Alok Deshpande
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Shiv Sena workers put this banner outside ED office in Mumbai
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Any specific reason for not tagging Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar? Don't you consider them a-listers?
If fighting for justice invites court cases, bring it on. All the a-listers can come together but India will continue to fight for the truth. You can’t intimidate us
@TimesNow
& can’t take away the viewers who believe in us. Let Truth prevail.
@aamir_khan
@iamsrk
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Ajit Pawar is possibly the only politician in Maharashtra who has never violated mask rule in Public since March 2020. No one can deny this.
Photo credit: ANI
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Nope. Terrorists did this. DeMo & abrogation of article 370 was supposed to stop all this.
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As Indian contingent enters Olympic stadium, the channel splits the screen in two to show union minister cheering the team. Why?
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(Thread) Victory of Congress candidate Jayashri Jadhav in Kolhapur north assembly seat is important for many reasons.
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When we have journos like this gentleman here, the joke is not on Modiji, it is on us...
Email was Invented in 1972... And the technology had reached India in 1986.
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गेल्या काही वर्षात बऱ्याच पत्रकार परिषदा कव्हर करण्याची संधी मिळाली. पण असे मार्मिक उत्तर ऐकायची संधी नव्हती मिळाली...मस्त वाटले
@OfficeofUT
यांचे हे उत्तर ऐकून...कला, साहित्य यांचा जणू राजकारणी व्यक्तींशी संबंध संपलाय असे वाटत असताना एखादी व्यक्ती सुखद धक्का देऊन जाते...
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Sitaram Yechury coins a slogan at Mumbai Collective..
"Modi, Shah Savdhan; Hum bachayenge Samvidhan."
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Dear
@MumbaiPolice
, isn't it crime to glorify Sati?? Isn't it true that as per the law the person who glorifies Sati can be imprisoned for one to seven years??
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Wish Indian news channels had shown similar relentless live coverage of Manipur violence, just the way they are now covering events unfolding in Bangladesh.
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Maharashtra HM
@AnilDeshmukhNCP
raises serious questions on NSA Ajit Doval and union home ministry led by
@AmitShah
over the Tablighi Jamaat incident in Delhi.
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O teri...And we all thought it was hard work of players..Good that this bright journalist enlightened us today.
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What a fantastic story in today's Lokmat. A thief robbed the house of legendary Marathi poet late Narayan Surve where his daughter & son-in-law now lives. When the robber realised that it was Surve's house, he pasted a note saying sorry & returned everything.
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli administrator Praful Kheda Patel was named in the suicide note of former MP Mohan Delkar, says Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh in state assembly.
@the_hindu
@THMumbai
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Exposing
@OpIndia_com
for the 'n' th time..
Thread on the unparalleled lies and shamelessness of OpIndia.
Yesterday,
@AltNewsHindi
showed how OpIndia fabricated a false story about a boy being sacrificed at a mosque in Gopalganj, Bihar. 1/7
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Never have I ever witness such grotesque manipulation of someone's statement. An absolute disgrace to journalism.Period. I was present at the PC of Praful Patel & he certainly did not defend D-company..
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This man is unique, something else.. the kind of love he gets from people despite motivated hate campaigns against him is unprecedented.. and the love increases every passing day..he goes a step back and then jumps miles ahead.. Wish you a healthy life
@iamsrk
The sea of love as I see it. Thank u all for being there and making this day ever so special. Gratitude…and only Love to you all.
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Takeaways from INDIA rally at Shivaji Park, Mumbai
1) Popular leaders in the front - Rahul Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and Tejashwi Yadav
2) Are workers of different parties finding it difficult to co-exist?
No. The workers are very clear in their thoughts. (1/n)
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Maharashtra state cabinet decides to drop caste based names given to colonies and bastis in the state.The move proposed by state's s social justice department gets approval of the cabinet.
@the_hindu
@THMumbai
@dhananjay_munde
@OfficeofUT
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स्वतंत्र विचारांना कुठलाच तुरुंग बंदिस्त करू शकत नाही.
