POLITICS
Delhi High Court Upholds Defamation Case Against Shashi Tharoor Over 'Scorpion' Comment
A bench presided over by Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta had dismissed Tharoor's appeal seeking to quash the criminal defamation complaint filed against him by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar. The court ordered that both parties "shall appear before the trial court on September 10" and also vacated the earlier interim order that had stayed the proceedings before the lower court.
CM Shinde Willing to Apologize Repeatedly Over Chhatrapati Shivaji Statue Collapse
This comes after the apology for the statue collapse made by the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar during his ongoing 'Jansanman Yatra'.
Those against dynastic politics shouldn’t have fielded relatives, says Omar Abdullah
He said this in relation to Mehbooba Mufti, who has been continuously attacking the Abdullah family as one promoting dynastic rule in J&K. Mehbooba's daughter, Iltija Mufti is contesting the Assembly elections as PDP candidate from Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag district.
'Monk' braving water cannons in Kolkata most powerful image of protest, says Amit Malviya
On Thursday, head of BJP IT Cell and party's central observer for West Bengal Amit Malviya, termed the viral 'monk' as the most powerful image of protest in recent times.
Actor-Turned-CPI-M Legislator Mukesh Granted Interim Relief from Arrest in Rape Case
Mukesh, who has maintained incommunicado since accusations cropped up, sought anticipatory bail from Ernakulam District and Sessions court.
Mamata Banerjee Addresses Backlash with Clarification on 'Hiss' Remark
On one occasion, the story goes, a monk instructed a snake "not to bite anybody but surely hiss when attacked," implying that "while not harming is the principle, protesting against injustice is right."
Two Rajya Sabha Members from YSRCP Resign to Join TDP
The MPs met Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar in New Delhi and submitted their resignations. Both the leaders have also decided to quit the YSRCP and join the Telugu Desam Party.
PM Modi Offers Support as Gujarat CM Leads Flood Relief Efforts; Toll Rises to 28
CM Patel further said on his X handle, "For the fourth time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had once again called up to inquire about the situation and the relief measures being carried out in various districts.
PM Modi to Inaugurate 11th Vande Bharat Train, Connecting Meerut and Lucknow, on August 31
The Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat train will be virtually flagged off by the Prime Minister on Saturday, said Railway officials on Thursday.
ECI Announces Notification for Second Phase of J&K Assembly Elections
The ECI issued the notification for filling of nomination papers by candidates for the second phase. The last date for filling nomination papers is September 5 while scrutiny will be done on September 6.
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