INDIA Bloc Has Several Choices For PM Post, BJP Has One: Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the opposition INDIA bloc has several choices to project as the prime ministerial candidate, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has only one.

He was addressing a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the venue of the two-day INDIA meeting that is scheduled to begin on Thursday.

"The question about choice for the prime minister's post should be asked to the BJP, which has only one choice that we have seen for the last nine years. INDIA alliance has several choices for the PM post. What choices does the BJP have?" Uddhav Thackeray said in response to a question.

He also took a swipe at the Centre over its decision to slash by Rs 200 the LPG prices per cylinder as a "Raksha Bandhan" gift.

The government announced the cut in domestic cooking gas prices on Tuesday.

"Was there no Raksha Bandhan in the last nine years? As INDIA (alliance) progresses, the LPG cylinders will be given for free. No matter what they do, people are smart and understand everything," Uddhav Thackeray said.

Replying to a question on the Niti Aayog's masterplan for the economic transformation of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Uddhav Thackeray said his party would oppose any such a move of the central government's intervention.

On whether a convenor would be appointed for the INDIA alliance, the former Maharashtra chief minister said, "Let's wait for the meeting and deliberations to take place." In a swipe at the ruling alliance led by the BJP, he asked, "Does anyone know who the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) convenor is." 

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Assam To Build 1,000 New Bridges By 2026: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said his government will soon start construction of 1,000 bridges across the state.

Inaugurating a 2.6-km-long flyover from Kamakhya Gate to Maligaon in Guwahati, touted to be the longest in Assam, Himanta Sarma said the state government has completed 842 small and big bridges in recent times.

"I am happy to announce that work for another 1,000 bridges will be taken up soon. All these projects will be completed by 2026. People say that Guwahati is Northeast's gateway, but we want to make it a gateway for South East Asia," he said.

"Today we are opening the 'Neelachal Flyover' for the public. This was constructed on one of the busiest roads of Guwahati, and it was a huge challenge for the PWD department to complete on time," he said.

The state's PWD department carried out the project at an investment of Rs 420 crore.

"It required 18,000 MT of cement, 20,000 cubic MT of sand and 7,500 MT of steel, besides other materials," Himanta Sarma said.

The chief minister also listed out around a dozen road projects in Guwahati and other towns of Assam, which are in different stages of planning and execution.

"At present, work on 22 big projects like flyovers and bridges over the Brahmaputra is underway. Out of these, 21 are at the last stage of completion," he said.

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Woman Kills Husband With Help Of Lover For Opposing Their Relationship: Goa Cops

Goa Police on Wednesday cracked the brutal murder of a 39-year-old man in Bicholim town, eight hours after the matter came to light, and arrested the wife of the dead and her paramour, an officer said.

The body of Ramesh Siddagoli was found on a bridge at Bicholim, around 28 km from Panaji, on Wednesday morning.

After the preliminary investigation, police tracked down Ramesh's wife Sangita Siddagoli (29) and her paramour Ramu Gawali (50) at Thivim railway station and arrested them when they were trying to flee.

Ramu Gawali is the brother-in-law of Sangita, police said.

As per the preliminary investigation, they stabbed Ramesh Siddagoli in the back with a sharp weapon on Tuesday night after he objected to their illicit relationship.

The victim, who hailed from Maharashtra, was working as a migrant labourer in Goa, according to police.

Further investigation is underway.

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Delhi Metro Records Highest-Ever Count Of Passengers On August 29

The Delhi Metro on August 29 registered the highest-ever count of daily passenger journeys -- 69.94 lakh -- surpassing the record it set a day earlier.

The corresponding figures on August 28 had stood at 68.16 lakh.

Journey or line utilisation is calculated by the number of corridors passengers use to reach their destinations.

"Delhi Metro's mission of providing a comfortable journey to its commuters is scaling new heights every day and as a result Delhi Metro once again set a new milestone on 29th August 2023 when more than 69 lakh passenger journeys were performed in the metro in a single day," the DMRC said in a post on 'X', formerly known as Twitter.

Before Monday, the highest passenger journey count was 66,18,717, recorded on February 10, 2020, just before the pandemic disrupted travel patterns and routines.

Of the total journeys recorded Tuesday, the Red Line accounted for 7,65,059 journeys, Yellow Line - 19,11,239, Blue Line -- 14,90,171, and Airport Express Line -- 61,041, among other corridors, according to data shared by the DMRC.

