Author: Gaurav Sharma

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Gaurav is pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication from VIPS Delhi. He claims to be a political enthusiast, film aficionado and pop-culture observer. On week-days he listens to podcasts and on weekend explores his city, Delhi.

EC recommends disqualification of Hemant Soren

According to reports, the Election Commission of India has recommended disqualification of CM of Jharkhand Hemant Soren as an MLA.  According to reports, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has recommended disqualification of Hemant Soren, Chief Minister of Jharkhand as an MLA.  Earlier Jharkhand Governor Ramesh Bais had sought the opinion of EC over a complaint by the opposition BJP https://rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/the_governer.htmlthat Soren be disqualified for holding an office-for-profit by getting a stone chips mining lease in his name.  Some sources say that EC has written back to the Governor recommending him to disqualify the CM as MLA. CMO on Hemant…

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Tejashwi

Bihar’s Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, wins the trust vote in the assembly for his new government. Before the voting could take place, the BJP walked out of the assembly in protest during the address of CM Nitish Kumar. In the voting that took place after the BJP walkout, Nitish got all 160 votes. With the support of 164 MLAs in a 243-seat assembly, the majority vote was just a formality for the Nitish Kumar government. Deputy CM Tejasvi Yadav, chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in his speech during the debate on confidence motion, said that this partnership (referring to…

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Ashok Gehlot most likely to be the next Congress President

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is most likely to be the next Congress President as the Gandhis seem inclined toward his appointment. The Grand old party is set to hold elections by September 20 for the post of Congress President which is currently being held by Sonia Gandhi.  When asked about his opinion on Interim President Sonia Gandhi wanting him to be the next Congress President, the veteran leader said that they will try ‘till the last moment’ that Rahul Gandhi becomes the next President. Gehlot said that his only two focus areas right now are; being the senior observer…

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Russia to share intel with India after the detention of ISIS terrorist

Russia to cooperate with India fully on the investigation of the planned suicide attack in India. Federal Security Services (FSB) of Russia on Monday arrested an IS terrorist who was plotting to carry out a suicide attack in India.  The terrorist is a 30-year-old central Asian man who identifies himself as Azamov Mashahont. He had confessed to the FSB about his plans for an attack in India. FSB had also released a video of his interrogation. He had confessed that he was to carry out the attack on one of the leaders of India’s ruling party. He was to receive…

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Rahul Dravid tests positive for Covid-19

India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for Covid-19 and could not accompany the team to Dubai for Asia Cup. The Asia Cup is starting on August 27, in Dubai. India will play its first match with its arch-rival Pakistan on August 28.  “Team India Head Coach Rahul Dravid has tested positive for COVID-19 in a routine test conducted ahead of the team’s departure to the UAE for Asia Cup 2022,” a BCCI release said. “Mr. Dravid is under the supervision of the BCCI Medical team and has mild symptoms. He will join the team once he returns with…

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Manish Sisodia has recordings of BJP’s offer to him

 Manish Sisodia has phone recordings. We may release the phone conversation if needed, AAP sources Sources from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed on Monday that Manish Sisodia has an audio recording of a BJP leader calling him and asking him to bring down the AAP govt and join the BJP. Sources claim that the BJP leader offered to withdraw the CBI case against him if he did so.  “We don’t need to release the recording at this point, but if needed, AAP will release the phone recording,” an AAP leader said to NDTV, requesting not to be named. Sisodia was…

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Russia to share intel with India after the detention of ISIS terrorist

An Islamic State terrorist who was planning an attack in India has been arrested by Federal Security Services (FSB) of Russia. The terrorist is a Central Asian and was planning a suicide attack on an Indian political leader. In a press release, FSB revealed that the ISIS terrorist travelled to Turkey where he was given instructions and training to carry out a suicide attack by self-detonation on one of the political leaders of ruling party.  “It has been established that a foreigner in the period from April to June 2022, while on the territory of the Republic of Turkey was…

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Ex-BJP Rajasthan MLA claims to have killed 5, booked by Police

A video that went viral on social media, Ex-BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja from Rajasthan can be seen claiming to have killed five men over cow smuggling. Former BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja from Rajasthan was caught on video claiming to have killed five men over cow smuggling. He made this remark in a meeting in Govindgarh while visiting the victim of a communal crime on Friday.  In the video, Ahuja can be heard telling the person sitting next to him “Panditji, ab tak toh paanch humne maare hain, Lalwandi mein maara, chahe Behror mein maara, chahe (unclear) mein maara, ab tak…

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“Freebies are never free, subsidies harmful” says RBI MPC member

RBI MPC member Ashima Goyal said freebies are never free and subsidies are harmful. RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal on Sunday made a statement on freebies which is likely to upset many political parties if not all. She said that freebies are never free and whenever political parties make such offers to the public, they must be required to make the financing and trade-offs clear to voters.  She further added that such a freebie culture would lead to a reduction in the temptation towards “competitive populism’. Goyal said that whenever freebies are offered, the cost has to…

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Mumbai Police receive message threatening a 26/11 like attack

A message was received on WhatsApp from Mumbai police traffic control warning of a 26/11-like attack. The message was sent by a Pakistan-based phone number. Two days ago, a boat loaded with weapons was found off the coast of Raigad, Maharashtra, which triggered a terror scare in the state. On Saturday, Mumbai police received a text message threatening a 26/11-like attack, people familiar with the matter said.  The message was sent from a Pakistan-based phone number to the Mumbai Police traffic control line via WhatsApp. According to reports, the message also warned that the terror operation would be executed by…

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