KHATIMA NEWS
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Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC criticised Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in Mumbai over his remarks on Ramshila funds, Ram Yatra collections and VHP accounts. She cited his past involvement in a Ramshila puja and defended donations made by 12.5 crore families, along with the trust's receipts and auditing process.
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Wolfgang Ischinger, ambassador and chairman of the Munich Security Conference, said the United States has become a less reliable European partner in recent years. Speaking in Delhi, he backed maintaining close transatlantic ties while diversifying relationships and reducing risks, describing India as a highly promising partner for Europe now and in the future.
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Security remains intensified around Delhi's Jantar Mantar as protests call for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Barricades have been installed along several roads leading to the protest site, while a large police deployment continues across the surrounding area.
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Actor Koel Mallick resigned as an MTMC Rajya Sabha MP, joined the BJP at its office in Kolkata, West Bengal, and then went to the Assembly. She is set to file her nomination as the BJP's Rajya Sabha candidate.
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BJP leader Parinay Phuke has responded to actor Sanjay Dutt's remark that he no longer feels peace in India. Phuke said Dutt had lost his senses, suggested the actor rest and undertake the Char Dham pilgr, and added that he could go to Pakistan if he could not find peace in India.
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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has defended his decision to undertake a padyatra from Ujjain to Ayodhya at the age of 80. In a video statement, he said age was not an issue and argued that identifying Sanatan Dharma with Hindutva had contributed to divisions among religious communities.
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Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat is continuing his Dhanyawad evam Jansamvad Yatra from Jaspur to Haldwani despite advice from Congress leader Kumari Selja to call it off, deepening visible differences within the Uttarakhand unit ahead of the upcoming elections.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar to bear a celebratory flame at Israel's Independence Day observance. Netanyahu described the honour as the highest Israel gives, saying it is usually reserved for Israeli citizens.
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BJP leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh defended the law governing Election Commission appointments, saying it followed Supreme Court directions and was enacted by Parliament. Speaking in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, he questioned how earlier appointments of Naveen Chawla and MS Gill were made, while arguing that criticism intensified after 2014.
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Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over the first instalment for 3 lakh houses worth ₹3,600 crore to Andhra Pradesh. At the same event in Guntur district, he launched the foundation work for a 177-house pilot project using 3D concrete printing technology, costing ₹14 crore.
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Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has joined an INDIA bloc meeting in Tamil Nadu, according to current reports. Congress described the development as historic, while the state's alliance partners are preparing to intensify their protest against the Chief Election Commissioner.
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Kerala's Home Minister has ordered a fresh vigilance investigation into an old case linked to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Reports connect the matter with a 2006 suicide involving a Public Works Department engineer and the Kerala State Transport Project, but further details about the inquiry's scope or findings is not yet available.
