Maharashtra polls: Tawde distributed cash to voters in Palghar, claims BVA leader Thakur; BJP denies

Mumbai: Bahujan Vikas Aghadi leader Hitendra Thakur on Tuesday, the eve of the Maharashtra assembly elections, alleged that senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde distributed money to voters in a constituency in Palghar district. The BJP has, however, rubbished the allegations, saying Thakur’s claim was nothing more than a publicity stunt and the Maha Vikas Aghadi…

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India, China discuss next steps in ties following disengagement process in eastern Ladakh

New Delhi/Rio De Janeiro: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi deliberated on the next steps in India-China ties, in the first high-level engagement weeks after militaries of the two sides disengaged from friction points of Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh. Jaishankar and Wang held delegation-level talks on the sidelines…

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Meritocracy being murdered in J&K by National Conference: PDP leader Iltija Mufti

Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti accused the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday of “murdering” meritocracy, saying “false promises” made by the party on rationalising reservation could not be “further from the truth”. “Meritocracy is being murdered in broad daylight by the party that pulled a fast one on J&K’s youth…

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Ladki Bahin, ‘batenge toh katenge’ raise campaign pitch in Maharashtra

Mumbai/Nashik/Pune: The Maharashtra assembly polls campaign, which started on issues like welfare initiatives and development, has reached its crescendo with phrases such as ‘vote jihad’, ‘dharma yuddha’, ‘Constitution under threat’ dominating the discourse. The campaign, set to conclude on Monday, also saw NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray make…

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