No Exit Polls Till November 30, Says Election Commission

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification banning conduct, publication and publicity of exit polls from 7.00 AM of November 7 and 6.30 PM of November 30 when five states go for assembly elections.

While polling will be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, voting will take place in Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana on November 7, November 17, November 25 and November 30 respectively.

Citing provisions of the electoral law, the EC noted that "any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both".

It notified the period between 7:00 AM on November 7, 2023 (Tuesday) and 6.30 PM on November 30, 2023 (Thursday) as the period during which conducting and publishing or publicising exit poll by means of the print or electronic media or dissemination in any other manner whatsoever, the result of any exit poll in connection with the five elections and assembly by election in Nagaland, shall be prohibited.

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Delhi's Iconic Bookstore 'The Bookshop' Shuts Down After 50 Years

Eyes were moist and hands jittery as bibliophiles riffled through the pages of a plethora of books housed at the capital's iconic 'The Bookshop', albeit for one last time on Monday.

The social media post by Rachna Singh, daughter of the store's founder KD Singh, on Sunday announcing the closure of The Bookshop, finally put an end to the over 50-year love affair of Delhiites with the quaint, little bookstore in Jor Bagh.

"It is with sadness that I would like to announce that on 31 October 2023, The Book Shop will down its shutters — and we will dissolve the partnership that owns it... As it is said, to everything, there is a season, The Book Shop, too, has had its season, now it's time to move on (sic)," read the post on Facebook with a photograph of the late KD Singh and his wife Nini Singh.

Many, including the likes of novelist Shobhaa De and Australian author John Zubrzycki, filled the comment section, recalling their memories of the landmark Delhi address '13/7 Jor Bagh Market' and expressing regret at the decision to pull down the shop's shutters.

"Was always my first stop in Delhi and fondly remembered as my neighbourhood bookshop when I lived in Jor Bagh. Could never leave without buying something and having a chat with KD and Nini. Will miss it dearly," wrote Zubrzycki, author of the bestseller 'Jadoowallahs, Jugglers and Jinns' and 'The House of Jaipur'.

KD and his wife Nini together opened The Bookshop in 1970, and the rest is history of them hosting the who's who of the capital, including novelists, bureaucrats, politicians and film stars.

The couple had one more store in Khan Market, which was later shut down in 2006 due to financial constraints. After Singh's death in 2014, his family, including his wife Nini, remained involved with the Jor Bagh store.

Not for nothing, the bookstore on a busy Monday afternoon saw hundreds of book lovers making a final pilgrimage to the place which made them fall in love with the written word.

It was a sight unlike any as bibliophiles jostled their way to endless stacks and shelves of books and came out with bundles of books and perhaps one last piece of memory from the famed bookstore once described by the New York Times as "the cosiest bookshop in the country".

"I feel terrible. I have been coming to this store since its inception. It is as if they are taking a part of me away from me. Books without my beloved 'The Bookshop' would no more mean the same to me," said a lady in her late 80s to another visitor as Sohan Singh, the loyal doorman of the bookstore since 1999, overhearing the conversation sobbed uncontrollably.

But as they say every end has a new beginning, the closing of The Bookshop has paved the way for the new swanky and spacious 'The Bookshop Inc' in the nearby Lodhi Market.

The new entity, run by one of the former partners of The Bookshop Sonal Narain and staff members Mahika Chaturvedi and Sohan Singh, promises to have an impeccable collection of books in the offing for the avid fans of literature in the capital.

Publishing houses, such as the likes of Penguin Random House India (PRHI), who are ardent admirers of KD Singh's The Bookshop, are hopeful of the success of the new bookstore as well.

"While the original store is closing, we must celebrate the fact that another one is coming up not so far from Jor Bagh, and I am sure the readers and followers of The Bookshop will continue to flock to the new place which looks very promising for the readers' community," said Nandan Jha, executive VP (product, sales and business development) of Penguin Random House India.

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"Failed To Reach Out To Backwards When...": Congress Jabs Akhilesh Yadav

Amid a bitter falling out with the Samajwadi Party (SP) after the breakdown in seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, the Congress's Uttar Pradesh unit on Monday took a swipe at SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over the launch of the party's PDA (Pichhde-Dalit-Alpsankhyak) rally in the state.

The rally is meant to reach out to the backward communities, Dalits and the minority community in the state and elsewhere ahead of upcoming and future electoral battles.

Speaking to ANI on Monday, the Congress president in Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Rai said the SP didn't do much to reach out to backward and marginalised people in the many years that it ruled the state.

"We have not been in power in Uttar Pradesh for nearly three decades. They (Samajwadis) ruled the state for a number of years but failed to connect or reach out to the backward classes and marginalised communities. The people are aware of this and are tracking their moves minutely," Mr Rai said.

After the recent flare-up over the allocation of seats in Madhya Pradesh, ties between the SP and the Congress took a further turn for the worse after the SP chief, on Monday, launched a bicycle rally to reach out to the 'PDA'.

Though partners in the 28-member INDIA bloc that was formed earlier this year, for the common goal of uniting against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the Centre, ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, the SP chief fell out with the Congress alleging that it reneged on its promise of setting aside 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh for its INDIA ally.

Scoffing at a reporter's question on where the party's PDA outreach leaves the 'forward' or people belonging to the general caste, Akhilesh said his party stood with everyone.

To the 'PDA', a term the SP chief coined, he added an 'A', or 'Agdaa' referring to the general caste.

"In PDA, there is another 'A', which stands for 'Agdaa' (forward). The problem is that many among us are not ready to acknowledge that they are forward despite being so," Akhilesh said at a press conference on the sidelines of his 'PDA Yatra' in Lucknow on Monday.

There is a misplaced notion around the Yadav community (to which he belongs) that it is backward, the SP chief said, adding that a person belonging to a backward class can't build a stadium like Lucknow's Ekana Stadium.

"This is the problem. You think that Yadavs are backward. Did you not visit the (Ekana) stadium to watch the (World Cup) match? How are we backward? A backward (person) could not have built a stadium like that," the former UP CM said.

The Ekana Stadium played host to a top-draw World Cup clash between India and England, with the hosts posting a dominant win over the defending world champions. While leaders across the political aisle hailed India's win, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was in attendance at the stadium.

Hitting out at CM Adityanath, Akhilesh said, "The ones who built the stadium are forward, and the ones who took pictures in it are backward. The ones who made the expressway are forward."

The Lucknow Ekana Stadium was built during Akhilesh's term as chief minister.

Coining the term 'PDA', the SP said earlier that the idea was born out of a shared consciousness of the exploitation and oppression of the pichde (backward), Dalit and alpasankhyak (minority community).

"PDA is basically the name of that unity born out of the consciousness of the exploitation, oppression and neglect of the backward, Dalit and minority communities," Akhilesh posted on X earlier.

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"Need Of Hour To Ensure Maratha Quota Demand Fulfilled": Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday alleged the inaction by the Maharashtra and Central governments on the Maratha quota issue has led to unrest in the community.

Speaking at a function, Mr Pawar said the demand of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange should be accepted without hurting the interests of other communities.

The NCP chief said he had met Mr Jarange when he had observed a fast last month and understood the demands raised by him.

Maharashtra and Central governments didn't take immediate decision on the Maratha quota issue which triggered unrest in the community, he alleged.

"As a party too, our stand is clear. Jarange's demand should be met without hurting the interests of other communities. The need of the hour is to ensure that the quota demand is fulfilled in a proper way," Mr Pawar said.

Maratha community has been staging protests seeking reservation in the government jobs and education under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.

The agitation intensified after quota activist Manoj Jarange sat on an indefinite fast from October 25 as part of the second phase of the protest. On his appeal, many villages have banned the entry of political leaders. Jarange has announced that fast-unto-death protests will begin in villages across Maharashtra from Sunday if the state government fails to act on the pending demand of the Maratha community.

The Maharashtra government's stated position is that it is committed to granting the reservation to the Maratha community which stands legal scrutiny.

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In Fresh Death Threat To Mukesh Ambani, A Demand Of Rs 200 Crore

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a fresh death email threatening to shoot him if he does not pay Rs 200 crore, the police said on Saturday.

The police said that this time the person who sent the email raised his demand from Rs 20 crore to Rs 200 crore due to no response to his previous email.

"Another email came from the same account which read: 'U have not responded to our email now the amount is 200 crore otherwise the death warrant is signed'," the police said.

On Friday, Mukesh Ambani received an email threatening to shoot him if he doesn't pay Rs 20 crore.

According to the Mumbai police, the threat mail said: "If you don't give us 20 crore rupees, we will kill you, we have the best shooters in India."

Based on a complaint by Mukesh Ambani's security in-charge, the Gamdevi Police in south Mumbai registered a case against an unknown person under Sections 387 and 506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code.

Further investigation is underway.

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Arrested Bengal Minister Hospitalised For High Blood Sugar, Renal Issues

West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested earlier in the day, has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with high blood sugar and renal issues, officials said on Friday.

He had earlier fainted when produced in court and complained of dizziness, nausea and weakness of the left arm.