No prison is big enough to contain free speech
स्वतंत्र विचारों को कभी बेड़ियों में नहीं जकड़ा जा सकता।
बोल की लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे..!
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I haven't seen a more lively, jovial & obliging superstar than
@iamsrk
. He simply enthralls the audience. So cool...Eid Mubarak!
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Comparing present Indian regime to the Pak's military regime is not good..
Slogan raised in JNU against Delhi Police - "ye jo gundagardi hai, iske peeche vardi hai" . Delhi police in riot gear watching silently. (This slogan is raised often by pro democracy protestors in Pakistan against oppressive military regimes)
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Very few leaders in the country speak with clarity, without hesitation.
@laluprasadrjd
is one of them for sure.
हनुमान चालीसा पढना है तो मंदिर मे जाइए, मस्जिद में क्यूँ जा रहे हो? ये Irritate करने जाते है जिस से लोग रिएक्ट करें और दंगा हो। ये लोग देश को टुकड़ों में बाँटना चाहते है।
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@AltNews
is one of the most important news portals of this digital era. All the best
@free_thinker
#DonateToAltnews
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One of the most ungrateful individuals. This city gave her everything, fame, money, glamour. Comparing it with POK to appease political bosses is disgusting.
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This is how pro-BJP fake WhatsApp forwards become mainstream news
Thread (1/n)
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Don't know why, but I remember someone giving a slogan which read 'Ab ki baar, Trump sarkar,' & guess what nobody asked no one to not rejoice then :-)
Jokes aside, no one is rejoicing here. Many are sad that things have reached to this stage, via- spikes & concrete.
As an Indian you have all right to support or oppose the farmer agitation. But rejoicing a comment on our internal matter by a foreigner is plain wrong. What next? A UN resolution?
#Rihanna
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I too have recorded sound of sun, where aliens were dancing and singing "It's a time to DISCO".. I won't release it..coz I don't NEED attention, just because DELHI POLLS ARE COMING!!!!
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Battle of ideas? Seriously? Since when the politics of discrimination is called 'battle of ideas?' Ideas are meant to bring change in positive manner, not promote hatred, discrimination & communal politics of any kind.
#CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019
is well thought trap laid down by the BJP for the so called secular parties. The aim is to further consolidate its Hindu votes and isolate these parties especially the Congress in North India. Only time will tell who wins this battle of ideas!!
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Mumbai police forcefully threw me out of Azad Maidan after realising I am a journalist covering anti-oil refinery protest in Mumbai.
@CMOMaharashtra
@CPMumbaiPolice
is it banned to enter protest venue for journalists??
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Believe it or not, but she is the first woman to win an assembly poll from Kolhapur city area, since independence.
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Thanks to the voters of Kolhapur, who remained unfazed by communal campaign. Not to miss, CM Uddhav Thackeray in his virtual rally talked about how his Hindutva is better than that of BJP's.
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This result has shown that Marathi speaking areas, middle-class non-upper caste localities, dalit, minorities have voted against the BJP. On the contrary, Jain, Sindhi, Marwari & rich (all are in great numbers in this constituency) areas have voted for the BJP.
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@satejp
received solid support from veteran NCP leader
@mrhasanmushrif
& Shiv Sena leaders too. It just reiterates the need of stronger unity of MVA against the BJP. Kolhapur has shown the way. (end of thread)
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आप नरेंद्र मोदीजी के बारे मे ऐसी बात क्यू कर रहे है? आप को शरम आनी चाहीये...
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Brother-in-law of a BJP leader was let go by NCB after alleged drug bust at the cruise, NCP leader
@nawabmalikncp
.He says evidence will be given in a PC on Saturday
@THMumbai
@the_hindu
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"Governor had given us time of 4PM. He ran away to Goa to enjoy holidays instead of meeting farmers. He has insulted people of Maharashtra," said Ashok Dhawale, President, All India Kisan Sabha.
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I fail to understand why Supreme Court would reserve order on Maharashtra political drama instead of acting fast & order floor test. It only gave BJP a day more to pursue horse trading...
