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14/06/2021

the *Islamabad* Capital Administration has made a provision of a whopping Rs 123 million for maintaining law and order in the city...... Prime Minister *Imran Khan’s* *annual gross salary* has been proposed at Rs 2.44 million. The amount for *PM House expenses* is suggested to be Rs 210 million.

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The Pakistan government seems to be adamant on not to give India consular access to former Indian Navy

09/06/2021

Sudhkaran’s greatest advantage is that he is not identified with any of the major factions in Congress in Kerala. His essential task is to rebuild the party as a formidable force to take head on the CPI (M).

Read a report by senior journalist *N Muraleedhara* from *Kerala* in *thenews21*

Now is the time for the poll-battered Congress in Kerala to start on a clean slate

29/05/2021

Ayush Dept distributes medicine among frontline workers

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Ayush Department of district Kupwara on Thursday distributes variety of medicine among frontline workers in view of Covid19.

29/05/2021

Handwara Incident: Teenage Girl Succumbs, Mother Critical

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A 19-year-old girl succumbed to serious wounds while her mother

11/05/2021

She missed, rather she had been denied, the historic opportunity to become the first woman CM of Kerala in 1987, due to the machinations of the bigwigs of the male-dominated party, who saw her far too aggressive and independent, to be subservient to the diktats of the organizational bosses. They then chose a more pliable E K Nayanar for the top post.

K R Gowri Amma (102), who died of old-age related health problems in a hospital here today

09/05/2021

*Only 2.69 per cent average allocation for health in the budget every year*

Read the *first part* of *Postmortem* of health department reported by *Vivek Bhavsar* in *thenews21*

06/05/2021

Air ambulance flying from Nagpur to Hyderabad make emergency landing at Mumbai landing
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06/05/2021

Dr Gorhe made certain suggestions like making amendments to the guidelines on the issues of children being assaulted by their parents in the period of lockdown. Other issues that were discussed in the meeting include people being misled on the adoption of orphans and allowing children to stay at orphanages till they attain higher age.

Maharashtra legislative council deputy chairperson, Dr Neelam Gorhe has asked the state government to strengthen

27/04/2021

Despite winning three out of five municipal councils in Goa, the BJP may find it challenging to retain the state in the 2022 state assembly polls. The municipal council results declared on Monday for Quepem, Sanguem, Mapusa, Mormugao, and Margao are crucial for the political parties in the coastal state ahead of the February 2022 assembly polls.

Read analysis reported by *Prajakta Chavan Rane* in *thenews21*

Despite winning three out of five municipal councils in Goa, the Bharatiya Janata Party

20/04/2021

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10/04/2021

He said, *seven hundred ventilators* will be received from Gujarat and more than *four hundred* will be received from *Andhra Pradesh*. Javadekar assured the Maharashtra state government that the Centre will assist in the supply of oxygen supply.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar Saturday asked the Maharashtra

05/04/2021

Unofficially the Satta Bazar has tipped its bets in favour of the BJP in ongoing West Bengal state assembly polls. The bookies have predicted the BJP could win anywhere between 191 to 199 seats whereas the TMC led by CM Mamata Banerjee will win anywhere between 85 to 93 seats only.

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Unofficially the Satta Bazar has tipped its bets in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party

05/04/2021

Except in a handful of constituencies, the BJP is struggling behind the two coalitions and fighting hard even to defend the lone seat it won in 2016 polls. The party, with its minor allies, is expected to enhance the vote share.

Read *N Muraleedharan's* ground report from *Kerala* in *thenews21*

The Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) is maintaining a slight edge

04/04/2021

The precarious health of state finances cannot improve in a short span of one or two years. Impact blows of it will be experienced for another two years at least. It will also affect the overall growth in various sectors and the ruling front’s preparedness for facing the next elections if the development projects remain incomplete or delayed much beyond the schedule. The ruling front can fight elections on just two counts- how it handled the Covid 19 pandemic and how it steered clear the state economy without affecting the overall development of the state.

