Name: God, give the govt some wisdom: Farmers protest with hymns
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Drought-hit farmers in Aurangabad staged a unique protest to draw attention to their water woes. With dhols in tow, they sang bhajans, asking God to give the govt some

God, give the govt some wisdom: Farmers protest with hymns

Drought-hit farmers in Aurangabad staged a unique protest to draw attention to their water woes. With dhols in tow, they sang bhajans, asking God to give the govt some wisdom, as they prayed for rain. Over 70 villages in Maharashtra's Paithand tehsil are reeling under acute water shortage due to the Godavari river drying up. The agitating farmers are demanding for the release of water from the left canal of the Jayakwadi dam.

DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday finalised the seat-sharing deal with seven partners for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. AS per the deal, the DMK will fight

DMK chief MK Stalin on Sunday finalised the seat-sharing deal with seven partners for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu. AS per the deal, the DMK will fight 170 of the 234 assembly seats with an aim to get a simple majority on its own. Stalin agreed to allot 25 assembly seats and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat to main ally Congress. The Kanyakumari seat fell vacant after the death of Congress MP H Vasanthakumar last year. Stalin also announced sops for people in a 10-year vision plan if the coalition comes to power after the April 6 polls. He has promised to give ₹1,000 every month to housewives and create a million jobs every month.

Chandigarh Traffic Police constable Priyanka is facing departmental probe after a video of her on duty with the newborn went viral on social media. The video which was

Chandigarh Traffic Police constable Priyanka is facing departmental probe after a video of her on duty with the newborn went viral on social media. The video which was shot by a passerby on Friday also shows another woman constable who confirmed that Priyanka was holding her own baby. An investigation to find out what made her to perform the duties while holding the baby at a busy road is underway. The woman constable had reportedly informed her seniors that her baby is too small and cannot live without her.

As PM Modi addressed a massive rally at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed away from the city. Didi along with women le

As PM Modi addressed a massive rally at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed away from the city.
Didi along with women leaders of Trinamool Congress took to the streets in Siliguri to hold a protest rally against fuel price hike. Thousands of women joined Mamata Banerjee in Darjeeling with many carrying empty LPG cylinders on their head.
Bengal minister Chandrima Bhattacharya and TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty&nbsp;also accompanied Mamata to north Bengal. The Trinamool Women's Wing says the rally has been organised ahead of International Women's Day to mobilise the support of women and homemakers against the fuel price hike.

Putting an end to all speculation, actor and former TMC MP Mithun Chakraborty has been formally inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party on Sun

Putting an end to all speculation, actor and former TMC&nbsp;MP Mithun&nbsp;Chakraborty&nbsp;has been formally inducted into the Bharatiya&nbsp;Janata&nbsp;Party on Sunday.
Mithun&nbsp;was welcomed on stage by Bengal BJP&nbsp;chief Dilip&nbsp;Ghosh&nbsp;at the iconic Brigade Ground in Kolkata, where PM Modi&nbsp;held his mega rally on Sunday.&nbsp;BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya&nbsp;was also present at the stage.
Earlier, BJP&nbsp;national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya&nbsp;shared photos of a meeting with the actor on Saturday, which triggered speculations of Mithun&nbsp;joining the party.&nbsp;
Once considered close to the CPI(M), Mithun Chakraborty was Rajya Sabha MP for the TMC for few years, before resigning expressing a desire to quit politics.

Home Minister Amit Shah is on a day-long political tour of the poll-bound states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Shah launched a door-to-door outreach campaign "Vetri Kodi Ea

Home Minister Amit Shah is on a day-long political tour of the poll-bound states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Shah launched a door-to-door outreach campaign "Vetri Kodi Eandhi" at Suchindram in Kanyakumari during his visit. Amit Shah also held a roadshow in the constituency where the BJP is also contesting the Lok Sabha bypoll due to the death of the sitting Congress MP. "I am confident that the AIADMK-BJP-PMK government will be formed in Tamil Nadu. Today, we have started our door to door campaign by visiting 11 homes here", Amit Shah said in Kanyakumari. During his visit to Tamil Nadu, Amit Shah also visited Suchindram Temple in Kanyakumari to offer prayers. The BJP is contesting the Tamil Nadu polls in alliance with the ruling AIADMK. Amit Shah will later address the valedictory function of the BJP's "Kerala Vijay Yatra" in Thiruvananthapuram, besides attending several programmes.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Saturday said that secularism is the “biggest threat to India’s tradition getting recognition on the global stage” and

