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Apr 4 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Former Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao joins AAP

#AAP has said it will field candidates in Karnataka for the 2023 Assembly Elections.

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#BhaskarRao was the Bengaluru police commissioner from August 2019. Previously, he had served as the additional director general of police for a little over five years.

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“Whenever I used to come to Delhi, I have closely watched the transformation in the city.”

#BhaskarRao said he was especially impressed with the party’s contribution to the public education system in the Capital. scroll.in/a/1021070
#BhaskarRao claimed that there was a need for “clean leadership” in the country.

“People feel isolated from the government, and we need to bring the government closer to the doorstep in Karnataka like it is in Delhi,” he said.

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They are entitled to a range of benefits, such as subsidised food grain, housing and credit schemes. (Via @IndiaSpend)

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It does not convey any information about how vulnerable the people just above the poverty line are. (Via @IndiaSpend)

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Lok Sabha passes #CriminalProcedureIdentificationBill2022 that will allow police to collect biometrics of convicts

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bill is meant to ensure that police and investigators are two steps ahead of criminals.

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Warming up to #Russia may help as growth forecasts have been cut and #FuelPrices are rising but could sabotage the tightrope New Delhi is walking with the West. scroll.in/article/1021012

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The expectation is that the Reserve Bank will now lower its GDP growth to 7.5% from 7.8%. If it does not, it would be both shocking and divorced from data. I do not think the central bank governor will choose to be that sanguine, @MitaliLive writes

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Journalists attacked in Delhi: Police file case against reporter, news portal for ‘promoting enmity’

The case was filed against Meer Faisal and news website ‘Article 14’.

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#hdfcmerger | Housing finance company #HDFC Limited announces merger with #hdfcbank

Following the announcement, shares of the two entities witnessed a sharp rise of between 8-9% each on key equity indices. scroll.in/latest/1021058
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