Political parties can’t be prevented from making poll promises, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, August 17 Political parties and individuals cannot be prevented from making poll promises aimed at fulfilling the constitutional mandate and the term “freebie” should not be confused with genuine welfare measures, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. Observing that the voters are not looking for freebies, the top court…

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Haven’t given any direction to provide flats to Rohingya migrants: Home Ministry

New Delhi, August 17The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday made it clear that it had not given any directions to provide flats to Rohingya Muslims in Delhi and asked the Arvind Kejriwal Government to ensure the illegal foreigners remained at their present location.The MHA also said the Rohingya…

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Big jolt to Himachal Congress as two sitting MLAs join BJP; includes party’s state working president Pawan Kajal

Pratibha Chauhan Shimla, August 18 With Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections just a couple of months away, Congress today suffered a major setback as two of its sitting MLAs, including State Working President Pawan Kajal, joined the BJP in New Delhi today. There had been a lot of speculation in political…

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BJP Parliamentary Board: ബിജെപി പാർലമെന്‍ററി ബോർഡിൽ പുതുമുഖങ്ങള്‍, നിതിൻ ഗഡ്കരിയും ശിവരാജ് സിംഗ് ചൗഹാനും പുറത്ത്

അടിമുടി മാറ്റങ്ങളുമായി ഭാരതീയ ജനതാ പാര്‍ട്ടിയുടെ പാർലമെന്‍ററി ബോര്‍ഡ്.   കേന്ദ്രമന്ത്രി നിതിൻ ഗഡ്കരിയെയും മധ്യപ്രദേശ് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ശിവരാജ് സിംഗ് ചൗഹാനെയും ബിജെപിയുടെ ഉന്നത തീരുമാനങ്ങൾ എടുക്കുന്ന സമിതിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിവാക്കി. Source | zeenews.india.com…

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Police have got clues in Amritsar IED recovery case, claims ADGP

Amritsar, August 17 ADGP RN Dhoke on Wednesday inspected the spot from where an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered by the city police on Tuesday. The officer also met sub-inspector Dilbagh Singh outside whose house the IED was planted by two men. An IED weighing 2,700 grams (containing…

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Security forces on high alert in Jammu after militants escape during encounter

Jammu, August 17 Security forces and police have intensified operation to track down terrorists, who managed to escape from the cordon after a brief gunfire encounter in Rajouri district, sources said. Security forces had on Sunday located a group of two to three terrorists in Sojan forest area of Samote…

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Nitin Gadkari, Shivraj Singh Chauhan dropped as BJP reconstitutes 2 top decision-making bodies

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, August 17 The BJP on Wednesday reconstituted its top decision-making bodies — the Parliamentary Board and the Central Election Committee (CEC). Senior leaders Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chauhan were left out of these committees — the 11-member Parliamentary Board and the 15-member CEC. Former IPS…

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Gujarat Government’s pardon to Bilkis Bano’s rapists raises more questions

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, August 17 The Gujarat Government’s move of granting pardon to 11 persons sentenced for life in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape triggered more questions on Wednesday . The opposition Congress led the charge asking the BJP as to which policy its government in Gujarat invoked to remit…

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Enforcement Directorate to name Jacqueline Fernandez as accused in conman money-laundering case

New Delhi, August 17 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to name Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money-laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar and others, officials said on Wednesday. The federal probe agency is expected to file a fresh (supplementary) charge sheet or…

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