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The Congress in a tweet on Tuesday said: “Congress President Kharge will inaugurate the LDM National Workshop tomorrow at AICC, followed by an inaugural speech.”With this workshop, the party is focusing on gaining its grounds on the Lok Sabha seats which have a majority of the population belonging to the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe communities. The party also aims to prepare leaders from these communities.According to party leaders, leaders from 212 Assembly seats of four poll-bound states of Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh will participate in the workshop.The party is planning to prepare leaders from these SC and…

The saffron party is not only looking to tap the votes of Kammas, the politically powerful and influential community, but also checkmate Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu.Purandeswari is the sister-in-law of Naidu and daughter of TDP founder and former Chief Minister late N.T. Rama Rao, who was popularly known as NTR.Kammas have been traditional supporters of the TDP and by appointing a Kamma, and that too a family member of NTR, as the President of the party’s state unit, the BJP is clearly looking at wresting TDP’s vote bank.“The BJP knows that it can make big inroads…

The agency had earlier arrested real estate firm M3M’s directors Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal in the same matter as well as Ajay Parmar, a relative of the judge. The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on the FIR filed by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Haryana’s Panchkula. According to the FIR, reliable information was received that Sudhir Parmar, posted as a Special Judge for CBI and ED cases in Panchkula at that time, showed favouritism to the accused individuals, namely Roop Kumar Bansal, his brother Basant Bansal (the owners of M3M), and Goyal (the owner of IREO Group), in…

The police said that a mob comprising a large number of men and women tried to loot arms and ammunition from a camp of the India Reserve Battalion of the Manipur armed police in the Khangabok area.The security personnel tried to bring the situation under control by using tear gas shells and rubber bullets first, but as the armed mob opened fire, the forces shot back, leading to the killing of Abujam Ronaldo (27).At least 12 others were injured in the clashes, the police said.The irate mob also blocked the highways leading to the security camp at multiple locations to…

The win added another chapter to India’s glorious history in the SAFF Championship as the Blue Tigers created football history to win the Bangabandhu SAFF Championship 2023 title. This was a record-extending ninth title triumph for India in the SAFF Championship and what makes it sweeter is that in the process, India defeated both the guest teams — Lebanon in the semifinals and Kuwait in the final.In the summit clash of what was the biggest and most competitive SAFF Championship ever, Sandhu’s winning save etched India’s ninth sub-continental title, adding another chapter to the nation’s regional supremacy. The game ended…

The foundation has been responsible for providing food at all night shelters in Delhi.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula expressed dissatisfaction with the non-payment of dues to the foundation for the free meals project in Delhi’s ‘Rain Basera’ (night shelter homes).The court had initiated the Public Interest Litigation on its own after taking cognisance of news reports concerning the underprivileged seeking shelter and being deprived of cooked meals. It had then directed the foundation to continue providing food to all Rain Baseras on the same payment basis as before. The court summoned the…

Speaking at the 25th convocation of IIT Guwahati on Tuesday in the presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, Sarma appealed to the graduates to use the knowledge that they have gained during their stay in the institute for greater good of the humanity. “IIT Guwahati with its expertise in different fields has made immense contributions to the state. The Assam government and IIT Guwahati have been working together on several projects for the betterment of the society. As a unique initiative for the country in the sector of medical research and imparting multispecialty services, the…

Under the roof on Court 1, the Spaniard overpowered the 36-year-old Frenchman with his destructive groundstrokes, sealing a 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 victory in one hour and 53 minutes.Two-time champion Andy Murray opened his campaign with a clinical victory early in the afternoon on his favourite surface when the home favourite outclassed his fellow Briton Ryan Peniston 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 on Centre Court.Murray was rock-solid from the baseline and showcased top-quality movement on the grass in his two-hour win. After fending off the first two break points of the match in the third and fifth games, respectively, Murray converted six of…

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order on NGO Social Jurist’s PIL after having reserved it on May 17. While doing so, it said that courts cannot interfere in the legislative procedure as it refused to direct Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena to give assent or return the Delhi School Education (DSE) Bill.The high court said that it would not be appropriate for it to issue any kind of writ to a Governor whether to accept or reject a Bill within the stipulated time.The court said that it is always for the…

The incident occurred during the post-flight walk around when the airline’s ground crew discovered that the number 2 tyre on the Boeing 737 aircraft had burst. A SpiceJet statement regarding the incident, reassured passengers that all system parameters were normal throughout the flight, and the landing itself was smooth. “On July 4, SpiceJet Boeing 737 operated flight SG-17 from Dubai (DXB) to Cochin (COK). During the post-flight walk around, the number 2 tyre was found burst. All system parameters were normal during and post-flight, and the landing was smooth,” the airline spokesperson said.–IANS ssh/vd