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In a big jolt to NCP, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj quits party to join BJP

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In a big jolt to NCP, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj quits party to join BJP

In a big blow to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is all set to quit the party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Saturday.

According to reports, Bhosale will be reaching New Delhi along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He will be inducted into the BJP in presence of PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.

However, amid all these speculations of Bhosale joining BJP, the Satara MP met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar at his residence in Pune on Thursday. The meeting between the two leaders came two days after Bhosale, who is a descendant of the warrior King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj had met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.

Bhosale is one of the four NCP Member of Parliament elected from Maharashtra in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He had earlier said that he will make a decision based on what was in the interest of the people of his constituency at a given time.

Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, who is the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the 13th holder of the title of Chhatrapati. He has been representing the prestigious Satara Lok Sabha seat for the last three tenure by winning successive elections in 2009, 2014 and 2019.

Recently, Udayanraje Bhosale’s cousin and NCP’s Satara MLA Shivendrasinh Bhosale had also quit the party to join the ruling BJP ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections.

The NCP is crumbling as the party has been the most affected by the desertion of its senior leaders. Just before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, NCP lost one of its strongest leaders, former Deputy CM VijaySinh Mohite Patil along with his son RanjitSinh in March 2019. In a recent major setback, NCP’s poster boy and Mumbai Unit Chief, former minister Sachin Ahir joined hands with BJPs’ ally Shivsena on July 25.

Almost 6 days later, three-star NCP MLAs Sandeep Naik from Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Vaibhav Pichad of Akole, Ahmednagar and Shivendra Raje Bhosale of Javali, Satara along with firebrand Women’s Wing Chief Chitra Wagh joined BJP on July 31.

On Wednesday, former state minister and NCP’s Navi Mumbai strongman Ganesh Naik also joined the BJP. A flock of 60 NCP corporators from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation also shifted to BJP with Ganesh Naik.

This sudden exodus of leaders from NCP is a huge jolt for the party and it is possibly staring at a collapse if the same trend continues in the days to come.

Jharkhand villagers protest over Muslim youth drinking alcohol near temple, villagers demand ‘shuddhikaran’

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Jharkhand villagers protest over Muslim youth drinking alcohol near temple, villagers demand ‘shuddhikaran’

Villagers in Shikarapara village in Jharkhand held protests after three Muslim youths were found drinking alcohol near Shiva temple. As reported by Jagran, an FIR was registered and on Irfan Ansari was arrested. Two other men, Dakhtarwa Miyan, who hails from West Bengal, and Gudda Miyan, who hails from Shikaripara village are on the run.

The incident took place on Wednesday night and the villagers reportedly gathered last night to decide on the ‘shuddhikaran’ of the temple.

As per the report, some tribal men saw the three Muslim youths drinking alcohol outside the Shiva temple and alerted the villagers. As soon as villagers came, the men tried to escape but one was caught who was later handed over to police. As soon as the news spread, people started gathering. Extra police force from neighbouring village was also called in to avoid any untoward incident.

The village panchayat, under the leadership of Sunita Hembram and panchayat secretary Kabil Ansari decided that after consultation with Pandits, a shuddhikaran (cleansing) of the temple should be carried out.

Another attempt to escape Tihar thwarted: Delhi court dismisses Chidambaram’s plea to surrender to ED

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Another attempt to escape Tihar thwarted: Delhi court dismisses Chidambaram’s plea to surrender to ED

A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed Former UPA era Union Minister P Chidambaram’s plea to surrender himself to the Enforcement Directorate. Chidambaram had moved an application to the court seeking relief from the judicial custody in Tihar Jail by agreeing to surrender to the Enforcement Directorate.

Chidambaram’s surrender plea was dismissed by Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar. Yesterday, the ED told the CBI court that did not want the custody of P Chidambaram as of now. It further stated that the agency would approach the court when it would feel the need to get custody of the former finance minister. The ED had asked the court to dismiss P Chidambaram’s petition on the grounds that an accused could not suggest the procedure and manner of investigation or dictate when he could be arrested.

