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Teesta & her NGO's agenda was never to uplift Muslims socially or economically: Zafar Sareshwala
Without naming Congress' late leader Ahmed Patel, Sareshwala said, "Congress party's big leader from Gujarat, who was considered to be the most powerful in the country was backing Teesta and he worked in Gujarat. The said leader never worked for the betterment of Muslims, forget the riot victims." Sareshwala also alleged that the Congress never helped Muslims.
UP police books RGV over controversial tweet on Draupadi Murmu
The FIR has been lodged at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on the complaint of a social worker, Manoj Singh. Earlier, a case was registered against Varma in Telangana in connection with the controversial tweet. In his complaint, Singh said, "...Varma had tweeted from his official twitter handle that 'If Draupadi is the President who are the Pandavas? And more importantly, who are the Kauravas?'
CBI replaces counsel, IO in Bengal's post poll violence case
It is learnt that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has replaced its counsel Phiroze Edulji with advocate K Mandal. It has also replaced its investigation officer by giving charge to a comparatively senior officer. Ajay Kumar, an officer in the rank of deputy superintendent has been replaced by S. Gayen, who is in the rank of additional superintendent.
Monsoon misses date with Delhi, IMD to declare date on Tuesday
The normal date of arrival of monsoon over Delhi is June 27, shifted from June 29 two years ago based on correction provided by long term data. As on Monday, the IMD said the northern limit of monsoon passes through Deesa, Ratlam, Shivpuri, Rewa, and Churk, pushing only a little ahead after a hiatus of four days. "Northwest India gets monsoon rains due to strong easterlies and this time, we had weak easterlies.
Government orders probe into Tata Nexon EV fire incident
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which was earlier tasked with investigating electric two-wheeler fire incidents by the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry, would lead the probe into Nexon EV fire too. The DRDO probe had found serious defects in the batteries. These defects occurred because the electric two-wheeler manufacturers like Okinawa Autotech, Pure EV, Jitendra Electric Vehicles, Ola Electric and Boom Motors may have used "lower-grade materials to cut costs".
2 terrorists killed in gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama
"One more terrorist killed (total 02). Search going on," police said. One of the two slain terrorists, who belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad, was involved in the killing of Sub Inspector Farooq Mir. Mir was shot dead by terrorists while working in his paddy fields near his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on June 18. "
Terrorist killed in North Kashmir encounter
The police confirmed the development and said a security operation is in progress in Sopore. Besides the Sopore encounter, another gunfight between terrorists and security forces is also underway in Tujjan area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district. In the last few months, there have been a series of encounters in Kashmir in which many terrorists and their commanders have been eliminated.
Flood situation worsens in Assam, toll rises to 81
Even as the national and state agencies, including the National Disaster Response Force, are working round-the-clock in the relief and rescue operations, the Assam government has asked the Army to be on stand-by mode to reach out to the affected people. According to the officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the fresh deaths were reported from eight districts while seven persons are missing in five districts.
Varanasi judge hearing Gyanvapi case transferred
Varanasi civil judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar among the 121 civil judges transferred by the Allahabad High Court on Monday evening. The transferred judges are required to take charge of office by July 4. Sources termed the transfer of Diwakar as 'routine' and said that there was no link to the sensitive Gyanvapi case that he was hearing.
Delhi reports drop in Covid cases, but 6 deaths now
Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has jumped to 10.09 per cent, while the number of active cases has slightly declined to 5,375. With 1,221 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has gone to 18,91,536. The number of patients being treated in home isolation has risen at 4,095. With new Covid cases, the total caseload of the city has jumped to 19,23,149 while the death toll has reached at 26,238.
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