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Cong nationwide protest over ED summons to Sonia Gandhi
Congress leaders, in a meeting on Wednesday, decided to protest across the country against the BJP-led Central Government on July 21, the day Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in National Herald case. Another significant meeting has been called by the...
Goa minister cites Shah Jahan precedent in work contract
Goa Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude on Wednesday sought to defend his department’s action of allotting the renovation work of the iconic Kala Academy building in Panaji, saying that Shah Jahan had not invited a quotation to build the Taj Mahal. He made the statement while speaking during...
Supreme Court refuses blanket ban on demolitions
The Supreme Court today refused to pass a blanket order banning demolitions across states, stressing that such a move will curtail the rights of municipal authorities. The court is hearing a petition by Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind against demolition exercises that, it has alleged, specifically targeted members of the minority...
Lanka president flees to Maldives after regular exit thwarted
Sri Lanka’s embattled president flew out of his country early Wednesday to Maldives, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests over the island nation’s worst-ever economic crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a...
Maharashtra BJP leader loses job, alleges honey trap
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra has removed its Solapur district (rural) president Shrikant Deshmukh after a video purportedly showing him with a woman went viral, a party leader said on Tuesday. Mumbai Police has registered a case against the woman on Deshmukh’s complaint of “extortion”, an official said...
Rs 25-30 cr offered to lure Goa Cong MLAs, say sources
A day after firefighting in Goa to keep its flock together, leaders of the Congress, off the record, described the “Operation Lotus” the ruling BJP allegedly attempted. Sources said the BJP had a chartered flight ready to move six Congress MLAs out of Goa — all the MLAs had...
FIR in sexual harassment of Delhi BJP spokesperson
An FIR has been registered against unknown persons for allegedly sexually harassing a female spokesperson of Delhi BJP after a video defaming her was posted on social media platforms, police said. The matter came to the fore after a complaint was made by the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya...
Court setback for OPS emboldens EPS to take charge of AIADMK
In a setback for AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam or OPS, the Madras High Court on Monday gave its go-ahead to a crucial general council meeting to decide the future leadership structure of the party. The court rejected a plea filed by OPS seeking a stay on the meeting called by...
MP case against Medha Patkar alleging misuse of funds
The Madhya Pradesh police today filed a case against social activist and founder of the ‘Narmada Bachao’ movement Medha Patkar and 11 others for allegedly misusing around Rs 13 crores collected in the name of education of tribal children. The complainant also alleged that the money collected by the...
Goa Cong refutes buzz of MLAs crossing over
The Congress in Goa scrambled to quell talk of a brewing revolt on Sunday as a party meeting saw less-than-full attendance amid talk of some leaders being in touch with the ruling BJP a day before an assembly session. The Congress has denied any rift within the party, with...
Lanka protesters stumble upon President’s millions
The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka who broke into embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s official residence have claimed to have recovered millions of rupees inside his mansion, according to a media report on Sunday. A video is being shared on social media showing the protesters counting the currency notes that...
Gotabaya flees after protesters storm president’s house
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence today as thousands of anti-government protesters barged into his residence demanding his resignation. Amid the chaos, videos emerged of suitcases being loaded on a Sri Lanka Navy ship. Local media claims that the suitcases were of President Rajapaksa. The visuals...
15,000 rescued, 40 still missing in Amarnath cloudburst
About 15,000 pilgrims have been moved to safety from near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath after a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst swept away scores of people, killing at least 15. More than 40 people are still missing, officials said. The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border...
Haryana man arrested for threat to Nupur Sharma
Police in Nuh have arrested the man who was a day ago booked for allegedly declaring a reward of Rs 2 crore for cutting off now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s tongue over her remarks on Prophet Mohammad during a TV debate. Accused Irshad Pradhan was charged on Thursday after...
Assam tightens cattle slaughter rules ahead of Bakrid
Ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Assam government has asked the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police to ensure compliance with the Animal Welfare Board of India’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) regarding stopping of illegal killing or sacrifice of cows, calves, camels, and other animals and taking action against the...
Shiv Sena divide means more votes for Droupadi Murmu
The big divide in the Shiv Sena may have a spin-off effect on the Presidential polls in terms of voting by the party MPs. The Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray was part of the opposition deliberations and supported the candidature of joint opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha. But the...
Ex Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot at poll meeting
Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abewas feared dead on Friday after apparently being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region, local media reported. National broadcaster NHK said a man in his 40s had been arrested for attempted murder and a gun had been confiscated from him, citing...
Trinamool’s Mahua stands by Kali comment, challenges BJP
Trinamool Congress’s Mahua Moitra — who had a clutch of police cases filed against her over her remark on Goddess Kali as a “meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess” that has offended the BJP — on Wednesday said she stands by her comment and challenged the party to prove her wrong....