Jyotipriya Mallick, 66, is currently stable, and has been admitted for close monitoring and further evaluation, the hospital said in a bulletin.

Jyotipriya Mallick was rushed to hospital on Friday evening from a city court, where he fainted, hours after his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam.

"He underwent a CT scan, MRI, and relevant blood tests. He was admitted with an initial diagnosis of hyperglycaemia, renal impairment, dyselectrolytemia... and hypertension," the bulletin said. 

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On Lt Governor's Defence Volunteers Move, AAP May Approach Supreme Court

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday approved a proposal of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers with effect from November 1 this year, with AAP government sources saying they will approach the Supreme Court if this happens, setting off a fresh tussle between the two sides.

The lieutenant governor also directed the chief minister to consider recruiting the volunteers to be terminated as Home Guards.

The development came hours after the chief minister asked Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot to appoint the civil defence volunteers as Home Guards and depute them as bus marshals.

"Approving the proposal to end the CDVs' illegal recruitment and deployment, Saxena has raised serious livelihood concerns and directed the CM that the CDVs who lose their job in the process should be considered for appointment as Home Guards, about 10,000 positions of whom, the LG has approved recently," an official at LG Secretariat said.

The LG has also flagged the issue of the CDVs not getting their salary for the past six to seven months and expressed dissatisfaction over the fact the relevant file was sent to him even though the minister concerned and the chief minister were fully competent to take a decision on it on their own, he added.

Amid a tussle between the LG office and the Delhi government, hundreds of civil defence volunteers started an indefinite sit-in protest outside the Delhi Secretariat to demand their unpaid dues.

Following the development, AAP government sources said they will approach the apex court.

"If Delhi LG terminates the services of civil defence volunteers, we will approach the Supreme Court. Some of these volunteers are deployed as bus marshals, who play a crucial role in ensuring women's safety on buses. We will not compromise on women's safety," said a government source.

LG office sources, on the other hand, accused the AAP government sources of "spreading lies" and sharing "misleading" information.

"The proposal to terminate civil defence volunteers was sent to LG office by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, which was only approved by the Lt Governor. Will Delhi government go to Supreme Court against the chief minister?" an LG office source said.

The LG office sources said the proposal to terminate the services of civil defence volunteers was received on October 20.

However, the government source claimed no such proposal was sent to the LG office by the chief minister's office.

Earlier in the day, Kejriwal asked the Delhi home minister to "appoint" civil defence volunteers as Home Guards and depute them as marshals in public transport buses, officials said.

In a note, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said that "legal objection" has been raised about the continuation of civil defence volunteers as bus marshals.

It has been said that civil defence volunteers cannot be engaged in regular duties and that they can be called only during any disaster. "Therefore, it has been suggested that home guards be appointed as bus marshals instead of civil defence volunteers," said the note.

"I have separately proposed to LG that civil defence volunteers should be continued as bus marshals till adequate number of home guards are appointed in their place. If the bus marshals are suddenly removed, it will not be good for the safety of women travellers," the chief minister said, according to the note.

Since the existing civil defence volunteers who are working as bus marshals have the required experience, a plan should be developed to appoint them only as home guards and continue them as bus marshals, unless there is any specific complaint against any individual, the chief minister.

"So, if we appoint the same set of people as home guards and put them on bus marshal duty, one one hand the government will get experienced people and on the other hand their jobs will continue," the note stated.

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He Asked If He Should "Shoot" Himself: Wife Of Ex Railway Cop Who Killed 4

Moments after allegedly gunning down four persons in a train near Mumbai, including a senior colleague, dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary called up his wife and said he had committed a "big mistake" and asked her if he should "shoot" himself, too, according to her statement which is part of the case's chargesheet.

Chetansinh Chaudhary's wife, Priyanka, has made this claim in a statement given to the police after the July incident which is part of the chargesheet filed by the Government Railway Police (GRP), the probe agency in the case.

Her statement also mentioned that the accused had a "blood clot" in the brain and was taking medicines for the same.

The GRP on October 20 filed a chargesheet before a magistrate's court here against Chetan Chaudhary (34), accused of fatally shooting a senior colleague and three passengers on board a moving Mumbai-bound express train on July 31 near Palghar railway station on the outskirts of the metropolis.

He has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder), 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc) and others, as well as relevant provisions of the Railways Act and the Maharashtra Prevention Of Defacement of Property Act.

Priyanka Chaudhary, in the statement, said on the day of the shooting incident, her husband phoned at around 6:30 am and told her about his murderous act.

“Maine teen logon ko, aur ek SI (sub-inspector) ko maar dia hai…Mujse badi galti hogai hai..tum bolo toh apne AAP ko goli maar doon kya…(I have killed three people and SI.. Have made a big mistake…shall I shoot myself too?)," constable Chaudhary told his wife, according to the statement.

She asked her husband to surrender before the police, the statement said.

Priyanka Chaudhary said her husband's father, who was also in the RPF, died on duty in 2007 and Chetan Chaudhary was then studying in Class 10. After completion of 18 years, Chetan Chaudhary joined the RPF on compensatory grounds and was posted in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.

In 2018, he was transferred to Gujarat where he stayed in a village called Radavav near the coastal town of Porbandar. In April this year, the RPF constable was transferred to Mumbai, the statement said.

Priyanka Chaudhary told the police that when her mother-in-law went to meet Chetan Chaudhary in Porbandar in February, she found his “behaviour abnormal”.

As per her mother-in-law, the RPF constable used to suddenly start blabbering, something without any provocation, and also used to bang his head against the wall, the statement said.

On February 13 this year, Chetan Chaudhary was taken to a neurosurgeon in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. After initial tests and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), it was diagnosed that there was a minor blood clotting in his brain, she said.

The statement said the doctor gave him medicines for ten days. After the first course, when the doctor re-examined him, he found some improvement in his condition. Hence, he was advised to continue the same medications.

Chetan Chaudhary's uncle, in a statement to the police, said the accused was disturbed because he was transferred from Porbandar to Mumbai, whereas he wanted posting in either Mathura or Agra.

The chargesheet has statements of several witnesses, including co-passengers of the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express, where the gruesome incident took place.

The 34-year-old RPF constable was caught with his weapon after passengers pulled the chain of the train which stopped near Mira Road station (on the Mumbai suburban network).

He shot dead RPF Assistant Sub-Inspector Tika Ram Meena, who was travelling with him in the train, and a passenger in B5 coach with his automatic weapon, according to the GRP.

Chetansinh Chaudhary then killed another passenger in the pantry car and one more traveller in S6 coach next to the pantry car after 5 am, said the probe agency.

His lawyer Amit Mishra said they will comment on the chargesheet only after going through the document.

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MK Stalin Urges PM Modi To Let Governor Stay Till Lok Sabha Polls. It Is A Dig

In a veiled attack on Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, Chief Minister and DMK President, M K Stalin on Friday said some persons holding high offices were questioning the Dravidian ideology and its governance model, though the people do not attach value to such criticism.

In an apparent reference to Ravi, the ruling party chief said 'he' must continue to be in office and it would further strengthen the DMK's campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Addressing a function here, Stalin said Tamil Nadu, led by late DMK patriarch and Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, came forward to implement the 33 per cent reservation for women after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi brought in quotas for women in Panchayati Raj, local self-governments.

When other states hesitated, Tamil Nadu was the first state to march ahead in this regard, and 'this is the Dravidian model' of governance, he said.

Against the background of Governor Ravi denouncing recently as well the Aryan-Dravidian racial theory, Stalin, without naming anyone, said some persons holding high offices were asking 'what is Dravidam?." Such was the significance of the Dravidian ideology--model of governance that it has prompted some to question it and that is 'Dravidam', he said.

'Dravidam,' a Tamil word, when used by the ruling DMK leaders, has a reference to the DMK regime's social justice-led Dravidian model of governance, inspired by the Dravidian political ideology, the Dravidian stalwarts and the over a century-old Dravidian movement.

Stalin, again, without naming Ravi, said he should continue to be the Tamil Nadu Governor, which would go on to further strengthen the DMK's campaign. "I would like to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to not shift the Governor here. He should be here until the Lok Sabha polls, at the least."

The DMK president said though the Governor was speaking about anything and everything that he thought of, the people were not interested in it.

Ravi's remarks on policy matters such as the NEET and ideological questions have often shown sharp divergence between him and the Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK regime led by Stalin.

Asserting that the DMK regime is fulfilling all of its electoral promises continuously, the DMK president expressed confidence that the INDIA opposition alliance would be hugely victorious in state polls in five states.

He reiterated that the BJP-led Centre would be dislodged following the saffron party's defeat in the LS polls next year. Stalin urged party workers and supporters to be prepared for the 2024 general elections.

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"PM Modi In Maharashtra Because...": Congress Leader's Big Charge

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in the state to get some industries, including the diamond sector, to shift to neighbouring Gujarat.

He also alleged the BJP-led state government was looting Maharashtra on the instructions of "Delhi" (an apparent reference to the Centre).

