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Satheesan slams govt., but Minister says Onam kit distribution on track and will be completed on Monday

Opp. Leader Satheesan accuses State govt. of choking Civil Supplies Corp., pushing it into deep crisis. Govt. cut free Onam kits from 87 lakh to 6 lakh, only 10% distributed. Food Minister says kits to ration shops completed, distribution to beneficiaries to be done by Mon. Opp. Leader claims govt.…

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BJP feeling threatened due to INDIA’s unity, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said BJP threatened by Opposition unity; INDIA to meet in Mumbai to discuss strategy; Tejashwi Prasad Yadav attacked PM Modi for selling public assets to private companies; RJD's Jha accused PMO of being guilty in caste-based survey.

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Student slap incident throws light on poor quality of schooling in rural Uttar Pradesh

As urban media descended on Khubbapur village of Muzaffarnagar, where a Muslim boy was slapped by his classmates at the instigation of his class teacher Tripta Tyagi, it became an opportunity for the children to complain about the corporal punishment they face in schools, irrespective of gender and age.

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PM Modi ‘lied’ on Chinese incursion into India’s land in Ladakh: Rahul Gandhi

Mr. Gandhi extended the Congress’ support to the demands of the Leh Apex Body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance, which are fighting for the status of the Sixth Schedule, a separate Public Service Commission, reservation of jobs for locals and two separate parliamentary constituencies for Leh and Kargil.

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Observing the celebrities in Parliament

A galaxy of film stars and cricketers have entered Parliament with very little to show for

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As of now, it is a tourism project on top of Rushikonda, says Y.V. Subba Reddy

The project on top of Rushikonda is being developed by the A.P. Tourism Development Corporation, but the opposition parties are raising a hue and cry over it unnecessarily, says senior YSRCP leader Subba Reddy. The Chief Minister is against outright sale of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, and, if required, both the…

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Congress demands quotas for OBCs at Gujarat demonstration

Gujarat Congress held a day-long sit-in in Gandhinagar to demand reservations for OBCs. Leaders from various communities, social and educational organisations, NGOs, and Opposition leader Amit Chavda attended. They criticised the BJP govt for not fixing quotas for OBCs in panchayats and not increasing welfare budget. Chavda demanded 27% of…

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Handouts keep electorate in a state of ‘political intoxication’: Vice President Dhankar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar says government freebies have left people in political intoxication, legislatures becoming irrelevant. He urges parliamentarians to occupy public space in Parliament, create an ecosystem to empower people instead of doling out freebies

The Hindu

Analysis| KCR pushes Opposition Congress, BJP to a corner by announcing 115 candidates

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has put the Opposition Congress and BJP under pressure by announcing the first list of 115 candidates four months ahead of the Assembly election. Mr. Rao has left the Congress and the BJP far behind and pushed them…

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“PM as poll face shows BJP has accepted defeat”

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said after attending a meeting of the State Election Committee that winnability would be the “first and last criterion” for the selection of candidates. The ruling Congress had recently announced that it would replicate the Karnataka model for the election by declaring the candidates in advance…

The Hindu

BJP holds meeting of Bengaluru city MLAs to keep its flock together

Close on the heels of the speculation on several BJP MLAs from Bengaluru getting ready to switch loyalties to the ruling Congress started gaining momentum, the BJP took to preventive measures by holding a meeting of its city MLAs under the leadership of party veteran and former Chief Minister B.S.…

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NCP split is due to ideological differences, has nothing to do with Pawar family, says Supriya Sule

Working president of Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party Supriya Sule, during a visit to her constituency Baramati, said that the Ajit Pawar-led split within her party was due to ideological differences and not due to personal differences. Several workers of the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP also met with…

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Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis slam MVA for suggesting they covet CM Shinde’s chair

Deputy CMs Ajit Pawar & Fadnavis lash out at MVA for eyeing CM Shinde's chair. Fadnavis jibes at Pawar, says PM Modi will return in 2024. Ajit Pawar praises Modi, says no alternative to him & Opposition won't succeed in defeating him.

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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.

The Hindu

Sharad Pawar nixes speculation over being offered a post at the BJP-led Central government

Maharashtra Leader of the Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar alleged that PM Modi had laid a condition before rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar that he could be made CM of the State only if his uncle, Sharad Pawar, came over to the side of the NDA

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Rayner ‘working constructively’ with Starmer amid Labour reshuffle rumours

The deputy Labour leader described their relationship as an ‘arranged marriage’ which has evolved over time.

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Work on canals of PRLIS to start soon: Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao

Telangana Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao announced that works on the construction of canals planned under Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme will be taken up shortly.

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‘Nothing clandestine about my Pune meeting with Sharad Pawar,’ says nephew Ajit

On Saturday (August 13), the NCP chief and his nephew met at Pune businessman Atul Chordia’s residence. Sharad Pawar’s confidant, senor NCP leader Jayant Patil was also present.

The Hindu

Kharge skips PM’s Red Fort address; Congress deems it a ‘crass election speech’ with point by point rebuttal

Noting that democracy and the Constitution are the soul of the country, he said on the occasion of this Independence Day, “we take a pledge that we will uphold the freedom of democracy and Constitution for the unity and integrity of the country, for love and brotherhood, for harmony and…

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BJP weaponising parliamentary privilege: Opposition

Leading a protest, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the Constitution was being shredded to pieces as the BJP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular, did not want to run the Parliament according to the Constitution.

The Hindu

Petty battles: On Manipur and Parliament

Political parties should not imitate the conflict in Manipur as their conduct in Parliament shows

The Hindu

Opposition hits out at govt. over action against Congress leader

Parliamentary Affairs Minister says Rahul Gandhi has lost mental balance after the Congress leader said Bharat Mata has now become “unparliamentary” after parts of his speech were expunged

The Times of India

Parliament adjourned sine die: Modi government, opposition blame each other for no discussion on Manipur

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday, the day when both Houses of Parliament adjourned sine die, alleged that the Narendra Modi government’s claim that it wanted a discussion to be held on Manipur is “completely bogus”.

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Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena to take action against 5 MPs of Uddhav faction for violating whip during no-confidence motion against Modi govt.

Shiv Sena to take legal action against 5 UBT MPs for violating whip to vote against no-confidence motion. Notice to be issued on Aug 14; disqualification proceedings may be initiated. Shinde faction has 40 MLAs & 12 MPs, UBT has 5 MPs. SC ruling on Shinde's whip in June 2022…

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