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Nitish Kumar releasing 26 ferocious criminals in name of Anand Mohan: Sushil Modi
"I have no objection with Anand Mohan Singh but the Nitish Kumar government amended the rules to release 26 dreaded criminals... Seven of the criminals have been asked to make attendance in their local police stations... Nitish Kumar government released them selectively to take help in Lok Sabha poll," the Bihar BJP leader said.
Kanpur youth issues threat to CM Yogi using girlfriend's father's phone, held
The youth, identified as Ameen, had allegedly issued a death threat to Yogi Adityanath by calling on the police's 112 emergency number. Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Ankita Sharma said that he was arrested from Kanpur's Begum Purva area and the mobile phone used to make the call seized.
Excise policy scam: Delhi court fixes May 12 to consider CBI's supplementary charge sheet against Sisodia, others
The CBI told Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court that the prosecution sanction against Sisodia has already been procured from the competent authorities.
To save the peasantry and the country was Parkash Singh Badal's motto
The country's oldest politician -- next only to BJP veteran L.K. Advani -- Badal passed away on Tuesday evening after a brief illness at a private hospital near here. Throughout his political career, Badal, who had once compared Modi to former US President Abraham Lincoln, had always expressed "immense satisfaction and pride" over the strong and principled stand taken by his party, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), "to save the beleaguered peasantry and the country".
Defamation case lodged against Siddaramaiah for statement on Lingayats
Activist Shankar Sait had lodged a private complaint with the Magistrate court in Bengaluru in this regard. The court had adjourned the matter to April 29, after accepting the petition. A complaint had also been registered against the Congress leader with the Election Commission in this regard already. The statement that Lingayat CMs indulged.
IAS Association requests Bihar govt to rethink release of Anand Mohan
In an statement, the New Delhi-based Association said that a convict of the charge of murder of a public servant on duty cannot be reclassified to less heinous category. Amendment of an existing classification which led to release of convicted killer of a public servant on duty is tantamount to denial of justice, it said, contending that such dilution leads to impunity erosion in the morale of public servants, undermines public order, and makes a mockery of the administration of justice.
No decision on Muslim quota till hearing on in SC, says Bommai
In his reaction to the media over the quota for the Muslims, he said the case is posted for hearing on May 9 and no stay order has been issued by the court. Bommai also said that the Congress leaders' stand that the government gave away the quota meant for Muslims to others was not correct. There are 17 sub-sects among the Muslims.
Amit Shah plays down pre-poll surveys, says BJP will win Karnataka polls
"The pre-poll surveys are always in favour of Congress. They claim that Congress will win and also state that there is going to be intense competition. But after the results are declared, BJP will emerge as the winner," said Shah, who held roadshows and rallies in Yadgir, Bagalkot and Vijayapura districts in the poll-bound state on Tuesday.
Sukhbir Badal sees 'conspiracy' behind 'provocative incidents' in Punjab
In a statement here, the Akali Dal chief also asked both the Centre and the Punjab governments to come clean on doubts being expressed over the official version of sensitive events, including the so-called manhunt launched by the police, its dubious climax as well as the heinous acts of sacrilege happening one after the other in recent times.
Rahul Gandhi moves Gujarat HC for stay on defamation conviction
Rahul Gandhi, now disqualified as a parliamentarian, was convicted by a magistrate's court on March 23 for his controversial remark, "All thieves have Modi surname," made during a political campaign in Karnataka's Kolar in 2019. Former BJP MLA Purnesh Modi claimed that Gandhi's statement humiliated and defamed persons with the Modi surname.
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