Lankesh probe finds Malegaon accused held bomb-making camps

The probe documents in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, submitted by the SIT to a Bengaluru court, revealed that the four wanted members of Hindutva outfit Abhinav Bharat trained several suspects linked to the fringe Hindutva group Sanatan Sanstha in making bombs. Read More
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Supreme Court dismisses petition questioning Rahul’s citizenship

The Supreme Court rejected a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission to bar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contesting the Lok Sabha election till allegations over his citizenship were resolved. Read More
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Chandrababu meets Rahul, discusses post-poll alliance

Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu met Congress president Rahul Gandhi and discussed plans to hold meeting of opposition parties on May 21, two days ahead of Lok Sabha result to make strategy about post poll alliance. Read More
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Lok Sabha election 2019: KCR starts ‘Third Front’ meetings

Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s meeting with his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan stimulated political interest. Media reported quoting sources that KCR’s plan of a prime minister is from south India in a non-BJP-non-Congress concoction at the Centre. Read More
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Money sent to many farmers’ accounts under PM’s scheme reversed: Report

When PM Modi launched the PM Kisan scheme, he described it as a significant step towards improving farmers’ condition. However, an RTIquery filed by Wire.in revealed that crores of rupees credited to farmers’ accounts under the scheme were reversed within a few hours or days. Read More
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SC to EC: Resolve all cases related to Modi, Shah by May 6

The Supreme Court told the Election Commission that all Congress’s complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on violations of the election model code of conduct should be resolved by Monday. Read More
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EC overrules its officers’ opinions, gives second clean chit to Modi

The Election Commission gave a second clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his appeal to first-time voters by invoking the Balakot air strike at a rally in Maharashtra’s Latur, just a day after it cleared Modi’s speech at Wardha under the model code of conduct. Read More
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HC tells Bedi to not interfere in Puducherry govt’s affairs

The Madras high court directed that Puducherry lieutenant governor Kiran Bedi “cannot interfere” in the day-to-day affairs of the elected government of the Union territory and said the restrictions imposed on the government of Delhi were not applicable in this case. Read More
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TMC moves EC against Modi for ‘horse trading’ during election

Mamata Banerjee demanded cancellation of Narendra Modi’s candidature for “shamelessly indulging in horse trading” during the Lok Sabha election after the PM claimed that “about 40 TMC MLAs are in touch with him and would switch sides once the BJP wins the election.” Read More
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‘MCC violation’ by Modi: SC seeks EC’s reply; poll panel clears PM

The Supreme Court sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging model code of conduct violations by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the BJP chief, Amit Shah, over their alleged hate speeches for “political propaganda”. Read More
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