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Senior party leader and lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi voiced his concern over party leader Rahul Gandhi’s demand for equal participation of all castes in the workforce on the basis of their population.Singhvi differed with the view of Rahul Gandhi and said that people endorsing ‘jitni aabadi, utna haq’ have to first completely understand the consequences of it. It will eventually culminate into majoritarianism.In a post on X, Singhvi on October 3 said, “Equality of opportunity is never the same as equality of outcomes. People endorsing ‘jitni abadi utna haq’ have to first completely understand the consequences of it. It will…

On December 13, 2022, the police raided the ‘war room’ in Hyderabad and detained Ishan Sharma and Sasank Tatineni. The police also seized some computers and hard disks.The ‘war room’ run by the party’s poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu was raided for allegedly posting defamatory comments about Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on social media platforms.The police had later issued notices under 41A CrPC in connection with the case booked by the cybercrime wing against them under Indian Penal Code sections 505-B and 469 for making defamatory videos by morphing photos.The Congress party denied the allegations. It alleged that the KCR…

In late December 2022, Saket Gokhale, a Trinamool Congress leader found himself in the crosshairs of the Gujarat Police. His detention was linked to a tweet concerning an unverified piece of news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the site of the Morbi bridge collapse targedy. Gokhale, arrested in Jaipur, was brought to Gujarat by the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell under the supervision of ACP Jitendra Yadav.A similar fate befell Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani, who was apprehended by Assam Police and taken to Guwahati. His crime? An alleged “offensive” tweet against the Prime Minister. This arrest highlighted the reality…

Madrid, Nov 5 (IANS) Girona came back from behind to win a thrilling match 4-2 away to Osasuna and return to the top of La Liga. Michel Sanchez’s side made it 10 wins from 12 league games this campaign to put the pressure on Real Madrid, who now have to win at home to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday if they want to return to the top of the table.Ivan Martin put Girona ahead in the 16th minute after finishing off a typical flowing move from the Catalan side, but Ante Budimir leveled in the 25th minute after Girona keeper, Pablo…

The German giants caught a fairy tale start on the road as Dayot Upamecano headed home the Leroy Sane’s corner kick to stun the BVB with only five minutes played.Bayern continued with momentum and made it two after Sane’s cutback pass following a counterattack allowed Kane to tap the ball past Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel in the 9th minute, Xinhua reports.Dortmund was shocked and had to wait until the closing stages of the first half to create the first noteworthy chance in the 45th minute when Donyell Malen missed the target just wide from inside the box with all time…

The body of an unidentified woman, aged 23 then, was found in a field in Salempur Chak village of Etawah district’s Jaswantnagar town on September 26, 2020.A village local had claimed that the body was of her missing daughter.However, despite multiple DNA tests, the body remained unclaimed and since then it has been kept in mortuary.On Saturday, Superintendent of Police (city) Kapil Dev along with other officials visited the village where the body was found to inspect the two identified plots of land for cremation.“We are waiting for the final report of the revenue department about the ownership of property.…

The girl was found dead in her room two days ago.The girl, who had completed Class 12 this year, was found hanging at home on Thursday. An FIR under IPC section 306 (abetment of suicide) was registered against the main accused Akhtar and three of his kin on Friday.Members of right-wing groups and other locals set his furniture shop on fire in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Saturday.The girl’s family along with local residents and some right-wing members took to the streets and held Akhtar, 20, responsible for her “suicide”. They refused to cremate the body and burnt down the man’s…

A girl student was molested by three men on Wednesday night on the campus which led to massive protests by students on Thursday and Friday.Students claimed that the same accused had molested another student two days before the Wednesday incident.The institute’s Dean confirmed that a complaint regarding the earlier incident was received by the Proctor’s office and that action was being taken.Several members of the IIT-BHU Students’ Parliament said “there was delay in taking action in the earlier incident”. Both the incidents happened at a relatively isolated spot on the campus.In connection with the incident on Wednesday that triggered widespread…

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed anger against the Congress party at a CPI rally on October 2. Following that RJD leaders Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav went to the CM’s residence on Friday evening to meet Nitish Kumar. Also, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is coming to Muzaffarpur for a rally on November 5 to target six districts of Tirhut division.The details of the meeting between Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar did not come in the public domain but the way the former went to the residence of the latter clearly suggests that Lalu Prasad wanted…

The Gangetic dolphins play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the Ganga River and also have the potential of becoming a major tourist attraction for the state.Experts believe that declaring the Gangetic dolphin a state aquatic animal will increase the emphasis on the protection, conservation and promotion of this endangered mammal. This, in turn, will increase their numbers and enhance the beauty of the Ganga River.The number of Gangetic dolphins is also the highest in UP. According to an estimate, if their total number is around 2,000, then the stretch of the river that passes through UP is…