CM Chandrababu Naidu meets PM Modi, Sitharaman seeking financial support for debt-ridden Andhra Pradesh | Top points

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday. Naidu sought financial assistance from the Prime Minister for debt-ridden Andhra Pradesh. Official data shows that Andhra Pradesh’s public debt has increased from 31.02 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) in 2019-20 to 33.32 per cent in…

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Congress, RJD accuse Modi govt of ignoring SC, ST, OBC in UPSC later entry notification, warns ‘Wake up Dalit-Tribal…’

The Narendra Modi government has issued a recruitment notification for 45 senior-level officers – 10 joint secretaries and 35 directors/deputy secretaries – to be filled through lateral entry mode on contract basis. However, opposition parties including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge condemned the move. The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha alleged that the BJP…

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MUDA ‘scam’: CM Siddaramaiah fumes at Governor’s prosecution nod, says ‘will wage a legal fight’

Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot, on Saturday, approved the trial of Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam’. After the directive, the Karnataka Chief Minister alleged, “The central government, BJP, JDS and local leaders of Karnataka are hatching this conspiracy.” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah complained against the…

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Sharad Pawar, Thackeray slam PM Modi, EC for not declaring Maharashtra poll dates: ‘Boss isn’t giving permission…’

Maharashtra Assembly Elections: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his speech at the Red Fort during Independence Day on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi, during his speech, harped on the proposed ‘One Nation One Election’, but the Election Commission of India did not announce the date for the Maharashtra…

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Maharashtra News: ‘Is BJP biding time before assembly polls?’ asks Oppn as Eknath Shinde launches ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’

The Election Commission did not announce the date for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections on Friday, drawing criticism from members of opposition parties in the state. D Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), while announcing the election schedule for Haryana and J&K, cited the need for additional security forces for the Jammu and Kashmir polls and Maharashtra’s…

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Karnataka MUDA scam row: BJP demands CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation, says ‘loot and jhoot primary agenda’

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at the Congress-led Karnataka government at the behest of Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot. MUDA scamChief Minister says Siddaramaiah Must resign and allow an impartial investigation. Calling it “the most corrupt government in the history of India”, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “…it has made loot and…

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Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?

Less dire, but just as consequential, is what the offensive did to aid flows that kept 2.2 million Palestinians alive during eight months of war. Consider the statistics of a recent day. The Israeli army said 370 aid trucks arrived in Gaza on May 27, 154 of them through Kerem Shalom, a border crossing in…

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When will J-K assembly polls be held? Election Commission’s THIS directive has a hint

The Election Commission of India has asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to transfer officers posted in their respective districts, a routine exercise before conducting elections. The order assumes significance as it directs that the Assembly elections union territory The upcoming polls panel has issued similar instructions to the chief secretaries of Maharashtra, Haryana and…

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