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Saturday said that secularism is the &ldquo;biggest threat to India&rsquo;s tradition getting recognition on the global stage&rdquo; and those &ldquo;creating false propaganda about India&rdquo; will face the heat. Besides, hitting out at India&rsquo;s &ldquo;secularism&rdquo;, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister urged people &ldquo;not to lose the harmonious spirit of the nation by being involved in petty communal disputes.&rdquo; Adityanath made the comments at the launch of the first edition of Global Encyclopedia of the Ramayana, an e-book prepared by the Ayodhya Research Institute. The first edition of the Encyclopaedia was released in English, editions in Hindi and Tamil will also be published.

At least 155 illegal Rohingya immigrants who escaped persecution in Myanmar and were living in Jammu and Kashmir were sent to a "holding centre" on Saturday. A PTI repo

At least 155 illegal Rohingya immigrants who escaped persecution in Myanmar and were living in Jammu and Kashmir were sent to a "holding centre" on Saturday. A PTI report said they were not holding valid travel documents required under the Passports Act. On Saturday, the Jammu police brought hundreds of Rohingyas from their colonies in Jammu to the city's Maulana Azad Stadium, where their documents were checked. Later in the evening, 155 Rohingyas who couldn't present valid documents during the verification were sent to Sub-Jail Hiranagar in Kathua district, which has been turned into a "holding centre" for the Rohingyas.

Poet and activist Varavara Rao, who has been in jail for over two years in the Bhima-Koregaon case, walked out of Mumbai’s Nanavati Hospital late on Saturday afte

Poet and activist Varavara Rao, who has been in jail for over two years in the Bhima-Koregaon case, walked out of Mumbai&rsquo;s Nanavati Hospital late on Saturday after being granted bail for six months by the Bombay High Court on medical grounds. Rao was undergoing treatment at the hospital where was admitted by the Maharashtra government after the high court intervened. Posting a photo, his lawyer Indira Jaisingh tweeted that the activist was &ldquo;free at last&rdquo;. Rao was arrested in 2018 and has been in jail since. He contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 and has been in and out of hospital because of his health.

Muthoot group chairman, MG George Muthoot, died on Saturday, reportedly after falling from the fourth floor of his house. He fell from the fourth floor of his house in

Muthoot group chairman, MG George Muthoot, died on Saturday, reportedly after falling from the fourth floor of his house. He fell from the fourth floor of his house in Delhi's East of Kailash at around 9 pm on Friday, the police said. He was rushed to Fortis Escort Hospital where he was declared dead during treatment. His postmortem report which was conducted by AIIMS suggests no foul play.
As a chairman of the company, he played a pivotal role in taking Muthoot Finance to new heights, expanding its reach across the country and even overseas especially to the Middle East.
The Muthoot group runs over 20 businesses from gold loans to securities, realty estate to infrastructure, hospitals to hospitality and education. It is headquartered in Kochi making it one of the largest business houses in the state.

While the Customs on Friday told Kerala High Court that Swapna Suresh, an accused in smuggling case, has made "shocking revelations" against Chief Minister Pi

While the Customs on Friday told Kerala&nbsp;High Court that Swapna&nbsp;Suresh, an accused in smuggling case, has made "shocking revelations" against Chief Minister Pinrayi Vijayan&nbsp;in a dollar smuggling case, the NIA&nbsp;has claimed that Swapna&nbsp;made no such statements before them but they would not like to comment on an investigation by other agencies, the Indian Express has reported quoting sources.
The&nbsp;Customs affidavit in court claimed that Swapna&nbsp;has stated with clarity about smuggling of foreign currency at the instance of Kerala&nbsp;CM and Speaker with the help of UAE&nbsp;Consulate.
The dollar case relates to alleged smuggling of USD 1,90,000 by a former finance head of the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat in Oman.
&nbsp;

Protesting farmers blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway at Haryana’s Palwal toll plaza on Saturday to mark 100 days of the farmers’ protests.

