‘In a democracy anyone can join politics’: BJP on wrestlers’ move
08 Sep
Politics

‘In a democracy anyone can join politics’: BJP on wrestlers’ move

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Politics tamfitronics AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal with wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia during a press conference after joining the Congress party at the party headquarters, in New Delhi. (Pic credit: PTI)NEW DELHI: Treading cautiously, BJP on Friday downplayed wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining Congress and said that in a democracy anyone can join politics. BJP brass, sources said, was of the view that the case against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was dropped as party's candidate from Kaiserganj LS seat, was sub judice and its merit should not be questioned based on political leanings of the wrestlers even as the two were at forefront of the campaign. BJP netas recalled that PM Modi gave instructions to IOA officials to take all measures to fight the case against...
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APC kicks as Obaseki suspends schools resumption indefinitely in Edo
08 Sep
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APC kicks as Obaseki suspends schools resumption indefinitely in Edo

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Politics tamfitronics The resumption of private and public schools in Edo State, earlier scheduled for Monday, 9 September, has been postponed indefinitely because of an increase in the price of petrol, the Edo State Government has said.This is contained in a memo issued on Saturday in Benin City by the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, Punch newspaper reported.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday announced an increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called petrol, from N590 to N897.The announcement came hours after Nigeria’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, unveiled the first refined petrol from his $20 billion Lagos refinery.Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote GroupThe Edo State Government said the increase in the price of petrol and the “challenges faced by parents and guardians” has caused...
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No, we shouldn’t mourn the axing of Leunig — it’s time to let go of toxic nostalgia
07 Sep
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No, we shouldn’t mourn the axing of Leunig — it’s time to let go of toxic nostalgia

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Politics tamfitronics After 55 years at The AgeMichael Leunig filed his final cartoon for the newspaper last week after he was fired by Nine in what he described as “a throat-cutting exercise”. The popular cartoonist has been declared an Australian Living Treasure, but has also drawn ire over the decades for various controversies including his critique of working mothers who use childcare and taking an anti-vaccination stance.So should we mourn the axing of Michael Leunig? In today’s Friday Fight, former editor of The Age Michael Smith argues in the affirmative, and The Saturday Paper’s arts editor Alison Croggon argues in the negative.I’m not sure that mourning is something anyone can compel or forbid. Mourning essentially isn’t a conscious decision: you grieve — or don’t grieve — involuntarily. Sorrow is a resonance of the soul, something...
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