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And this from a district which was a homeground of a fighting Maratha warrior queen Tararani & one of the greatest social reformers King Shahu Maharaj. Well, as they say, better late than never.
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One of the important outcomes would be the absolute unity shown by all three parties of the MVA. Especially, the hard work of second-rank leaders of all three parties.
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Isn't he acting a bit creepy? Has he been assigned to keep track of twitter account of
@ReallySwara
..This is not the first time that he is targeting her..
@IPS_Association
@ReallySwara
Dear
@ReallySwara
again you are proving that your swar comes out pretty selectively. Anyways!
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It was during the campaign for this bypoll that MNS raised the issue of loudspeakers on mosques. BJP grabbed the issue happily & entire campaign of BJP in Kolhapur was circling around the Hindutva issue.
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EXCLUSIVE: BJP Received Donation From Company Being Probed for 'Terror Funding'
@rohini_sgh
comes up with a superb exclusive, yet again..
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The campaign & result have shown that if leaders and workers of three parties work in tandem, no matter how much communal campaign is from other side, MVA can win.
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Today, Rahul Gandhi announced in Pune that, if voted to power, the INDIA front govt will remove the 50% reservation cap which will ensure reservation to Marathas, Dhangars and others. (1/n)
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Shiv Sena puts protest posters outside Maharashtra BJP HQ as Petrol prices reach Rs 100 per litre in Mumbai.
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Amazing hashtag!
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For last one week, all opp MVA leaders in Maharashtra are unanimously claiming that they are set to win 30-35 out of 48seats in Maharashtra. Today, Cong president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the MVA is winning 46. What's happening?
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A section of Electronic media loses its credibility every passing day. Latest being, its reports over UP CM contesting from Ayodhya. They announced, ran shows, distributed sweets & what not. Today, BJP announced his candidature from Gorakhpur.
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Just wondering: If a Congress leader from MP can go to Karnataka to meet his party MLAs, what's stopping the top leaders from hitting the ground too? It will send a strong msg to the party cadre. A gutsy leader is all this party needs..
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महाराष्ट्रातील निवडणूक प्रचार संपल्यानंतर मराठीतील #युती_पाडा हा हॅशटॅग ट्विटर वर जोरात सुरू आहे. कोण करतंय? भाजपची सोशल मीडिया टीम काय उत्तर देणार??
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The election commission is trying to find whether the complaint of BJP against 3 MVA MLAs is right or wrong since last 6 hrs. This is unprecedented. Raises numerous questions. Does it really take so much time to check footage?
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It is sad to see that former CM
@Dev_Fadnavis
is spreading doctored videos out of desperation. He or his office must check veracity of videos. As a former HM and responsible LoP he must restrain from spreading hateful & possibly fake information.
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This is amazing...I am looking for links of TV debates where anchors 'ne Modiji ki dhajjiya uda di.' can anyone help me??
PS- Our TV anchors are hell-bent on proving the term pliable was used accurately...
“विरोधियों को हम व्यक्तिगत तौर पर दुश्मन नहीं मानते, आप भी टीवी पर बीजेपी की धज्जियाँ उड़ाते हो, मोदी को कुछ भी बोलते हो इससे मेरा आदर आपके लिए कम नहीं होता !”- प्रधानमंत्री
@narendramodi
‘Pliable’ जर्नलिस्ट का प्रोपोगैंडा फैलाने वालों की आँखें खुलनी चाहिए!
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Sharad Pawar had been silently planning his party's assembly poll strategy from the moment LS results were announced. He avoided boasting & kept his moves so silent that those close to him were also hardly aware, until it is delivered. (1/n)
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Tweet of the day!!
The speed with which leaders are leaving BJP to join SP, feels like in the game of 80:20, BJP will be left with just 20.
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When you have nothing to show as a performance, you get down to communalise the issue..Old habits of hia clan...
In the guise of exposing corruption,
@Tejasvi_Surya
is back to his communal tricks. U read out 17 muslim names, but conveniently left out the fact that this particular war room has 205 employees. You pick out 16 names only because they were Muslims. SHAME!