Protesting farmers blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway at Haryana&rsquo;s Palwal toll plaza on Saturday to mark 100 days of the farmers&rsquo; protests. The tricolour was seen fluttering on tractors, along with loud protest songs and speeches.
Farmers blocked the Palwal toll plaza on the six-lane expressway by squatting on the road in the scorching heat. Security has been now heightened in the area.
Palwal toll plaza, almost 85 km from Delhi, marks the start of the 136-km expressway which ends at Kundli. Farmers will block the way from till evening.
The farmers&rsquo; agitation against the three agricultural laws, begun on November 26. In these 100 days, the farmers have braved harsh weather conditions, but remained firm on their demands. Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at the Delhi border points &mdash; Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur to demand a complete repeal of laws, enacted in September, last year.

Former Union Minister and ex-TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi joined the BJP on Saturday in the presence of BJP chief JP Nadda at BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Dinesh Trived

Former Union Minister and ex-TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi joined the BJP on Saturday in the presence of BJP chief JP Nadda at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Dinesh Trivedi had resigned as TMC MP in Rajya Sabha on February 12. Trivedi left the Mamata Banerjee-led party saying he felt suffocated. He also alleged that the party was "no longer in hands of" its chief Mamata Banerjee.
Dinesh Trivedi's resignation came two days after he had endorsed Prime Minister Modi's speech in Lok Sabha in which he called for a key role in the private sector. He had also applauded the BJP-led Centre saying the country is under the best leadership.
Trivedi, who represented West Bengal in Rajya Sabha for the third time and was a former railway minister.

With the West Bengal elections just a few days away, PM Modi on Thursday held one-on-one meetings with senior leaders at the BJP headquarters to understand the on groun

With the West Bengal elections just a few days away, PM Modi on Thursday held one-on-one meetings with senior leaders at the BJP headquarters to understand the on ground situation in Bengal. Reports say he also urged his party colleagues to see to it that the BJP does not indulge in name-calling or abuses and keeps the campaign positive.
Reports quoting senior BJP leaders said, the PM asked them not to indulge in negativity to counter the diatribe against the party and its leaders from the ruling TMC. PM Modi reportedly asked BJP leaders to ensure that the party's campaign is civilised.

Six BJP workers suffered injuries after some miscreants hurled crude bombs at them in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. Two of them are in a critical cond

Six BJP workers suffered injuries after some miscreants hurled crude bombs at them in West Bengal&rsquo;s South 24 Parganas district. Two of them are in a critical condition.
On Friday night, miscreants threw crude bombs at the group while they were returning from a wedding. The injured have been rushed to the hospital for further treatment.&nbsp;
The injured BJP workers have claimed that Trinamool Congress workers were behind the bomb attack.&nbsp;Police have started an investigation into the incident.&nbsp;

Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi has reported a sevenfold increase in Covid-19 positive cases, from just 10 cases on 22 January to 73 on March 4.The BMC is on alert,

Asia&rsquo;s largest slum, Dharavi has reported a sevenfold increase in Covid-19 positive cases, from just 10 cases on 22 January to 73 on March 4. The BMC is on alert, according to officials, and the civic body is taking stringent measures to prevent the situation from escalating, as it had done in mid-2020 when the pandemic was at its worst. Reports quoting BMC officials say, they have gone back to their old model that helped contain the spread last year. The BMC has aggressively started screening people from the slum and conducting tests. Not just active cases, the number of people under institutional quarantine in Dharavi has increased to 94, from just 3 in the first week of February. Maharashtra is among the few states contributing to India's Covid-19 load; the state reported a record surge of infections &ndash; 10,000 cases on Wednesday.

Assam Assembly Election 2021: The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the assembly election in the state that starts March 27.

