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BJP’s first list of nominations seeks to win an uncle-nephew electoral battle in Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the CM represents in the current Assembly.

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Congress appoints Randeep Surjewala as general secretary in-charge of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Congress on Thursday appointed Randeep Singh Surjewala as general secretary in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, which will go to the polls later this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shrinking academic freedom, faculty’s existential crisis: Ashoka University struggles for its ‘liberal ethos’

A demolition drive is going on in Sonipat. The red bricked walls of Ashoka University— which prides itself as India’s premier liberal arts institution— are being foregone for a metaphorical saffron.

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Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar only to ‘live in fear’ in India

In Nuh, the only Muslim-majority district in Haryana, Rohingya refugees live in fear of violence and detention.

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Manipur issue: BJP MLAs walk out of Delhi assembly as 5 party colleagues marshalled out

NEW DELHI: Five BJP MLAs were marshalled out of the Delhi assembly during the proceedings on Thursday for protesting against a discussion over the Manipur issue, following which the party's other members staged a walkout.

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Assembly Elections: BJP releases first list of candidates for MP, Chhattisgarh

A total of 39 candidates were declared for Madhya Pradesh polls while a list of 21 candidates was released for the Chhattisgarh elections. See the full list on Dynamite News:

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Entire world condemned Manipur violence, but PM Modi kept quiet, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as 4 BJP MLAs marshalled out of assembly

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal while speaking in the assembly on Thursday said that the entire world condemned the Manipur violence but Prime Minister Narendra Modi kept quiet.

The Times of India

BJP demands judicial probe into leopard intrusions along Tirumala routes

Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson G. Bhanuprakash Reddy has sought a judicial probe into the recent spate of wild-animal sightings around the Tirumala trekking route, in the wake of the fatal leopard attack on a six-year-old girl. He attributed the animal intrusions to the presence of people engaged in red sanders…

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Amit Shah to release ‘report card’ of Madhya Pradesh Government on August 20

Amit Shah to release Madhya Pradesh Govt's "report card" Aug 20, address BJP's working committee in Gwalior. BJP striving to increase presence in Scindia's erstwhile kingdom. This is Shah's 2nd visit in less than a month. BJP suffered setback in Gwalior mayoral elections last year, wants to avoid chances in…

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BJP announces 2 Rajasthan poll panels; former CM Vasundhara Raje excluded

BJP forms two election committees in Rajasthan, headed by Narayan Panchariya and Arjun Ram Meghwal, respectively. Former CM Vasundhara Raje not part of either. Announcement made by BJP state president C.P. Joshi and in-charge Arun Singh.

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Senior BJP leader and former minister Leelaram Bhojwani dies in Chhattisgarh

Bhojwani, a two-time MLA, was first elected as a legislator in 1990 and then in 1998 from Rajnandgaon Assembly seat.

The Hindu

Will Modi’s Uniform Civil Code kill Indian ‘secularism’?

The Indian PM says common laws will help women, but many fear the proposal is an election weapon to target minorities.

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Delimitation: EC overlooked SC’s view, says Gaurav Gogoi

The delimitation, based on the 2001 Census, renamed one Lok Sabha and 19 Assembly seats while increasing the number of Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes from 16 to 19 and eight to nine respectively.

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Nitish Kumar’s Delhi visit to Vajpayee’s memorial stirs up BJP leaders

Nitish Kumar served as a minister in Vajpayee’s cabinet and always praised the former PM for his “inclusive politics”, which has become a point of unfavourable comparison with Prime Minister Modi.

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‘Stop poaching’ create own party’, Raj Thackeray advises BJP

Given his affinity to the BJP off late, Raj Thackeray’s scathing attack on the state BJP unit was unexpected. Read more on The Hindu

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BJP Central Election Committee identifies ‘vulnerable seats’ in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) held a review meeting for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with particular focus on seats where the BJP was vulnerable or where the opposition Congress was stronger. The early CEC meet also signalled the BJP national leadership’s intention to involve itself in a micro way in…

The Times of India

How BJP, Congress scramble over ‘Bharat Mata’

NEW DELHI: After a tussle over the 26-party opposition naming itself INDIA, an acronym for Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, the ruling BJP and the principal opponent Congress have now started competing with each to appropriate ‘Bharat Mata’.

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Gehlot defends Sachin Pilot’s father on Mizoram bombing controversy

The BJP’s attack on the late Rajesh Pilot over the 1966 Mizoram bombing controversy became an occasion for Congress rivals in Rajasthan to close ranks, as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lambasted the BJP for insulting the Congress leader, who had served in the Indian Air Force and died in 2000.

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Cong. committed to SC sub-categorisation: AICC secretary

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We are not enemies: Congress underplays Nitish Kumar paying tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

NEW DELHI: Underplaying Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar paying obeisance at the memorial of former prime minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the Congress party on Wednesday underplayed its Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partner’s act saying the two parties are not enemies.

The Times of India

Nehru Museum renamed as BJP does not like Nehru-Gandhi family, says Congress's Gaurav Gogoi

NEW DELHI: Deputy leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi has alleged that the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library has been officially renamed as the Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society as the ruling BJP does not like the Nehru-Gandhi family.

The Hindu

Shashil Namoshi demands CBI inquiry into frauds in Kanva, Vashista cooperative societies

BJP leader Shashil G. Namoshi demands CBI probe into frauds worth ₹1,500 crore in Sri Kanva Souharda Credit Cooperative Society and ₹350 crore in Sri Vashista Credit Souharda Sahakari Limited. He claims hundreds of people from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have been victimised. He urges Union govt…

The Times of India

Congress evasive on Sharad Pawar’s ‘secret meeting’, Sanjay Raut says he will never join hands with BJP

NEW DELHI: The alleged meetings between NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and his Maharashtra deputy CM nephew Ajit Pawar have evoked different responses from the former’s alliance partners the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT). While the Congress on Wednesday remained evasive on the matter, SS (UBT) claimed that Sharad Pawar will…

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Farmers in State to observe black day today

The paddy farmers are protesting against the government’s failure to pay them for the paddy procured five months ago

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