PM Modi was in Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, where he inaugurated a massive devotees' complex of the renowned Sai Baba temple, the canal network of the Nilwande Dam, as well the 'Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana' under which 86 lakh farmers of the state will get Rs 12,000 each per year as aid.

"The activities of shifting mega investment projects from Maharashtra to Gujarat has been going on for the last one-and-half years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is touring the state today to shift diamond and other business activities in Mumbai to Surat (in Gujarat)," Mr Patole alleged.

"The Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government is making all efforts to reduce the importance of Mumbai in the country's economy. The state's BJP-led government is looting Maharashtra on the instructions of Delhi," he told reporters.

A vast diamond industry is being developed in Surat, which will take away Mumbai's business, he told reporters.

PM Modi is also here to issue pending works of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is a burden on Maharashtra, Mr Patole claimed.

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Andhra Cops Seize Rs 1.3 Crore Cash Stuffed In Washing Machines

The Andhra Pradesh police seized Rs 1.3 crore cash in transit from Visakhapatnam to Vijayawada, stuffed in two washing machines which were part of an electrical appliances showroom consignment, said an official on Wednesday.

Police seized the cash, six washing machines and 30 cell phones belonging to a private firm from a mini-cargo truck bound for Vijayawada and arrested three persons acting as couriers, the official said.

"The company was sending the money from its branches in and around Visakhapatnam such as Srikakulam and Vizianagaram to Vijayawada branch to be deposited in a bank there," Gajuwaka DCP K Ananda Reddy told news agency PTI about the cash seizure.

However, when police asked as to why the cash was being shifted stealthily, Mr Reddy said executives from the electrical appliances chain failed to give a convincing explanation or show proper documents.

Police registered a case under CrPC Sections 102 and 41 and handed over the cash to a local court.

Further, the police have informed the Income Tax Department and GST authorities about the seizure.

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Dussehra : Shree ram को नमन आज होगा रावण दहन | PM Modi | Ram Leela | CM Shivraj | Top News

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2 Dead In Jharkhand As Truck On Way To Durga Immersion Falls On People

Two persons were killed and four others suffered injuries on Tuesday when a truck fell on the people who were in a procession for immersion of the idol of goddess Durga in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur city on Tuesday evening, Health Minister Banna Gupta said.

The incident occurred at Bodhanwala ghat under Bistupur police station when the truck was negotiating a slope.

Two persons died in Tata Main Hospital where four other injured are under treatment, the health minister said in a statement issued after visiting the healthcare facility.

The condition of two of the injured is stated to be serious.

All the victims were members of the Kitadih Puja Committee in Bagbera area here, police said adding that they were in the immersion procession.

Gupta asked East Singhbhum District Civil Surgeon Dr Jujhar Majhi and the hospital authorities to ensure proper treatment of the injured.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled the death of the two persons during the immersion of the idols.

“May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this grief. The district administration is providing medical aid to the injured people. I wish speedy recovery to all the injured.” The district administration appealed to the devotees to take care of their safety on a priority basis during the immersion.

A huge crowd thronged the roads of Steel City here to witness immersion processions taken out by over 200 community Durga puja committees.

Immersion of idols is underway in different ghats amid tight security. While divers were engaged in ghats as a precautionary measure, the police are using drones to keep a vigil on miscreants. 

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"Committed To Issuing Reservation To Maratha Community": Devendra Fadnavis

The Maharashtra government is committed to granting reservation to the Maratha community but will have to ensure that the allocation stands the legal and constitutional scrutiny, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. Fadnavis' assurance comes on the eve of the expiry of an ultimatum given by activist Manoj Jarange to the government for declaring a quota for Marathas under the OBC category.

The senior BJP leader also said a hurried decision on granting a quota in education and government jobs may be struck down by the Supreme Court.

"Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has stressed that the government wants to give the reservation to the Maratha community which will pass the legal and constitutional tests. Suppose a decision to award reservation in education and government jobs is taken hurriedly, in that case, the court will strike it down, and the state will face the criticism of cheating the community," Fadnavis told reporters in Nagpur.

When asked about the demand of the Maratha Kranti Morcha for restructuring the state Backward Classes Commission, he said CM Shinde will definitely take a decision on this front.

If some vacancies are to be filled, we will do it, he added.

"In the past, our government had given the reservation (to Marathas) that was upheld by the Bombay High Court. Maharashtra was the only state after Tamil Nadu where the HC had upheld the reservation granted by the state," Fadnavis said.

The former chief minister said the Supreme Court never issued a stay order on the reservation given to the Maratha community when the BJP-led government was in power in Maharashtra (from 2014 to 2019).

"But I do not want to indulge in politics over what happened later (when Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA was at the helm from November 2019 to June 2022). Our government is committed to issuing the reservation to the Maratha community. We will get it done," Fadnavis added.

A day earlier, Manoj Jarange had said he would launch a fast-unto-death protest from October 25 if the government fails to grant quota to the Maratha community by Tuesday.

Jarange also said the Maratha community would not let political leaders, including MPs and MLAs, enter villages across the state until the reservation demand is met.

The Maratha quota issue took centre stage in Maharashtra politics after some people supporting Jarange during his hunger strike protest in September were allegedly lathi-charged by police at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district. 

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'अनकही राजनीति'! ऊंट आया पहाड़ के नीचे, नेताजी को जनता कह रही 'यह मेरा विषय नही

ANKAHI RAAJNEETI: मध्यप्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव (Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023) के लिए पर्चा दाखिल करने की शुरूआत हो चुकी है. यानी दोनों दल भाजपा व कांग्रेस के बीच औपचारिक रूप से चुनावी मुकाबले का दंगल शुरू हो चुका है.. इसको लेकर होने वाली राजनीति और चुनावी खबरों के पीछे की कहानियां गुदगुदाने (Chunav Chakra) वाले होती हैं, इन्हें इसी अंदाज में न्यूज18 हिंदी के खास कॉलम 'अनकही राजनीति!' में पढ़िए...

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Hotel Owner, 8-Year-Old Son, Stabbed To Death In Their Delhi House

A hotel owner in his 30s and his eight-year-old son were stabbed to death in their sleep in their house in central Delhi's Paharganj area, police said on Saturday.

The body of the two was discovered Saturday afternoon when the hotel owner's wife and daughter came to check on them failing to get a response after several calls on the man's mobile phone, police said.

The victims were identified as Anuj Singh and his son Raunak.

"Their bodies were discovered on the first floor of the building, where Anuj used to stay with his family. His neck was slit and there were multiple stab wounds on his body. The body was lying on the bed," a police officer said.

His son was lying on the floor in a pool of blood, he said.

The house was ransacked and some valuables were suspected to be missing, the officer said.

DCP (Central) SK Sain said a case of murder is registered at Nabi Karim Police Station and an investigation has been launched into the killings.

"A man from Muzaffarpur, Bihar, identified as Sonu, who was hired as a hotel staff, is our prime suspect as he was staying on the second floor of the building and has been missing since morning," Sain said.

The suspect has also taken away the mobile phone and DVR of the CCTV installed in the building, police said.

Police said Anuj had recently bought a house in Dwarka which he often used to visit.

On Friday too, Anuj along with his mother, wife, and two children had gone to their new house for some prayers. His mother and wife stayed back, he and his son returned.

"It is suspected that Anuj and his son were attacked while both were sleeping. Teams have been formed to nab the suspect," the officer said.

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BJP's Poll Body Meets To Decide Candidates For Upcoming Assembly Polls

The BJP's Central Election Committee met on Friday to finalise its candidates for the coming assembly polls amid indications that the party's top brass may field Union ministers in Rajasthan as it did in Madhya Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda among other CEC members brainstormed following hectic meetings the national leadership had with state leaders from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana in the last couple of days to address regional concerns and narrow down the list of probables.

Sources said this could be the last meeting of the BJP's CEC, which has already met three times until now.

The BJP is yet to name any candidate for the 119-member Telangana assembly elections slated for November 30.

It has declared 41 candidates, including seven MPs, for the November 25 elections to the 200-member Rajasthan assembly and 136 for the November 17 elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly.

 There is a view that some Union ministers, including Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, may be fielded in the Rajasthan polls.

  Its Madhya Pradesh candidates include three Union ministers and four other MPs. It has declared most of its nominees for Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assembly polls. PTI KR RT

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Several BJP, AAP Leaders, Tribal Party Workers Join Congress In Gujarat

Several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party and the ruling BJP in Gujarat joined the Congress on Thursday in the presence of the opposition party's general secretary in charge of the state Mukul Wasnik.

Some of the key leaders who joined the Congress at its 'Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan' headquarters in Ahmedabad were Ishwar Patel, former MLA of Dharampur seat of Valsad, and Arif Ansari, who is former chairman of Gujarat AAP's minority cell.

Ishwar Patel won from Dharampur seat in 2012 as a Congress MLA. He had joined BJP some time back.

Surat-based lawyer Arif Ansari said he had resigned from AAP nearly four months back after he was removed from the minority cell and made chairman of sports cell.

