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Champai Soren to meet Governor today to discuss formation of new Jharkhand govt

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 1 (ANI): Jharkhand Transport Minister Champai Soren, who was named as JMM legislative party leader, after Hemant Soren’s arrest, has been allotted time by Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday to meet him at Raj Bhavan. Champai Soren, earlier in the day, wrote a letter to the Governor staking a claim to form the new government in the state. The Governor has allotted a time of 5.30 pm today to Champai Soren to meet him at Raj Bhavan. Champai Soren stated in the letter that he has the support of 47 legislators, enough to form a government

Puja performed inside Gyanvapi mosque complex; Muslim side challenges order in Allahabad High Court

Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 1 (ANI): After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and daily arti and puja were performed early in the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side lawyer Mangla Arti was performed at 3:30 in the morning and bhog was done at 12 pm. Puja started at gyanvyapi pic.twitter.com/ZjcWYnklCG — Vishnu Shankar Jain (@Vishnu_Jain1) February 1, 2024 “Timings for Aarti at Vyas cellar. Daily 5 aarti –Mangla- 3:30 am, Bhog- 12 pm,

Modi’s government refrains from populist budget before election, trims fiscal deficit

NEW DELHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government resisted the temptation of spending trillions of rupees on schemes for the poor in its last budget before elections and instead stuck to the path of fiscal consolidation to attract investors. The lack of social spending largesse is indicative of Modi’s confidence in returning to power for a rare third term on the back of his stratospheric approval ratings, which have been further boosted by the building of a grand Hindu temple on long disputed land. Tax policies were left unchanged, major subsidies on food, fertiliser and fuel were

BJP putting everyone in jail to win polls: Mamata Banerjee

Santipur, Feb 1 (PTI) A day after her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged land scam case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP was imprisoning opposition leaders to win the upcoming general elections. Speaking at a public distribution programme at Santipur in Nadia district, Banerjee said even if she was put behind bars, she would come out of it. “BJP is putting everyone in jail only to win the election,” Banerjee said. She reiterated that while her party was eager to form an alliance with the

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