Top 10 Headlines: Punjab CM resigns, Supriyo joins TMC, 'Sood evaded ₹20 Cr tax' & more

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Resigns Along With Council Of Ministers; Says 'felt Humiliated'

After months of fighting, and reconciling with his fellow Congress leers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday tendered his resignation along with that of his Council of Ministers, to state Goverr Banwarilal Purohit. Captain Amarinder Singh was accompanied to Raj Bhawan by his wife Preneet Kaur, and Raveen Thukral, his visor. Before heing to Raj Bhawan, Amarinder Singh held a meeting with his Council of Ministers. 

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Babul Supriyo Joins TMC, Makes It Clear ' Politics Of Vengeance' Against BJP

After anuncing his political comeback with Trinamool Congress, former BJP leer Babul Supriyo in a press briefing on Saturday, September 18, me it clear that he is t going to profess 'politics of vengeance'. ding that he h hard feelings against BJP, he said that decision to quit politics earlier was taken because he felt that his efforts to bring about development in West Bengal in past seven years h come to a halt.

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Income Tax Dept Alleges Sonu Sood And His Associates Eved Rs 20 Cr Tax, Issues Statement

Income Tax Department which conducted several search and seizure operations at various premises related to Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has found 'incriminating evidence' pertaining to tax evasion to tune of Rs 20 crore. As per a release of Ministry of Finance, a total of 28 premises spre over Mumbai, Luckw, Kanpur, Jaipur, Delhi, and Gurgaon were covered in search operation which uneard Sonu Sood's alleged unaccounted income in form of bogus unsecured loans and entities. 

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'Experiencing Fever': PM Modi Mocks Opposition After Record Vaccination Numbers On Sept 17

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, September 18, dressed  healthcare workers and vaccine beneficiaries of Goa, via video conferencing. Interacting with doctors present at event, PM Modi enquired about side effects of COVID vaccine, furr commenting that a certain political party has shown some reaction following achievement of India's vaccination drive. 

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Punjab power tussle | Sirsa Dubs Capt Amarinder's Offer To Resign 'saving-grace', Calls Removal Inevitable

Shiromani Akali Dal (S) leer Manjinder Singh Sirsa reacted to Captain Amarinder Singh's offer to resign as Punjab CM, alleging that re were talks to remove him from post even before his proposition. Akali Dal leer revealed that CLP meeting called by Congress high command at 5 PM later today h been convened for same purpose. leer claimed that Amarinder Singh was attempting a face-saver by putting out his offer to resign since his removal was inevitable. 

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'Entire World Is Family': Rajnath Singh On Receiving Water From 115 Nations For Ram Mandir

Speaking at an event organized to receive water from 115 nations for Ayodhya Ram Temple, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed that India is only country where ss considered entire world as one family and so, water from all nations are collected to depict mess of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. On August 5, 2020, foundation of  Ram Mandir was laid in Ayodhya following  Supreme Court's order on land. 

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BJP Names Sarbananda Sowal, L Murugan As Candidates For RS Bypolls In Assam & MP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday anunced its candidates for upcoming Rajya Sabha byelections in Assam and Mhya Presh. party informed in a press release, on September 18, that BJP has named Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sowal as party candidate for Assam and Minister of State (MoS) Dr L Murugan as candidate for Mhya Presh. 

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Antony Blinken Discusses China, Afghanistan & Iran With UK Counterpart Elizabeth Truss

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Elizabeth Truss, UK's newly-appointed Foreign Secretary on September 17 and discussed many pertinent subjects, including Afghanistan, China, and Iran. This information was provided by State Department spokesman Ned Price. Blinken congratulated Truss on his appointment and emphasised importance of bilateral partnership between United States and United Kingdom.

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Health Ministry, NITI Aayog Launch COVID Vaccination Learning Exchange Platform 'CoVLEx'

NITI Aayog and Union Health Ministry on September 18, have launched a USAID-funded initiative called "City-to-City COVID-19 Vaccination Learning Exchange (CoVLEx)" to start an exchange of ideas and learnings on pandemic response and to build a global COVID-19 vaccination kwledge manment platform.

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T20 World Cup: India To Face England & Australia In Warm-up Games On October 18 & 20

Before kickstarting ir campaign in T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan, Virat Kohli-led India would square off against England and Australia in warm-up games. match against England would take place on October 18, while game against Australia would go ahe on October 20.

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