Political

24 Aug

Union Minister Narayan Rane Arrested Over ‘Slap Uddhav’ Remark

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Union minister Narayan Rane has been arrested over his controversial remarks against Uddhav Thackeray in which he said he would slap the Maharashtra chief minister. As many as four FIRs have been registered against him, including one in Mahad and another in Thane, for his remarks. Rane's lawyers moved the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the FIRs against him. However, a bench of the high court refused to hear the plea today itself and asked his lawyers to follow due process. Narayan Rane was taking part in the BJP's Jan Ashirwad rally in Konkan region on Tuesday on Tuesday…

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22 Aug

PM Modi pays tributes to ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh in Lucknow, says he was symbol of ‘trust’ for people

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PM Modi said that it is an irreparable loss for all of us. The name given by the parents of Kalyan Singh ji made that name meaningful. He lived for public welfare throughout his life. He made public welfare his life mantra. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give him a place at his feet and may God give strength to his family to bear this loss in this hour of grief. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was a valuable personality and a capable leader who became a "symbol of…

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21 Aug

17 fresh FIRs registered against BJP’s Jan Ashirwad Yatra

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BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra received strong criticism in the state of Maharashtra, as 17 fresh FIRs were registered against it for violating Covid-19 protocols. On Saturday, the Mumbai Police lodged their fresh FIRs by the Maharashtra government led by CM Uddhav Thackeray.  Till Friday, 19 FIRs were registered against the BJP leaders and workers in different police stations of Mumbai. With the complaints filed this morning, the total number of FIRs registered arose to 36. The new FIRs were registered in Mulund, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Pant Nagar, Khar, Santacruz, Powai, MIDC, Saki Naka, Meghwadi, Goregaon, Charkop, Borivali and MHB police…

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20 Aug

J&K Apni Party Leader Shot Dead by Militants in Kulgam, 4th Political Murder in Last 10 Days

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A worker of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party was shot dead by terrorists this evening in the fourth such incident in 10 days.Ghulam Hassan Lone was killed in south Kashmir's Devsar by unidentified terrorists who barged into his home this evening, the police said. J&K Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari condemned the killing. The terror attack that claimed Ghulam Hassan Lone's life – and the three other political killings that preceded it – appeared to trigger at least one fear-induced resignation by a BJP constituency in-charge from Noorabad in the same district. Mubarak Ahmad Bhat quit both his post…

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19 Aug

Bengal post-poll violence: Calcutta HC orders court-monitored CBI probe

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The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed a court-monitored CBI probe into the incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal. The high court has also directed the state government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the cases related to violence following the Assembly elections results declared on May 2. The five-judge bench presided over by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal had earlier ordered the NHRC chairman to constitute an inquiry committee to probe accusations of human rights violations during the “post-poll violence”. The panel, in its report, indicated the Mamata Banerjee government, as it recommended handing over the investigation…

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16 Aug

UN to hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis

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On Monday morning at the request of Estonia and Norway, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Afghanistan crisis. Council diplomats said Sunday that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief council members on the latest situation following the Taliban takeover of the capital, Kabul. On Friday, the UN chief had urged the Taliban to immediately halt their offensive in Afghanistan and negotiate “in good faith” to stop a prolonged civil war. He also said he is “deeply disturbed by early indications that the Taliban are imposing severe restrictions in the areas under their control, particularly targeting women…

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16 Aug

Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party, may join TMC

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Congress women's president and former MP Sushmita Dev has resigned from the party.  Sushmita Dev sent her resignation letter to Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi. She has also changed her Twitter bio to “Former Member” of the party. Dev headed the Congress's women's wing, the All India Mahila Congress. She is the daughter of the veteran Bengali Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev and was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha from the constituency of Silchar in Assam.  She said in her resignation letter addressing to Sonia Gandhi, "Please treat this letter as my resignation from the primary membership of…

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14 Aug

Twitter Unlocks Rahul Gandhi, Congress Accounts After Intense Protest By Grand Old Party

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The official Twitter handle of the Congress party today tweeted a cryptic message – Satyamev Jayate. Consequently, a report in Mid-Day indicated that Rahul Gandhi Twitter account has been unlocked days after the tech-giant had locked his account, pending him deleting his tweet where he had compromised the identity of a 9-year-old rape victim. The Mid-day report, quoting sources, said that several other accounts of Congress party leaders, who had tweeted the same picture that compromised the identity of a minor rape victim have also been restored. Gandhi's account was temporarily suspended last week after he tweeted pictures of the…

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12 Aug

The official Twitter handle of the Congress party locked for ‘violating rules’

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According to party leaders The official Twitter handle of the Congress party has been locked for ‘violating rules’ on August 12.This comes a day after several party leaders said that their handles were suspended tooCongress had earlier accused Twitter of acting against Rahul Gandhi's account under pressure from the government which resulted into temporary suspension of his twitter account. The party on August 11 said that Twitter suspended accounts of its media in-charge Randeep Surjewala, AICC general secretary and former minister Ajay Maken, party's whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore, Assam in-charge, and former Union minister Jitendra Singh and Mahila…

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10 Aug

SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that political parties must publish criminal records of their election candidates within 48 hours of selection, Live Law reported. The court modified its judgement from February 13 last year, which said that the criminal history of election candidates must be made public either within 48 hours of selection or two weeks prior to the first date of filing of nomination papers for an election. The Supreme Court had added that political parties must publish the records in one regional and one national newspaper and also on Twitter and Facebook, PTI reported. In November 2020,…

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