POLITICS
Bombay HC dismisses Rana couple plea to quash police case
The judges upheld his references to the FIR pertaining to chant religious verses near the personal home of the CM since such an act to recite the religious chants at the residence of another person or at a public place is a breach of personal liberty of the other person, and the Maharashtra government was justified in its apprehensions that it could lead to a law and order situation in Mumbai.
Jignesh Mevani re-arrested in Assam soon after court grants bail
The police from Barpeta district arrested Mevani again, but refused to disclose in which case the Gujarat MLA was re-arrested. The Gujarat legislator was first arrested on Wednesday night in connection with an "objectionable" comment against the Prime Minister he made through a tweet on April 18. Mevani was flown to Guwahati on Thursday morning from where he was taken to Kokrajhar by road.
Congress to hold 3-day 'Nav Sankalp Shivir' from May 13
The party said, "Congress President has decided to convene the Chintan Shivir of the Indian National Congress 'Nav Sankalp' in Udaipur on May 13th, 14th and May 15, 2022. About 400 Congressmen and women from every state will participate."
Delhi Court takes cognizance of ED charge sheet against ex-Trinamool leader
Taking cognisance in the matter, Special Judge CBI Sanjay Garg, said that there was sufficient material to proceed against the accused persons -- Vinay Mishra, his brother Vikas Mishra and the alleged kingpin of the case Mohammad Enamul Haque. As per the order passed on April 19, the court has taken cognizance of the offence under Sections 3 and 70 PMLA punishable under Section 4 PMLA.
Sonia to form Empowered Action Group 2024; No clarity on PK
The development follows a report submitted by an eight-member committee on April 21. According to sources, the group will be a window for political strategist Prashant Kishor, known as PK in political circles, to work for the party till 2024 elections but there is no official word on it.
BJP seeks Rajasthan CM's apology for inviting Chhabra violence accused to iftar party
Action should be taken for those who invited the accused, and the Chief Minister should apologise to the people of the state for inviting this accused, he demanded. Ansari reportedly is one of the main accused in the communal riots reported last year, when several homes and shops of Hindus were burnt down in Chhabra town in Rajasthan's Baran district.
Governor can't have dual role: KTR
The minister said the governor will have to choose one. "There is a saying: running with the hare and hunting with the hounds. You cannot have a dual role. You can't be Telangana BJP leader and at the same time a governor," he said during an interaction with a select group of journalists.
Delhi's 'education model' as fake as visits to study it: BJP
The BJP hit out at AAP after Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty said that his state's Department of Education never sent anyone to learn about the 'Delhi Model' -- a claim made by AAP MLA Atishi on Saturday. In-charge of BJP's national information and technology department Amit Malviya tweeted: "AAP's claims on Delhi's 'education model' are as fake as the visits to study it. Is Sisodia grooming new talent to take forward the lie on their non-existent education model?"
Kerala Minister refutes AAP's claim of state officials visiting Delhi schools
In response, Sivankutty wrote: "Kerala's Dept of Education has not sent anyone to learn about the 'Delhi Model'. At the same time, all assistance was provided to officials who had visited from Delhi to study the 'Kerala Model' last month. We would like to know which aofficials' were welcomed by the AAP MLA."
PM Modi thanks people for giving resounding mandate to BJP in Guwahati civic polls
In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi said: "Thank you Guwahati! The people of this lovely city have given a resounding mandate to @BJP4Assam to build on the agenda of development. They have also blessed the hardwork of the state government under CM @himantabiswa. My gratitude to every BJP Karyakarta for the hardwork."
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