Politics

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Politics

Congress giving up on Gujarat already? The Grand Old Party casts aspersions on Election Commission ahead of state polls

Nirwa Mehta - 3 November, 2022

As Election Commission announces dates for the upcoming state assembly elections in Gujarat, Congress has already started its attack on the institution.

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As AAP blames the Centre for pollution, here is how Kejriwal cannot escape the responsibilities

OpIndia Staff - 3 November, 2022

Contrary to allegations by AAP, Centre's panel on pollution said Punjab Government failed to deploy measures to control stubble burning in state.

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Gujarat: Man arrested for removing bolt from pandal of PM Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Tharad

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2022

After the video of a man removing a bolt from pandal of PM Modi's meeting in Gujarat went viral, the man has been arrested

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As Pooja Bhatt joins Rahul Gandhi in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, here’s a throwback to the time when her father praised hate preacher Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2022

Pooja Bhatt is daughter of film director Mahesh Bhatt and sister of Rahul Bhatt, the man who had links with 26/11 terrorist.

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Illegal mining: ED summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in money laundering case, asks to appear on Nov 3

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2022

Notably, ED, in this case, has already arrested political close aide of CM Hemant Soren, Pankaj Mishra. Mishra who currently is in judicial custody was arrested on July 19 this year.

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Full text of Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s letter to Delhi LG: Paid crores to Satyendra Jain as ‘protection money’, to AAP to buy party position

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

Sukesh Chandrashekhar has stated that he was forced to pay Rs 10 crore to AAP's Satyendra Jain for his safety inside Tihar jail.

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‘AAP sending black money to its Gujarat leaders through Hawala and Angadia routes’: Alleges Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi

OpIndia Staff - 30 October, 2022

Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi claimed thatAAP is sending black money to Gujarat via Hawala and 'Angadia' from Delhi, Punjab, and other sources

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Meme fest erupts as Rahul Gandhi’s ‘morning run’ video during his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 30 October, 2022

While his supporters called him 'fit' and 'fast' for his sprint, others mocked him and wondered if that was how Rahul Gandhi ran away from Amethi to Wayanad during 2019 general elections.

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Tamil Nadu BJP chief writes to NCW seeking action against DMK leader Saidai Sadiq’s sexist jibe at female BJP leaders

OpIndia Staff - 29 October, 2022

DMK spokesperson Saidai Sadiq's sexist jibe at Khushbu Sundar and other women BJP leaders has kicked up a storm with BJP seeking immediate action against the leader

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