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In an effort to mediate tensions within the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi coalition caused by Rahul Gandhi’s harsh criticism of V. D. Savarkar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has spoken to the Congress leadership on behalf of the Shiv Sena. According to opposition sources, Congress has agreed to lessen its criticism of Savarkar, which has caused unease […]
A Prayagraj court found gangster Atiq Ahmed and two others guilty in the kidnapping of Umesh Pal in 2006, and they were given life sentences. In the case, seven additional people—including Khalid Azim alias Ashraf, the brother of Atiq Ahmed—were found not guilty. After a 24-hour road trip, the Uttar Pradesh police brought Ahmed, a […]
Rahul Gandhi writes to the LS Secretariat in response to the notice that he must leave his official MP home, stating, “Will abide by details contained in your letter without prejudice to my rights.” “As an elected Member of the Lok Sabha over the last four terms, it is the mandate of the people to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the BJP parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday, urged the leaders to be prepared for a “strong fight,” warning that the opposition will attack the party more frequently as it gains ground and becomes more successful. Today in the New Delhi Parliament complex, the BJP parliamentary party met. […]
The first of what is anticipated to be 7,000 job cuts have already started at Walt Disney Co., marking the start of the company’s $5.5 billion savings drive that was first announced in February. The first group of employees will be notified over the next four days, Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said in a […]
Fearing arrest, Malini Patel, the wife of conman Kiran Patel, who was arrested in Srinagar while posing as a top official in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), has approached the city sessions court for anticipatory bail. An FIR was registered against the couple last week. She approached the court for legal protection after one Jagdish […]
A special MP/MLA court in Prayagraj pronounced gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed guilty in the 2006 kidnapping of lawyer Umesh Pal. The Prayagraj court, in its verdict has convicted Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf and all the eight co-accused. Pal, the main witness in the killing of Bahujan Samaj Party lawmaker Raju Pal, was shot dead in […]
After losing his seat in the Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has contested the charges that he has defamed any community called Modi. Gandhi argued in the magistrate’s court in Surat that he caused no damage to the reputation of BJP MLA Purnesh Modi through his public statement, “Why do all thieves have the surname […]
A convict in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case was seen sharing stage with Dahod BJP MP Jasvantsinh Bhabhor and his brother Sailesh Bhabhor, who is an MLA from Limkheda constituency, at a government programme in Gujarat on Sunday. The convicted rapist was seen attending the launch of a water supply scheme with Dahod BJP MP […]
Sasha, one of the eight cheetahs introduced in the Kuno National Park last year from Namibia, died on Monday. She was suffering from a kidney ailment and her creatinine levels were a high 400 in the final check-up even before the intercontinental translocation. Sasha was a captive-bred cheetah. On January 23, Sasha showed signs of […]
The probe into the death of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki took a dramatic turn on Monday, with the special investigation team (SIT) claiming to have found a suicide note “right under his study table.” The note reportedly had just four words: “Arman has killed me.” Arman Iqbal Khatri is Darshan’s wing mate. Darshan resided in Room […]
For any Gujarat-based journalist to see Rahul Gandhi being disqualified as a member of parliament for his statement of why “these thieves from Lalit Modi to Nirav Modi have the Modi surname” would sound nothing but a boring, casual political statement. Because many of us have constantly and consistently followed Narendrabhai Modi. If I have […]
Disqualified Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi has been asked to vacate the official bungalow allotted to him by April 22, official sources said on Monday. The Housing Committee of the Lok Sabha served Rahul Gandhi with the notice to vacate the 12, Tughlaq Lane bungalow, which follows the disqualification notice issued last week. A Surat […]
He has always been among the bad boys of Uttar Pradesh politics. The stocky frame looks doubly weighed down because of a short height. Round eyes keen with intent and a thick moustache, Atiq Ahmed’s is a face that stays on in mind. Given the fact that he has 195 cases pending against him, this […]
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s attack on freedom fighter V D Savarkar will lead to the ebbing of sympathy he has gained due to his disqualification as Lok Sabha MP. An editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana said the truth, which Gandhi is fighting for today, will not […]
The Gujarat assembly on Monday suspended 16 of 17 congress MLAs for the remainder of the budget session till March 29 for creating ruckus and staging protests in the house over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP. Some MLAs of the opposition party Imran Khedawala, Geniben Thakor and Amrutiji Thakor were evicted by […]
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre, the Gujarat government, and others to respond to a petition filed by Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Bilkis Bano has challenged the remission of the sentence of 11 convicts in the case. While posting […]
India has requested the Nepal government not to allow Amritpal Singh, who is believed to be hiding in Nepal, to flee to a third country and arrest him if he attempts to escape using an Indian passport or any other fake passport, according to media report. The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has asked the government […]
Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday that archaeologists discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to Pharaoh Ramses II. A team of US archaeologists from New York University excavated mummies of dogs, goats, cows, gazelles, and mongooses at Abydos, a site in southern Egypt famous for its […]
Oreva Group has deposited 50 per cent of the interim compensation amount for the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, the Gujarat High Court was told on Monday. The company informed the division bench of acting Chief Justice A J Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav that the first instalment (50 per cent of the […]