Other leaders who joined Congress included former BJP president of Kodinar taluka Pravinsinh Zala, former BJP president of Santrampur town Sunil Bhoi, organisation secretary of BJP's state women wing Miraben Panchal and former AAP president of Narmada district Dharmendrasinh Gohil, said a Congress release.

Several Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) functionaries also joined the Congress during the day, it added.

On the occasion, Mukul Wasnik said the BJP's "anti-people" policies were hurting citizens of the country, resulting in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

Welcoming the new entrants, Mukul Wasnik said the Congress under Rahul Gandhi was on a mission to unite the country, adding that all must come together to save the nation.

Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil said his party always believed in taking everyone along.

The entry of these leaders and workers will further strengthen the party in Gujarat, said the Congress release.

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"Bar And Bench Worked Together For Equality For Citizens": Justice Siddharth Mridul

The bar and the bench are the two wheels of administration of justice and have always worked together to secure liberty, equality and justice for the people of this country, Manipur High Court's chief justice designate Justice Siddharth Mridul said on Wednesday.

Justice Mridul, who has been a judge of the Delhi High Court for more than 15 years, was speaking at the full court reference organised by the high court to bid farewell to him following his appointment as the chief justice of the Manipur High Court.

"I candidly admit that I would not have achieved (what I have) without each one of you holding my hand and raising my spirits through difficult times... "The bar and the bench are the two wheels of the administration of justice which have always worked together in Delhi to secure for the people of this country liberty, equality and justice - social, economic and political," Justice Mridul, who became emotional during his address, said.

He was appointed as additional judge of the Delhi High Court on March 13, 2008 and became a permanent judge on May 26, 2009.

During his address, he made a request to the senior members of the bar to adopt young lawyers and impart necessary skills of advocacy to them and support them with the resources they need to earn a dignified living.

Justice Mridul also advised young lawyers to remember the famous words of scientist Albert Einstein that "you never fail until you stop trying".

"My personal belief is that the objective all of us seek to attain is to ensure the welfare and wellbeing of the lowest social and economic denominator. In other words, the upliftment of the weakest section of the society," he said.

He said he would miss Delhi, the beautiful city, and all the courts here where he has practised as a lawyer.

"I reiterate what I said in the glorious and unforgettable farewell given to me by the Bar today. "Meharban hokar bulalo mujhe chahe jis waqt, main gaya waqt nahi hoon ke fir aa bhi na sakoon (Be kind and call me any time you want, I am not the time gone by that I cannot come back again)," Justice Mridul, known for his penchant for 'Shayari', said.

Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma congratulated Justice Mridul on his elevation and said the citizens of Manipur will greatly benefit from his presence.

"Certainly the blessings will ensure that your tenure in Manipur is a successful one... I am experiencing mixed emotions today. Delhi's loss is Manipur's gain. The citizens of Manipur will be greatly benefitted with your presence, ensuring their confidence in the due process of law," the chief justice said. PTI SKV ADS SKV SK

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Court Orders Woman To Pay Rs 25,000 Over Rape Charge U-Turn After 6 Years

The Bombay High Court imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a woman, who six years ago accused a man of raping her and forcing her to abort twice, only to clarify later that it was a consensual relationship and there was no coercion.

A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and NR Borkar in its September 20 order, made available on Tuesday, noted that the woman said before the High Court that she terminated her pregnancies of her own will.

The accused in the case went to the High Court seeking to quash the FIR in the case.

"The complainant has filed her affidavit stating that the relationship with petitioner (the accused) was consensual and that she had taken a conscious decision to abort the pregnancies since she was not legally married. She claims that she is already married to another person and has a child and is living a peaceful family life. She has accorded her consent to quash the FIR and all consequent proceedings," the court noted in the order.

The judges directed that the FIR be quashed accordingly, but also asked the woman to pay Rs 25,000, by way of cost, to the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai within two weeks.

In 2017, the woman alleged that the petitioner raped her and his family members compelled her to terminate the pregnancies twice.

Even if the allegations in the FIR were accepted in their entirety, the physical relationship between the parties was consensual, the court observed.

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AAP To Make Electoral Debut In Northeast By Contesting Mizoram Polls

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party has decided to make electoral debut in the northeast by contesting in the Mizoram assembly polls. Rajesh Sharma, AAP's northeast in-charge, told reporters in Delhi today that the decision to expand the organisation and contest elections in the northeastern states was made on Sunday at a meeting with Mr Kejriwal. A coordination committee and a northeast cell will be formed for organisational expansion.

"AAP will also participate in the upcoming Mizoram assembly elections. The details of the number of seats contested and the constituencies will be provided by the state committee, and an announcement regarding it will be made soon," Mr Sharma said.

People in the northeast are grappling with various issues, including education, healthcare, inflation, and unemployment, and they believe that AAP can provide solutions to these problems, he said.

The northeast faces a multitude of issues, including rampant corruption and nepotism. The Chief Ministers in these states often treat the state as their family estate, and government contracts are typically awarded to their family members and friends, he said.  

Government schools, hospitals, and roads are in poor condition and inflation is on the rise. Unemployment is a significant problem. Addressing these issues has become crucial, he added.

After witnessing the party's track record in Delhi and Punjab, the people of the northeast believe that only AAP can accomplish these tasks, Mr Sharma said. So they want AAP to expand its organisation and participate in elections in all the northeastern states.  

In states like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Manipur, where the BJP is in power, they have initiated divisive politics in a forceful manner, he said, "by dividing communities and stoking tensions, including conflicts like the Kuki-Meitei dispute".

"This has left the people of the northeast quite distressed because they never support this kind of politics. That's why the AAP is determined to expand its organisation with full force in the northeastern states," he added.

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Haryana Chief Minister Lays Foundation Stone Of Domestic Airport At Ambala

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a domestic airport in Ambala Cantonment, saying it will not only improve connectivity but also spur economic activity.

The civil enclave -- a military airbase area allotted for civil aviation use -- was sanctioned under the UDAN scheme. The airport -- touted as the dream project of Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, a six-time MLA from Ambala Cantonment -- will be established on 20 acres, alongside the Air Force Station.

The "bhoomi pujan" and foundation stone laying ceremony was done in the presence of Mr Vij, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, and Rajya Sabha MP Kartikiye Sharma.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Khattar said the airport will further increase Haryana's connectivity with other states and also spur economic activity.

It can also act as a support facility for the Chandigarh airport, he said.

"When an airport comes up, it spurs economic activity and development," the chief minister said.

The airport, once completed, will also use the already-existing runway of the Ambala Cantonment Airport Station for the landing of commercial aircraft.

Officials said the Union Ministry of Defence has agreed to allow the use of the Air Force airstrip for civil aviation. The ministry also allotted about 20 acres of its land to build the civil enclave, with the Haryana government paying Rs 133 crore.

The Public Works Department of the Haryana government has issued a tender worth Rs 16 crore for the construction of a terminal building.

It has separately approved Rs 25 crore for other works at the airport.

Mr Chautala said a passenger terminal, which can cater to at least 200 people at a time, will come up within six months.

The Haryana government has applied for permission to start flights from Ambala to destinations, including Srinagar, Varanasi, Jaipur, Amritsar and Delhi, under the UDAN scheme.

Mr Vij said once the airport becomes operational, it will also cater to people from western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

The BJP-led government in the state has done a lot of work in Ambala Cantonment and Ambala has made great progress, Mr Vij said.

About the airport project, he said a lot of effort was made to ensure its realisation as it required permission from the Army, Air Force, defence ministry and other departments.

It is a matter of great joy for the people of Ambala that the foundation stone of a very ambitious project has been laid. Every single person in Ambala must thank Khattar for the efforts he made to realise the airport project, the minister said.

It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream that the common man should be able to afford and undertake flight travel and that is why the UDAN scheme was launched, Vij said.

He added that India's prestige has risen globally under Modi's leadership.

Mr Vij also lauded Mr Chautala and said he facilitated all permissions that were required.

When an airport comes up, it does not benefit a city alone but the entire region gets a boost, Mr Vij said. 

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Probe Agency's Custody Of Chinese National In Money-Laundering Case Upheld

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with a trial court order sending Chinese national Guangwen alias Andrew Kuang to three-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case against Chinese smartphone maker Vivo.

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, in an order released on Saturday, dismissed a petition by Kuang -- an office bearer of Vivo Mobile India -- challenging the trial court order of remand, noting that as per the grounds of arrest and the remand application, the petitioner, "one of the main conspirators", was involved in the incorporation of the companies throughout the country for acquiring and siphoning off proceeds of crime.

"Ultimately, the investigating officer had concluded (in grounds of arrest) that the present petitioner was the prime conspirator of the formation of these companies through which acquisition of proceeds of crime had taken place and which, after layering and integration, had been siphoned off by Vivo India," the court observed in an order dated October 13.

"This court does not find any infirmity in the order of remand dated 10.10.2023 challenged before this Court as the same takes into account the mandate of compliance of provisions of Section 19 of PMLA as well as Section 45 of PMLA. Accordingly, the present petition stands dismissed along with pending application," ordered the court.

