Cong MLAs protest in Assembly seeking action against BJP legislator for remarks on Shivakumar

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has witnessed chaotic scenes, with ruling Congress MLAs trooping into the well of the House, demanding the Speaker take action against BJP MLA Munirathna, accusing him of inappropriate behaviour and making personal comments against Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The incident occurred on Thursday while Shivakumar was replying to…

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TMC govt put Bengal in debt trap by distributing doles to win polls: CPI(M)’s Bikash Bhattacharya

Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has pushed West Bengal into a “debt trap” by distributing doles and funding festivals to win over the electorate instead of creating job opportunities, alleged CPI(M)’s lone MP from the state, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya. In an interview with PTI, he claimed “funds for these doles are being borrowed from…

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Bangladesh envoy calls for amicable resolution of ‘sensitive’ issues between New Delhi, Dhaka

New Delhi: India and Bangladesh should address “difficult” and “sensitive” issues amicably and Dhaka is committed to maintaining a “mutually” beneficial partnership with New Delhi, Bangladesh’s envoy Riaz Hamidullah said on Thursday. Hamidullah reaffirmed Dhaka’s commitment to a “mutually beneficial” partnership, emphasizing the need to chart a pathway toward a deeper relationship that transcends existing…

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P Kumaran appointed India’s high commissioner to UK

New Delhi:  Seasoned diplomat Periasamy Kumaran was on Thursday appointed as India’s new high commissioner to the United Kingdom. Kumaran, a 1992-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently serving as Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, the MEA said. Currently serving as…

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BJP govt in Bengal will bring ‘UP-style encounters’, change police character: Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata/Kharagpur: Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday claimed that if his party comes to power in poll-bound West Bengal, police would undergo a complete transformation and start conducting “Uttar Pradesh-style encounters” against criminals. Addressing an election campaign in his old turf of Kharagpur, the former BJP state president alleged that police in West Bengal…

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‘Story of Delhi’s Rehman Dakait’: Delhi minister Parvesh Sahib targets Kejriwal over ‘sheesh mahal’

New Delhi:  Stepping up the attack on Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh on Thursday shared a video titled “Dhurandhar 3” showing the lavish “sheesh mahal” built by the former chief minister, who he described as “Delhi’s Rehman Dakait”. Rehman Dakait is a Pakistani gangster in the blockbuster film “Dhurandhar”. In the almost…

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