Bengal bypolls: TMC consolidates position after third round of counting

Bengal bypolls: TMC consolidates position after third round of counting

Kolkata, July 13 - Trinamool Congress candidates for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal that went for bypolls on July 10 have consolidated their positions after the completion of the third round of counting by leading by comfortable margins in all four constituencies.

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Keeping non-Muslim kids in madrasas is violation of Fundamental Rights: NCPCR chief

Keeping non-Muslim kids in madrasas is violation of Fundamental Rights: NCPCR chief

New Delhi, July 13 - The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo, has expressed concern about children's rights, particularly of non-Muslim children in madrasas.

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The result of Rupauli Assembly bypoll expected soon

The result of Rupauli Assembly bypoll expected soon

Patna July 13 - The counting for Rupauli Assembly bypoll is currently underway. The results are expected in a few hours.

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It’s neck-and-neck in Himachal CM’s wife seat

It’s neck-and-neck in Himachal CM’s wife seat

Shimla, July 13 - It is a neck-and-neck contest in Himachal Pradesh’s Dehra assembly bypoll where Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur, who is making her electoral debut, has been leading by a slender margin, as per trends in the sixth

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Bengal bypolls: Counting begins under tight security for 4 Assembly constituencies

Bengal bypolls: Counting begins under tight security for 4 Assembly constituencies

Kolkata, July 13 - Counting has begun for the bypolls for four Assembly constituencies in West Bengal under a tight security cover.

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Vote counting for 3 Assembly seats in Himachal begins

Vote counting for 3 Assembly seats in Himachal begins

Shimla, July 13 - Vote counting for Himachal Pradesh's bypoll for three Assembly constituencies began on Saturday, with 13 candidates in the fray for the contest mainly between the state-ruling Congress and the main Opposition BJP.

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Vote counting begins for bypoll in Punjab’s Jalandhar West Assembly seat

Vote counting begins for bypoll in Punjab’s Jalandhar West Assembly seat

Chandigarh, July 13 - Vote count for Punjab's lone Assembly constituency -- Jalandhar West -- began on Saturday, with 15 candidates in the fray for a multi-cornered contest largely among the state-ruling AAP, the Congress, and the BJP.

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Odisha: Chief Civil Supplies Officer caught while accepting bribe

Odisha: Chief Civil Supplies Officer caught while accepting bribe

Bhubaneswar, July 13 - Odisha Vigilance officials on Friday caught Balangir district's Chief Civil Supplies Officer (CCSO) red-handed while he was receiving a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a rice mill owner for clearing his pending bills and placing a new order.

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Assam flood crisis slowly abating, 7 more deaths reported, 12.33 lakh people affected

Assam flood crisis slowly abating, 7 more deaths reported, 12.33 lakh people affected

Guwahati, July 13 - The overall flood situation in Assam further improved on Friday but seven more deaths were reported while 12.33 lakh people remain affected in 24 of the state's 35 districts, Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials said.

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Odisha CM congratulates noted sand artist for winning gold in international championship

Odisha CM congratulates noted sand artist for winning gold in international championship

Bhubaneswar, July 12 - Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday congratulated noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik for winning the gold medal at the International Sand Sculpture Championship held in St. Petersburg of Russia between July 4 to 12.

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Assam Minister seeks measures to prevent elephant deaths hit by trains

Assam Minister seeks measures to prevent elephant deaths hit by trains

Guwahati, July 12 - Assam Water Resources and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika on Friday requested state’s Environment and Forest Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary to take measures to prevent elephant deaths hit by trains.

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ED attaches assets of Maha scamsters in Rs 264 crore IT refund fraud

ED attaches assets of Maha scamsters in Rs 264 crore IT refund fraud

Mumbai, July 12 - The Enforcement Directorate has slapped provisional attachment orders on the assets of various entities allegedly involved in a massive Income Tax refund scam of Rs. 263.95 crore, officials said here on Friday.

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Himachal withdraws free electricity for tax payers

Himachal withdraws free electricity for tax payers

Shimla, July 12 - The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh on Friday at a Cabinet meeting decided to withdraw the free electricity scheme benefitting all income-tax payers.

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Case against Jagan Reddy is political vendetta: Former AAG

Case against Jagan Reddy is political vendetta: Former AAG

Amaravati, July 12 - Former Additional Advocate General (AAG) Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy said registering of a murder case against former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is a political vendetta.

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MHA amends J&K’s transaction of business rules

MHA amends J&K’s transaction of business rules

Srinagar, July 12 - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday amended the J&K transaction of business rules bringing further subjects under the executive powers of the L-G.

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Siddaramaiah is ‘authoritarian’: Union Minister Joshi on MUDA land case

Siddaramaiah is ‘authoritarian’: Union Minister Joshi on MUDA land case

Bengaluru, July 12 - Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prahlad Joshi on Friday said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is “authoritarian” and demanded his resignation following the MUDA land case controversy.

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People indulged in cross voting caught in our trap: Maha Cong Chief

People indulged in cross voting caught in our trap: Maha Cong Chief

Mumbai, July 12 - A visibly angry Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Nana Patole following the split in the party votes in the biennial election to state council claimed that the party had set a trap and found the legislators, who indulged in

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Amritpal Singh’s brother held in drug case, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Amritpal Singh’s brother held in drug case, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Chandigarh, July 12 - Harpreet Singh, brother of jailed radical Sikh preacher and Punjab's Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh who once ran an anti-drug campaign, along with his associate Lovepreet Singh was arrested by the Punjab Police in a drug case and their

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Maha regained industry-friendly recognition during MahaYuti govt: CM

Maha regained industry-friendly recognition during MahaYuti govt: CM

Mumbai, July 12 - Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on the concluding day of the monsoon session on Friday slammed the opposition for blaming the state government for a flight of investments and the slow pace of development.

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Centre sets up panel to probe allegations against Maha probationary IAS officer

Centre sets up panel to probe allegations against Maha probationary IAS officer

Mumbai, July 12 - The Centre has set up a one-man committee of senior IAS officer and Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Manoj Dwivedi to probe the series of allegations against a Maharashtra cadre probationary IAS officer Dr Puja D. Khedkar,

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