Political

24 Aug

Narayan Rane handed over to Raigad police; Shiv Sena workers stage protest over ‘slap Uddhav’ dig

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Union Minister Narayan Rane was arrested today over his comment on slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he called his "ignorance of the year India won Independence".Mr Rane, a BJP leader who joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet in July as Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, is the first central minister to be arrested in 20 years. His arrest has become the new flashpoint between allies-turned-rivals Sena and BJP. Union Minister Narayan Rane was arrested by the police at around 2.25pm on Tuesday for threatening to slap Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Rane is currently touring…

23 Aug

Kalyan Singh’s mortal remains consigned to flames with full state honours in Bulandshahr

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The mortal remains of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh were consigned to flames with full state honours at the Narora Ghat in Bulandshahr. Thousands queued up to pay their last respects to the late leader and cries of 'Jai Shree Ram' and 'Babu ji Amar Rahen' filled the air. Singh was cremated in Dibaiwhich he considered as his 'karambhoomi' because he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Bulandshahr once and twice to the state Assembly from Dibai constituency. Dubai is also the nearest Ganga ghat. Kalyan Singh, who served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of Rajasthan,…

22 Aug

PM Modi on Kalyan Singh Demise: He made his name meaningful

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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 faith" for the common people.PM Modi was speaking to reporters after paying his last respects to the veteran BJP leader at his residence here. Kalyan Singh died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow on Saturday night. He was 89. "The country has lost a valuable personality and a capable leader. To fulfill the void left by him, we should do maximum hard work for his ideals,…

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…

16 Aug

Congress leader Sushmita Dev quits party, may join Mamata’s Trinamool Congress

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Former Assam MP Sushmita Dev has quit as the president of the All India Mahila Congress as well as the primary membership of the party. In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi late on Sunday evening, she said she wished to “begin a new chapter in my life of public service” and would always cherish “my three decades-long association with the Indian National Congress”. In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, dated August 15, Dev did not mention any reason for her decision. Dev, however, said that she was going to begin “a new chapter in my life…

10 Aug

SC fines 8 political parties for ‘hiding’ criminal records of 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,…

03 Aug

PM Modi slams TMC MP Derek O’Brien over his ‘papri chat’ tweet

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took strong exception to a tweet from Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien. The Rajya Sabha MP had on Monday criticised the Union government for rushing to pass bills in Parliament without any debate. “In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill. Passing legislation or making papri chaat!” Derek O’Brien had tweeted along with a chart of the bills passed during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Talking to reporters after the BJP Parliamentary party meeting, which was attended by PM Narendra Modi,…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

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It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men’s javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar becomes first BJP ally to call for probe into Pegasus spyware row

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In perhaps a first from an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a probe to be initiated in the Pegasus case. "A probe should be done, indeed. We have been hearing about telephone tapping for so many days, the matter should be discussed (in Parliament). People (Opposition) have been reiterating (for talks) for so many days, it should be done," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar told media persons. Addressing reporters in Patna, the JD(U) chief also echoed the Opposition's demand for a discussion on the issue in the…

02 Aug

Northeast BJP MPs meet Modi, blame Cong for politics over border dispute

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Amid the ongoing border dispute between Assam and Mizoram, BJP’s MPs from the Northeastern states on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed the Congress for indulging in politics over the issue.Sources said that the MPs met the Prime Minister to discuss issues concerning their states and the ongoing border dispute between Assam with other neighbouring states. The MPs submitted a memorandum on various issues pertaining to the development of the region along with border disputes between Assam and Mizoram. The BJP MPs mentioned that under the NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi development work in the Northeast…