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Mahasabha national president Harish Chandra Bhati NEW DELHI: The Akhil Bharatiya Gurjar Mahasabha has raised concerns over what it describes as inadequate political and institutional representation of the Gurjar community, claiming that the community has only 20 MLAs among approximately 4,600 legislators in the country and no representation in the Union Cabinet.The organisation said the…

Ending a quarter-century-long game of hide-and-seek, CBI has arrested Satyendra Kumar NEW DELHI: Ending a quarter-century-long game of hide-and-seek, CBI has arrested Satyendra Kumar, a key fugitive wanted in connection with Bihar’s infamous Fodder scam. The suspect had fled to Nepal and was tracked down during a train journey he took upon returning to India,…

NEW DELHI: The Congress has formally begun seat-sharing negotiations with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, submitting an initial list of more than 175 assembly constituencies to the Akhilesh Yadav-led party.Rajendra Pal Gautam, the Congress’ in-charge for Uttar Pradesh, told PTI that the list was shared with SP leaders around two days ago….

Delhi HC rejects AISA chief Neha Bora’s plea against police ‘peace’ bond notice NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court rejected a plea filed by All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora challenging a police notice directing her to execute a bond for “keeping peace” before a Special Executive Magistrate.Bora had moved the high court…

Delhi police detain SIR protesters marching towards EC headquarters; Jordan church shooting leaves seven dead & more Delhi Police detained protesters marching towards the Election Commission headquarters against the SIR of electoral rolls, as authorities imposed restrictions on public gatherings. Raj Thackeray accused the BJP of undermining democracy amid a political row over an audio…

NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday spoke with singer Daler Mehndi over the phone, days after a controversy erupted over a cabinet minister reprimanding the singer on stage during an event.According to the CMO, Dhami inquired about Mehndi’s well-being and told the artiste that Uttarakhand upholds the rich tradition of ‘Atithi…

He urged Fadnavis to investigate the conversations allegedly captured in the clip NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Friday accused the BJP of “murdering” democracy by allegedly exerting pressure on the media and using religious polarisation to divert public attention. The barb came after an audio clip triggered a political row…

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s openness to an alliance has fuelled speculation of a reunion with the BJP ahead of the 2027 Punjab assembly elections. NEW DELHI: Speculation over a possible reunion between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) gathered pace on Friday after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said…

Controversial hoardings targeting Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav surfaced at a busy crossing in Lucknow on Friday, featuring images of slain gangster-politicians Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari alongside jailed senior party leader Mohammad Azam Khan, ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.According to ANI, the hoardings appeared at the National PG College crossing…

Artist and photographer Raihan Vadra, the son of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra, during his solo exhibition at Bikaner House, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: Businessman Robert Vadra has alleged that pressure was exerted on his son, artist and photographer Raihan Vadra, to remove photographs documenting recent protests in Delhi from his solo exhibition…