In January this year, the average passenger journey count stood at 49,33,458 while the March figure was 50,83,204, officials said.

In June and July, the corresponding figures stood at 54,54,304 and 55,96,595.

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Punjab Chief Minister Stops Speech As Woman Gets On Stage To Tie Rakhi

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in a heartwarming incident on Wednesday stopped his speech midway as a woman came to the stage to tie him rakhi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

The chief minister was distributing appointment letters to Anganwadi workers and their helpers at Guru Nanak Dev University when a woman came to the stage and tied rakhi to him.

#WATCH | Amritsar: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann stopped his speech midway as a woman came to the stage to tie him rakhi

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was distributing appointment letters to Anganwadi worker and their helpers at Guru Nanak Dev University pic.twitter.com/9hfs72DqiO

— ANI (@ANI) August 30, 2023

In the video, Punjab CM stops his speech midway as a woman ties him rakhi on the stage and Mr Mann blesses her and poses for a picture.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan with school children at his residence in New Delhi.

The school children greeted Prime Minister Modi with smiles and tied the sacred thread to him.

As the girls tied rakhis, PM Modi greeted them with an affectionate smile, interacting with them and asking their names.

In an adorable moment, one of the girls gave PM Modi a peck on his cheek as he proceeded to bend down and bless her.

Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), PM Modi posted, "Had a very special Raksha Bandhan celebration at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. My young friends and I talked about so many subjects. They shared their joy on Chandrayaan-3 and India's strides in space. They also recited wonderful poetry."

The festival is being celebrated across the country as a symbol of duty between brothers and sisters, with signature pomp and fervour across the country.

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भारत-पाकिस्तान महामुकाबले से पहले हार्दिक पंड्या ने भरी हुंकार, दबाव को लेकर दिया बड़ा बयान

भारतीय टीम के उप कप्तान हार्दिक पंड्या पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ मुकाबले से पहले गरजे हैं. भारत और पाकिस्तान की टीमें एशिया कप 2023 में रविवार को आमने सामने होंगी. यह मुकाबला भारतीय समयानुसार दोपहर 3:00 बजे से श्रीलंका के पल्लेकल इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम में खेला जाएगा.

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Longest-Ever Amarnath Yatra Draws To A Close, No Terror-Incident Reported

The longest-ever Amarnath yatra, lasting 62 days, is nearing its completion and has been incident free this year as more than four lakh seventy thousand pilgrims did darshan.

"Resolve of the government supported by locals of Kashmir ensured that the Yatra not only remained terror-incident free but also no law and order issue was also reported during the days yatra was on," a senior official in the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

The 62-day long Amarnath Yatra commenced on July 1 and is set to end on August 31. Till August 21 more than 4.70 lakh people paid obeisance at the holy cave. Last year total of 3,04,493 pilgrims performed darshan.

The Yatra, however, has been suspended since last nine days due to weather conditions.

"Amidst elaborate security arrangements by J&K Police, CAPFs and UT administration, the yatra has been incident free with excellent arrangements for langar, health-care, sanitation and transportation," a senior official in charge of operation said.

According to him security apparatus in the valley was at an all-time high during the yatra period.

"Hi-tech equipment including drones, advanced technical instruments etc were deployed while quick response teams, avalanche rescue teams, medical teams and NDRF teams have ensured safe passage of devotees in the difficult mountainous terrain," he explained.

The Yatra this year also witnessed foreign pilgrims from the USA, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia and South-Korea.

Several distinguished personalities from various walks of life including badminton player Saina Nehwal, Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan, spiritual guru Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami also visited the holy cave.

Commemoration of Kargil Diwas was also honoured at all yatra base camps.

"Kashmir is on path of peace and recovery from old days of strikes. Security forces managed to provide full security cover to G20 summit first and then Yatra," a senior functionary of JK administration said.

The weather favoured the yatra. However, 46 yatris lost their lives due to different health reasons. Last year, 71 deaths were reported.

The saffron-robed holy mace of Lord Shiva, popularly known as 'Chhari Mubarak', Tuesday reached Sheshnag where it will halt for the night before heading for the Amarnath holy cave shrine, officials said.