The BJP has reached a seat-sharing formula with its Assam allies ahead of the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/poll-dates-out-for-bengal-tn-kerala-assam-puducherry-results-on-may-2-1614346682127" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assembly election</a> in the state that starts March 27.
Reports say the BJP will contest in 92 of the 126 seats in the Assam Assembly, with 26 going to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and 8 to the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL).
Reports also add that an initial list of 84 BJP candidates has been finalised, and more details on seats and names of candidates are likely to be announced on Friday.
Assam will vote in three phases - March 27, April 1 and April 6 - with results due on May 2.

Hours after BJP projected ‘metro man’ E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala elections, Union minister V Muraleedharan’s statement has triggered

Hours after BJP projected &lsquo;metro man&rsquo; E Sreedharan as its CM candidate for Kerala elections, Union minister V Muraleedharan&rsquo;s statement has triggered confusion. 
He claimed to have &ldquo;cross-checked&rdquo; with party&rsquo;s Kerala chief K Surendran on the announcement, who said that &ldquo;he has not made any such announcement&rdquo;.
&ldquo;What I wanted to tell was that through media reports I learnt that the party has made this announcement. Later, I cross-checked with the party chief who said that he has not made any such announcement,&rdquo; V Muraleedharan was quoted as saying by ANI. 
Sreedharan, the architect of the Delhi Metro, had formally joined the BJP on February 25 in the presence of Union Minister RK Singh at a function in Malappuram district. He had earlier said that he will work as a technocrat rather than as a politician.

The West Bengal Assembly election is likely to witness a direct contest between TMC turncoat Suvendhu Adhikari who joined the BJP earlier this year, and Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal Assembly election is likely to witness a direct contest between TMC turncoat Suvendhu Adhikari who joined the BJP earlier this year, and Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram, the constituency that catapulted Didi and the TMC to power in the state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already announced to contest as the Trinamool Congress candidate from Nandigram. Reports suggest Mamata Banerjee wants to contest from Nandigram alone, instead of two constituencies, her usual being Bhabanipur.
The decision to field Suvendu Adhikari from the Nandigram seat, according to Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was taken at the BJP&rsquo;s core committee meeting on candidates in Bengal on Thursday.
The assembly elections in West Bengal are set to be held in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. The votes will be counted on May 2.

The campaign for the West Bengal assembly elections is now a phenomenon that continues to give. In a rather peculiar gesture, a former Trinamool Congress lead

The campaign for the West Bengal&nbsp;assembly elections is now a phenomenon that continues to give. In a rather peculiar gesture, a&nbsp;former Trinamool Congress leader was seen doing squats on stage moments after joining the BJP in Purbo Medinipur district on Thursday.
Sushanta Pal, known to be a loyalist of TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari, described the act as an attempt to &ldquo;atone past sins&rdquo; during his tenure with the Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee-led ruling party. &nbsp;
As Sushanta&nbsp;Pal did squats on stage, some&nbsp;BJP supporters present at the rally chanted &lsquo;Jai Shri Ram&rsquo; slogans. Most others however looked at the spectacle&nbsp;in utter&nbsp;bewilderment.

Dushyant Chautala, whose Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) is a ruling ally of the BJP in Haryana, on Thursday said, he does not believe in the term 'love jihad' and has no is

Dushyant Chautala, whose Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) is a ruling ally of the BJP in Haryana, on Thursday said, he does not believe in the term 'love jihad' and has no issue with someone who is willingly converting to marry his/her partner.
In an interview with NDTV, the deputy chief minister said, Haryana will get a law specifically for checking forceful religious conversion and his party will support it, but if anybody converts willingly or marries a partner of another faith, then there is no bar.
Chautala&rsquo;s statements come at a time when the BJP is looking to table a legislation in Haryana to check &ldquo;love jihad&rdquo;. Chautala has been at loggerheads with the BJP over the farmers&rsquo; protests as well, and has even threatened to resign if their demands are not dealt with.&nbsp;Several BJP-ruled states, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, have already brought in legislations against &ldquo;love jihad&rdquo;.

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