Read *Inside & Outside* - weekly column authored by *Ravikiran Deshmukh* in *thenews21*

Even as general sentiments running high against the total lockdown, the possibility of which was briefly outlined

28/03/2021

Wazegate, 100 Cr, phone tapping & political bhelpuri
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In such an event, only BJP leaders can tell us how they are going to score a political victory when their demand for the removal of Deshmukh is not going to achieve any positive result. Politically speaking, BJP has made several mistakes.

Read *Inside & Outside* - a weekly column authored by *Ravikiran Deshmukh* in *thenews21*

How to deviate from a serious, sensational, mind-boggling issue and convert it into a political slugfest?

21/03/2021

Beijing is not just seeking increased global influence, but also wants the new breed of think tanks to support the CPC and government in making policy and decisions related to security and strategic affairs. Thus, the PLA is preparing to appoint public intellectuals and influencers from Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Japan as equal partners in these think tanks.

Read *Kunal Chonkar's* report in *thenews21*

In order to wield major foreign influence and boost its soft power, China is set to develop a new breed of ‘high-end’ think

14/03/2021

While on the financial front the picture is gloomy, it’s not encouraging on the administrative side either. The recent outrage by students witnessed after Maharashtra public service commission (MPSC) announced the cancellation of exams for the recruitment of state government posts, came as a glaring example. The Uddhav Thackeray-led government had to do a lot of homework before asking MPSC to hold the exams on a fresh date.

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With almost 15,000 new cases of Covid-19 registered on a single day, Maharashtra is set to witness more lockdown

22/02/2021

*Pakistan looks at the US for bailout in Afghanistan*

In a landmark amendment, the *Sindh Assembly* recognised the role of women farmers in water management for the first time.......

An *Islamabad-based* content creator Dananeer Mobeen.... Her *‘Pawri video’* has led to the creations of several memes.

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One thing that Pakistan has been discussing nowadays is that, whether it is a toy at the hands of the US while it is dealing

21/02/2021

He has made it amply clear that he would prefer to be a pro-active player in the electoral arena. In interviews with the media, a non-hesitant Sreedharan said he does not consider the BJP as a ‘communal’ party, as being dubbed by rivals.

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A middle-class icon and symbol of probity in public service, technocrat E Sreedharan has enthused the Bharatiya Janata Party

15/02/2021

*Row over making Arabic compulsory in schools*

Pakistan is facing a shortage of cotton due to less production this year. Abdul Razak Dawood, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce, has said that the government will not allow duty-free import of cotton from India to bridge the shortfall.

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The Senate, the upper house in the Pakistani Parliament, on February 1 approved compulsory teaching of the Arabic language

25/01/2021

*Pakistan wants more from Biden*

Dr Yusuf claimed that all western multinational companies in Pakistan earned profits well above their global average. He tried to sell Pakistan as a lucrative investment destination for US-China co-investment. At the same time, like all other Pakistani diplomats, he tried to paint India in a negative picture calling the neighbour as “intolerant” which has “serious internal tensions”.

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With Joe Biden assuming charge as the President, Pakistan hopes to improve its bilateral relations with the US

18/01/2021

*Imran Khan faces opposition ire over foreign funding*

Prime Minister *Imran Khan* is likely to face a mounting attack from the opposition as the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) have indicated that they will corner Khan on certain issues. Apart from the deteriorating economic conditions Khan stands accused of illegally accepting funding for his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from foreign countries.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to face a mounting attack from the opposition as the Pakistan Peoples Party

06/12/2020

Central Hall – Overconfidence or Naivety? - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

Central Hall – Overconfidence or Naivety?

The just concluded biennial elections to the three Graduates and two Teachers constituencies in Maharashtra Legislative Council have left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Shiv Sena. The BJP paid a heavy price for being not just complacent, but utterly overconfident and also a bit naïve. While the Shiv Sena still Smarting over the flattery heaped on it seems to be unawares that it has been short-changed despite being in alliance with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Read *Central Hall* - weekly column of *Prashant Hamine* in *thenews21*

06/12/2020

Centre’s move to name biotech campus in Kerala after Golwalkar sets Left, Congress fuming
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The Centre’s move to name the second campus of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram after RSS ideologue ‘Guruji’ M S Golwalkar has made the Left and the Congress fretting and fuming. As expected, the decision has elated the RSS-BJP camp as this is for the first time that a major establishment is being made a memorial to a revered icon of the saffron fountainhead.