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He did it despite that fact that BJP Maharashtra prez
@ChDadaPatil
comes from this very same district.
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This exit poll is very very untrue. BJP is contesting 25 seats in Maharashtra. They can't win only 22. It has to be 25 and 25 only. The reporter must re-check his sources.
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Maharashtra is complicated. BJP's inability to finalise alliance with its allies proves that something's wrong. A leader might get threatened by ED/CBI/IT, but the worker has no such fear. State BJP knows this very well. (1/n)
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Success brings enthusiasm unseen for years. Almost a decade after it lost in 2014 LS battles, the Congress HQ in Mumbai rarely witnessed celebrations. It changed in LS polls & Congress leaders, workers seen in upbeat mood after emerging as the biggest party in Maha.
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Parties which refused to choose a side or take a stand have suffered the most. For example, BJD in Odisha & YSRCP in AP
Isn't it a life lesson as well?
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The same
@DelhiPolice
personnel were high on josh by being bystanders when lawyers beat up journalists..Lawyers beat Kanhaiya, they were silent.. I hope they realise the mistakes now...And yes, arrest those who beat you up...Least you can do to save the pride of ur uniform...
#Delhi
Policemen who work 24 hrs everyday. They are asking where are the seniors when they are getting beaten.
@CPDelhi
@DelhiPolice
- Don't these people deserve support from you right now?
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So, from now on, any story that will be critical of government or its bosses will be labelled fake by the govt agency....
The
@thewire_in
story quotes doctors writing to the Gujarat govt stating that the ventilators are substandard. Second, the Gujarat Health Secretary claims government of India through HLL Lifecare has given an order to purchase these faulty ventilators. Fake
#PIBFactcheck
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This lady may now even praise suicide bombers for facing the death with courage....
Sure he murdered Gandhi but he didn't hit & run. He surrendered & faced the trial with heroic courage & left a very powerful testament as to why he murdered Gandhi. I CONDEMN the murder but I admire Godse's courage in facing the gallows, staying firm on his version of patriotism
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His suicide note said that he is committing suicide in Mumbai because he feels only Maharashtra government can give him justice, says Deshmukh
@the_hindu
@THMumbai
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If the kind of roaring response & cheering crowd extended when Uddhav Thackeray's name was announced from the stage at a program to celebrate 75th birthday of Chhagan Bhujbal is any indication, then
@OfficeofUT
is possibly at the peak of his popularity.
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@TwitterIndia
may also take note of this tweet..Your legal experts can give you better idea on Sati and law against it...
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Former Maharashtra chief minister
@prithvrj
speaks to
@the_hindu
: "The Sena quit NDA only yesterday. The talks to form began only a day ago. Despite that, our president Soniaji is positive about the support. But everything cannot be finalised in a day or two."
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This thread is not to single out a particular web-series or a film but since I watched some recently and I thought that this needs to be pointed out. The series is Inside Edge & movie is Sooryavanshi.(1/n)
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@yadavtejashwi
is on a roll..Best wishes for the future...
का नीतीश चच्चा जी..! अंतरात्मा अभिओ जागी की ना....कि अभिओ मोदीजी के डर से अंतरात्मा सुतले रही?
चुप काहे बाड़ऽ चच्चा..? ई बचवा तऽ सभे चुनऊवे जीतऽता, कहँवा गईल तोहार चमक??
अब समझ मे आ गइल की 2015 में केकरा नाम प वोट मिलल रहे?
इ तs ट्रेलर हईं..शुरूआत हईं, फ़िल्म बाक़ी बा..
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Reports about Mumbai North West LS seat results are further damaging the credibility of ECI. The agency must come forward & give explanation at the earliest.
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An SIT probe will be conducted in suicide of former MP Mohan Delkar, announces Deshmukh.
@THMumbai
@the_hindu
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Sir, wasn't it your constituency and not Bandra east?
