Congress leader’s ‘lumpy virus-cheetahs’ comment draws response from Fadnavis

Congress leader’s ‘lumpy virus-cheetahs’ comment draws response from Fadnavis In his comment, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole drew links between lumpy virus and cheetahs brought from Namibia. A Maharashtra Congress leader’s comment linking the fast-spreading lumpy virus among cattle to cheetahs brought from Namibia last month has prompted a sharp response from deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Nana Patole, the Maharashtra Congress chief, on Monday drew an unexpected link between cheetahs, Nigeria and the virus, which is said to have spread to nearly 15 states. “Lumpy virus… There is a…

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BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray over PFI; When Fadnavis ‘was shocked to know’

BJP attacks Uddhav Thackeray over PFI; When Fadnavis ‘was shocked to know’ BJP’s Amit Malviya shared a 2020 tweet of Devendra Fadnavis in which he questioned the BMC’s decision to tie up with the PFI for the burial of the Muslim victims of Covid-19. As the Centre on Wednesday banned the Popular Front of India for five years, BJP’s Amit Malviya attacked former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for Mumbai’s civic body tying up with the PFI in 2020 for the burial of the Muslim victims of Covid-19. Digging up…

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On Vedanta-Foxconn row, deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says Gujarat is not Pakistan; ‘We are together’

This year approximately 1,200 mementos and gift items have been put on e-auction. Devendra Fadnavis said when he met Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal with a tailor-made deal soon after he became the deputy chief minister, he was told that the decision to set up the project in Gujarat was almost final. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Gujarat the state which bagged the Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor plant project is not Pakistan amid the political controversy of Maharashtra losing the project to Gujarat at an advanced stage. “Gujarat is…

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