On Friday, the trial court extended the custody of the petitioner with ED by three days in the case.

The petitioner, apprehended on October 10, had argued before the high court that his arrest was carried out in a malafide manner and against the mandate of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and no case was made out against him.

Rejecting the objections, the court observed that the remand application specifically mentioned that on the basis of the investigation carried out so far and material collected, the present petitioner was "guilty" of the offence of money laundering and therefore written grounds of arrest were also given to him.

On October 10, the trial court sent four people, including the petitioner, to three-day ED custody in the case.

The agency had raided the company and its linked people in July last year, claiming to have busted a major money laundering racket involving Chinese nationals and multiple Indian companies.

The ED had then alleged that a whopping Rs 62,476 crore was "illegally" transferred by Vivo to China in order to avoid payment of taxes in India.

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President of Mexican Senate Ties 'Rakhi' To PM Modi During P20 Summit

President of the Mexican Senate Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand on the sidelines of the G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20) on Friday.

Ana Lilia Rivera tied a 'Rakhi' to PM Modi, who in turn gave her his blessings, officials said.

Addressing the inaugural session of the ninth G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit (P20), Modi said terrorism anywhere in the world and in any form is against humanity and conflicts do not benefit anyone.

He also asserted that "this is time for peace and brotherhood" as a divided world cannot provide solutions to big global challenges.

The event is being attended by the Speakers of Parliaments of G20 members and invitee countries.

The thematic sessions during this P20 Summit will focus on four subjects of transformation in people's lives through public digital platforms, women-led development, accelerating SDGs and sustainable energy transition.

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"Sharad Pawar Never Wanted To Resign," Says Supriya Sule

Responding to former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal's allegation that Sharad Pawar's resignation as NCP president was "decided" in a party meeting, NCP working president Supriya Sule said that Sharad Pawar never wanted to tender his resignation.

Launching serious allegations against leaders of NCP, Supriya Sule claimed, "Pawar Saheb never wanted to tender his resignation. But he offered to resign after leaders from the party insisted on joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was hurt and he offered to resign", Ms Sule told reporters in Maharashtra's Pune.

"Everyone thought it was a drama, but for us, it was a reality. Later, party workers from the state urged Pawar Saheb to continue as the president, following which a committee was set up that was to decide who would become the next President but Bhujbal himself refused the idea of setting up the committee and urged Pawar Saheb to remain in the position", she added.

Supriya Sule further said that she chose to be on the path of "struggle".

"On one side, there was power (satta), on the other side, there was struggle. I chose to be on the path of struggle", she said.

Earlier this year, NCP's veteran leader Sharad Pawar announced his decision to step down as the president of the party after helming it for 24 years and stated that he will not contest any more elections.

Later, the party suffered a split as top leaders including Ajit Pawar along with eight other party leaders joined the ruling Eknath-Shinde-BJP alliance in the state.

NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister with eight other party legislators.

The move by Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar, which also saw eight other NCP MLAs joining the Shinde-Fadnavis government, came amid efforts by opposition parties to forge unity to take on the BJP in the next year's Lok Sabha polls.

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Haryana Bureaucrat Arrested On Corruption Charges, 2nd Case In A Week

Haryana's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested an IAS officer, Jaibir Singh, for allegedly demanding a bribe to sanction a transfer, an official spokesperson said on Thursday.

Jaibir Singh, who is posted as the managing director of the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation, is the second bureaucrat to be arrested in a corruption case in two days.

IAS officer Vijay Dahiya was arrested by the ACB in connection with a corruption case on Tuesday.

A complaint was received that Singh had demanded a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from the complainant for sanctioning a transfer. The ACB arrested Singh o n Wednesday after a middleman allegedly accepted the bribe on his behalf, an ACB spokesperson said.

The middleman, a private individual, was also arrested from Panchkula, he said.

A case has been registered against Singh, the private person and two others at Panchkula ACB police station, the spokesperson said.

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International Olympic Committee : 40 साल बाद India में होगा IOC का सत्र | Nita Ambani | Thomas Bach

International Olympic Committee : 40 साल बाद India में होगा IOC का सत्र | Nita Ambani | Thomas BachMumbai से एक बड़ी खबर जहां 40 साल बाद India में होगा IOC का सत्र. इस दौरान Thomas Bach पहुंचे भारत और मुकेश अंबानी ने ...

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"Sextortion" Racket Using Dating Apps Busted In Odisha, 4 Minors Detained

The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested a person and detained four minor boys for their alleged involvement in a "sextortion" racket being operated through dating apps.

The police action came on the basis of written complaints filed by two persons from Bhubaneswar and Khurda.

"We have detained four minor boys and arrested an adult male for luring and cheating people through dating apps. They also extorted money from the victims by blackmailing," said Girija Shankar Chakrabarty, ACP (Zone-II), Bhubaneswar.

The gang members used to engage in friendly chats with people and invite them to a house in Bhubaneswar, where they allegedly shot obscene videos and threatened to circulate those on social media, police said.

They would rob their victims of valuables and transfer money from their bank accounts by blackmailing them, the officer said.

Further investigation is underway.

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Crocodile Strays Into West Bengal Town In Dead Of Night, Rescued

A crocodile strayed into a town in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district in the dead of the night, triggering panic in the area, officials said on Tuesday.

The incident happened in Palpara of Kalna town. The crocodile entered the area around 1 a.m. from the nearby Bhagirathi river, they said.

The people of the area, panicked by the situation, spent a sleepless night with the crocodile going from one lane to the other.

"We haven't seen any such thing in our lives. We were awake the entire night," said Subhash Mondal, a local.

The crocodile was rescued by personnel of the Forest Department around 8 a.m., officials said, adding that it will be released into the river.

"It is suspected that the rise in the water level of the river may have led to this incident. It is also possible that the crocodile entered the locality while chasing prey," said divisional forest officer Nisha Goswami. 

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अब नो पार्किंग में गाड़ी खड़ी करना पड़ेगा महंगा, देना होगा डबल जुर्माना

नगर पालिका ने नया टोइंग क्रेन यातायात पुलिस को सौंप दिया है. इसके जरिए पुलिस शहर की यातायात व्यवस्था को बिगाड़ने वाले वाहनों को जब्त करेगी. वाहनों को जब्त करने के बाद वाहन मालिकों को डबल जुर्माना देना पड़ेगा.

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Artist Chintan Upadhyay Gets Life Imprisonment For Conspiring To Kill Wife

A sessions court here on Tuesday sentenced artist Chintan Upadhyay to "rigorous imprisonment for life" for conspiring to kill his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay. Rejecting the prosecution's demand for a death sentence, the court, in the judgment, noted that Chintan was an acclaimed international artist who did not have any criminal antecedents.

While seeking to "finish off all the problems relating to Hema once and for all, a thought might have taken the shape of determination to eliminate" her, said additional sessions judge, Dindoshi court, S Y Bhosale in his judgment.

On October 5, the court had held Upadhyay guilty of abetting and conspiring to kill his wife, who too was an artist.

On Tuesday, the sentence was passed.

Three co-accused, namely, tempo driver Vijay Rajbhar and helpers Pradeep Rajbhar and Shivkumar Rajbhar, found guilty of murdering Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, were also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life.

The court order noted that the flat where Hema and Chintan were residing was jointly owned by them. In case of Hema's death, the property would have gone to Chintan.

While Chintan had filed a petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty which the family court granted, Hema challenged it before the High Court, and thus, Chintan was required to wait till the HC decided the matter, the sessions court said.

These two circumstances were sufficient to infer the motive to kill Hema, it said.

But the case was not "rarest of rare" (which warrants capital punishment), and hence it was awarding the punishable of life sentence, the court said.

The other three accused had no criminal antecedents and were young, the judge said, adding that Shivkumar had just completed 18 years of age when the crime was committed.

"Their financial condition appears to be very poor, and that appears to be the sole ground that they agreed to commit the present offence," the judge said.

Chintan Upadhyay had crossed 50 years of age and was well-off; he was also an internationally acclaimed artist, the court noted.

"He has no criminal antecedents. It appears that at particular point of time to finish off all the problems relating to Hema once and for all, a thought might have taken shape of determination to eliminate Hema," the court said.

This thought was the result of the particular period he was passing through, it added.

"Thus, there appears less possibility that they (the four convicted accused) would commit any offence in future. In other words, the possibility of reformation of these accused is high," it said.

The court held though "the act of the accused was brutal, the case cannot be termed as a rarest of rare case which warrants death penalty."

Hema Upadhyay and advocate Bhambhani were killed on December 11, 2015, and the bodies were stuffed into cardboard boxes and thrown into a ditch in suburban Kandivali.

Vidyadhar Rajbhar, who is accused to executing the murders, is yet to be arrested.

Chintan Upadhyay was arrested soon after the murders for allegedly conspiring to eliminate his wife.

He spent nearly six years in jail before being granted bail by the Supreme Court in September 2021.

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2 Bangladeshis Sentenced To 5 Years In Jail By Anti-Terror Court In Mumbai

A special NIA court in Mumbai on Monday sentenced two citizens of Bangladesh to five years' imprisonment for harbouring terrorists of Al-Qaeda linked Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), an official said.

