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Telangana CM demands withdrawal of draft UGC regulations

Hyderabad, Jan 26 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said he would see the draft UGC guidelines as an “attack on Constitution” and demanded that the Centre withdraw them. Reddy, who said he is speaking to Chief Ministers of other southern states over the issue, vowed to put up a collective fight. Reddy, who spoke after unveiling a statue of Ambedkar at the BR Ambedkar Open University here, also expressed strong dissatisfaction over the Centre allegedly ignoring the state government’s recommendations in the selection of Padma awards. Though Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Constitution, had outlined

BJP model is to give people’s money as loan to billionaire friends: Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal criticised BJP model of governance, saying that people’s money is given as a loan to billionaire friends and it is waived off after 2-3 years. Comparing BJP model with the welfare model of his party, Kejriwal said, “…On one hand, there is the BJP model where your money is given as a loan to billionaire friends and it is waived off after 2-3 years. The other is the Aam Aadmi Party model which includes 24-hour electricity, and free electricity to the poor. 24-hour free water, best

Farmers hold tractor parade in parts of Punjab in support of their demands

Hoshiarpur/Chandigarh, Jan 26 (PTI) Farmers from various organisations under the banner of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday took out a tractor parade at multiple locations across Punjab in support of their demands. These demands include a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP), which is based on the C2 plus 50 per cent formula given by the Swaminathan committee, a comprehensive loan waiver scheme for farmers and farm workers, no privatisation of electricity, withdrawal of the National Policy Framework on Agriculture Marketing (NPFAM), and debt waiver, among others. Hundreds of farmers, including senior SKM leaders, took part in

Akhilesh Yadav takes holy dip in Sangam at Maha Kumbh

Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 26 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday took a holy dip in the Sangam at Maha Kumbh. Yadav reached here in the afternoon and took the holy dip, the party said, sharing his photographs. Attacking the BJP, he advised it to bathe with patience, saying that people come here for virtue and charity and not for water sports. Recently Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his Cabinet colleagues were seen splashing water on each other after bathing in the Sangam after Cabinet meet. “For the BJP people, I have to say that if you come

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