The Uttar Pradesh government will withdraw 20,000 political cases slapped on various people for reasons like staging a demonstration and holding sit-ins, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday. Speaking on the UPCOCA debate in the state assembly, he said that his government, after due deliberations, had decided to do[Read More…]
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Rahul Gandhi begins ‘Mission South’ to counter BJP
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi is to begin his ‘Mission South’ on Thursday amid Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) attempt to establish a durable base in the southern states. Gandhi will be addressing a rally at Sangareddy in Telangana today. “Looking forward to being in Sangareddy tomorrow (Thursday), a place that holds[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor helps govt draft statement on Jadhav death sentence row
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor helped government draft a statement on the death sentence handed to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan, in a show of rare bipartisan cooperation. The statement, which may be moved as a resolution in the Lok Sabha, will be vetted by PM Modi and other parties.[Read More…]