Maha govt gets EC nod to promulgate ordinance on Maratha quota ## Maha govt gets EC nod to promulgate ordinance on Maratha quota

The Maharashtra government has received permission from the Election Commission (EC) to promulgate an ordinance for Maratha reservation in post-graduate medical courses. Sources said the issue would be discussed in the state cabinet meeting to be held on Friday. Promulgation of ordinance will pave the way for admissions to post-graduate medical courses under the Maratha quota. On March 8, the Maharashtra government had written a letter to the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) to incorporate the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) quota from the 2019 academic session in the post-graduate medical courses.

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Where your heart lies, Priyanka asks PM Modi ## Where your heart lies, Priyanka asks PM Modi

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday had a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim of a 56-inch chest, asking where his heart lies.Addressing an election rally here in support of Congress candidate Supriya Shrinate, Priyanka Gandhi asked, "You boasted about your 56-inch chest, but where is your heart?"The Congress leader also questioned claims of nationalism."The PM talks about Pakistan while speaking on nationalism. For him, nationalism is all about speaking on the work done to counter Pakistan. Employment and farmer issues are not nationalism to him, she said.

May 16, 2019 7:45 PM

PM Narendra Modi addresing a public rally in Dum Dum, West Bengal said, " Didi sun lo, yeh Paschim Bengal aapki aur aapke bhatije ki jaagir nahi hai. Yeh Maa Bharati ka ek atoot ang hai."

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Cong-JDS govt will not collapse after LS polls: Karna Dy CM ## Cong-JDS govt will not collapse after LS polls: Karna Dy CM

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday asserted that the Congress-JDS coalition government would not collapse even as state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa claimed hisparty's tally would increase in the assembly after by-polls and Lok Sabha election results."Kumaraswamy is the Chief Minister, on his behalf as Deputy Chief Minister in this government I'm making this statement that the government will not collapse for any reason" Parameshwara said.Speaking to reports in Kalaburagi, he said, "Not on May 23, 24 or 25.... we will run the government for remaining four years.

May 16, 2019 6:40 PM

Rahul will play 'central role' in formation of new govt: Tejashwi ## Rahul will play 'central role' in formation of new govt: Tejashwi

A coalition of progressive parties will come together to form the next government and Congress president Rahul Gandhi will play a "central role" in the formation of the new dispensation, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Thursday.Asserting that the BJP has failed to deliver on its slogans, including 'achche din', 'kala dhan vapsi (return of black money)' and 'beti bachao beti padhao', he alleged that the party has intensified its "hate-filled politics" to avoid being questioned on its promises.Yadav, whose Rashtriya Janata Dal is fighting the polls in Bihar in alliance with the Congress, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, Hindustan Awam Morcha and Vikasshil Insan Party, also claimed the 'mahagathbandhan' will sweep the polls in the state."Those who colluded in flouting people's mandate will be defeated. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have always been key to forming central governments, that will not change," he told PTI in an interview.

"... I recognise that there is a strong anti-incumbency wave across India and each state will count," he said.His remarks come ahead of the seventh and the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 19 when polling will be held in eight constituencies in Bihar -- Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Karakat and Jahanabad.

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Police trying to wipe out evidence of statue desecration: PM Modi ## Police trying to wipe out evidence of statue desecration: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the West Bengal Police, in connivance with the state government, was trying to wipe out evidence of statue desecration in Kolkata. Addressing a rally here, Modi said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, "frustrated over her imminent defeat", has threatened to put him behind bars after the general election. "It was the TMC goons who were involved in vandalism. They were the ones to desecrate the bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. The police officers are trying to wipe out evidences of the incident to protect the TMC goons. The TMC and their goons have made Bengal a hell," he claimed.

May 16, 2019 6:06 PM

Amit Shah not God, but Mamata Banerjee no saint either: Shiv Sena ## Amit Shah not God, but Mamata Banerjee no saint either: Shiv Sena

Blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the violence during Amit Shah's road show in Kolkata, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said the BJP president was not God but Banerjee was "no saint" either. It said Banerjee did not give permission for the BJP leaders' choppers to land in her state which started the conflict between the saffron party and her Trinamool Congress (TMC). "Her (Mamata Banerjee's) government was elected democratically. Whether she wins or loses will be decided democratically. She will not win by becoming a roadblock in the way of (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi-Shah," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' After the violence in Kolkata on Tuesday, Banrejee remarked that the BJP president was "not God".

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'Modilie' a new word that has become popular worldwide: Rahul's fresh attack on PM ## 'Modilie' a new word that has become popular worldwide: Rahul's fresh attack on PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of speaking lies, and mentioned about a website that he claimed "catalogues the best 'Modilies'".Gandhi said "Modilies" is a new word that has become popular worldwide."Now there's even a website that catalogues the best Modilies!" the Congress president tweeted, along with a link to the website "Modi Lies:The Most Accurate List of PM Modi's Many Lies".Gandhi has been accusing Modi of speaking "lies" on various issues, including on the Rafale jet deal.On Wednesday, he had said "Modilie" is a new word in dictionary and tweeted a screenshot of a photoshopped page of an English dictionary explaining the meaning of the word.

May 16, 2019 5:00 PM

In last 5 years you (PM) couldn't make a Ram Temple and you want to make Vidyasagar's statue?: Mamata##In last 5 years you (PM) couldn't make a Ram Temple and you want to make Vidyasagar's statue?: Mamata

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