Pranab at RSS HQ: First Congress hammered him, then it hailed him
Political secretary to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party veteran Ahmed Patel said on Thursday that he didn't expect Pranab Mukherjee to visit the RSS headquarters, underlining the anxiety in party circles hours before the Nagpur event.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/unease-in-congress-over-pranabs-speech-in-nagpur-finally-gives-way-to-relief/articleshow/64500867.cms
BJP-Shiv Sena pact for Lok Sabha polls on course
If a senior BJP cabinet member is to be believed, both parties agreed to stick to the 2014 formula for the LS polls. BJP had then contested 26 of the total 48 seats, and Sena 22. However, there seemed to be no consensus and the meeting had to be adjourned.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-shiv-sena-pact-for-lok-sabha-polls-on-course/articleshow/64501080.cms
Centre mulls law to check arbitrary school-fee hikes
The Centre is also looking at provisions to de-recognise schools for three violations. Fees charged by schools in the 2015-16 academic year have been taken as the base for implementation of the regulations. These regulations will apply to schools that charge more than Rs 20,000 per annum as fees.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/centre-mulls-law-to-check-arbitrary-school-fee-hikes/articleshow/64500820.cms
Karnataka: Congress plans to 'rotate' ministers
Congress ministers in the Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka will be replaced with new faces after two years while non-performers will be dropped even earlier on the basis of an assessment every six months. Congress has come up with this rotation plan to keep its ministers on their toes.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/karnataka-congress-plans-to-rotate-ministers-to-placate-dissidents/articleshow/64500787.cms
Take Pranab's sagacious advice: Congress to RSS
With several Congress leaders having criticised former President Pranab Mukherjee's decision to address RSS cadres, the party said his speech is a "lesson in true Indian philosophy" and asked if the Sangh will accept the "sagacious advice" that pluralism is central to Indian nationalism.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/take-pranabs-sagacious-advice-congress-tells-rss/articleshow/64500911.cms
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