Maharashtra politician Dhananjay Munde has resigned amid a political controversy involving his associate Walmik Karad in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. Munde's resignation comes as political tensions rise and demands for accountability within the state government intensify.
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Badar Khan Suri's petition said he had no criminal record and had not been charged with a crime. His wife Mapheze Saleh was the reason Suri was targeted, the petition said adding that Saleh allegedly had ties with Hamas and once worked for Al Jazeera. Saleh's father Ahmed Yousef was reportedly a senior political adviser to the Hamas leadership. A Wikipedia page on Ahmed Yousef described him as the disciple of the founder of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yasin. It describes Yousef as Hamas' gate to the... Expand
CPM MLA M Y Tarigami criticized the BJP and central government for allegedly hindering the Omar Abdullah government's functioning and demanded the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. He highlighted the executive orders, domicile laws, and media restrictions imposed after the abrogation of Article 370. Tarigami also condemned the Waqf (Amendment) Act, fearing increased communal polarization.
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