Political Crisis
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Rajasthan: SC dismisses petition against merger of BSP legislators with Congress as ‘infructuous’
Earlier in the day, the Rajasthan High Court asked the Speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions within a period of three months.
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Rajasthan: Congress appoints Ajay Maken as state’s general secretary
Maken replaced Avinash Pandey at the top post. Pandey’s replacement was reportedly one of the demands put forth by Sachin Pilot.
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Rajasthan: Pilot’s seating arrangement in Assembly changed, says ‘strongest warrior sent to border’
The former deputy chief minister, who was earlier seated next to CM Ashok Gehlot, is now placed near the Opposition benches.
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Rajasthan: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wins trust vote in Assembly
This came after a month-long political turmoil in the state.
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Rajasthan: Ahead of trust vote, Mayawati issues whip to six party MLAs who merged with Congress
Both the Congress and BJP have demanded a trust vote in the state’s special Assembly session, which begins today.
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Rajasthan: CM Gehlot and Sachin Pilot meet, Congress to seek trust vote in Assembly to counter BJP
Both the leaders met after a month-long political turmoil in the state and attended the Congress Legislature Party meeting.
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Video
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Rajasthan crisis: BJP to move no-confidence motion against Gehlot-led Congress government tomorrow
Vasundhara Raje and other Rajasthan BJP leaders met earlier on Thursday to discuss their plan for the Assembly session.
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Rajasthan crisis: SC refuses interim stay on Congress-BSP merger; six MLAs likely to vote on Friday
The six BSP legislators had joined the Congress in September.
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Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot says ‘natural for MLAs to be upset’ after truce with rebel legislators
He added that he has asked them to be tolerant for the sake of democracy.
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The Reel
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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Rajasthan: Will address problems of MLAs, BJP’s scheming will ‘cost them dearly’, says Ashok Gehlot
Meanwhile, ousted Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said Gandhis heard their grievances and assured that a road map will be chalked out to resolve it.
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Rajasthan: Fought for principles, never hankered after post, says Sachin Pilot after Congress truce
The 42-year-old former Rajasthan deputy chief minister said that personal remarks were made against him, but he maintained his dignity.
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Rajasthan: Priyanka Gandhi part of three-member Congress panel to address Sachin Pilot’s concerns
The panel also includes KC Venugopal and Ahmed Patel.
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The Field
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Athletics: India's 4x400 mixed relay team set national record, clinch gold in Asian Relay C’ships
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Football, Premier League: Manchester City win fourth straight title
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage