Politics

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‘Security of the BJP MLA lies on the shoulders of the state’: Calcutta HC asks Mamata Banerjee govt to reinstate Suvendu Adhikari’s security

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2021

Mamata Banerjee Govt had withdrawn the security cover of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, after which he approached Calcutta HC

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Exclusive: BJP leader, whose farmland in Punjab was destroyed by protesting farmers points to nexus between Congress, terrorists and police

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2021

The 'farmers' reportedly raised anti-Modi, anti-BJP slogans hurled abuses, as they destroyed the paddy on the BJP leader's field

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Blind leading blind: Navjot Singh Sidhu has not paid electricity bill worth lacs while he gives lectures on solving power crisis in Punjab

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2021

Congress' Navjot Singh Sidhu offered solutions to tackle the power crisis in the State of Punjab. However, he has defaulted on his own bill

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Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat submits his resignation: Here is why he had to step down

OpIndia Staff - 3 July, 2021

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat submitted his resignation to state governor Baby Rani Maurya nearly four months after assuming the top pos

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Sidhu Vs Amarinder Singh: Disgruntled Congress leader attacks Punjab CM over power crisis in the state, blames power purchase agreements

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2021

Navjot Singh Sindhu said that there was no need for power cuts in Punjab or to regulate office timings if the govt acted in right direction.

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BMC Education Committee member questions CM Uddhav Thackeray over students failing to benefit from online classes

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2021

BMC Education Committee member Pratik Karpe has raised multiple issues related to the state of education in Maharashtra.

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Punjab goes ‘powerless’ as Congress indulges in power-games: Read details

Jhankar Mohta - 2 July, 2021

Be it political or electrical, the Punjab's ruling Congress party has been having a tough time handling the 'power crisis' in the state.

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‘State in denial, admin lied about no complaints being filed, prima facie evidence of violence’: Everything Calcutta HC said on Bengal post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2021

Calcutta HC sharply criticised the state govt for failing to create an atmosphere where post-poll violence victims can return to their homes

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Sharad Pawar makes a U-turn over farm laws, says no need to reject them: Details

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2021

In January this year, Sharad Pawar had posted a series of tweets criticising the farm laws and alleging that they would adversely affect the MSP and the country's Mandi system.

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