Ripen Hussain alias 'Rubel' and Mohmmad Hasan Ali were convicted by the special court under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Foreigners Act, while the trial against the remaining three accused is ongoing, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had filed charge sheets against all the arrested accused in September 2018.

The official said the court sentenced the convicted persons to imprisonment of five years each besides slapping them with fine.

The Maharashtra Police had initially registered a case on March 16, 2018, on inputs that several Bangladeshi nationals were staying in Pune without valid documents and were involved in abetting and aiding members of the ABT.

Acting upon the information, police intercepted Mohamed Habibur Rehman Habib alias 'Raj Jesub Mondal' at Dhobighat, Bhairoba Nala, Pune and subsequently arrested five Bangladeshi nationals, the spokesperson said.

The NIA had taken over the investigation of the case on May 18, 2018.

The spokesperson said investigations had revealed that the arrested Bangladeshi nationals illegally infiltrated into India and obtained PAN cards, Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards, and ration cards under fictitious names by providing fake documents.

"They used these documents for procuring Indian SIM cards, opening bank accounts, and seeking employment in India," the spokesperson said, adding they had harboured ABT terrorist Samad Mia alias 'Tanvir' alias 'Saiful' alias 'Tushar Biswas' alias 'Tusar' and other members at a construction site in Pune.

He said they also gave money to ABT terrorists including Mia.

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Police Case Against Publisher Over Prophet Mohammed "Photo" In Textbook

An FIR was registered against a publisher for allegedly depicting a "photo" of Prophet Mohammed in a textbook of Class four, police said on Monday.

The textbook was distributed at a private school under the limits of Kalapathar police station, and the depiction of the Prophet in it sparked protests from some people on Sunday night, they said.

Subsequently, a complaint was lodged with the police over the publishing of the "picture", alleging that the act hurt the sentiments of Muslims. According to the Islamic faith, visual representations of the Prophet are not permitted in order to prevent the worship of idols.

Based on the complaint, a case was registered under 153 A (promoting enmity between different religious groups), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and other relevant IPC sections against the publisher and also the management of the school, a senior police official said.

Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT), a political party in Telangana, also condemned the publishing of the imaginary photo and claimed that it has been done intentionally to hurt the religious sentiments of Muslim community.

MBT leader Amjed Ullah Khan wrote to the Telangana Education Minister and demanded that necessary action be taken against the printer, publisher, school management and others responsible for the visual representation of the Prophet in the textbook.

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UP Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Schoolgirl

A 40-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a schoolgirl in UP on Sunday.

The alleged incident happened in Bhadohi district and the survivor was a 17-year-old class 12 student. The accused has been arrested.

Police spokesperson Gagan Raj Singh said that the girl had gone to relieve herself out in the open when Sujit Gautam came and stood in front of her and made obscene gestures.

When the girl raised an alarm, Sujit tried to rape and strangle her but made a hasty escape when locals rushed to the spot, Mr Singh said.

Gautam was booked under sections 354 A (sexual harassment) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) of the IPC and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, said police.

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Visva Bharti Writes To President Over Road At Santiniketan Campus

Visva-Bharati authorities on Sunday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking her intervention for returning of a road lined by heritage buildings on the central university's campus from the West Bengal government.

In a letter to the President, Visva-Bharati Vice Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty sought her support for the return of the road on its campus in Santiniketan which was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site last month.

According to the Archeological Survey of India, if vehicles carrying heavy materials are allowed to ply, the roadside buildings, which are more than one hundred years old, will be damaged by the vibration of the movement of these vehicles, Chakrabarty claimed.

The three-km road, connecting Post Office More with Santiniketan, was taken over by the Public Works Department of the state government from the university in 2020 “to facilitate better connectivity”.

The varsity has been demanding the return of the road to protect the heritage structures lined along it.

The letter was written to the President, who is also the Visitor of the central university, days after Visva Bharati authorities urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to consider its request for the return of the road to the institution.

"We have made earnest requests to our chief minister to return the road to Visva Bharati by sending letters to her on September 25 and 30, 2023, although there is no reply," Chakrabarty claimed.

With the take-over of the road passing through the Asram by the PWD department, it has "become a source of nuisance", he said.

E-rickshaws parked on both sides of the road make the movement of tourists very difficult, and vendors set up their temporary shops on the road which is adjacent to the Asram, the VC claimed.

"The place thus becomes noisy, crowded, unmanageable on most of the days when our museums are kept open for the tourists and the crisscrossing of vehicles (tractors etc.) on this road was a source of alarm since not only does it harm the buildings in Asram because of the resultant vibration harming the structures inside Asram but also causes panic to the tourists because some of the drivers are not sensitive to rules and regulations of road safety," Chakrabarty said in the letter.

Many earn their livelihood by driving e-rickshaws and also selling souvenirs to the tourists, the VC said, adding that there are rooms just before the beginning of the Asram area and e-rickshaw drivers and the local sellers used to operate from that location when the road was kept under Visva-Bharati's supervision.

"Visva-Bharati shall take ample care in sustaining the system that worked well so long as this road was managed by its staff. The purpose is to carry on with everybody because the Heritage declaration shall bring more tourists to the campus and it is our prime duty to protect these old buildings and Asram's pristine environment," the VC said.

He also urged the President to "kindly intervene to support" the varsity's endeavour to take back the road, which will enable it to "devise plans in consultation with conservationists for its perfect maintenance".

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Congress MLA Touches BJP Veteran's Feet At Indore Event

Amid a barrage of acerbic remarks exchanged between the ruling BJP and opposition Congress ahead of the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Sunday saw a moment of rare bonhomie between two potential rivals.

Congress MLA Sanjay Shukla, who represents the Indore 1 constituency and will in all likelihood be fielded by his party from there, touched the feet of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, whose name has already been announced for the same seat.

A video of Shukla's act of respect for the BJP general secretary soon became a subject of like, share, repost and forward on social media.

The video shows Shukla, who was in the audience, standing up to say that Vijayvargiya was an honourable figure for him and then goes on to touch his feet.

The two leaders were attending a collective forgiveness function of the Jain community at Gommatgiri crossing in Indore.

Vijayvargiya reciprocated the gesture by hugging Shukla, demonstrating the rare gesture of bonhomie between the probable rival candidates.

During the mass forgiveness function of the Jain community, people apologise to each other for the mistakes committed knowingly or unknowingly. This event has religious significance in the Jain community.

The Congress and BJP have upped the ante against each other by resorting to non-stop wranglings ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls due by the year-end.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have repeatedly visited the state in recent months, the BJP has fielded seven MPs, including three Union ministers, and Vijayvargiya apparently to overcome anti-incumbency.

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Can Class II Officer "Instruct" Class I Officer: Letter Sparked Face-Off

An apparent wrong use of the word "nirdeshit" in a letter triggered a verbal duel between two officials in Uttar Pradesh's Ambedkarnagar district with a PWD executive engineer, a Class I officer, wondering if he can be "instructed" by a Class II officer.

The matter, however, got "amicably resolved" when District Magistrate Avinash Singh intervened.

It all started on September 16 with the then Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Jalalpur in Ambedkarnagar district, located almost 217 kilometre from state capital Lucknow, Sunil Kumar, writing to the executive engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD), Ambedkarnagar, M K Anil.

In the letter, Kumar (now transferred to Ballia as a routine process) said, "This is to inform you that bushes and branches of trees have come up on the Malipur to Jalalpur road. Owing to this, there is a high probability of accidents on the said road." "In view of the above (scenario), you are instructed ('nirdeshit') to get the branches and bushes grown and hanging on the sides of the road cleared, so that possibility of accidents can be minimised," the SDM wrote to Anil.

In his letter addressed to the SDM, Anil said, "You have been selected by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), and you are a Class II officer, while the current undersigned (executive engineer of the PWD) has been selected by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission and posted as a Class I officer in the UP government." "Kindly clarify that under which manual of the Uttar Pradesh government, a Class II officer can 'instruct' a Class I officer, an effort, which has been made through your letter," Anil wrote in his letter dated September 22.

"Have you made available any budget to clear the Jalalpur-Malipur road of bushes and branches of trees," the executive engineer of the PWD sought to know in his letter.

Anil also asked the SDM (in his letter) that under which head the funds will be used, so that the said work could be done at the earliest.

Meanwhile, District Magistrate Avinash Singh, when contacted, told PTI on Saturday the SDM and the Executive Engineer informed him that it was a "typographical" error and miscommunication, which led to the situation.

"This has been amicably resolved through talks in a cordial atmosphere," the District Magistrate said.

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Man Who Made Threat Call To Nitin Gadkari Swallows Iron Wire In Jail

An accused, arrested for allegedly making threat calls to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's office, swallowed iron wire while in jail though he remains in good health as of now, police said on Saturday.

Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha, lodged in the Central Jail here, has been kept under monitoring, said an official.

