POLITICS
With BJP set on Mission 80 in UP, many senior MPs may be retired
The primary focus of the party is on the 16 Lok Sabha seats it lost in 2019 elections in Uttar Pradesh as well as the seats from where the BJP MPs have been winning elections continuously, especially those where the same party leader has won both the previous Lok Sabha elections.
BJP bete noire 'Baby Penguin' Aditya Thackeray busy bonding with people
Much to the chagrin of the ruling combine ally Bharatiya Janata Party - which had uncharitably nicknamed him "Baby Penguin" - Aditya, unlike the flightless bird from the chilly southern hemisphere, has sprouted not only political wings, but also claws and fangs, to menacingly soar like a political "Garuda".
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan sent to four-day police custody
Amanatullah was placed under arrest by the ACB on Friday. The ACB had sought 14-day police custody of Amanatullah, but the court after hearing the arguments granted four-day custody of the AAP leader. It has been alleged that while working as the Chairman of Delhi Waqf Board, Amanatullah illegally recruited 32 persons violating all norms and government guidelines. He has been accused of indulging in corruption and favouritism.
IRCTC scam: CBI challenges Tejashwi Yadav's bail in Delhi court
Special judge Geetanjali Goel of the Rouse Avenue Court has issued a notice on the CBI's plea seeking Tejashwi Yadav's response in the matter. The RJD leader and his mother Rabri Devi were granted bail in the case in 2018. In one of its contentions, the central agency has submitted that Tejashwi Yadav had threatened its officials during a press conference, thereby influencing the case.
From MGR to Karunanidhi, a leader's death triggers wave of suicides
As the news of the death of M.G. Ramachandran spread, many people immolated themselves, some cut their veins, some drank poison and in the end, 30 people committed suicide two days after the news of MGR's passing away came. There are records of people wailing before his residence and shouting why they were living if MGR was not alive. Many cut their fingers, some cut their tongue. It was a public frenzy.
PM Modi releases eight cheetahs in MP's Kuno National park
On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi said, "Cheetahs had become extinct from the country in 1952, but for decades, no meaningful effort was made to rehabilitate them. Today, as we celebrate 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', the country has started rehabilitating cheetahs with a new energy."
Guv Vs CM: Cong seeks intervention by PM, President in Kerala
State Congress president K.Sudhakaran told the media in Alappuzha that all levels of decency has been breached in the war of words between the two 'heads' of the state.
3 separate FIRs lodged after ACB raids, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan's aide arrested
Apart from registration of FIRs, the police have arrested the AAP MLA's close aide Hamid Ali (54), a resident of Jamia Nagar in Arms Act case. Notably, Khan was also arrested on Friday. "One illegal weapon and some live cartridges were recovered from Hamid Ali's house. He was arrested in this case," Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Esha Pandey said. The second FIR was registered against Kaushar Imam Siddique alias Laddan, a resident of Jogabai Extension, also under the Arms Act.
Challenge to Places of Worship Act: Ruling will steer political, electoral discourse
Earlier this week, the Varanasi district court had declined to entertain the objections raised by Muslim side to the maintainability of a suit filed by five Hindu devotees. It ruled that the suit is not prohibited by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which freezes the places of worship status as it existed on August 15, 1947.
Challenge to Places of Worship Act: Ruling will steer political, electoral discourse
Earlier this week, the Varanasi district court had declined to entertain the objections raised by Muslim side to the maintainability of a suit filed by five Hindu devotees. It ruled that the suit is not prohibited by the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which freezes the places of worship status as it existed on August 15, 1947.
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