The BJP has swept the municipal polls in Gujarat with a winning performance in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat, winning Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Surat.
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested February 13 was granted bail by a Delhi Sessions Court on Tuesday afternoon with two sureties of ₹ 1 lakh each.
A meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office today to review the coronavirus situation in the country amid a surge in cases over the past few days.
Lakha Sidhana, who is wanted in connection with the violence in Delhi on Republic Day, attended a public meeting in Punjab's Bathinda on Tuesday in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation.
As Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat met top BJP leaders in Delhi amid speculation of revolt against him by state party MLAs, Uttarakhand BJP MLA Munna Singh Chauhan dismissed the rumours of "unhappiness over the CM", and said that Trivendra Singh Rawat continues to be the Chief Minister. Chauhan also clarified that there is no official legislature party meeting called for tomorrow.
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Ahead of the Assembly Election in Assam, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hired five helicopters for the party leaders' campaign. The saffron party is aiming to win 100 plus seats in Assam and has outscored the Congress and other parties in terms of choppers for the election campaign. The assembly polls in Assam will be held in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6.
As the vaccination drive against COVID-19 is in full swing, around 100 saints at the Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad also received their shots on March 08. Interestingly, the jabs were given to the saints at the Swaminarayan temple where all the arrangements were done for the vaccination. The 2nd phase of the vaccination drive had started on March 01 which covers people above the age of 60 and those over 45 with existing health conditions.
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Massive fire broke out at a scrap godown in Gujarat's Rakjot. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and doused the flames after hours of efforts. No casualties have been reported. The reason of the fire has not been ascertained yet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a visit to Bangladesh on March 26 to participate in the 50th anniversary celebrations of the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. Hours after the investigation into the case involving the explosive-laden car found outside Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai last month was transferred to the National Investigation Agency, Maharashtra Chief Minister said there was something fishy behind NIA taking over probe. Offering a clarification after facing public backlash, Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde said that his remarks in the minor case was completely misreported. Maharashtra Congress MLA Amin Patel on Monday demanded that the title of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie Gangubai Kathiawadi be changed, claiming it maligns the name of Kathiawad city.
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Dr Narendra Jadhav, Rajya Sabha Member was wearing a High-Efficiency Particulate Air filter mask while attending the second phase of the Budget session that began today. The efficiency of this mask is 99.7%.
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The disappearnace of a final year bachelor of arts student at UP's Aligarh Muslim University has given rise to the hashtag #ProtectMuslimStudents on Twitter India. Nearly 2 weeks after 22-year-old Ashraf Ali went missing, he remains untraceable.
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Farmer dadi who became the face of the Delhi farmers protest was today honoured by the CM of Delhi at awards given to recognise womens contribution by the Delhi Commission of Women. Who is the 73-year-old Mohinder Kaur aka 'farmer dadi'?
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The most awaited tell-all interview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with Oprah Winfrey aired yesterday. It was indeed a tell-all interview. The couple shared some of the darkest secrets that went behind the curtains of the Buckhinham palace. Here are the highlights of some of the shocking revelations the couple made during the interview.
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Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur was granted bail on Friday. Kaur was arrested during a protest by workers in Haryana on January 12. Nodeep was granted bail in two of three cases filed against her. The activist said she will visit the Singhu border protest site again. "I will keep raising my voice for farmers and labourers. I would like to thank the lawyers who got me out. I thank everyone, I will definitely visit Singhu border," she said. This also comes after climate activist Disha Ravi was granted bail. Ravi was arrested by Delhi police on February 13 in Toolkit case.
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Disha Ravi's father on Wednesday said that her daughter has not done anything wrong and justice has been done. "Justice has been done. My daughter had done nothing wrong. We believe in our country's judiciary," Ravi Annappa, Disha Ravi's father told reporters on her bail in the toolkit case. "We are not connected with anybody. We are only asking this basic question about the climate. I am an Indian, we have to respect the nation's rules and regulations," he added. Watch the full video for more details.
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21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi secured bail in the toolkit case. Her father Annappa Ravi said, "Justice has been done. My daughter had done nothing wrong. We believe in our country's judiciary." Disha Ravi was arrested by Delhi Police from Bengaluru on February 13 in connection with toolkit shared by activist Greta Thunberg in support of farmers protest which was later deleted.
The counting of votes polled in elections to six municipal corporations of Gujarat began on February 23. Counting of votes for Gujarat local body polls is taking place at a polling centre in Vadodara. Vadodara recorded the turnout of 47.84%. The elections of local body polls were held on February 21. Rajkot recorded the turnout of 50.72%. Counting of votes is underway at a counting centre in Surat at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology. Surat recorded the turnout of 47.14%. The six civic bodies- Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar were being ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ahmedabad recorded the lowest turnout of 42.51% on voting day.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that BJP and Congress are afraid of the people who voted for the AAP in the local body polls in Gujarat. "I have been listening to statements of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, over the past few days after the results. They are perturbed and a little scared. We have to understand that they are not scared of you or AAP. They are scared of people who voted for you," Kejriwal said addressing the newly elected corporators in Surat. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met newly elected corporators of the party and its volunteers here, after getting a rise in the local body elections in the state. Watch the full video for more details.
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on February 26 held a roadshow in Gujarat's Surat after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scored seats in Gujarat local body polls. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got good number of seats in civic body polls in its debut. The party got 27 seats in the Surat Municipal Corporation. The ruling BJP swept the polls across six municipal corporations in Gujarat, winning 483 out of 576 seats.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday cast his vote at a polling booth here for election to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and expressed confidence that the BJP will win the civic polls in Gujarat. Voting is currently underway for elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar. The BJP has ruled the six corporations for last several terms. Shah, who is enrolled as a voter here, exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Naranpura sub-divisional office of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation along with his family members. Tight security arrangements were made at the polling booth where Shah and his family members cast their votes. Watch the full video for more details.
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TMC MP Saugata Roy took a jibe at yesteryear Bollywood heartthrob Mithun Chakraborty for joining the BJP. Roy said Chakraborty was originally a Naxalite and had changed parties four times. “Mithun..
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Addressing a massive BJP rally at the Brigade Parade Grounds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in West Bengal hit out at his detractors who accuse him of favouring a handful of his businessmen friends...
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