In Dantewada, Naxalites attack BJP convoy, MLA among several killed

Naxalites attacked a convoy carrying BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and several party activists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. The MLA, his driver and three security personnel were killed in the attack while several others have been reportedly injured. Read More
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SC tells GJM leaders to approach Calcutta HC for protection

Both the leaders, Giri and Gurung, are accused in the 2010 Madan Tamang murder case and it is reported that several other cases are pending against them in West Bengal. Read More
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Left releases list of 38 Bengal picks, waiting for Cong response

The Left Front, on Tuesday, announced its list of candidates for 38 seats in West Bengal, leaving the four seats – Berhampore, Jangipur, Malda Uttar and Malda Dakshin, which were won by Congress in 2014, once again keeping the door open for seat sharing with the party. Read More
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After parting ways over Citizenship Bill, AGP reunites with BJP poll

Two months after the Asom Gana Parishad walked out of an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the two parties have reunited and will fight the Lok Sabha election together. Read More
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Indian military says it has proof of IAF hit on Balakot Jaish camp

The Indian defence establishment claimed, on Friday, it had synthetic aperture radar (SAR) pictures for proving that it had effectively hit the Jaish-e-Muhammed’s terror training facility at Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in the February 26 air strikes. Read More
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Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman returns home from Pakistan

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force MiG-21 pilot who was in Pakistan’s custody for nearly 60 hours, was handed over to Indian authorities at Attari-Wagah border, on Friday night. Read More
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Assam’s BJP govt tries to woo voters with gold sop

In BJP-ruled Assam, finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma raised the bar, on Wednesday, he offered 10 grams of gold, whose estimated price is around Rs 38,000, for brides from families with annual income of less than Rs 5 lakh. Read More
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In SC, Sabarimala board takes a U-turn on women’s entry

The Travancore Devaswom Board, which runs the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala, took a U-turn by supporting its verdict which had allowed women of all age groups to enter the shrine. Read More
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Pune court orders immediate release of activist Teltumbde

Following the arrest of right activist and renowned scholar Anand teltumbde despite the order of the Supreme Court not to arrest Teltumbde before February 11, a Pune court, on Saturday, has ordered his immediate release. Read More
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Anand Teltumbde, scholar and activist, arrested for ‘Maoist links’

The move has raised many questions as the Pune Police arrested Teltumbde while ignoring the Supreme Court’s injunction against arresting him. Read More
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