President’s Rule imposed in Puducherry

On Wednesday, the Centre approved the dissolution of the Puducherry Assembly.

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· 5 hours ago

Tamil Nadu declares ‘all pass’ for students in classes 9, 10, 11 without exams

The Federation of Private School Associations criticised the move, and asked the state to stop politicising education to garner votes for Assembly elections.

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· 7 hours ago

BJP will make Assam, North East biggest contributors to India’s GDP, says Amit Shah

The Union home minister also criticised the Congress for joining hands with the Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front.

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· 9 hours ago

Kerala: RSS worker dies in clashes, police arrest eight SDPI members

The BJP and other right wing organisations called for a 12-hour shutdown in Alappuzha district.

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· 12 hours ago

UP Assembly approves bill prohibiting religious conversion

The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill, 2021, was passed after a voice vote in the state Assembly.

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· Yesterday · 06:39 pm

Puducherry: Union Cabinet approves President’s Rule, dissolves Assembly

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the decision would be formalised after President Ram Nath Kovind’s approval.

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· Yesterday · 05:15 pm

Kerala to withdraw cases lodged during Sabarimala, anti-Citizenship Act protests

Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala called the decision ‘wisdom that dawned late’.

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· Yesterday · 03:59 pm

Karnataka: At least six killed in suspected gelatin blast in Chikkaballapur

Two persons were arrested in connection with the incident.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 12:11 pm

Farmers, supporters of Union minister clash in UP’s Muzaffarnagar, four injured

Minister Sanjeev Balyan, however, claimed that it was the supporters of the Rashtriya Lok Dal who clashed with the farmers.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 11:32 am

Puducherry crisis: BJP says it will not stake claim to form government after Congress loses power

However, BJP’s Puducherry chief V Saminathan expressed confidence that the party will come to power in the Union Territory after the Assembly elections.

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· Feb 22, 2021 · 03:08 pm

‘Metro man’ Sreedharan’s impact on joining BJP likely to be minimal in Kerala polls: Shashi Tharoor

The Congress leader also said that the BJP was not a serious contender in the Assembly elections except for a few seats.

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· Feb 22, 2021 · 10:52 am

Puducherry crisis: Two MLAs quit ahead of government’s floor test

K Lakshminarayanan, one of the MLAs, complained about not being made a minister despite his seniority.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 04:44 pm