Earlier this week, he told jail officials that he had swallowed a piece of wire and "50 tablets". He was produced before a court on Thursday where he reiterated the claim, and was examined, on the court's order, by the doctors at the Government Medical College and Hospital.

The examination confirmed the presence of wire fragments in his stomach, but his health remained unaffected and he was declared fit by the doctors, the official said.

He was then taken back to the central jail. The prison's medical team continues to monitor his condition closely, the official said.

Pujari had repeatedly tried to get himself transferred to the Belagavi jail where he had been lodged earlier, the official said. It is suspected that he wanted to move to that jail as he had built a criminal network there and enjoyed access to mobile phones and some other facilities.

While lodged in Belagavi jail, Pujari allegedly made threat calls to Gadkari's office in January this year after colluding with Bengaluru terror attack convict Afsar Pasha. Claiming to be a member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang, he demanded Rs 100 crore.

He made another call on March 21, after which he was arrested in the case and brought to Nagpur.

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"No Place To Live": Malegaon Blast Accused Asks Court To Cancel Bail

Sudhakar Chaturvedi, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has requested the Special NIA court to cancel his bail and to take him into custody again as he does not have an accommodation in Mumbai to attend day-to-day hearings in the trial.

Mr Chaturvedi, in his application before the court, said that he is unable to attend the statement recording on a day-to-day basis as he does not live in Mumbai but is from north India and it is difficult to find accommodation in Mumbai for such a long period when the recording of CrPC 313 statements are expected to go in for a few months at least.

He has also mentioned in his application that he has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against ATS officers who allegedly committed atrocities against him during the investigation of the case, but that application has been pending in the HC since 2013.

Maharashtra Home Department is not complying with the High Court order for over 10 years, he alleged.

Sudhakar Chaturvedi's lawyer also agreed with the fact that there is no provision to take an accused into custody for this reason.

The matter was kept pending for Friday and the court is likely to pass an order on this application on the coming Monday.

On September 29, 2008, six people were killed and over 100 others were injured after an explosive device placed on a motorcycle exploded in Maharashtra's Malegaon city in Nashik.

All the seven accused in the case are currently on bail.

On October 23, 2008, the Maharashtra ATS made its first arrest in connection to the case by apprehending BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur.

Later, other accused including Sameer Kulkarni, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, Ajay Rahilkar, and Sudhakar Chaturvedi were also caught.

On January 20, 2009, the ATS filed a charge sheet in the case after completing its investigation. In April 2011, the central government transferred the investigation into the case to the NIA

Earlier on September 14, the NIA filed an application informing the Special NIA Court that it has completed recording evidence and does not need to call any more witnesses for a statement from their side.

The NIA recorded 323 witnesses in this trial, and apart from these, 37 witnesses turned hostile too.

In April 2011, the central government transferred the investigation into the case to the NIA.

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Watch: His Bouquet Came Late, KCR's Minister Slaps Guard On Stage

A video purportedly showing Telangana Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali slapping his security personnel at a public event for not getting him a flower bouquet on time went viral on Friday.

In the video, Mr Ali is seen hugging his cabinet colleague T Srinivas Yadav at an official function and turning towards the security man and then slapping him.

Mr Ali, who wished Srinivas Yadav on his birthday, was upset over the security officer not handing a bouquet to him on time.

The bouquet was meant to be given to Srinivas Yadav.

Meanwhile, the BJP condemned the Minister's "unacceptable" behaviour.

"I strongly condemn the incident of Telangana's Home Minister @mahmoodalibrs slapping security personnel. Leadership should be built on respect and decorum. This behavior is unacceptable and sets a poor example," BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri said on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

BRS నాయకుడికి ఉండాల్సిన మొట్ట మొదటి లక్షణం ‘అహంకారం‘..

మంత్రి బర్త్ డేల పూల గుత్తి జల్దీ ఇయ్యలేదని గన్ మ్యాన్ ని చెంప మీద కొట్టిన మహమూద్ అలీ.. అదే, మన రాష్ట్ర హోమ్ మంత్రి అనుకుంట !

I strongly condemn the reported incident of Telangana's Home Minister @mahmoodalibrs slapping a… pic.twitter.com/8tulQCcx6P

— Arvind Dharmapuri (@Arvindharmapuri) October 6, 2023

Attempts to reach Mahmood Ali for his comments were not immediately successful.

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Cop Dies By Suicide In Arunachal Pradesh

A constable on duty at a minister's bungalow here allegedly shot himself to death on Thursday, a senior police officer said.

Constable Kabak Soni of the first Arunachal Armed Police battalion, who was on duty at Environment & Forest Minister Mama Natung's residence, shot himself at his head from point blank range with his gun, Capital Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohit Rajbir Singh said.

"One round was used by him, to shoot in the temple...," Mr Singh said, adding the 33-year-old constable hails from the Papumpare district of the state.

Inquest proceedings were conducted by Niti Vihar police station, he said.

The body of the policeman was handed over to the family members after conducting postmortem at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) near here, the SP added.

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Centre Has Cleared Ken-Betwa River Linking Project: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday that the Centre has cleared the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project, which will provide water to the impoverished Bundelkhand region.

It is a lucky day for Madhya Pradesh and Bundelkhand, the CM said in a video message. The project will irrigate the 10.6 lakh hectares of land besides providing drinking water to 62 lakh people in the region, he said.

The parched Bundelkhand region straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The project to link the Ken and Betwa rivers has been envisaged under the Centre's national river interlinking policy.

Mr Chouhan said two electricity projects – 103 MW hydropower and 27 MW solar plants – will be set up under this river-linking initiative. Two other power projects of 72 MW capacity will also be put up, he said and added, “Congress did nothing for this region… They only stalled the project.” Assembly elections in the BJP-governed MP are due by the year-end.

He said that irrigation facilities in the state have been increased to 47 lakh hectares from seven lakh hectares in 2003 and work is underway to take it up to 65 lakh hectares.

The “double engine” government of the BJP – at the Centre and state – has transformed Madhya Pradesh, Chouhan said thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for clearing the project.

State BJP president V D Sharma, who represents the Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat in Bundelkhand, said the Centre has cleared the proposal for using 6,017 hectares of forest land for the Ken-Betwa River Linking Project.

After this clearance, the work on the project will speed up, he said. This project will transform the Bundelkhand region in MP and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, he said.

During the monsoon season, Mr Sharma said, MP will get 1,834 million cusecs of water through this project.

Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh, Niwari and Damoh districts of Madhya Pradesh and Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur districts of Uttar Pradesh will benefit through this project, said Mr Sharma, adding that his parliamentary constituency will also be a gainer. 

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IIT Bombay Slaps Fine Over Protest Against 'Veg Only' Policy: Students Body

 A students body of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT B) has claimed a fine of Rs 10,000 has been imposed by the administration on pupils who protested against segregation of tables over vegetarian food at its hostel's canteen.

"@iitbombay has imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the students who had stood against the food segregation policy of the institute by a peaceful act of individual civil disobedience. This action of the admin is similar to a Khap Panchayat (caste council) acting to uphold untouchability in modern times," the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a Left-leaning students body of the institute, said in a post on X on late Monday night.

There was no response from the IIT B administration when contacted for a comment on the students body's claim.

Following a row over segregation of tables for vegetarian students in one of the canteens of the IIT B last week, the Mess Council officially stated that six tables in common canteen of three hostels would be earmarked for vegetarians.

Compliance is crucial, it had maintained, noting any violation identified by the mess team (council) will attract proper action and imposition of penalties.

"Such violations will also be considered in disciplinary action as they disrupt the harmony we aim to maintain in our dining facilities," according to an email sent to the students of hostels 12, 13 and 14 by the Mess Council last week.

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Mehbooba Mufti Condemns Delhi Police Raids On NewsClick

 Peoples Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the Delhi police raids on the premises of NewsClick, saying, "speaking the truth in Amrit Kaal is the biggest crime".

Speaking to ANI, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said, "We condemn it. In BJP's 'Amrit Kaal', speaking the truth is the biggest crime."

"They (NewsClick) were questioning the government. They were asking questions about the 2 crore jobs, Rs 15 lakh, which was to be deposited in the bank accounts of people, inflation, women athlete protests and the MP (Brij Bhushan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by female wrestlers) who is walking free," she said.

She said, "It seems whoever dares to question the government is put behind bars or booked under UAPA".

Meanwhile, speaking to the media in Bhubaneshwar, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the investigating agencies were doing their job.

"The investigating agencies are doing their job. If the agency has taken action, then it must have been based on evidence or a specific complaint," the minister said.

Delhi police on Tuesday raided different premises linked to NewsClick in a case registered under UAPA on August 17.

The investigation, which is still underway was launched on the basis of information from central agencies. Sources also said that an FIR was filed at the New Delhi Range of Delhi Police special cell against NewsClick.

As part of the investigation, editor of NewsClick Prabir Purkayastha and writers Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Urmilesh were brought to the special cell offices in the national capital today.

Sources said that the first meeting before launching the crackdown was held by the top officials of the special cell on Monday (October 2). The meeting was attended by over 200 police personnel at 2 am at the special cell office in Lodhi colony.

