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Rahul Gandhi fielded from Wayanad as Cong announces first list of 39 candidates

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala’s Wayanad again, the party announced on Friday as it released its first list of 39 candidates. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal will contest from Alappuzha (Kerala), former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, Jyotsna Mahant from Korba, Tamradhwaj Sahu from Mahasamund and Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram. Venugopal said the list has 15 general category candidates while 24 are from the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. Congress treasurer Ajay Maken said the list has a good mix of youth and experience.

Congress party loses appeal to pause 1.35 billion rupees tax recovery

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Reuters) – Congress party suffered a setback on Friday as a tax tribunal dismissed its appeal to pause recovery of 1.35 billion rupees ($16.32 million) in income tax from its bank accounts, weeks before national elections. A part of the Congress’ bank accounts had been frozen last month pending the tax recovery that dates back to 2018-19, with the party describing the action as “a deep assault on India’s democracy”. Vivek Tankha, a Congress lawmaker who is the main advocate in the case, told the Indian Express newspaper last month that the dispute stemmed from what

Delhi Police cop suspended for ‘kicking’ namazis in Inderlok area tense

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Friday suspended a sub-inspector for allegedly kicking a few people offering namaz on a road in north Delhi’s Inderlok area on Friday, police said. The incident happened during the ‘Asar ki namaz’ around 2 pm near Inderlok Metro Station. Locals in response blocked the road and demanded action against the policeman, which led to stepping up of security in the area to maintain law and order situation. The act was purportedly caught in a video that has since gone viral on social media. The video showed a sub-inspector kicking a few

India says it uncovers trafficking racket duping people into fighting for Russia in Ukraine

NEW DELHI, March 8 (Reuters) – India said it had uncovered a “major human trafficking network” which lured young men to Russia with the promise of jobs only to force them to fight in the war in Ukraine. About 35 men have been sent to Russia in the scheme so far, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said late on Thursday, an increase from the 20 men that the Indian foreign ministry had earlier mentioned. At least two men who went to Russia expecting to work as “helpers” in the army have died while fighting at the front, their families

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