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Sharad Pawar shares dinner stage with Shinde, Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis and BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Wednesday shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar at a special dinner held on the eve of the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) polls. Speaking on the occasion, Shinde said that Pawar...
Sasikala refutes findings of probe into Jayalalithaa death
J Jayalalithaa’s close aide VK Sasikala has denied an inquiry commission’s allegation that she was responsible for the lapses in the treatment of the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. In a 3-page letter, Sasikala rejected charges made against her by Justice Arumughaswany Commission and said the need for an...
SC picks holes in Gujarat reply in Bilkis Bano case remission
The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked the Gujarat government’s reply to pleas challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case is very bulky wherein a series of judgments have been quoted but factual statements are missing. The Supreme Court granted time to the petitioners...
No vacancy for PM post as it is for Modi, says minister
There is “no vacancy” for the post of prime minister as opposition is “out of the race” and Narendra Modi will become PM again in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister Anupriya Patel said here on Monday. “Her party (Apna Dal-Sonelal) has contested four elections with the BJP and...
Gujarat cuts CNG, cooking gas prices; two free cylinders
Ahead of Diwali, the Gujarat government on Monday announced a reduction in VAT (Value Added Tax) on CNG and PNG by 10 per cent and said two cooking gas cylinders will be given free every year to 38 lakh beneficiaries who have got gas connections under the Centre’s Ujjwala...
Kin slams Kejriwal for Sisodia being compared to Bhagat Singh
Slamming Arvind Kejriwal for comparing his deputy Manish Sisodia and minister Satyendar Jain with Bhagat Singh, a close relative of the freedom fighter, Harbhajan Singh Dhath, on Monday asked the Delhi Chief Minister to “fight his fights politically”. Dhath also asked Kejriwal to refrain from “equating” criminals with freedom...
Tharoor says he is batting on a tampered pitch
On the eve of voting to elect the new Congress president, Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said he is batting on a track with an “uneven bounce” and doesn’t want “pitch tampering”. Asked to comment on the fairness of the polls, Tharoor in an interview told PTI, “I had said...
Sisodia claims CBI summons meant to abort Gujarat trip
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, called for questioning by the CBI in the liquor policy case, predicted his arrest today as part of a BJP “plan” to stop him from campaigning for the upcoming Gujarat election. He took out a roadshow and made a series of stops on...
Drone with ‘consignment’ shot down along Pak border
The Border Security Force shot down a quad-copter sporting drone on Sunday night along the India-Pakistan international border in the Amritsar region, officials said. This is the second such incident in last three days at this frontier. The drone weighing 12 kg had four propellers, intercepted and shot around...
Kejriwal sees storm of change sweeping Gujarat
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal today said a “storm of change” is sweeping over Gujarat and his party will form the next government. Addressing a rally in Bhavnagar, Kejriwal said people in Gujarat are tired after 27 years of BJP rule and are...
China party meeting opens with Xi’s claim on Hong Kong, Taiwan
At the opening of a key meeting of the Chinese Communist Party, President Xi Jinping said that China has achieved comprehensive control over Hong Kong, turning it from chaos to governance, while condemning what he said was interference in Taiwan. Xi Jinping walked onstage to thunderous applause from nearly...
Tharoor says his supporters are not anti-Gandhis
Shashi Tharoor, who is running for Congress President, has clarified on his recent comments that some people in the party were assuming that there’s an official candidate. It was seen as alluding to Mallikarjun Kharge, the other candidate in the Congress President election, which is being closely watched by...
Supreme Court stays Bombay HC order for Saibaba’s release
The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended the Bombay High Court’s order acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba and five others in alleged Maoist links case. In a special sitting of the court held to consider a plea against the acquittal, the Supreme Court said that the offences...
India falls behind Pak, Nepal to 107 in global hunger index
India has slipped to the 107th position in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 of 121 countries, from its 2021 position of 101st and is behind its neighbours Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Seventeen countries, including China, Turkey, and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI score of less than...
Muslim man arrested under Karnataka anti-conversion law
A Muslim man has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody under the recently promulgated Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, for ‘converting a woman under the pretext of marrying her.’ According to the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bengaluru North Division, Vinayak Patil, the case...
Centre to set up database of all citizens for national registry
In what is being seen as the first step towards a nationwide National Register of Citizens, the Union Home Ministry plans to set up a national database of all Indian citizens, registering the births and deaths of all citizens at the national level, a cabinet note and a bill...
Rahul Gandhi climbs Karnataka water tower during yatra
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi hit a literal ‘high point’ on his Bharat Jodo yatra today. In a video tweeted by the party, the 52-year-old was seen climbing a water tank in Karnataka’s Chitradurga, from where he waved the national flag. State party chief DK Shivakumar kept him company. So did...
Mob attacks Gurugram mosque, threatens to expel worshippers
A mob of more than 200 people ransacked a mosque in a village in Gurugram, assaulting people who were praying inside and threatened to expel them from the village. Police have registered an FIR in the incident that happened in Bhora Kalan village Wednesday night, but no arrests were...