The ED reportedly told the court that the accused cannot steer the mode and manner of investigation or dictate when he could be arrested. It also submitted that as Chidambaram is in custody, he cannot tamper with evidence or influence witnesses. The ED also added that they will use the time to gather more evidence.

Chidambaram is currently held under judicial custody in Tihar Jail for his alleged role of misusing his cabinet position to grant several clearances to the INX Media house while he was the finance minister in the UPA era. Chidambaram had earlier gone on great lengths to first evade the CBI arrest and then desperately try to skirt his judicial custody in Tihar Jail. P Chidambaram had earlier sought protection from arrest by the ED but the Supreme Court had then turned down his anticipatory bail application.

West Bengal: Left wing protest against unemployment, pelt stones at Police, Police use water cannons, tear gas to disperse crowd

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West Bengal: Left wing protest against unemployment, pelt stones at Police, Police use water cannons, tear gas to disperse crowd

Chaos has erupted in West Bengal again. The youth-wing of the West Bengal Left parties planned a mega rally from Howrah to the Secretariat over the issue of employment. Soon enough, clashes erupted between the Police and the protestors with tear gas and water cannons being used to disperse the crowd. The protestors were lathi-charged as well and the Police were pelted with stones.


According to ‘sources’ quoted by India Today, the Police resorted to lathi-charge and tear gas shells after the protestors from the Left-wing student organizations pelted stones at them. The protest was organized by Students’ Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI). In total. 12 Left youth-wing and students’ organizations participated in the protest.

The protesters planned to march towards the State Secretariat. However, section 144 is imposed in the area and protests are not permitted around it. Despite that, the protesters attempted to force their way through. Some of them allegedly attacked the security forces with bricks and stones which prompted the security forces to take harsh measures.

Only a couple of days earlier, violence had ensued during BJP’s protest against high power tariffs. Water Cannons, tear gas and lathi charge was used then as well. Numerous workers of the saffron party were injured and many others were arrested.

ED suspects hawala transactions between DK Shivakumar and Congress headquarters, has documents proving link: Reports

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ED suspects hawala transactions between DK Shivakumar and Congress headquarters, has documents proving link: Reports

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made a big revelation in connection with money laundering case against Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar stating that they have accessed documents linking Shivakumar hawala transactions to AICC headquarters at Akbar road, reports ABP News.

According to the reports, the AICC role in the alleged money laundering case has popped up after ED found documents in the money laundering case revealing that DK Shivakumar deposited the money at the Congress headquarters. The ED has raised questions regarding the crores of rupees given to AICC from DK Shivkumar.

The ED suspects that DK Shivakumar deposited hawala money at the AICC office in Akbar Road in 2017. It is alleged that this money came through hawala, which was deposited in the Congress office by the associates of DK Shivkumar.

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar has been currently in the custody of Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering case. The case is in relation to the income tax raids which were carried out at his premises last year and a huge sum of cash was allegedly recovered.

DK Shivakumar will be in ED custody till September 13 after a Delhi court had ordered for his arrest on September 3. Shivakumar was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a money laundering as he was not cooperating with Enforcement Directorate in the case.

As per reports, the ED has booked Congress strongman DK Shivakumar, Sachin Narayan, Anjaneya Haumanthaiah, and N Rajendra under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The money laundering by DK Shivakumar came to light after raids by the Income Tax officials on August 2, 2017, at four flats in New Delhi, which led to the seizure of unaccounted cash worth Rs.8.59 crore without evidence of its source of income. These flats were linked to Shivakumar and associates Sachin Narayan and Sunil Kumar Sharma.

Another two associates, Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and N Rajendran, employees of Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, had allegedly stored the case in the flats on behalf of the Congress leaders. They had said that they were handling the money of Shivakumar, but later they had retracted their statements.

