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• Congress manifesto reflects voice of the people: Haroon Yusuf

  Former Delhi minister Haroon Yusuf said on Tuesday that the 'Nyay Patra' (manifesto) of Congress for the Lok Sabha elections is the voice of the people, reflecting their hopes, aspirations, concerns, worries and difficulties.

• 91 candidates in fray for 2nd phase of LS polls in UP

  A total 91 candidates are left in the fray for second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Western Uttar Pradesh after three candidates withdrew their names on the last day of the nomination process.

• Modi targets oppn over 'Shakti' remarks, non-attendance of Ram temple event

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday tore into the opposition INDIA bloc over the absence of its leaders during the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya and senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "Shakti" remarks.

• Had to take bitter decision to defeat opponents: Jayant Chaudhary

  Rashtriya Lok Dal ( RLD) Chief Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday said that the opposition parties wanted to defeat us and "that is why I have taken some bitter decisions in poliitics to serve the people."

• Kuldip Narayan assumes charge as MD of NCRTC

  Kuldip Narayan, IAS, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, has assumed additional charge as Managing Director of the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).

• Time for Kejriwal to accept moral defeat and resign as CM: Sachdeva

  Following the Delhi High Court dismissing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the ED, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Tuesday said that after today's decision of the court, the AAP supremo has lost all moral right to continue as the CM.

• BJP leaders have crossed limits of their arrogance: Akhilesh Yadav

  Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said that the arrogance of BJP leaders have crossed the limits and now they are not able to differentiate between morality and immorality in the name of power.

• Rajnath slams China's renaming of Arunachal Pradesh locations

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India amidst reports of China's renaming of parts of the region.

• Sonbhadra Fossil Park soon to get listed as UNESCO World Heritage site

  The officials of Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department and Forest Department on Tuesday visited 1400 million-year-old Fossils Park situated in Sonbhadra district to expedite the inclusion of the park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• Govt school system of Delhi has completely collapsed, alleges BJP

  BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh, Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva and party's sitting MP from North East Delhi Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday alleged that the government school system of the city has completely collapsed.

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