Operation Lotus in Delhi? Kejriwal Claims BJP’s ₹25 crore Bid to Lure AAP MLAs and Destabilize AAP Rule

Operation Lotus in Delhi? Kejriwal Claims BJP's ₹25 crore Bid to Lure AAP MLAs and Destabilize AAP Rule

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said some of his AAP MLAs have been threatened and offered bribes to break the government. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday claimed that there has been a conspiracy to topple his government and recently, seven Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were offered ₹25 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. “Recently they contacted our 7 MLAs in Delhi and said ‘we will arrest Kejriwal after a few days. After that, we will break the MLAs. Talks have been held with 21 MLAs. Talking to…

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Unrest Prompts Demolition Work in Mumbai’s Mira Road; Focus on Unregistered Structures

Unrest Prompts Demolition Work in Mumbai's Mira Road; Focus on Unregistered Structures

On Sunday night, the police arrested 13 people in Mira Road for allegedly pelting stones at vehicles bearing saffron flags. The Maharashtra government on Tuesday razed ‘illegal’ structures and encroachments in the Naya Nagar area of Mira Road in Thane where a clash between two groups of people was reported on the eve of Ram temple ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya According to ANI, the alleged illegal structures were razed by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation with the help of the police on the instructions of the Maharashtra government. On Sunday…

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Boat Capsize in Vadodara: Six Schoolchildren Dead, Search Ongoing for Others

Boat Capsize in Vadodara: Six Schoolchildren Dead, Search Ongoing for Others

A boat carrying school students overturned in Harni Lake in Vadodara. With 27 people, the boat was loaded much beyond its capacity when the mishap took place. At least six school children died on Thursday as the boat they were on overturned in the Harni Lake on the outskirts of Vadodara in Gujarat. The boat was carrying 27 students accompanied by their teachers who came to the outskirts for a picnic. A search operation has been launched to trace the missing students and 10 were rescued. Gujarat education minister Kuber…

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Giriraj Singh Calls Congress ‘Seasonal Hindus’ Over Temple Absenteeism

Giriraj Singh Calls Congress 'Seasonal Hindus' Over Temple Absenteeism

The Congress in a statement said that Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will not attend the ceremony Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday slammed Congress for declining invitation to attend the Ram temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22. “These people are seasonal Hindus, when they feel they have to get votes, they try to become soft Hindus. No one in the Congress has gone to Ayodhya since Jawaharlal Nehru. It was the Congress party itself that had done the work…

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Decision on Bilkis Bano Case: SC Rescinds Early Release of Convicts Due to Procedural Irregularities

Decision on Bilkis Bano Case: SC Rescinds Early Release of Convicts Due to Procedural Irregularities

The Supreme Court invalidated the Gujarat government’s decision to grant remission to 11 convicts involved in the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 violence in the state. The court, comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, criticised the orders as “stereotyped” and lacking proper consideration. The bench directed the convicts to surrender within two weeks, stating that the Gujarat government was not the appropriate authority to issue the remission order. The court clarified that the state where the offenders…

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Bihar University Professor’s Social Media Post Prompts Protests Over Comments on Muslim National Identity

Bihar University Professor's Social Media Post Prompts Protests Over Comments on Muslim National Identity

A professor at a Bihar university is being investigated by the police for his demand of a “separate homeland for Muslims” through his social media posts. The social media post by Khursheed Alam triggered protests by the students and ultimately led to his resignation from his post. Khursheed Alam was an assistant professor at Jai Prakash University. He wrote two anti-India protests – one post read “United Pakistan and Bangladesh #Zindabad” and the other “…the Indian Muslims want a separate homeland adjoining Pakistan and Bangladesh” – on social media a…

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Supreme Court Rejects Public Interest Litigation on Shahi Idgah-Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute

Supreme Court Rejects Public Interest Litigation on Shahi Idgah-Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute

The PIL demanded an archaeological survey of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque and declaration of the site as Shree Krishna Janmabhoomi The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding an archaeological survey of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque and declaration of the site as Shree Krishna Janmabhoomi, noting that multiplicity of litigation was not proper when a bundle of civil suits on the issue was being adjudicated. “Let’s not have a multiplicity of litigation. You filed it as a PIL, which is why it was rejected.…

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Mumbai Police on High Alert Following Threat of Explosions; Investigation Underway

Mumbai Police on High Alert Following Threat of Explosions; Investigation Underway

Searches were conducted at key public places and installations across the city after the police received an anonymous threat call. The New Year’s cheer cranked down a notch after Mumbai Police received a call from an unidentified person warning of serial blasts in the city. The police began searching after receiving an anonymous call on Saturday evening. “Mumbai Police Control received a threat call on Saturday evening, around 6. The caller claimed that there would be serial blasts in Mumbai before hanging up,” news agency ANI cited an official as…

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Seeking Skilled Workers? UP Government Opens Door to New Employment Opportunities in Israel

Seeking Skilled Workers? UP Government Opens Door to New Employment Opportunities in Israel

Imagine being offered a monthly wage of 1.25 lakh, an attractive sum that could potentially transform one’s financial landscape. The Uttar Pradesh government has unveiled an opportunity that promises precisely this, but with a catch: the work location is Israel. According to a report by news agency IANS, the UP government has initiated an urgent call for construction workers to fill positions in building construction projects located in Israel. A statement from the UP labour department said, “Construction workers, including raj mistri, tiles workers, shuttering workers, and those skilled in…

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MP District Advises Schools to Consult Parents on Student Santa Costumes

MP District Advises Schools to Consult Parents on Student Santa Costumes

The official in the Shajapur district warned that ‘unilateral disciplinary action’ would be proposed if schools did not follow the directive. An education official in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district has issued an order warning schools of disciplinary action if students participate in Christmas-related events without their parents’ written permission, The Indian Express reported. The order, issued on December 14, says that permission of parents or guardians will need to be taken for children to dress up as Santa Claus or a Christmas tree. The official said that the directive was…

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