Apart from Senior Officials, the mobile handsets of Junior officials were kept at the station, to hide any leaked information.

The special team carried out raids at more than 30 locations, sources said, adding that suspects were marked in the A, B, and C categories.

Meanwhile, in Mumbai, teams of the Delhi Police special cell & Mumbai police conducted searches at the residence of activist Teesta Setalvad.

The raids are being conducted on a case registered on August 17 under UAPA and other sections of IPC, which include UAPA, 153A of IPC (promoting enmity between two groups), and 120 B of IPC (criminal conspiracy).

The raid team on Tuesday morning also reached at Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury's residence to question his staffer Sri Narayan's son Sunmit Kumar. The raid team seized the mobile, laptop, and hard drive of Sunmit Kumar, who works at NewsClick, sources said.

Earlier on August 10 a report in the New York Times had alleged that NewsClick was part of a global network that receives funding from American billionaire Neville Roy Singham.

Mr Singham is known as a socialist benefactor of far-left causes, and is at the centre of a lavishly funded influence campaign that defends China and pushes its propaganda. Neville Roy Singham is said to have close ties to the Chinese government media machine.

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MP Elections : कांग्रेस स्क्रीनिंग कमेटी की साढ़े सात घंटे चली बैठक बेनतीजा

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Centralised Assessment Required If...: Court To Gandhis Over Tax Case

A centralised assessment may be required if there are cross transactions between individuals, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while hearing the petitions filed by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and trusts linked to them challenging the transfer of their Income Tax assessments to the Central Circle, which is mandated to check tax evasion.

It also questioned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a five-month delay in filing a plea against the Income Tax department's decision to transfer its case for assessment to the Central Circle.

"Insofar as individuals are concerned…if there are cross-transactions, centralised assessment may be required," the bench told senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for the members of the Gandhi family, Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust and Rajiv Gandhi foundation, Jawahar Bhawan Trust and the Young Indian.

The bench also asked senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for the Aam Aadmi Party, to explain the delay of five months in filing the petition challenging the IT department's decision.

"In a case like this, a delay of even one month is fatal. You have to explain why there was so much delay in filing the petition. We will be dealing with each case separately," Justice Khanna told Singhvi.

It asked Additional Solicitor General Balbir Singh, representing the Income Tax department, whether in case of faceless assessment officers, review and verification committee are chosen by computer.

"I don't want explanations, but a factual answer. Also, would like to know the stage of proceedings. You please get the original files of the matter," Justice Khanna told Singh.

The top court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the May 26 common order of the Delhi High Court by which it had dismissed the petitions of the Gandhis against the Income Tax department's decision to transfer their IT assessments to the Central Circle, which is authorised to check tax evasion, instead of an ordinary assessment.

The high court had also rejected separate petitions of Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Trust, Jawahar Bhawan Trust, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust, Young Indian and the Aam Aadmi Party, raising similar legal issues over transfer of their assessments to the Central Circle.

The Gandhis have challenged the January 2021 order issued by the Principal Commissioner (Income Tax) to transfer their cases for assessment year 2018-19 to the Central Circle. The Central Circle, which is authorised to check tax evasion, takes over the evidence gathered by IT department's investigation wing during searches.

On May 26, the high court had said it is of the view that the assessments of the petitioners have been transferred to the Central Circle in accordance with law by way of the impugned orders passed under Section 127 of the (IT) Act.

The court clarified it has not examined the "controversy between the parties on merits" and said the Central Circle's jurisdiction is not confined only to search cases, and no assessee has any fundamental or vested legal right to be assessed by a faceless assessing officer.

The Gandhis had opposed the transfer of their cases to the Central Circle on several grounds including that they have nothing to do with the Sanjay Bhandari group's cases.

Bhandari, wanted in India on money laundering charges, has been accused of having business links with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra, who has denied any business connections with the fugitive arms dealer.

The Gandhis have contended when a case is transferred from an ordinary circle to the Central Circle, it is mandatory for the IT officer to mention the reason for the transfer.

The IT department had opposed the petitions filed by the Gandhis and AAP in the high court and said the transfer orders were issued for "better coordination, effective investigation and meaningful assessment" which reflects administrative convenience and exigency.

During the hearing on Tuesday, the bench told Singhvi that in the AAP's case the order was passed on February 22, 2021 but the writ petition against it was filed in the high court after five months in July 2021.

Singhvi said it was a "slight delay" and in a case like this, the court would not let a delay of five months affect issues related to questions of law.

The senior lawyer said the IT department could not have passed a simpliciter order for transfer of assessment to the Central Circle as there was a procedure for it.

"The high court acknowledges that there exists a procedure but says it is not mandatory," he added.

Justice Khanna told Singhvi the transfer of the case to the Central Circle is the prerogative of the department and these are administrative orders. The court, he said, is more concerned with the five-month delay in filing the petition challenging the order.

The bench posted the matter for further hearing next week and asked Additional Solicitor General Balbir Singh to explain why the assessment of the trusts were also transferred to the Central Circle.

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Chandrababu Naidu Son, Wife Observe Hunger Strike To Protest His Arrest

Telugu Desam Party's general secretary Nara Lokesh was joined by supporters on Monday as he observed a hungre strike in Delhi to protest the arrest of his father and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu. Mr Naidu's wife Nara Bhuvaneshwari also joined the hunger strike but in Andhra Pradesh's Rajamahendravaram.

The Naidu family and party workers and MPs held the hunger strike from 10 am to 5 pm.

"Great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela went to jail for the principles they trusted, while Chandrababu Naidu was jailed for launching the Skill Development project to provide employment fo the jobless," said Nara Lokesh, addressing the media after ending his fast.

According to the TDP general secretary, as many as 2.15 lakh young men and women were trained under this programme - 80,000 were placed through the programme.

Terming the TDP chief's arrest a political vendetta, Nara Lokesh said the Supreme Court will take up Mr Naidu's quash petition on Tuesday and based on the court's decision, the party will announce its future course of action.

Chandrababu Naidu was arrested on September 9 for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation, which resulted in a purported loss of over Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer.

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"Just Clicking Pictures": Telangana Minister Slams Swachh Bharat Events

Telangana Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (KTR), while participating in the launch of silt carting vehicles under the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Hyderabad, hit out at the Swachh Bharat Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

BRS Minister KTR said, "On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, today some leaders are sitting in Delhi and giving slogans of Swachh Bharat, Swachh this and Swachh that. But there won't be much work related to it. There will be only programs for clicking pictures and remembering Gandhiji here and there for namesake."

"However, keeping Gandhi's views of Swachta in mind, we have taken up Swachh Telangana," he added. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier on Friday called upon people across the country to take part in a cleanliness drive on October 1 beginning at 10 am and said that Swachh Bharat is a shared responsibility, and every effort counts.

The Prime Minister himself also participated in the Swachh Bharat campaign and met social media sensation Ankit Baiyanpuriya, who had started a 75-day hard challenge to imbibe the culture of fitness among the youth.

They discussed fitness and cleanliness as they participated in the Swachh Bharat initiative, a video released by PM Modi on his X timeline showed.

“Today, as the nation focuses on Swachhata, Ankit Baiyanpuriya and I did the same! Beyond just cleanliness, we blended fitness and well-being also into the mix. It is all about that Swachh and Swasth Bharat vibe!” the video captioned.

PM Modi said Swachh Bharat is the collective responsibility of all citizens of the country and that public participation is very important in this direction. He had asked everyone to take an hour on Sunday at 10 am to maintain cleanliness and help build a brighter future for the country.

Leaders from across the country took part in the 'Shramdaan for Cleanliness' program as part of the 'Swachhata Hi Seva' campaign on October 1.

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BJP Caused Split In 2 Parties Started By "Marathi People": MP Supriya Sule

Nationalist Congress Party leader Supriya Sule on Sunday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party engineered splits in two political parties started by "Marathi people".

"Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharad Pawar started their own political parties, and they received the love and support of the Marathi people. They both have roots here in Maharashtra, and their umbilical cord is with the state's people. The BJP engineered split in both the parties," Ms Sule said.

The NCP broke up into two factions on July 2 after Ajit Pawar and eight MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde government.

The Shiv Sena split in June last year after Eknath Shinde rebelled against then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

The "same invisible hand in Delhi", an apparent reference to the BJP central leadership, caused losses to these two political parties, said Ms Sule, who is Lok Sabha MP from Baramati and also working president of the faction headed by Sharad Pawar.

Attacking the BJP further, she said the party demoted the person who was chief minister of the state for five years. Devendra Fadnavis, who headed the government in Maharashtra between 2014 and 2019, was made deputy CM under Mr Shinde by the BJP.

Without naming Mr Fadnavis, the NCP leader said the former was further "demoted" after he was made to share the post of deputy CM. On July 2, Ajit Pawar became the second deputy CM in the Shinde government.

Ms Sule claimed investments were leaving Maharashtra and said it was a deliberate attempt to reduce the importance of the state and weaken it.

She, however, clarified she was not against any state. 

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