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03/12/2020

NCP chief Sharad Pawar calls Uddhav Thackeray 'Smart' - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

NCP chief Sharad Pawar calls Uddhav Thackeray ‘Smart’

Pawar said although Uddhav Thackeray talks less he is “smart” which is apparent from him running the coalition government.

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Pawar says MVA Govt will complete five years term

13/10/2020

CM Uddhav Thackeray hits out at Governor Koshyari over reopening of Temples - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

What has surprised many is that earlier this year in January, the Thackeray’s had invited the Governor for dinner at their personal residence, Matoshree in Bandra. Later in June, the Governor called on Rashmi Thackeray, wife of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray following the demise of his father-in-law Madhavrao Patankar.

In the run-up to the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and it subsequently being sworn-in to power on November 28, 2019

08/10/2020

Shiv Sena might find it tougher this time in Bihar assembly polls with SSR case casting its long shadow - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

though the Sena which now leads the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, would like to do a repeat of what it did in the 2015 polls, that is to damage electoral prospects of the JD-U which is now part of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and help the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress led Mahagathbandhan.

Read analysis on *Shiv Sena* contesting *Bihar polls* reported by *Prashant Hamine* in *thenews21*

By contesting 73 seats in 2015 Bihar assembly elections, the Shiv Sena had stunned its former ally the Bharatiya Janata Party

08/09/2020

Breach of privilege motion against Arnab Goswami, just a farce? - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

"If someone uses unparliamentary or abusive words, it cannot be a breach of privilege,”........... First of all, the committee for Privilege Motion has to be in existence. Unless and until there will not be a committee, privilege motion cannot be moved.

Read *another side* of breach of privilege motion reported by *Vivek Bhavsar* in *thenews21.com*

The ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra moved a breach of privilege motion against Republic TV’s editor and anchor Arnab Goswami

06/09/2020

Former Navi Mumbai police chief Sanjay Kumar hospitalised for Covid-19 - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

Former Navi Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Kumar who on September 3, 2020 transferred as a new Additional Director General of Police, Training has now tested positive for Covid-19 and he is taking treatment at MGM Hospital, Vashi.

Former Navi Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Kumar

06/09/2020

Why terming Aarey a forest is a victory for Mumbai’s greens - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

The announcement by Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray reserving 600 acres of Aarey as a forest within Mumbai, marks a huge victory for the environmental movement in Mumbai. The victory is also against the systematic plans to concretize and develop the pristine green forest with over 4.9 lakh trees, into a commercial business district.https://bit.ly/2QXqXFB

The announcement by Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray reserving 600 acres of Aarey as a forest within Mumbai

06/09/2020

Security beefed up after threat call received at CMs Matoshree residence - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

Security arrangements at the Matoshree residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in suburban Bandra has been beefed up after a threat call was received over a phone call from an unidentified number. The miscreant had threatened to blow up ‘Matoshree’, the Chief Minister’s residence in Mumbai’s Bandra.

Security arrangements at the Matoshree residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in suburban Bandra

02/09/2020

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal should exit Congress, join BJP: Ramdas Athawale - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal should exit Congress, join BJP: Ramdas Athawale
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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has suggested that senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal should resign from the Congress party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has suggested that senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Kapil Sibal

02/09/2020

Bihar assembly polls: Setback to Mahagathbandhan, Jitan Ram Manjhi's party may join NDA - The News 21 - Latest News, Breaking News, Today's Headlines & more

Bihar assembly polls: Setback to Mahagathbandhan, Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party may join NDA
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Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM(S) will join the NDA ahead of the Bihar elections, a party spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM(S) will join the NDA ahead of the Bihar elections