Category: NATIONAL NEWS

The special anti-terror court that acquitted five accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case held that the confessional statement of Hindu preacher Swami Aseemanand to the police, which he retracted later, was not voluntary. The NIA court also maintained that a person cannot be considered “communal or anti-social” only because of links to the RSS, which is not a banned organisation. The court also dismissed the prosecution’s claim that Aseemanand had confessed to his guilt to two inmates of a prison here, saying the CBI, which initially probed the case…

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“Shiv Sena president Uddhav” Thackeray today said he was not a detractor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but”will always speak up when he doesn’t approve of something. “I am not a critic of Modi, but I will speak on the issues where I don’t agree (with Modi government’s decisions),” he said. Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP in the Centre and in Maharashtra, continually takes swipes at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party, especially through its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’. Speaking at the release of a Marathi book, “Gof”, penned by…

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More than four thousand cases were settled on a single day in the National Lok Adalat organised in the District Court Mathura, a judge here said. Not only 3,025 cases were settled but also an amount of Rs 98,30,329 was realized as decree amount for 18 execution cases,” District Judge Ajeet Singh said. He said the orders were passed to provide compensation claim to the tune of Rs 7,50,000 amongst 21 behavioural cases and one motor accident case. Orders were also passed to provide compensation claim Rs 1,42,95,000 to aggrieved…

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A survey conducted by the Times Now-VMR has indicated a “photo-finish” in the Karnataka Assembly elections, with the BJP and the Congress neck-and-neck. In the 224 member House, the Congress is likely to get 91 seats, and the BJP just two seats fewer. The JD(S) could emerge as the kingmaker with 40 seats, the survey, conducted between April 4 and April 16, stated. “If polls were held now neither Chief Minister Siddaramaiah nor B S Yeddyurappa (of the BJP) is in a position to form the government as they are…

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India will join a club of eight countries with a sexual offender database to monitor and track those convicted of such crimes, amidst growing criticism against it in the US, where it is pursued aggressively. The Cabinet today approved promulgation of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to award death sentence to child rapists and said that the National Crime Records Bureau will maintain a national database and profile of sexual offenders. This data will be regularly shared with states and Union Territories for tracking, monitoring and investigation, including verification…

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Gulmarg and other areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall today, while the plains in the valley, including the summer capital Srinagar, were lashed by rains. Fresh snowfall has been recorded in Gulmarg the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, an official of the Meteorological Department here said. He said there are reports of snowfall in other areas in the higher reaches of the valley, including in Zojila Pass, near Amarnath Cave and Drass. The plain areas in the valley were lashed by rains which have…

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Opposition parties led by the Congress today met Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and handed over a notice for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. According to sources, over 60 MPs of the Rajya Sabha belonging to seven political parties gave the notice for the impeachment against the CJI. The MPs who signed the notice belong to the Congress, the NCP, the CPI-M and CPI, the SP and the BSP. The leaders of these parties earlier met in Parliament and gave final shape to…

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s former advisor V K Jain is being questioned today in the case of alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. Jain had been served a notice last week for questioning for which he arrived at Civil Lines police station this afternoon. His questioning is still underway, a senior police officer said. Jain is being questioned in the case of alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary in February this year. In March, he had resigned as Kejriwal’s advisor citing personal reasons and family commitment. The alleged…

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AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has sought a re-trial in the Mecca Masjid blast case or an appeal against the verdict which set free all the five accused. Addressing a public meeting here last evening, the Hyderabad MP said he would meet Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan and place before him the facts of the case. “Re-investigation can be taken up under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),” he said, adding, “we have also told Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and Deputy Chief Minister that they…

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पश्चिम बंगाल राज्य निर्वाचन आयुक्त ए के सिंह ने पुलिस प्रशासन से विभिन्न जिलों में पंचायत चुनाव नामांकनों को लेकर हुई झड़पों में शामिल लोगों के खिलाफ कड़ी कार्रवाई करने को कहा है। वाम मोर्चा , कांग्रेस और भाजपा ने सत्तारूढ़ तृणमूल कांग्रेस पर विपक्षी दलों को पंचायत चुनावों के लिए नामांकन दाखिल करने से रोकने के लिए आतंक का सहारा लेने का आरोप लगाया। तृणमूल कांग्रेस ने इन आरोपों को बेबुनियाद बताया। सिंह ने सभी पुलिस आयुक्तों और जिलों के पुलिस अधीक्षकों को बीती रात लिखे एक पत्र में…

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