Hanumanthaiah had told the Income Tax department that was responsible for the handling of unaccounted money belonging to Shivakumar and was also the custodian of keys to the flats where the money was kept. The I-T Dept had also revealed that Shivakumar and his associates had used hawala channels to transport unaccounted money on a regular basis.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had also launched an attack against the Congress accusing them of being involved in corruption and having links with the hawala operators. The BJP released documents related to the ‘hawala link’ investigation and involvement of the Congress in money laundering after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a case against Karnataka Congress strongman D K Shivakumar.

The BJP had also released documents of various witnesses which alleges that hawala money transportation took place from Chandni Chowk to the Congress headquarters at Akbar Road in New Delhi. The BJP accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi of his involvement in the money laundering and said that the documents show that money trail from the state went to the Congress’ headquarters at Akbar Road.

‘Everyone makes mistakes,’ Union Minister Piyush Goyal on his slip of tongue crediting Einstein for discovery of gravity

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‘Everyone makes mistakes,’ Union Minister Piyush Goyal on his slip of tongue crediting Einstein for discovery of gravity

Union Minister for Railways, Piyush Goyal today acknowledged his ‘Einstein’ goof up and said that it was a slip of tongue. “Mistakes are made by everybody and I’m not one of them who is scared of making a mistake,” he said while attending an event in Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Goyal was attending an event to flag off new trips of Rajdhani Express from Mumbai to Delhi.

While addressing a trade body yesterday, Goyal had mistakenly attributed discovery of gravity to Einstein instead of Sir Isaac Newton. After the gaffe snowballed into a huge controversy, Goyal had issued a statement that the comment had a certain context and some people were taking it out of context, picking up one line and creating a mischievous narrative.

Speaking on achieving USD 5 trillion economy, Goyal had said that one should not get into the maths as it didn’t help Albert Einstein to discover gravity. “Do not get into the calculations that you see on television…Oh if you are looking at USD 5 trillion economy, the country will have to grow at 12 per cent, today it is growing at 6-7 per cent…. This maths did not help Einstein discover gravity..…” he had said.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man forcefully converts, then rapes and forces girl into prostitution, case registered

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Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man forcefully converts, then rapes and forces girl into prostitution, case registered

A case of love jihad has been reported in Bareilly where the girl was forcibly converted to Islam by one Mohammed Azhar, and then brutally gang-raped by the accused and his friends. When the crime was reported to the police, the girl was threatened with an acid attack by the accused.

The victim is a resident of Nagohi area of Shahjahanpur, who lived in Pilibhit with her sister for her studies. She has alleged that Azhar hid his religion from her and trapped her in a love affair. He coerced her into a physical relationship and then video recorded her while in the act. He then allegedly blackmailed her threatening to leak the video. The girl reported to the DIG of Police that Azhar brought her to Bareilly in April by trickery and blackmail, and forced her to convert.

The victim girl has alleged that she was then kept in a rented room by Azhar who used to beat her and had let his friends rape her. She was also allegedly forced into prostitution. Azhar and his friend Zeeshan allegedly also used to beat the victim up.

The victim has stated that she managed to escape from Azhar’s house somehow and had reached her sister’s house who accompanied her to the police station. The victim has stated that when Azhar heard about the police complaint, has been threatening her with acid attacks. The accused, meanwhile, has blatantly denied the allegations. A case was registered against the accused on the 7th of September.

YSR Congress MLA Vundavalli Sridevi registers a complaint with NCW after TDP leaders allegedly made casteist and sexist remarks on Ganesh Chaturthi

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YSR Congress MLA Vundavalli Sridevi registers a complaint with NCW after TDP leaders allegedly made casteist and sexist remarks on Ganesh Chaturthi

The National Commission for Women on Thursday received a complaint from YSR Congress MLA from Tadikonda, Vundavalli Sridevi after a group of people had allegedly made casteist and sexist remarks against her during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Ananthavuram village, Andhra Pradesh. 

