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The meeting, initiated by Janata Dal-U General Secretary and MLC Kapil Patil, is expected to have around 150 representatives from 21 political parties, unions and mass movements in the state participating. Major socialist parties and the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena-UBT, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party are also part of the national Opposition parties’ INDIA bloc. The meeting will comprise the followers of socialist stalwarts like the late Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, Jaiprakah Narayan, S. M. Joshi, Sane Guruji besides intellectuals, writers, social justice activists and media personalities. “In the past, there was an ideological harmony between Keshav Sitaram…

According to the financial probe agency sources associated with the probe, the ED suspects that the United Arab Emirates-based Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, both promoters of MOB, had tied up with the Mustaqim to run one of its similar betting gaming apps namely ‘Kheloyar’ from Pakistan.A source said that during the probe, it was found that the MOB runs more than 50 betting and gaming apps and sites online illegally. However, it found the links of kheloyar operating in Pakistan, with the help of fugitive don’s brother, the source said, adding that the app has the patronage of Dawood’s…

The accused were identified as Chintamani, 30, Ashok Sharma, 50, and the minor, 17.Chintamani and Sharma are residents of Nehru Vihar in the Dayalpur area in north Delhi.Sharma works as a property dealer, and Chintamani, in collaboration with Sharma, devised the plan to murder her mother. They enlisted the help of the juvenile, who was employed at a motor mechanic shop.On September 27, a PCR call was received at Dayalpur police station at 12:15 a.m., reporting the murder of a woman. Upon investigation, it was revealed that Shivkala had been killed inside her general store, which also served as her…

Kharge chaired the meeting of the CEC at the party headquarters, which was also attended by party MPs Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal, Telanagana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy, Screening Committee Chairman K. Muralidharan, state incharge Manikrao Thakre and many others. The senior leaders discussed the candidates for at least three hours. Briefing the media later, Muralidharan said: “Today we have discussed 70 out of 119 seats and more discussion is required to finalise all the seats.” He said that the Congress will soon announce the list of all candidates at one time. The Congress is gearing…

Stern warning to Maharashtra SpeakerThe Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker for the delay in hearing and deciding the disqualification petitions filed by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction).It orally asked the Speaker to take a decision before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.N. Chandrababu NaiduThe Supreme Court on Friday asked Andhra Pradesh to “stay its hand” in arresting TDP supremo and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the alleged Fibernet scam case.It issued notice and orally asked the investigative agency to not arrest TDP chief in the…

The seized weapons, which include carbines, rifles, pistols, grenades, country-made mortars and a cannon, besides explosives, were recovered from Imphal East, Kakching, Thoubal, Bishnupur, Kangpokpi and Churachandpur districts. The combined team of security forces during their day-long searches on Friday in about 150 houses in three villages — Kameng, Khamran and Mana Ingkhol – of Imphal West district recovered arms and ammunition, including three sophisticated carbines. The recovered arms and ammunition have been handed over to Lamshang police station for taking further legal action. During the search operations three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres were also arrested from Imphal…

The bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra gave two weeks’ time to the Centre to respond to the plea.The apex court was hearing petitions filed by the AFT Bar Association in Chandigarh that challenged the transfer of judicial member Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary from Chandigarh to the Kolkata bench of the tribunal.While the bench refused to interfere with the plea against the transfer, it decided to consider the plea against the MoD’s control over the AFT.The petitioner’s counsel submitted that as the Ministry itself is a major litigant before the AFT,…

Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said: “They have come back to the party today. There are seven leaders – four from BJP and three from SAD.” He said that the perception of Congress is growing day in and day out in Punjab, and also said that many important leaders of the AAP will also come back to Congress. Besides Bajwa, Congress state unit chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was also present at the party headquarters. –IANSaks/vd

AICC Media Coordinator and in-charge for Mizoram Mathew Anthony said that Gandhi would be in Mizoram from October 16 and on the first day, would interact and walking along with the people from the Chandmari junction to the Treasury Bhawan in Aizawl. Before returning to Delhi on October 18, he would attend a number of organisational and campaign related events. The Congress was voted out of power in 2018 by the Mizo National Front (MNF). State Congress chief Lalsawta recently said that the party would field candidates in all the 40 Assembly seats and the Central Election Committee would soon…

A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal issued notice to the Union government and others in the matter and sought their response by November 3. The elections – which were set to be held on August 12 – were stayed by a bench of Justice Vinod S, Bhardwaj of the High Court just one day before they were supposed to be conducted. The special leave petition stated that the impugned HC order has caused grave prejudice to the WFI and the wrestling athletes in India because the United World Wrestling (UWW) – the international governing body for…