Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has likened comedian Kunal Kamra’s jibe at him to taking “supari” (contract) to speak against someone and said there should be decorum while making a satire, otherwise, the “action causes a reaction”. Freedom of speech is there, but there should be a limit, Shinde said on Monday, reacting…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted more time to the Centre to place before it the outcome of a representation moved against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, seeking cancellation of his 2024 parliamentary election owing to his alleged concealment of his British citizenship. The Lucknow bench of the court also directed that the matter…
Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka on Monday warned the ruling Congress that it would not allow the legislative session to proceed if the suspension of its 18 MLAs was not revoked. The party alleged that Congress intends to run the House without BJP legislators. On the last day of the Karnataka Assembly session on March…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday questioned suggestions that the Karnataka government is mulling four percent reservation for Muslims, saying it is contrary to constitutional provisions. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar recently suggested making changes to the Constitution to facilitate reservations to Muslims in government contracts. The issue resonated in the…
Nagpur: Civic authorities on Monday demolished the house of Fahim Khan, a leader of the Minority Democratic Party (MDP) who has been booked for sedition in the Nagpur violence case. At around 10.30 am on Monday, three JCB machines of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation started demolishing the house, located at Sanjay Bagh Colony in Yashodhara Nagar…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, once considered a laggard state, has now become India’s engine of economic progress, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow to mark eight years of the National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, he credited “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies of service,…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday held a meeting with Leader of the House J P Nadda and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge for a structured discussion in the Upper House of Parliament on the issue of judicial accountability and the NJAC Act. The two leaders held closed-door consultations with Dhankhar…
Ahmedabad: A segmental launching gantry used for construction at a bullet train project site near Ahmedabad accidentally skid from its position and affected the adjoining railway line, disrupting the movement of several trains, officials said on Monday. No casualty was reported in the incident, which took place around 11 pm on Sunday at Vatva near…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Monday registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show, an official said. On Sunday night, Shiv Sena members damaged the Habitat Comedy Club in Khar, where Kamra’s show with a “gaddar” (traitor) jibe at Shinde…
Jammu: A gunfight broke out on Sunday after security forces intercepted a group of terrorists who had infiltrated and taken shelter in a dense nursery near the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The encounter started when the Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a search operation…
