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Ambedkar's VBA not to ally with MVA; announces candidates for 1st phase LS polls in Maharashtra

Akola, Mar 27 (PTI) Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday announced candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, signalling that the outfit will not ally with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Addressing a press conference here, Ambedkar accused the MVA allies - Congress, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), Shiv Sena (UBT) - of trying to use his outfit to promote dynastic politics. Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr B R Ambedkar, announced the names of eight cand

27 Mar 2024 12:23 pm
Delhi BJP demands probe into 'letters' being sent by CM Kejriwal to ministers from ED custody.

New Delhi , Mar 27 (PTI) A Delhi BJP delegation met Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Wednesday to demand a probe into the letters being sent by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to his ministers from ED custody. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 and subsequently remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till March 28 by a court here in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case. He faces allegations of direct involvement in a conspiracy related to the formulation of t

27 Mar 2024 12:03 pm
BJP files complaint with HP chief electoral officer over Cong leaders' remarks against Kangana

Shimla, Mar 26 (PTI) The BJP's Himachal Pradesh unit on Tuesday filed a complaint with the state's chief electoral officer, seeking legal action against the Congress leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir after demeaning remarks on Kangana Ranaut and Mandi were posted on their social media handles. Actor Kangana Ranaut is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi on a BJP ticket. The BJP's complaint said that the Congress leaders have misused social media to try and demean

26 Mar 2024 10:17 pm
Adhikari meets Bengal Guv, urges him to visit family of 'murdered BJP worker'

Kolkata, Mar 26 (PTI) Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called on West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and urged him to visit Pingla in Paschim Medinipur district where the body of a youth, claimed to be a BJP activist, was found in a field last week. The governor agreed to go, claimed the BJP MLA while talking to reporters after meeting the governor at Raj Bhavan. Adhikari said he told the governor that TMC was involved in the rutal murder of the youth to scare away the local BJ

26 Mar 2024 9:41 pm
Atal Pension Yojana design best; guarantees minimum 8 pc return, says Sitharaman; rebuts Cong charges

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) In a strong rebuttal to Congress charges, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is designed based on the best practice choice architecture and guarantees a minimum of 8 per cent return. Atal Pension Yojana is designed based on best practice choice architecture to automatically continue the premium payment unless the subscriber opts out. This is a deliberate and beneficial feature which is in the best interest of the subscribers, Sit

26 Mar 2024 8:28 pm