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Amid wrestlers' protest, BJP MP Pritam Munde says cognisance should be taken of a woman's complaint

AURANGABAD: Amid the protest by wrestlers demanding the arrest of former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations, BJP MP Pritam Munde has said cognisance should be taken of a complaint made by any woman.

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Morning Digest | 16 parties confirm participation for the June 12 Opposition meet; Centre to provide air connectivity for Manipur’s hill areas; and more

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Don't take any step that undermines sports: Union minister Anurag Thakur tells wrestlers; Opposition slams govt

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday asked protesting wrestlers not to take any step that could undermine sports or hurt players and said they should wait for the probe to complete, even as political parties stepped up attacks on the government over the issue.

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'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' now 'Beti BJP ke netaon se bachao': Congress slams govt over wrestlers issue

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday claimed the BJP's slogan of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' now means 'Beti BJP ke netaon se bachao (save daughters from BJP leaders)' and also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not making an appeal to the protesting wrestlers to not throw their…

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Media cites ‘sources’ to claim ‘no evidence’ against WFI chief. Delhi police says otherwise – but deletes tweet

India’s top wrestlers have been protesting for 38 days now. But sections of the media cited unnamed police sources today to allege there’s “no sufficient evidence” to arrest BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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"I will hang myself if proven guilty," WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh amid wrestlers' protest

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday responded to the protesting wrestlers' allegations, and said that he would "hang" himself if allegations against him are proven. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Does POCSO, immediate arrest not apply to Brij Bhushan as votes matter not women wrestlers': Sibal flays govt

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed the government over the issue of allegations of sexual harassment levelled by women wrestlers against WFI president Brij Bhushan Singh, and asked whether POCSO and immediate arrest apply to all accused other than Singh because he belongs to the BJP. Read further…

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Modi Government’s ‘fire sale’ of national assets to ‘friends’ is ‘single biggest anti-national’ act: Kharge

Modi Government completing nine years in office, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused it of carrying out a “fire sale” of national assets and PSUs to its crony capitalist “friends” and claimed this was the “single biggest anti-national” act. The Congress has been running a campaign claiming that the government’s nine…

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BJP 'threatening' people and 'misusing' government agencies: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has taken a swipe at the ruling BJP government, saying it is "threatening" the people and "misusing" the country's agencies as he addressed a gathering of the Indian diaspora here. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Watch: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi starts running when questioned on wrestlers’ protest

Even as India’s protesting wrestlers sat on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their medals, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi went on a run to avoid answering questions on their protest.

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"PM Modi would start explaining to god how universe works": Rahul Gandhi in US

Launching a scathing attack at the BJP-led government in the Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that he had to launch 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' because all instruments of doing politics (connecting with people) were "being controlled" and the "whole India" walked with him during the mega foot march.…

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BJP 'threatening' people and 'misusing' government agencies: Rahul Gandhi in U.S.

Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the ruling BJP government, saying it is “threatening” the people and “misusing” the country’s agencies as he addressed a gathering of the Indian diaspora in San Francisco

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Uddhav camp claims Shinde faction MLAs, MPs disgruntled with BJP’s ‘step-motherly’ behaviour

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed that 22 legislators and nine Lok Sabha MPs of the rival Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena were reportedly unhappy with the BJP

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Modi has brought honour to India, says T.G. Venkatesh

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Row over gifting of make-up kits with condoms at mass wedding in Madhya Pradesh

A political controversy was triggered in Madhya Pradesh after condoms and birth control pills were found in make-up kits gifted to brides during a mass marriage programme under a government scheme in Jhabua district on Monday.

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Political storm over Mahakal Lok idols damaged by wind

The idols of six of the seven Saptarishis (seven sages, according to Hindu mythology), all made of fibreglass reinforced plastic or FRP collapsed due to gusty winds on Sunday that left a trail of damage across Ujjain.

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Rethinking alliances in Andhra

A year before the elections, friends and foes may change

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Opposition parties together at national level, says Mamata Banerjee

“At the State level, all the parties must understand that State parties have their own obligation”

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Shahbad Dairy murder: Sahil planned killing for two days after being rebuffed by victim in front of friends, claim police

NEW DELHI: Accused Sahil planned for two days the horrific killing of the 16-year-old girl carried out on Sunday evening in the Shahbad Dairy area in Delhi after she had rebuffed him in front of her friends and refused to continue their relationship, police claimed on Tuesday.

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Alleged 'provocative' statement: Karnataka HC stays investigation against former deputy CM CN Ashwath Narayan

BENGALURU: In a big relief for former Karnataka deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, the Karnataka high court on Tuesday stayed for four weeks the further investigation in pursuance of the FIR registered against him by the Devaraja police in Mysuru city on May 24,2023…

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All unnecessary things will be removed from school textbooks, says Karnataka Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi

All unnecessary things will be removed from school textbooks, Public Works Minister and KPCC working president Satish Jarkiholi said in Belagavi on Tuesday. He was answering queries from journalists at the Suvarna Soudha, after a meeting with officials.

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BJP cadre urged to spearhead door-to-door campaign

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Dy. CM consults legal team over delimitation, says govt. keen on holding BBMP elections

Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar is in consultation with his legal team over scrutinising ward delimitation notified by the erstwhile BJP government, in a first step towards holding polls for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

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Protesting wrestlers postpone immersion of medals in Ganga after farmer leader Naresh Tikait seeks '5 days time'

NEW DELHI: Dramatic scenes emerged from Haridwar on Wednesday evening as the protesting wrestlers, who had reached the bank of river Ganga to immerse their medals into the holy river, were stopped by farmer leader Naresh Tikait.

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Proposals invited to bring lapses in recruitment under judicial probe, says Priyank Kharge

Stating that there has been large-scale corruption in the recruitment process in various departments during the previous BJP-led government, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge on Tuesday said that proposals have been invited for investigation to be brought under judicial probe.

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