POLITICS
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Feb- 2025 -9 February
Telangana HC raps RBI in Margadarsi case, hearing on Feb 14
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed the High Court that Margadarsi is liable for prosecution for violating RBI guidelines. Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, February 7, reprimanded the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not filing a counter affidavit in the Margadarsi case. It set the next hearing for February 14. The court stated the Supreme Court’s order for hearing in this case at the earliest. Former MP Undavalli Arunkumar informed the court that despite an order issued in October 2024 to include his name in the cause list, the registry failed to implement it. Acknowledging the concern, the bench reiterated its directive to the registry to comply with the order. Previously, the High Court had dismissed…
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9 February
Telangana CS dept says no applications sought for new ration cards
The officials noted that applications for additions and modifications were still being done through MeeSeva centres presently. Hyderabad: The Telangana civil supplies department has announced that it has not given directions for accepting new applications for ration cards through the MeeSeva centres. Clarifying on the news reports which have stated that despite the state government ordering Mee Seva centres to accept new applications, they were not being accepted, the department has stated that it has given orders only to upload those applications which had come through Praja Palana programme. The officials noted that applications for additions and modifications were still being done through MeeSeva centres presently. There were also media reports which had stated earlier that the Election Commission of India…
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9 February
Telangana MPs delegation meets Nirmala Sitharaman, discuss outstanding funds
The delegation has urged the union minister to expedite the release of Rs 408.5 crore outstanding to be paid to the state. Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, along with a delegation of Telangana MPs met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at her residence in New Delhi on Saturday, February 8, requesting the Centre to release the payment of funds to the state that have been pending for years. The delegation has urged the union minister to expedite the release of Rs 408.5 crore, in addition to release of funds for backward districts pf Telangana as per Section 94 (2) of the AP Reorganisation Act. The union minister was requested to rectify the mistakes in allocation of funds to the state…
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9 February
Delhi elections: How the AIMIM helped BJP win Mustafabad seat
The AIMIM’s choice of candidate Tahir Hussain being an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case is in all likelihood what helped it come third place. Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) failed to open any account in the Delhi Assembly elections, but the party might find itself being called the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘B team’ as its Mustafabad seat candidate Tahir Hussain split enough votes to allow the BJP to win. Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) lost the seat by a margin of over 17000 votes. According to the Election Commission’s data, BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht won the seat with 85,215 seats, while AAP’s Adeel Ahmad Khan came second with 67637 votes. The AIMIM candidate came third by securing…
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9 February
AIMIM fails to open account in Delhi elections
AIMIM had fielded Shifa-Ur-Rehman and Mohd Tahir Hussain, both securing third position in the Delhi elections. Hyderabad: The All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), despite putting in its best effort failed to open its account in Delhi elections. The party fielded two candidates, Shifa ur Rehman Khan from Okhla and Tahir Hussain from Mustafabad constituencies. AIMIM failed in Delhi elections The Mustafabad seat was won by BJP candidate Mohan Singh Bisht with a margin of 17578 votes. Mohan garnered 85215 votes defeating AAP candidate Adeel Ahmad Khan who secured 67637 votes and AIMIM’s Mohd Tahir Hussain received 33474 votes. The seat was earlier won by AAP’s Haji Yunus and BJP’s Jagdish Pradhan in 2020 and 2015 respectively. Hussain was a…
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9 February
Delhi Elections: BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri loses to Atishi despite hate politics
Bhidhur’s Delhi election campaign was mired in controversy, as he passed sexist remarks and personal attacks against Atishi. Though the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Delhi Assembly Elections, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), senior BJP leader and hate-monger Ramesh Bidhuri faced a resounding defeat in the Kalkaji constituency against outgoing chief minister Atishi from AAP. Despite his history of anti-Muslim rhetoric and a controversial election campaign, marked by misogynist remarks directed at his female opponent, Bidhuri failed to secure a victory. Atishi secured a victory against her rivals by over 3,500 votes. Initially, till Saturday afternoon, Bidhuri was leading by over 3000 votes, but slowly the margin reduced and Atishi resurfaced in the race. Atishi took over the…
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9 February
Centre, state making all efforts to restore peace, normalcy in Manipur: CM
“By providing a platform for young athletes to compete and connect, the tournament has left a lasting impact on the community,” the spokesman said. Imphal: The state government in collaboration with the Centre is making all-out efforts to restore peace and normalcy in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Saturday. The Chief Minister while addressing the closing ceremony of the DGAR (Director General Assam Rifles) Men and Women Polo Championship-2025, said that the state government and the Central government jointly took a series of steps to normalise the situation in both valley and hilly areas. “Besides restoring normalcy, developmental activities were also intensified across the state. The government also took dozens of welfare measures for all sections of the…
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9 February
RSS Mohan Bhagwat sparks row: Calls to boycott English, wear traditional attire
Criticizing Bhagwat’s statement, netizens question, “Mohan Bhagwat says Hindus should not speak English in public functions. Then why is the RSS website in English Sarsanghchalakji? Pranams”. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an Indian right-wing outfit chief Mohan Bhagwat sparked controversy after his recent remarks advocating the Hindu community to wear Indian traditional attire in public events and refrain from talking in the English language. During an address at the ‘Hindu Unity Conference’ in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, Mohan Bhagwat emphasized the need to maintain Hindu traditions heritage and cultural identity. Bhagwat’s call The Hindu Unity Conference which took place during the annual Cherukolpuzha Hindu Convention along the Pampa River invited Bhagwat to address the topic of why “Dharma” plays a vital role in…
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9 February
UPSC extends date to apply for civil services prelims exam till Feb 18
The number of vacancies to be filled through the examination is expected to be approximately 979 which include 38 vacancies reserved for persons with benchmark disability category. New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has extended the last date to apply for civil services preliminary examination 2025 till February 18. The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages – preliminary, mains and interview – to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The last date for registration for Civil Services (Preliminary)-2025 and Indian Forest Service (Preliminary)-2025 exams “has been extended till 18.02.2025 (6 pm),” said a note put out by the Commission on…
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9 February
Priyanka Gandhi claims constitution weakened, addresses Wayanad issues
In the evening, she attended the festival at the Lourde Matha Church at Pallikkunnu in Kalpetta, party sources said. Wayanad: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday claimed that the country was going through a period where the government at the Centre was doing everything “to weaken the Constitution and democracy in India”. Priyanka, the Wayanad MP, was speaking at a booth level leaders meeting at Mananthavady assembly constituency here where she said that till date victims of the landslides that hit the high range district are facing housing troubles and have not received adequate compensation. The Congress leader said that the central government “at least” declared the Wayanad landslides as “a disaster of severe nature due to our efforts…
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