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UP govt has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits: Priyanka Gandhi after Dalit girl’s murder in Ayodhya

UP govt has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits: Priyanka Gandhi after Dalit girl’s murder in Ayodhya

New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government after the body of a Dalit girl was found murdered in a field in Ayodhya. She stated that in the “BJP’s Jungle Rajm,” no one listens to the “cries of Dalits, tribals, backward and poor.” “The kind of barbarism that was meted out to a Dalit girl who had gone to listen to the Bhagwat Katha in Ayodhya would send shivers down the spine of any human being. Such cruel incidents shame the entire humanity,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a post on

Congress sets up panel to monitor conduct of fair polls by EC

Congress sets up panel to monitor conduct of fair polls by EC

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday set up an eight-member committee — Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) — to monitor the conduct of free and fair elections by the Election Commission of India. The committee will first take up the Maharashtra voters’ list manipulation issue, and submit a detailed report to the leadership at the earliest, the party said in a statement. The panel includes Congress treasurer Ajay Maken and senior leaders Digvijaya Singh, Abhishek Singhvi, Praveen Chakravarty and Pawan Khera. Besides, Gurdeep Singh Sappal, Nitin Raut and Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy are also

Backward classes form largest chunk of population in Telangana, says caste survey

Backward classes form largest chunk of population in Telangana, says caste survey

Hyderabad, Feb 2 (PTI) Backward classes other than Muslim minorities at 46.25 per cent form the largest chunk of the total 3.70 crore population of Telangana, according to the caste survey conducted in the state. The population of BCs is followed by the Scheduled Castes (17.43 per cent), Scheduled Tribes (10.45), backward classes among Muslims (10.08) and Other Castes (13.31), OCs among Muslims (2.48) in terms of the percentage of population. The state planning department which conducted the survey submitted its report to the cabinet sub-committee headed by state Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Sunday. The minister

90% or more taxpayers may shift to new regime with new slabs announced in Budget: CBDT Chairman

90% or more taxpayers may shift to new regime with new slabs announced in Budget: CBDT Chairman

New Delhi, Feb 2 (PTI) The Budget announcement of zero tax for earnings upto Rs 12 lakh per annum and the rejig of tax slabs across the board should prompt more than 90 per cent of individual taxpayers to embrace the new tax regime as compared to the about 75 per cent as of now, CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal said on Sunday. In a post-Budget interview exclusively to the new agency, Agrawal said the government’s and the Income-Tax Department’s philosophy and approach is to ensure a “non-intrusive” tax administration in the country through an enhanced usage of Artificial (AI) apart

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