BJP vs TMC showdown: Firhad Hakim asks Agnimitra Paul to switch party; BJP leader fires back | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: TMC minister Firhad Hakim sparked a heated exchange in the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday by inviting BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul to switch sides to the ruling party in the state. The remarks, made during a discussion on ‘Constitution Day’ and set against the backdrop of the TMC’s sweeping by-election victory, drew a…

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How often are train blankets washed? Railway minister responds | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that train passengers’ blankets are washed atleast once in a month, while responding Congress MP Kuldeep Indora’s query about blanket washing frequency and hygiene standards.Vaishnaw further added that an additional bedsheet is included in bedroll kits to serve as a quilt cover….

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Mahayuti leaders to meet BJP top brass, two deputy CMs formula likely to continue | India News – Times of India

(From left) Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. NEW DELHI: Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, and Ajit Pawar, are likely to meet BJP’s high command on Thursday, reported news agency PTI citing sources.In the meeting, one CM and two deputy CMs formula…

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‘TMC wants Parliament to run’: Mamata Banerjee’s party opposes INDIA bloc strategy | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Toeing a different line to that of its partners in the INDIA bloc, Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday said there is a need to address real issues affecting the people, rather than disrupting both Houses of Parliament over “one issue.” While the Congress has demanded discussion on industrialist Gautam Adani’s alleged involvement in…

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Watch: TMC’s Kalyan Banerjee says ‘all is well’ after Waqf JPC meet | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: TMC MP and Waqf JPC member Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday, while leaving the second round of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill came out shouting, “Dispute resolved, all is well.” Banerjee, however, avoided further questions while repeatedly saying, “Whatever has to be said will be said by the…

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Manipur: Protesters force government employees to vacate offices in Imphal | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Government employees in Manipur were forced by volunteers of a civil society organisation to leave their offices as part of a two-day shutdown of state and central government offices.The student wing of the Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity (COCOMI) entered the secretariat and the directorate of transport office, located just a few metres…

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Supreme Court questions ED’s low conviction rate in Partha Chatterjee case | India News – Times of India

Supreme Court of India and Partha Chatterjee (Picture credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) about its low conviction rate in money laundering cases during a bail hearing for former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee. Chatterjee has been jailed for over two years awaiting trial in a teacher…

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Akhilesh Yadav claims BJP ‘induced’ Sambhal riots to deviate from EVMs issue | India News – Times of India

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav stepped up his attack on the ruling BJP over the EVM issue and linked it to the recent Sambhal riot, claiming the clashes were “induced” to “deviate” people.“The way they (BJP) have won elections by putting pressure on officials and hence…

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1 dead, 9 taken ill as toxic gas leaks in Andhra Pradesh’s pharma company | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: At least one worker died and nine fell ill after a toxic gas mixed with HCL leaked in Tagore Pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district on Tuesday.The workers were immediately rushed to hospital and are undergoing treatment.“One worker died while getting treatment due to inhalation of toxic gas. The rest of the…

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