Politics

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Politics

“Snake is the charm of Lord Shankar’s neck”: PM Modi responds to Congress President Kharge’s ‘poisonous snake’ remark

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2023

PM Modi said, "A snake adorns Lord Shankar's neck. For me, the people of the country are a form of the deity. Therefore, for this God manifested as the people, I will happily be a snake and be with them."

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Karnataka: Murder-accused Congress candidate, who is barred from his constituency by SC, gets praised by The Hindu for his virtual campaigning

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2023

Vinay Kulkarni is the Congress candidate from the Dharwad assembly constituency. He is accused in the Yogesh Gowda murder case of 2016.

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Wrestlers from one academy backed by a Congress leader protesting, they should go to police and court, not Jantar Mantar: WFI president Brij Bhushan

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2023

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said that the wrestlers should go to the police and court instead of Jantar Mantar.

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FIR registered against Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat over ‘Ravana’ remarks against Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2023

An FIR has been filed against union minister Gajendra Shekhawat for his 'Ravan' comment on Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

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‘Police can act only if there is a complaint, wrestlers should have done it 3 months ago’, says Yogeshwar Dutt on WFI sexual harassment...

OpIndia Staff - 30 April, 2023

"The government had made two committees but they cannot punish anyone. Only the court can do that," Yogeshwar Dutt said.

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Under fire for spending Rs 45 cr for ‘renovation’ of his govt bungalow, Arvind Kejriwal joins wrestler’s protests at Jantar Mantar

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2023

Arvind Kejriwal arrived at Janta Mantar to extend his support to the ongoing protest by wrestlers.

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‘Aditya Thackeray was planning to replace Uddhav Thackeray as CM when Uddhav was undergoing treatment,’ claims BJP MLA Nitesh Rane

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2023

Nitesh Rane claimed that when Uddhav Thackeray was undergoing cervical spine surgery, Aditya was planning to become the chief minister of Maharashtra.

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‘Fight if you can, or just die…’: When a DM said these words out of the fear of mafia Mukhtar Ansari and refused to...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 29 April, 2023

Eyewitness Chhote Lal claims that during the riots, Mukhtar Ansari set fire to Hindu-owned shops worth roughly Rs 2 crore in Mau Bazaar.

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120 eminent citizens write to President Droupadi Murmu opposing attempts to legalise same-sex marriage in India

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2023

The signatories included ex-CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, ex-Home Secretary L C Goyal, former RAW chief Sanjeev Tripathi, Justice (retired) S N Dhingra and Justice (retired) Lok Pal Singh.

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