BJP national president J. P. Nadda on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, saying that despite having a woman chief minister, females in the state are most unsafe.
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TMC writes to ECI complaining about CBI, NSG ops at Sandeshkhali during second phase of polls
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) opposing the CBI and National Security Guard (NSG) raids at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas District on Friday and expressed apprehensions that the central agencies might have 'planted' weapons at the search site to 'defame it' when the second phase of Lok Sabha polls were underway.
Land subsidence leaves 350 people homeless in J&K’s Ramban District
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Second phase of Lok Sabha polls sees enthusiastic voter turnout from Jammu to Kerala, Maharashtra to Tripura
The BJP, holding a significant number of seats in this phase, considers these elections crucial for maintaining and expanding its influence to secure a substantial majority in the Lok Sabha.
Massive crowd greets PM Modi in Bareilly roadshow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a massive roadshow in Bareilly to garner support for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Chhatrapal Gangwar.
Police revolver among large cache of arms seized from Sandeshkhali, claims CBI
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NCPCR initiates action against Mehbooba Mufti for 'using school children for election campaign'
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PM Modi takes opposition to cleaners on EVMs, once again
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CBI recovers huge cache of arms, explosives from house of Shahjahan’s relative at Sandeshkhali
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Trinamool’s corruption has taken away happiness of 26,000 families, says PM Modi
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SC dismisses pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally
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Cong-INDI alliance's 'hidden agenda' is to snatch rights of SC, ST, OBC and give to Muslims: JP Nadda
Launching a scathing attack against the Congress and INDIA bloc, BJP National President J. P. Nadda on Friday said the opposition's "hidden agenda" is to "snatch" the rights of Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and other backward classes and give them to Muslims.
Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 Lok Sabha seats across India set to vote
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PM Modi ups ante against Congress, says Rajiv Gandhi abolished inheritance law to 'save own interests'
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Credit card data of 17K ICICI Bank users exposed; bank blocks cards, assures compensation
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PM Modi urges people to not get upset with 'insulting language' used against him by Congress
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