Saini said. Stepping up the attack on the Congress ahead of the October 5 Assembly polls, the chief minister said, "They have been seeking account (of works done) from us... In the past 10 years, the double-engine government has worked to make the lives of people better... We undertook equitable development." "We regularly give an account of our work to people

Mamata seeks resignation of PM, BJP's CMs over ineffective anti-rape laws

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the chief ministers of all states that have "not been able to implement effective legislations to safeguard women". Speaking in the assembly after tabling of the Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024, Banerjee said the Bill aims at quick investigation, fast justice delivery and enhanced punishment of the guilty. "Rape is a curse against humanity and social reforms are required to prevent such crimes," she said. Once this Bill is passed, we will form a special Aparajita Task Force from among police to ensure time-bound completion of probe, the chief minister said. Hailing the Bill as "historic and model for other states", Banerjee said that through this proposed legislation, her government has tried to plug the loopholes that exist in the central legislations in terms of speedy and effective ...