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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicSamata Party

Topic: Samata Party

After reclaiming mashaal for UP civic polls, Samata Party says will move SC for old symbol

While the Samata Party was derecognised by Election Commission in 2004, its old symbol — the mashaal or flaming torch — was allotted to Uddhav Thackeray's party earlier this year.

Controversy borne out of Tehelka sting op had no substance in it: Jaya Jaitly

Jaitly who was also seen in the tape talking to some ‘business people’ says she had no idea that the conversation was about defence deals.

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Free gas to waivers, govt-owned gas firms roll out incentives to push households from LPG to PNG

IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.