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With Dalit CM Charanjit Singh Channi In Punjab, Congress Aims At UP And Uttarakhand
After the surprise announcement of the name of Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit leader, for the Chief Minister's post in Punjab, the Congress looks at the larger aim of Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh which are also going to polls early next year. ....
YSRCP Clean Sweeps ZPTC, MPTC Polls
Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) completed a clean sweep of ZPTC and MPTC elections as all the results were declared in the early hours of Monday. ....
Torrential Rains Drown Most Of Kolkata, More Downpour Likely
Torrential rain for the whole Sunday night coupled with high tide drowned most parts of the city putting it out of gear on the morning of the first day of the week. Adding more woes to the situation, the meteorological department has predicted more rains in most of the districts in south Bengal in the next 24 hours. ....
This Government Is Of Aam Aadmi, Says New Punjab CM Channi
Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, the first Dalit who is at the helm in Punjab now, on Monday said his government is of Aam Aadmi (the common man), honest, free from sand mafias and a representative of the poor as he himself pulled a rickshaw in his childhood. ....
Arvind Kejriwal Vows Allowances For Unemployed, 80% Pvt Job Quota For Goans
Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday in a major poll promise, announced 80 per cent reservation in private jobs for Goan youth, while assuring allowances to the tune of Rs 3,000 for an unemployed youth in a family and Rs 5,000 for households, whose members have lost jobs in the mining and the tourism sector. ....
Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot Held Marathon Meet Amid Rajasthan Political Rumblings
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot met Rahul Gandhi over the weekend, sources said and discussed the issue of Rajasthan and also impending cabinet reshuffle and organisational rejig in the state. ....
Mamata Banerjee Will Win By Huge Margin In Bhabanipur, Says BJP Leader Rajib Banerjee
Embarrassing the Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP leader Rajib Banerjee said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will win with a huge margin and it would have been better if the party had not fielded any candidate against her. ....
India Cooperated With US Troop Withdrawal, Evacuation From Afghanistan: US Spokesperson
The US Defence Department has revealed that India cooperated with the US in the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the evacuation of its citizens and others after the Taliban took over the country on August 15, and has agreed to help those at risk there, according to a US spokesperson. ....
Kerala Logs Over 19K New Cases, Vijayan Says Covid Spread Slowing Down
Kerala on Wednesday logged 19,675 new Covid cases but Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Covid spread was coming down. ....
2 Killed, 20 Hurt In Assam Eviction Drive, CM Says Action Will Continue
At least two people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday when a mob clashed with police during an eviction drive in Assam's Darrang district. ....
