Fighting on Congress ticket, says Akhilesh Yadav’s adviser

Sources in Congress said that like Bhadoria, several “candidates of Akhilesh” are likely to contest on Congress tickets in other parts of the state.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. (Source: ANI)

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s adviser on sports Anurag Singh Bhadoria on Tuesday filed his nomination as a Congress candidate from Lucknow East constituency on Tuesday. The Congress has not officially declared a candidate from the seat, and Tuesday was the last date for filing nomination.

Sources in Congress said that like Bhadoria, several “candidates of Akhilesh” are likely to contest on Congress tickets in other parts of the state.

“I am a joint candidate of SP and Congress on Luckow East seat,” Bhadoria, contesting polls for the first time and claiming to be a childhood friend of Akhilesh, said. “While I have filed my nomination as a Congress candidate, since the alliance was sealed there is no difference between SP and Congress. Both are contesting on a common ideology.” Congress spokesperson Satyadev Tripathi said Bhadoria was with the SP, but will contest as a Congress candidate. He did not know when he joined the party.

The theft prompted an immediate shutdown of the Louvre museum in Paris. (Pixabay)

Louvre Museum in Paris shut after thieves armed with chainsaws loot Napoleon-era jewels

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Thieves armed with chainsaws stole nine pieces of jewelry, including items belonging to Napoleon and Empress Joséphine, from the Louvre Museum. The museum was immediately shut down and a police investigation is underway. French Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed the incident and the Louvre remains closed. The robbers used a freight elevator and broke through glass displays.

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