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On Sep. 7, 2022, Gandhi had embarked on his south-north BJY marching nearly 4,000-kms from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to unite the minds and hearts of the people, said state Congress President Nana Patole.To mark the occasion, the state Congress will take small BJY’s in all districts in the state with the participation of the local population and hundreds of party activists.Various leaders including state President Patole, Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Vijay Wadettiwar, CLP Leader Balasaheb Thorat, Legislative Council Group Leader Satej Patil, state Working President M. Arif Naseem Khan, ex-CMs Ashok Chavan and Prithviraj Chavan, Chandrakant Handore, Basavaraj Patil, Praniti…

“There will be travel restrictions in Delhi between 7th and 11th September 2023. As a measure of goodwill, passengers holding confirmed ticket to fly to or from Delhi on these dates are being offered a one-time waiver of applicable charges, if they wish to change their date of travel or their flight. Only the fare difference for the rescheduled flight, if any, would be applicable,” Air India said on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter).With traffic regulations in place for the G20 summit on September 9 and 10, the traffic police has suggested that passengers planning to travel to the airport during this…

ED had carried out search operations on August 24 at the residential premises of Bharat Bhushan Ashu, ex-minister of food and civil supplies, Punjab and his associates at 25 locations at Ludhiana, Mohali, Nawanshahr, Jalandhar and Amritsar in Punjab.The search operations had led to seizure of cash and freezing of funds lying in the bank accounts and freezing of properties at an aggregate amount of more than Rs 6.5 crore.ED said that the bank lockers were also put under freeze. After the recent searches, the total value of recovery including seizure and freezing has reached to more than Rs 8.6…

He conducted the review within the City Security Wing and other City Armed Reserve (CAR) units which handle all the backend arrangements for the Hyderabad City Police functioning ranging from armed force deployment, logistics, fleet management etc., and assists the civil police in maintenance of law and order, providing of security to vital installations and VIPs etc.The review encompassed various wings, including the City Security Wing, Home Guards, Mounted units, and Dog Squads.In the threadbare review of the City Security Wing (CSW), that deploys guards to VIPs protection, he emphasised the critical importance of remaining alert.”Security of the protectee must…

Shah defended the move after Sethi’s comment suggesting the Asia Cup in UAE rather than Sri Lanka which is currently experiencing heavy rain.Shah in his statement said, “In my capacity as ACC President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in collaboration with the ACC management.”“However, it’s important to note that the leadership of the PCB underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding crucial aspects such as tax exemption and insurance for matches,” he…

Owing to shortfall in rains in the sugarcane growing regions, the prices have risen even as the festival season is round the corner, when consumption of sweets is set rise multifold.This could add to food inflation and discourage the government from allowing sugar exports, supporting global prices which are near their highest in more than a decade.Sugar prices rose to Rs 37,760 per metric tonne on Tuesday, highest since October 2017.Keeping in view the strong demand for sugar during the upcoming festival season, an additional quota of 2 lakh metric tonnes (over and above 23.5 LMT allocated for the month)…

New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India’s ace rally driver Gaurav Gill is all set for his first outing in the World Rally Championship (WRC) 2023 season by taking part in one of the world’s toughest rally-raids -– the Acropolis Rally of Greece — scheduled from September 7-10. Widely hailed as the ‘Rally of Gods’, the Acropolis Rally of Greece will cover a total distance of 1,235 km, including 15 special stages stretching across 307 km over four days this weekend. This year as well, the spectators will witness 72 teams fighting it out for their spot in the gruelling event.Arjuna…

Lahore, Sep 5 (IANS) A late fightback by the tailenders following a solid 92 by Kusal Mendis guided Sri Lanka to a formidable 291/8 runs in a must-win match against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2023 on Tuesday. Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka got off to a solid start scoring 62 runs in the first Power-play without losing a wicket. However, they slipped from 63 for no loss to 86 for 3 in no time before Charith Asalanka and Kusal Mendis added 102 runs with a rescue partnership.Gulbadin Naib provided the early breakthrough for Afghanistan and dismissed both the…

“I am a responsible and dutiful citizen…. I reiterate the oath taken while being sworn as Member of Parliament to preserve and uphold the provisions of the Constitution of India and to protect territorial integrity of India,” said the affidavit filed by Lone, who is one of the main petitioners contending retention of Article 370. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, questioned the contents of the affidavit filed by the J&K leader as the same did not specifically contain that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. “This is adding injury to the nation,” he said, requesting…

The actor, who was in a fun mood throughout the trailer launch of his film in Mumbai on Tuesday spoke to the media, and shared a few anecdotes from the making of the film. He said that all the actors in the film became close to each other during the initial days of the shoot of the first part of the franchise ‘‘Fukrey’.Earlier, while interacting with the media Pankaj Tripathi had said that he feels blessed that from the role of a gatekeeper in ‘Fukrey’ to have an integral part in the ‘Fukrey 3’.Replying to this, Pulkit said: “I would…