Congress, its leaders hurled different types of abuses at me 91 times, says PM in poll-bound Karnataka

Humnabad/Vijayapura/ Kudachi (K’taka): Training guns on the Congress over its president M Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘venomous snake’ barb at him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the party and its leaders have hurled at him different types of abuses 91 times till now. Accusing the Congress of also abusing the dominant Lingayat community in poll-bound Karnataka,…

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Priyanka meets protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar, accuses govt of ‘protecting’ WFI chief Brij Bhushan

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed solidarity with protesting wrestlers after meeting them at Jantar Mantar here on Saturday and accused the government of “protecting” WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women grapplers. The Congress general secretary also called for the Wrestling Federation of…

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SC directs all states, UTs to register cases against those making hate speeches even in absence of complaint

New Delhi:  Extending the scope of its 2022 order beyond three states, the Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to register cases against those making hate speeches even if no complaint has been made. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna termed hate speeches a “serious offence capable of…

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India, Russia resolve to strengthen defence cooperation

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart, General Sergei Shoigu, vowed on Friday to strengthen the India-Russia military partnership while expressing satisfaction over the continued trust and mutual respect in the ties. Singh and Shoigu held extensive talks, covering the regional security situation and key aspects of bilateral defence relations, including industrial…

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PM inaugurates 91 FM radio transmitters, to benefit border, aspirational districts

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 91 FM transmitters spread across 18 states and two union territories, in a move that will boost FM radio connectivity in the border regions and aspirational districts. With these new transmitters set up in 84 districts, the coverage will further increase by about 35,000 sq km area,…

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Kharge made ‘poisonous snake’ barb at PM Modi to please his political masters: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday targeted the Gandhi family after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a row by likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a poisonous snake, saying he must have done it to “please” his political masters. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is the BJP’s in-charge for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, told…

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Congress seeks FIR against Amit Shah for saying Karnataka would be ‘afflicted by riots’ if INC wins

Bengaluru: Congress leaders on Thursday complained to the police against Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his alleged statement that if their party won the upcoming elections, then Karnataka would be “afflicted with riots”, and claimed he said it with the clear intent of disrupting the communal harmony in the state. It also requested the…

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