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Actress Kushboo joins Congress in Sonia’s presence

November 27, 2014

New Delhi, Nov 27: Actor and former campaigner of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Kushboo joined the Congress on Wednesday and described the party as the only one which could hold all sections of the society together.khushboo congress

Accompanied by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president E. V. K. S. Elangovan and general secretary in-charge of the State Mukul Wasnik, the actor first met Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her residence and was then escorted to the party headquarters next door, where she briefly interacted with the media. “This is a homecoming for me; my family has always been supporting the Congress. It is a moment of pride for me that I am at a place where I always wanted to be.”

She refused to be drawn into discussing her stint with the DMK or reasons for leaving the party. “I did not dwell on them when I left the party, and I don’t want to reveal the reasons for leaving the DMK now. You know them anyway,” was her stock reply to questions on parting ways with the DMK in June. “Let bygones be bygones.” Asked why she was joining the Congress at a time when the drift from all parties was towards the Bharatiya Janata Party, Mr. Elangovan stepped in to clarify that “no one knows the BJP in Tamil Nadu; there is no rush towards the party in the State.”

Secular party

“Why not join the Congress? This is the only party which can do good for India. It is a secular party and the only party which can keep India united,” Ms. Kushboo said.

As to what role she envisaged for herself in the Congress, the actor — who was made to flaunt her multi-lingual skills — said, “I have just joined the Congress and my focus will be on working for the country. I am waiting for the party to assign me my task.”

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June 1,2020

New Delhi, Jun 1: India's COVID-19 tally on Monday witnessed its highest-ever spike of 8,392 cases, while 230 more deaths related to the infection were also reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 1,90,535 including 93,322 active cases, 91,819 cured/discharged/migrated and 5,394 deaths.

COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra continue to soar with the number reaching 67,655. Tamil Nadu's coronavirus count stands at 22,333 while cases in Delhi the number has reached 19,844

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March 31,2020

New Delhi, Mar 31: The total number of coronavirus cases in India has risen to 1,397 after 146 new patients were reported in the last 24-hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.

Of this little less than 1,400 cases, there are 1,238 active while 124 cured. The total figure also includes 35 fatalities.

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January 6,2020

Lucknow, Jan 6: Undeterred by the large scale protests that claimed as many as 20 lives in the state, Uttar Pradesh government has started the process of implementing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

According to sources in the government, the district magistrates have been directed to identify the migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who have been living in their districts.

Sources said that the state home department has given oral instructions to the district magistrates. ''No written orders have been issued,'' said a senior official here preferring anonymity.

The official said that the district magistrates would be preparing a list containing names of those minorities, who had migrated from these countries following their persecution and had been living without obtaining the citizenship of India.

According to sources, the government expected that the migrants, who could be eligible for the Indian citizenship in accordance with the CAA, could be more in number in the districts, including Rampur, Ghaziabad, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow and some others.

''The list will be sent to the union home ministry,'' the official added.

Sources said that the state government will also inform the centre about the ''illegal Muslim migrants'' for their ultimate deportation to their countries of origin.

Different parts of UP had witnessed large scale violence last month during the protests against the CAA. At least 20 people, mostly youngsters, were killed allegedly in police firing and many others were injured. The state government had denied the charge. 

Alleged police excesses during and after the protests triggered a nationwide outrage with several rights organisations and activists slamming the BJP government and demanding a high-level probe into the allegations.

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