According to the reports, the NCW taking the cognisance of the complaint has expressed serious concern over discrimination based on gender and caste. The NCW also registered a case against unidentified people from Ananthavuram village. The commission has decided to take up the matter with police officials and sought a report from DGP Andhra Pradesh.

On September 3, YSR Congress MLA Vundavalli Sridevi had alleged that casteist remarks and hurtful comments were used against her by some TDP leaders when she attempted to visit a Ganesh Puja pandal. The TDP leaders had allegedly stated that Lord Ganesha will become ‘impure’ if Sridevi, a Dalit woman, touches the Lord. The statements allegedly made by TDP leaders, especially against a woman Dalit MLA had received severe condemnation.

“If they can say such things against an elected MLA, what would they do to a common man?,” had asked Sridevi while demanding strict action against the TDP leaders who made such comments.

West Bengal: Local police refuse to register rape case due to Muharram, victim forced to approach Superintendent of Police

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West Bengal: Local police refuse to register rape case due to Muharram, victim forced to approach Superintendent of Police

A woman in West Bengal was raped by a youth from the neighbourhood on Tuesday, and when she along with her husband went to police to register a case, the police refused to do so and sent them back, as Muharram was going on. Later the family had to approach the Superintendent of Police to get the complaint registered.

According to reports, the woman, wife of a priest in a local temple, went for a bath in a pond near her resident at Khejuri in West Bengal’s Midnapore. At that time a youth named Sudipto from the same locality whistled at her, and made obscene suggestions. She protested to that, and went home after the bath. Her husband was not home at that time. When the woman was changing clothes, the man jumped on her. He threatened her by putting a knife on her neck and private parts, stuffed a handkerchief in her mouth, and tied her using her own saree. After that, he proceeded to rape her. Before leaving the house after committing the crime, he threatened that he will kill her by giving electric shock if she revealed the same to anyone.

After sometime when her husband came back, she narrated the incident to him. At first, they wanted to commit suicide in shame, but a woman from the neighbourhood overheard them, and she called other villagers. On the suggestion of villagers, the couple went to the Khejuri police station to lodge a complaint, but the police refused to register the same as it was Muharram. The man and woman repeatedly requested police to take the case, but they refused and chased them away from the police station.

This forced the couple to contact a lawyer, and per the advice of the lawyer, they approached the Superintendent of Police with the complaint. Only after that, the case was registered and a probe was started by police. The accused Sudipto is absconding at this moment and the police are looking for him.

OC of Khejuri Police station Gopal Das has refused the allegation, saying nobody came to lodge any complaint. But the family and their lawyer insist that police had refused to take the case due to Muharram, that’s why they went to the SP office.

Delhi: AAP government re-introduces ‘Odd-Even rule’ in the capital for the third time

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Delhi: AAP government re-introduces ‘Odd-Even rule’ in the capital for the third time

The Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal on Friday has announced to reintroduce the controversial ‘Odd-Even rule’ in Delhi from November 4 to 15.

According to the reports, the Delhi government made the decision after Chief Minister Kejriwal met experts to discuss ways to contain winter-time pollution in the capital. It is reported that he received a positive response from these experts on the odd-even formula, which has been implemented by the government twice earlier in 2016 and in 2017.

Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal announced a seven-point action plan to combat pollution due to crop burning. “We also call upon people not to burst crackers during Diwali,” he said, adding that the AAP government will organise a laser show a day before Diwali.

Under the odd-even scheme, cars with licence plates ending in an odd number and even number are allowed to ply on alternate days. The scheme implemented the first time in 2016 got into controversies over exemptions granted to various categories of vehicles.

The Odd-Even scheme of the Arvind Kejriwal initially received a mixed response as Delhi citizens despite hardship joined hands with the Delhi government to fight the menace of the pollution. As the AAP government failed to implement the scheme in a better way, resulting in too many exemptions, it received a cold response from the citizens of Delhi when the government re-introduced the scheme in 2017.

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