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Topic: Sambit Patra

5 days after landing in Delhi, Manipur BJP MLAs yet to get an audience with Amit Shah & Nadda

The leaders, including ex-CM Biren Singh, met with Sambit Patra, the BJP's Northeast in-charge, urging him to push the high command to form the state govt.

BJP slams Yunus govt ‘inaction’ after Tagore mansion attacked in Bangladesh—’Islamists sending message’

The mob targeted Rabindranath Tagore's 'Kachharibari', a heritage site & museum in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. Authorities have formed a committee to investigate & booked 50 so far.

Revanth asks how many Rafale jets ‘shot down’ in Op Sindoor. BJP calls him & Rahul ‘Pakistan ke Babbar’

BJP says Congress never asks how many Pakistani airbases were damaged, how many terrorists were killed and their camps destroyed. ‘Cong’s Jai Hind Yatra looks more like Pakistan's Yatra'.

BJP’s Puri candidate Sambit Patra leading by 40,000+ votes against BJD’s Arup Patnaik

As of 12.30 pm, Patra had polled 2,27,241 votes against Patnaik, a former Mumbai Police commissioner, who had secured 1,86,125 votes.

Sambit Patra’s ‘slip of tongue’ lands Lord Jagannath on list of ‘Modi Bhakts’, BJP in the soup

Patra’s accidental remark drew sharp criticism from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, who called it an “insult” to the Lord. Patra clarified that it was a “slip of tongue”.

If Congress wants to benefit, it should boycott Rahul Gandhi not journalists, says Sambit Patra

The BJP spokesperson took a swipe at the Congress over the opposition INDIA bloc's decision to boycott 14 broadcast media anchors.

‘We’re all together’: Manipur CM Biren Singh brushes aside BJP rebellion talk after meeting MLAs

Among those who attended it were leaders who submitted resignations from various govt posts. CM claims meeting was to review arrangements for 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat.

‘Rahul is Mir Jafar, wants to become nawab’ — BJP’s latest salvo in UK speech row

Sambit Patra joins list of BJP leaders demanding that Rahul Gandhi apologise for what he said about India in a 'foreign land'. He also raises Gandhi's low attendance in Parliament.

Opposition doing politics on national security issues to destabilise govt, says Sambit Patra

Asserting the Agnipath recruitment scheme is a much-needed reform, Patra said it aims to give the Indian armed forces a youthful profile.

BJP’s Sambit Patra slams Odisha CM for not inviting anyone from Centre to open medical college

Patra pointed out that the college was established under a centrally sponsored scheme, and expressed disbelief that it was being inaugurated 'without informing' the Centre.

On Camera

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.