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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha today to further intensify the election campaigning of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
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Delhi Police Seize CCTV DVR from CM Arvind Kejriwal's Residence in AAP MP Swati Maliwal Assault Case
In a significant development in the AAP MP Swati Maliwal assault case, Delhi Police seized a CCTV DVR from the residence of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Today, a team led by Additional DCP Anjitha Chepyala and SHO Civil Lines arrived at Kejriwal's residence to collect evidence in connection with the case.
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Amid the mega political showdown over the arrest of CM Kejriwal's former aide in connection with the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, Delhi Police on Sunday detained several workers of the ruling party as they marched towards the BJP headquarters in the national capital as part of a planned 'Jail Bharo' protest.
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Taiwan's Ministry of Defense (MND) detected seven Chinese military aircraft and seven People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels on Sunday. According to the MND, Chinese military aircraft and vessels were detected up until 6 am on Sunday.
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A day after the bodies of three Israelis held hostage by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces retrieved the body of another hostage from the war-torn region on Saturday, The Times of Israel reported, citing Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
New Delhi, May 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha today to further intensify the election campaigning of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
PM Modi will reach Bhubaneswar at around 7 p.m. He is likely to have an hour-long meeting with senior leaders over election-related and other issues at the state headquarters here in the evening.Ā Swati Maliwal Assault Case: Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Bibhav Kumar Arrested; AAP Chief Says He Will Go to BJP Headquarters on May 19.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on May 18 that he and other AAP leaders would go to the BJP headquarters on May 19 "so that the Prime Minister can send anyone he wants to jail".Ā Swati Maliwal Assault Case: New Video Shows Rajya Sabha MP Being Escorted Outside Arvind Kejriwal's Residence, AAP Raises Questions.
The BJP is saying they will send AAP MP Raghav Chadha and Delhi Ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj to jail too, he claimed at a press briefing hours after his aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested in connection with the alleged assault on his party's parliamentarian Swati Maliwal.
In another news, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi over his red-bound Constitution copy, alleging that the Congress leader has been displaying the Chinese constitution at the poll rallies. Himanta Sarma's remark drew Congress's ridicule, with party leaders pointing out that the Constitution copy need not be of any fixed colour.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge stated in Mumbai that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is expected to secure at least 46 out of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. While he didnāt predict a complete shutout for the ruling MahaYuti, ābut MVA will win the majority.ā
He called the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led MahaYuti government āan illegalā government.
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