POLITICS
'No Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives.' : Assam CM Himanta Sarma strongly supports Uniform Civil Code
Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that no Muslim woman wants her husband to have three wives, adding all those whom he has met wanted UCC to get implemented. He pointed out that Muslim man marrying more than one woman was not his problem, instead its the problem of the Muslim mothers and sisters. Apart from Himanta, many other chief ministers of BJP ruled states have already shown their interest in implementing the UCC in their respective states.
Rahul Gandhi to visit Osmania University despite no permission
Member of Parliament Uttam Kumar Reddy declared that Rahul Gandhi will visit the campus and interact with students to know their problems. He and several other leaders condemned the denial of permission by the university administration. He argued that the visit by Rahul Gandhi is not political in nature as he plans to go around the hostels and mess and interact with students to know about the problem of unemployment.
Not participating in MNS' 'Hanuman Chalisa' event: VHP
Calling the report 'fake', VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal told IANS that the VHP is 'apolitical' organisation and never participated in any event of political parties in its history. "Reports of VHP joining the MNS event is fake and far from reality. Neither VHP nor Bajrang Dal is participating in any political party's event. We recite 'Hanuman Chalisa' and continue to do so," Bansal said.
Balasaheb Thackeray rated most influential political leader of Mumbai
Among the many questions asked about political, social and local issues, one was: Who do you think has been the most influential politician in Mumbai since Maharashtra became a state in 1960? While the media in Delhi seems to think Sharad Pawar, the formidable and veteran chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, should be the pick, residents of Mumbai were of the opinion that the late Balasaheb Thackeray has been the most influential politician.
Now or never - yank off mosques' loudspeakers by Wednesday: Raj Thackeray
"It's now or never.... All loudspeakers must be removed after May 3. After (Ramzan) Eid.... From May 4, I will not listen to anybody. All Hindus will blare out Hanuman Chalisa outside mosques at double volume," Raj thundered, at a well-attended rally in the tourist centre of Aurangabad late on Sunday. Taking the demand on a bigger scale, he urged that loudspeakers must be taken off from all religious places all over the country, even from temples, but only after they are removed from the mosques.
'Nitish Kumar skipped CM-Chief Justices conference as not pleased with BJP'
Hence, he is maintaining distance with BJP leaders and showing closeness to opposition leaders like Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan in the recent past.
Kejriwal has soft corner for Khalistan supporters: BJP
Sharing screenshots of one Harpreet Singh Bedi's tweets, state president social media of AAP Himachal Pradesh, national Secretary BJP Youth wing BJYM Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga alleged that the AAP leader demanded Khalistan, a separate nation for Sikhs.
Will BJP announce early elections in Gujarat, asks Kejriwal
With Gujarat set to go to the polls later this year, the top BJP leadership from the state on Saturday held a meeting with Prime Minister Modi in Delhi. Taking a swipe at the meeting, Kejriwal asked if the BJP will dissolve the Gujarat Assembly next week and announce elections in the state.
Mian Ka Bada near Indo-Pak border is Mahesh Nagar railway station now
In 2018, the names of three villages were changed before the elections in Rajasthan. Accordingly, the name of the Mian Ka Bada village was changed to Mahesh Nagar. Apart from this, the names of the two other villages -- Ismail Khurd and Narpada -- were changed to Pichnawa Khurd and Narpura, respectively.
Haryana CM seeks separate high court
While interacting with the media after attending the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts here, Khattar said the demand for setting up a separate high court for Haryana has been made in the joint conference. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has also demanded the setting up of a separate high court for Punjab, said Khattar.
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