Modi govt announces 10% quota to ‘economically weaker section’

In a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the BJP-led NDA government, on Monday, approved a 10 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education for “economically backward” sections in the general category. Read More
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2019 Lok Sabha poll: Akhilesh and Mayawati to form alliance in UP

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh – the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party – are all set to form alliance with the aim to end the Bharatiya Janata Party’s dominance in the state. Read More
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In a first, Vijay Mallya declared ‘fugitive economic offender’

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court in Mumbai, on Monday, has declared, for the first time, Vijay Mallya a “fugitive economic offender” under the Fugitive Economic Offenders’ Act, 2018 by the special judge, MS Azmi. Read More
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Lok Sabha poll: In Bihar, political biggies try to woo Lalu’s RJD

Several political heavyweights have started sending feelers to the opposition RJD, after the NDA announced its seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. Read More
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Apna Dal says it will contest for 10 UP LS seats, including Varanasi

New Delhi: The rift between the ruling the BJP and Apna Dal (Sonelal) – its key ally in the National Democratic Alliance – increased further Read More
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Haryana moots farmers’ pension as Congress drums up loan waiver

The BJP government in Haryana is reportedly considering a pension scheme for farmers by expanding the Centre’s Atal Pension Yojana ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Ahead of Lok Sabha election, BJP battles desertion of NDA allies

The Bharatiya Janata Party is facing heat from its allies after its defeat in the recently-concluded assembly elections in five states. Smaller allies are now demanding “due respect” and “fair” share of seats in next year’s Lok Sabha election. Read More
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Ahead of LS poll, Shivpal Yadav counts Congress as possible ally

Although Yadav sought the inclusion of his party in the SP-BSP alliance to fight the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, he has mentioned the Congress’s name for the first time. Read More
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HC stays single bench’s nod to BJP’s Bengal rath yatra

A division bench of Calcutta high court, comprising Chief Justice Debasish Kargupta and Justice Shampa Sarka, put a stay on Thursday’s order by the single bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, which had allowed the BJP to hold rath yatras in West Bengal. Read More
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Calcutta high court allows BJP rath yatra in West Bengal

The Calcutta high court, on Thursday, allowed the state BJP to go ahead with its proposed rath yatras, which was scheduled to be flagged off by party chief Amit Shah, across West Bengal. Read More
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