The protest & gathering by thousands of migrant labourers in Bandra East during this lockdown is unfortunate! Why did
#MVA
Maha Govt not discuss w labourers?Their
demand is 4 food&rations! Shockingly, blame being put on Central Govt by
@AUThackeray
Ji 2 cover up his Govt failure!
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Takeaways from Maharashtra RS poll
- No MLA from three MVA parties cross-voted. They all stuck to the plan.
- Independents & smaller parties clearly ditched MVA.
- With 123 votes (First choice votes to 3 candidates i.e48+48+27), BJP has clearly gained atleast nine votes. (1/n)
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This has what we become. A blood-thirsty civilian kicks & jumps on motionless body under police protection.
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Last week, I had gone to Kolhapur and interviewed Congress candidate Shahu Maharaj Chhatrapati, a dignified royal who is descendant of the great social reformer Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj. While concluding, I asked him his opinion on...(1/n)
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MNS joining BJP- led alliance means,
- Despite the split in SS & NCP, the BJP is not confident on transfer of votes from these parties.
- Uddhav Thackeray remains the biggest problem for the BJP in Maharashtra
- CM Shinde & dCM Pawar have failed (1/n)
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Remember when political workers and IT trolls slammed
@MumbaiPolice
for so called delay in probe. It turns out CBI is taking more time. Mumbai police was wrongfully criticised it seems..
After 145 days of taking over the Sushant Singh Rajput case, CBI still says “CBI is conducting investigation in a thorough & professional manner using latest scientific techniques. During investigation, all aspects are being looked at and no aspect has been ruled out as on date”
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A star-kid feeling sad b'coz her father is denied place in 'Koffee with Karan' & the gentleman's statement below have uncanny similarities....
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Who sent NSA Ajit Doval at Nijamuddin at 2 AM in the night? Is it the duty of NSA or Delhi police commissioner?
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FM is unhappy that
@RahulGandhi
sat with workers to talk.
I think, he should now walk with workers. That's the only way I see to attract govt serious attention towards actual problems of migrant workers...
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Breaking
@the_hindu
CBI arrests extreme eight wing org Sanatan Sanstha's lawyer Sanjiv Punalekar along with his assistant Vikram Bhave in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case today from Mumbai.
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How can a news channel run this hashtag?? How can a news channel demand arrest of someone?? Shouldn't they put '?' at least? What if the person turns out innocent despite all the propaganda??
#Breaking
| Sources tell TIMES NOW:
• ED is questioning Rhea, Showik and Shruti Modi individually in separate rooms
• ED may call Rhea for 2nd round of questioning in the next week |
#RheaArrestNext
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Poor Giriraj Singh! Surrounded by such losers who need to be spoon-fed with slogans...And that too against his own govt..Such a sad state of affairs...
Modi Ji’s favourite Minister Giriraj Singh disturbing law & order against his own govt. He is inciting crowd against Nitish govt. See Video..DSP Muradabad
Who has courage to question & debate such unlawful act of an Union Minister?
@GargiRawat
@sardesairajdeep
@rohini_sgh
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First it was Congress' Pune candidate Ravindra Dhangekar & now Nilesh Lanke, Ahmadnagar candidate of NCP (SP). Both are being trolled over education qualification & proficiency in English. Surprisingly, it is the BJP who trolled them. (1/n)
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8) People are ready to vote for opposition. The honest alliance of these parties itself is enough to get large numbers in favour. But the Congress leaders need to speak about its guarantees and local issues. (n/n)
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As Maharashtra governor is in Goa instead of Mumbai, farmer organisations start sit in protest in Mumbai rejecting to meet Governor's secretary.
@the_hindu
@THMumbai
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@AnilDeshmukhNCP
questions
- Why did Delhi police give permission to Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi?
-Nijamuddin Police station is adjacent to the place where event took place. Why wasn't it stopped? Isn't it a failure of Home Department?
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After getting booed on social media,
@INCMumbai
wakes up..
@milinddeora
to join D K Shivakaumar outside Powai hotel at 12.30pm...Where are rest of The leaders??
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