Amidst religious chants, the Chhari was taken from Chandanwari to Sheshnag by Mahant Deependra Giri, the custodian of the holy mace.

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श्रीलंका के 7वें खिताब पर ग्रहण! 4 बड़े धुरंधर आउट, एक तो आरसीबी की है जान

श्रीलंकाई टीम का इस बार खिताब जितने का सपना चकनाचूर हो सकता है. वजह, टूर्नामेंट के शुरू होने से पहले ही टीम के चार बड़े धुरंधर खिलाड़ी चोटिल होकर टीम से बाहर हो गए हैं. बात करें वो चार खिलाड़ी कौन से हैं, तो उनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं-

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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Court To Hear Case Against Jagdish Tytler On Sept 6

A Delhi court will hear on September 6 the Pul Bangash killings case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. Three people were killed and a gurudwara was set ablaze in Pul Bangash area of the national capital during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand granted Tytler time to argue his case after going through certain documents supplied by the CBI.

"Accused seeks some time for advancing submissions stating that some time is required to go through the reply as well as the documents supplied by PP (public prosecutor) for CBI. Heard. In the interest of justice, matter is adjourned," the judge said.

A sessions court had earlier granted anticipatory bail to Tytler on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and one surety of the like amount.

It had also imposed certain conditions on him, including that he will not tamper with the evidence in the case or leave the country without permission.

Three people were killed and a gurdwara was set ablaze in Pul Bangash area here on November 1, 1984, a day after the then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.

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CBI Case Against Enforcement Directorate Officer Probing Liquor "Scam"

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a case against a senior official of the Enforcement Directorate and the chief of hotel chain Claridges, in connection with the ongoing investigation in the Delhi liquor scam. The case names Pawan Khatri, Assistant Director of the ED, Vikramaditya Singh, the chief of Claridges Hotels and Resorts, and Deepak Sangwan -- an employee of Air India.

The ED is probing the Delhi liquor policy money laundering case involving former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others, in which Amandeep Singh Dhall is also an accused. He was arrested by the agency earlier this year.

The ED has claimed Pawan Khatri, and Nitesh Kohar, a clerk in the ED, had allegedly received Rs 5 crore as bribe through conduits to help Amandeep Singh Dhall.

According to the complaint, Dhall and his father Birender Pal Singh informed ED officials that they have given Rs 5 crore to Praveen Vats, a Chartered Accountant, between December 2022 and January 2023 to "arrange help" in the ED investigation in the case against Dhall.

In its complaint to the CBI dated August 7, the ED said Praveen Vats and Deepak Sangwan, the Air India employee, had taken Rs 5 crore from Dhall on the pretext of helping him in the liquor policy money laundering case through Pawan Khatri.

"Vats stated that of the amount received from Dhall, 50 lakhs was given to Sangwan and Khatri as advance as demanded by them in mid-December," the agency alleged in its complaint.

As Dhall was arrested in March this year, his father demanded a refund. On June 29, Rs 1 crore was returned to him in the presence of Khatri, as stated by Vats.

In his statement, Vikramaditya Singh has said that Aman Dhall had approached him for help and he had asked Vats to help him. Vats had told him that "after deducting expenses with ED officials and other expenses, remaining amount will be divided between them equally," the ED's complaint read.

Following the complaint, the CBI registered a corruption case against Khatri, Kohar, Sangwan, Vats, Vikramaditya Singh, Amandeep Singh Dhall and BP Singh for allegedly influencing ED's investigation in Delhi liquor policy case through bribes.

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Ukrainian Sisters Detained For Twerking On Soldiers' Graves In Kyiv

Two Ukrainian women were detained after a video of them dancing and twerking on the graves of dead soldiers went viral.

The video which was originally posted on Instagram by a user named 'vl_lindermann' shows sisters filming their dancing on the graves of dead soldiers on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day. The clip shows the photos of the soldiers who lost their lives. Later, however, the video was removed, and the user posted an apology on Instagram, saying that they were visiting their father's grave. The video soon circulated across social media platforms.

2 Ukrainian women arrested after twerking at a cemetery.
by u/Marianmza in ukraina

According to RT.com, the Ukrainian police claim they came across the clip on Thursday evening. "In less than an hour, law enforcement officers had established [the women's] whereabouts and brought them to the police department," a statement by the Kyiv police said on Friday, adding that the two sisters "face up to five years behind bars" on charges of "desecration of soldiers' graves."

