3 Reasons Behind PM Modi's Popularity As Listed By UK Magazine

Elites may usually dislike populist leaders globally, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeing increasing support among educated voters, international publication The Economist has said. In an article titled 'Why India's elites back Narendra Modi', the publication said, "Three factors -- class politics, economics, and elite admiration for strongman rule -- help explain why." Calling it 'the Modi paradox', The Economist said India's prime minister is often lumped together with right-wing populists such as Donald Trump, but Modi, who is expected...

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Top INDIA Bloc Leaders To Attend AAP's Delhi Rally On Sunday

Top INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav among others will attend a 'maharally' to be held by the AAP at the Ramlila Maidan on March 31, senior party leader Gopal Rai said on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received the permission of the authorities concerned to hold the rally for an attendance of more than 20,000 people. It is being held in the backdrop of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, he said. The call on whether Arvind Kejriwal's...

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Red-Headed Vulture With Satellite Ring Tied To Leg Released In Sky

A red-headed vulture, a scavenger and predatory bird was released into the open sky with a satellite ring tied to its leg in the Chilla range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, a forest official said on Thursday. "Every organism in the ecosystem has a role to play in maintaining its balance," Saket Badola, the reserve's Director, who released the bird on Wednesday, said. The satellite ring will track the bird's movements and areas frequented by it, locations or tree species it prefers to make its nest in, and the ambience it selects for breeding, Badola...

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3 Punjab AAP MLAs Claim They Were Offered Crores To Join BJP

Soon after AAP's lone Lok Sabha MP from Punjab and an MLA joined the BJP on Wednesday, three AAP legislators from the state claimed that they received calls offering them money to join the BJP. The Aam Aadmi Party alleged that the BJP had "again started Operation Lotus" in Punjab and was trying to break Arvind Kejriwal's party. There was no immediate reaction from the BJP on the allegations. AAP legislator from Jalalabad Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy claimed that he received a call from one Sewak Singh from an international number on Tuesday with an offer...

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Arvind Kejriwal's Wife Reaches Probe Agency Office To Meet Him

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal, reached the office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Tuesday evening to meet the AAP chief. The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday remanded Mr Kejriwal to six days of ED custody in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case till March 28, following his arrest on March 21. Earlier on Saturday, March 23, Sunita Kejriwal met CM Kejriwal at the ED's office. Meanwhile, the BJP has been demanding that Mr Kejriwal relinquish the chief minister's post after his...

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अमेरिका में ब्रिज हादसा : शिप की इंडियन क्रू टीम ने बचाई कइयों की जान, टकराने से कुछ मिनट पहले भेजा था SOS

अमेरिका के मैरीलैंड राज्य के बाल्टीमोर शहर में एक कंटेनर शिप (मालवाहक जहाज) के टकराने से 3 किलोमीटर लंबा 'फ्रांसिस स्कॉट की' ब्रिज ढह गया. सिंगापुर के झंडे वाला यह कंटेनर शिप श्रीलंका की राजधानी कोलंबो जा रहा था. शिप में क्रू टीम के सभी 22 मेंबर भारतीय थे. ये सभी इस हादसे में सुरक्षित हैं. मैरीलैंड के गवर्नर ने कंटेनर शिप के क्रू टीम को हीरो बताया है. न्यूज एजेंसी AFP के मुताबिक, मैरीलैंड के गवर्नर वेस मूर ने कहा, "ये लोग हीरो हैं. उन्होंने ऐन वक्त पर अलर्ट कॉल (SOS कॉल) दिया, जिससे कई लोगों की जान बच गई." AFP की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक मैरीलैंड के...

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Court Appoints Committee To Look Into Preservation Of Great Indian Bustard

The Supreme Court has recently appointed an expert committee to look into the preservation of the Great Indian Bustard which is "non-negotiable" and "need for sustainable development in the context of meeting the international commitments of the country towards promoting renewable sources of energy". A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the order observing while dealing with a matter relating to protecting the Great Indian Bustard (GIB). The court has sought a report from the committee by July...

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Hemant Soren's Sister-In-Law Is BJP's Pick For Jharkhand's Dumka Seat

The BJP announced the names of three candidates in Jharkhand, including Sita Soren - former JMM MLA and sister-in-law of former Chief Minister Hemant Soren - from Dumka (ST) constituency. The party on March 2 announced that sitting MP Sunil Soren, who had defeated JMM president Shibu Soren in the 2019 polls by a margin of 47,590 votes, will seek re-election from Dumka. In a blow to the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, three-term MLA and elder daughter-in-law of party patriarch Shibu Soren, Sita Soren joined the BJP on March 20 citing "isolation"...

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"Asom Gana Parishad Given 1 Seat With Winning Chance": Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the BJP has kept its assurance of giving at least one Lok Sabha seat with 'winning chance' to its alliance partner Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) so that the regional party has representation in the lower House once again after 15 years. He also said the BJP will lend complete support in ensuring victory of candidates belonging to its allies, while also exhorting the partners to give similar backing to its nominees. The BJP, which leads a five-party coalition government in the state, is contesting...

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