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Gujarat High Court reserves orders on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking stay on conviction in 2019 'Modi surname' defamation case. Justice Hemant Prachchhak to pronounce the verdict after vacations. Court refuses to grant any interim relief to Rahul Gandhi until then. 

"Each and every worker and voter of BJP has stood like a rock before the appeasement politics of Congress and JD(S)," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sindhanur.

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday named Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha in the supplementary chargesheet in Delhi liquor scam case, according to media reports. Raghav Chadha however clarified that he has not been named as an accused.

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that he has decided to step down as NCP chief.

Congress released its party manifesto for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections on Tuesday. The manifesto said that the party believes that Constitution is sacrosanct and can not be violated by individuals and Organisations like Bajrang Dal, PFI or others promoting enmity or hatred, whether among majority or minority communities. It added that the party will take decisive action as per law including imposing a ban on any such organisation.

Polling began on Tuesday for the Shimla Municipal Corporation in Himachal Pradesh. There are 34 wards with 102 candidates in the fray for the contest that is mainly between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP.

Under Operation Kaveri, the 10th flight carrying Indian nationals left Jeddah as fighting continues in conflict-ridden Sudan, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday.

The flight has 231 passengers onboard and is en route to Ahmedabad.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started a special audit of a helicopter operator Kestrel Aviation in Kedarnath, days after an official of the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) was killed after being hit by a chopper's tail rotor blade after the inspection of the helipad.

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Delhi reports 289 new cases, 609 recoveries and one death in the last 24 hours

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Gujarat HC reserves orders on Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking stay on conviction in 'Modi surname' defamation case

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'PM Modi just speaks about himself': Rahul Gandhi fires fresh salvo

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False and fabricated, says AAP MP Raghav Chadha on news of being named in ED complaint

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AAP used hawala, cash route to funnel liquor policy kickbacks for Goa polls: ED

The Enforcement Directorate has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of "using" a part of the Rs 100 crore kickbacks allegedly received from the 'south group' liquor lobby to meet its expenditure for the Goa Assembly poll campaign in 2022. The accusation has been made in the agency's supplementary charge sheet filed in the Delhi Excise policy linked money laundering case, the PTI reported. 

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Sharad Pawar stepping down wont impact Maha Vikas Aghadi, says Nana Patole

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Chinaese foreign minister visits to Myanmar border, calls for crackdown on cross-border criminal activity

China's foreign minister called for stability and a crackdown on cross-border criminal activity along the country's border with Myanmar, during an unusual visit to the volatile region on Tuesday.

 

The 2,129-kilometre (1,323-mile) border runs through densely forested mountains and has long been notorious for drug smuggling into China from the Golden Triangle region where the borders of Laos, Myanmar and Thailand meet.

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ED names AAP's Raghav Chadha in Delhi liquor scam case, say reports

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday named Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha in the supplementary chargesheet in Delhi liquor scam case, according to media report

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4 dead, 7 injured in fire at slum near railway station in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

As many as four people died while seven others were injured after a fire broke out near Ramdayalu railway station in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said on Tuesday. "The fire broke out in a slum near Ramdayalu Railway station at around 12 am last night. In this incident, 4 people died and 7 were injured," Sudhanshu Shekhar, CO Mushahari, Muzaffarpur.

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Punjab CM Mann slams Manjinder Sirsa, Sukhpal Khaira for 'baseless' allegations

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday slammed BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira for making "baseless" allegations against one of his ministers. Mann said the allegations showed that they were feeling jittery ahead of the Lok Sabha bypoll in Jalandhar, scheduled for May 10.

 

Sirsa on Monday alleged in a tweet that one of Mann's ministers tendered his resignation after his "obscene video" was submitted to the Punjab governor, the PTI reported. 

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PM Modi appreciates learning institute in Arunachal for establishing free library stations across districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appreciated a learning institute in Arunachal Pradesh for establishing free library stations in various districts of the state.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in Male with a focus on boosting bilateral defence engagement.

Singh began his three-day visit to the Maldives on Monday.

 

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Congress promises increase in current ceiling of reservation from 50% to 75% in Karnataka election manifesto

The Congress party also promised an increase in the current ceiling of reservation from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for SC/ST/OBC/minority and other communities such as Lingayats and Vokkaligas.

 

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Karnataka elections 2023: Congress promises farm loans of upto Rs 10 lakh at zero interest

The Congress party manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka also said that the Congress government will form a State Education Policy to reject the National Education Policy (NEP).

The manifesto also promises to increase milk production in the state to 1.5 lakh litres under Mission Ksheera Kranthi, and farm loans of upto Rs 10 lakh at zero interest.

 

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Congress manifesto for Karnataka promises free electricity, free travel for women