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Kanhaiya blames his poll rival, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, for attack on him — ‘hope PM will condemn it’

Congress candidate from North East Delhi Kanhaiya Kumar claims sitting BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is ‘afraid of losing election’. Comes day after he was attacked at an election meeting. 

Assault on Kanhaiya ‘orchestrated by BJP in desperation’, says Congress. Police identify attackers

One of two attackers identifies as member of Hindu Raksha Dal, both have criminal record, according to police. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s team has denied charge of party having hand in assault.

‘Will give tyranny a befitting reply’ — Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar kickstarts his campaign in Delhi

INDIA bloc's candidate for North East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Kumar held 2 public meetings, attended by hundreds, in an area which was among worst-affected during 2020 communal riots.

PM not targeting Muslims but exposing Congress plans to take away wealth, says BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

In an interview, Tiwari also slams Delhi CM Kejriwal for 'corruption' & calls his opponent in North East Delhi constituency, Congress's Kanhaiya Kumar, part of 'tukde tukde gang'.

JNU powered Kanhaiya Kumar’s 2019 campaign. Why is it indifferent to former student leader this time

Behind lack of enthusiasm in campus are factors including his switch to Congress, near silence on fellow student leader Umar Khalid, differences between NSUI & Left groups.

Arvinder Lovely quits as Delhi Congress chief over nomination of ‘strangers’ Kanhaiya Kumar & Udit Raj

In his resignation letter to party president Kharge, Lovely also cited AICC general secretary in-charge (Delhi) Deepak Babaria’s 'constant interferences' as another reason for his decision.

Knives out in Delhi Congress over Udit Raj & Kanhaiya Kumar’s candidature from national capital

Party workers shouted slogans like ‘Baahari candidate nahi chalega’ during press conference chaired by Delhi Congress chief to introduce Udit Raj & Kanhaiya Kumar, it is learnt.

Kanhaiya Kumar becomes in-charge of NSUI 7 yrs after beating Congress student wing in JNU elections

Kumar joined Congress in 2021. He had defeated NSUI's candidate to become president of JNUSU in 2015-16, representing the All India Students’ Federation, a left-wing student body.

‘Not very CPI, natural for Congress’: ‘Begusarai Bourgeois’ Kanhaiya Kumar panned for holiday pic

The Instagram image shared by Kanhaiya Kumar shows him reading in a room overlooking the hills. The former CPI leader joined Congress last month.

Kanhaiya who? Why RJD will ignore ex-JNU student leader inducted by ally Congress

Kanhaiya Kumar joined Congress on 28 September in Delhi. He was earlier a member of CPI, and lost his maiden election from Begusarai in 2019.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

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Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.