Karnataka Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi caught in sex scandal; denies claim, terms CD fake

In fresh trouble for the BS Yediyurappa government in Karnataka, Major and Medium Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi has allegedly been caught up in a sex scandal. A CD, showing the minister in a compromising position with a woman, was released to news channels on Tuesday. This comes just ahead of the month-long Budget session in Karnataka and at a time when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to face elections in five states/UTs. The CD was released by social activist Dinesh Kallahalli after he filed a complaint with Bengaluru City police commissioner Kamal Pant.

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PM Modi to address session on education, skill development for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the people on Wednesday to discuss the importance of education, research and skill development in helping the country become self-reliant.

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Farmers to block Western Peripheral Expressway on 100th day of protest

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced that farmers will block the Western Peripheral Expressway or Kundli–Manesar–Palwal (KMP) Expressway on March 6 as their agitation against the farm laws completes 100 days. According to a statement issued by the Morcha, farmers will block the expressway for 5 hours between 11 AM and 4 PM. Today is the 97th day of the protest.

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UP: 13-year-old girl's body found in pit in Bulandshahr

Six days after she went missing, the body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from a pit in Bulandshahr district.

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Lucknow: BJP MP Kaushal Kishore's son shot in chest

The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Kaushal Kishore was injured when he was shot at by unidentified assailants in Lucknow, police said on Wednesday.

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DTCP seals 150 illegal commercial establishments in Gurugram

The department of town and country planning (DTCP) has begun a massive drive against the commercial establishments that were operating in the residential buildings illegally in Gurugram. On Tuesday, the DTCP has sealed over 150 commercial establishments and demolish two illegal under-construction buildings at U1 lane in DLF Phase-3 in Gurugram. People were running saloons, property dealer shops, restaurants, medical shops and grocery shops in the area.

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Concerned for party, don't want to weaken it: Anand Sharma

After the Congress asked the leaders to join hands to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in elections, the dissenting camp leader Anand Sharma said that he is concerned for the party and doesn't want to weaken it and has utmost respect for the party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi. The infight in the party is getting intense as the Rahul Gandhi loyalists and the dissenters are at loggerheads.

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