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'Democracy on ventilator in BJP's Bengal': Venugopal hits uut at Pradhan arrest after Mamata's support

New Delhi, Sep 18 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge organisation K C Venugopal on Friday accused the BJP of misusing state power to undermine the Opposition in West Bengal after Congress candidate Milan Pradhan, contesting the Nandigram Assembly by-election, was reportedly arrested by the state police in connection with a 19-year-old case dating back to 2007.
In a strongly worded post on X, Venugopal alleged that the arrest came shortly after Mamata Banerjee extended her support to the Congress nominee, following the withdrawal of her party's candidate from the contest.
He described the development as another attempt to establish an "Opposition-Mukt Bharat" and weaken the country's constitutional democracy.
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New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) The Centre has notified October 1 as the date from which Employees’ State Insurance-related contribution and benefit provisions will take effect in the entire areas of 15 previously non-implemented and 16 partially implemented districts of Gujarat, according to a Labour Ministry notification.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment, through notification S.O. 5310(E) dated September 25, said contributions from employers and employees of establishments in the specified areas will become payable under Section 29 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 from October 1.

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Real strength of India-Chile relations lies in friendship between people of 2 countries: Vijender Gupta

26 Sep 2026 | 10:46 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) Delhi Legislative Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta today addressed members of the Indian community in Santiago, Chile, and highlighted the deep cultural, democratic and people-to-people bonds between the two countries.

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Railways eyes smart waste-compactor bins at busy stations to curb overflowing litter

26 Sep 2026 | 10:43 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) The Railway Board has asked all zonal railways to consider deploying waste-compactor smart bins at high-footfall railway stations on an experimental basis, seeking a technology-driven solution to overflowing conventional bins and the resulting litter at busy stations. .

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Khera steps up attack on ECI, questions Form 6, ECINet & Goa voter exclusions

26 Sep 2026 | 8:53 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday stepped up his attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), describing its latest press note on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “too lame, too little, too late” and alleging that it had failed to answer key questions arising from recent media reports on changes to Form 6, the functioning of ECINet and the exclusion of voters in Goa.

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East Delhi firing: Three held, firearms recovered

26 Sep 2026 | 8:43 PM

New Delhi, Sep 26 (UNI) The Delhi Police apprehended three persons allegedly involved in a case of firing, within 12 hours after filing the case, and also recovered firearms in this connection. .

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