It was later revealed that the two sisters came to the cemetery to honour the memory of the fallen... in such a way. The Ukrainian police later published the pictures of the two women, still dressed in the same clothes they were wearing in the video, accompanied by a police officer.

Internet users were not happy with the video. A user Reddit user commented, "Lack of respect."

"Lack of brains in the first place," another user commented.

"Disgusting," the third user wrote.

"God, the amount of people claiming that this is a "Ukrainian thing" in that original thread is sad," the fourth user commented.

"These girls, most probably lack of attention, so government and society can give it with social matter job, like cleaning cemetery or doing some other job for few weeks/months as a consequence," the fifth user wrote.

 

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No Law Gives Right To Husband To Beat, Torture Wife: Delhi High Court

No law gives the right to a husband to beat and torture his wife, the Delhi High Court has held while granting divorce to a woman on the grounds of cruelty and desertion by the man.

The high court said, in this case, it has been proved that the man failed to resume companionship with his wife and not only did there exist physical separation but it was also coupled with "animus" of not bringing her back to the matrimonial home.

Taking into account the medical documents of the woman, the high court said in the absence of any rebuttal by the man, it has to be held that the woman's testimony of being subjected to physical assault stands corroborated by the medical documents.

"Merely because the parties got married and the respondent (man) was her husband, no law gave him the right to subject his wife to beatings and torture. Such conduct of the respondent necessarily qualifies as physical cruelty entitling the appellant (woman) to divorce under Section 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955," a bench of Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna said.

The court noted that the man, who was present before it at the time of the passing of the verdict, had no objection to the grant of divorce.

"We accordingly find merit in the appeal and the marriage between the appellant and the respondent is hereby dissolved," the bench said.

The high court was hearing an appeal filed by the woman challenging the decision of a family court which had dismissed her petition seeking divorce from the man on the grounds of cruelty and desertion.

The high court noted that the woman had deposed that she was left at her parental home on May 11, 2013, in an injured condition and thereafter despite her efforts, the man refused to take her back to the matrimonial home.

It said the man has also not countered the woman's argument that she was not brought back to the matrimonial home, for which there existed no reason.

"It is proved that the respondent had failed to resume the companionship with the appellant and thus not only there exist physical separation but it was also coupled with 'animus' of not bringing back the appellant to the matrimonial home.

"The respondent had no intention of resuming the matrimonial relationship which also got reflected when he chose not to contest the petition. The petition for divorce has been filed after more than two years of separation and therefore the appellant is also entitled to divorce on the ground of desertion under Section 13 1 (ib) of the HMA," the high court said.

According to the woman's plea, she and the man got married in February 2013 and they have been living with the family of the man's maternal aunt since his parents died a long time back.

The woman claimed that soon after the marriage, she was subjected to physical and mental torture and various atrocities were meted out to her which she continued to tolerate in the fond hope that with the passage of time, things would get settled.

However, the atrocities of the man and his family members kept increasing as they wanted to get rid of her so that the man could re-marry into an affluent family, the plea said.

The woman claimed that there was repeated demand for dowry and she was deserted by the man who refused to take her back to the matrimonial home.

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On Kota Suicides, Rajasthan Minister Lists Causes Of Stress In Students

Expressing concern over the increase in student suicides in Kota, a Rajasthan minister on Monday said the burden of education loans on parents is one of the causes of stress among aspirants and that the Centre must formulate a policy so that parents don't have to borrow money for education.

Two students, preparing for competitive exams in Kota, died by suicide on Sunday in a span of four hours. According to authorities, 22 students have died by suicide so far in the coaching hub this year -- the highest for any year. Last year, the figure was 15.

"The pressure of studies is there. Apart from this, several students have the burden that their parents have borrowed money for their studies. So they worry, if they fail, what will happen to their parents," Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Mahesh Joshi said.

He said the students live away from their homes and parents and this too is an additional burden on them which leads to suicides.

"The central government should make a policy regarding coaching institutes. There should be a system wherein parents do not have to take loans as it puts too much pressure on the students to succeed," he said.

"The students think, "What will happen (to my family) if I do not succeed?" as their parents have taken huge loans to educate them," he said.

Over two lakh students move to Kota annually to prepare for competitive exams such as the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for engineering and the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges.

Earlier, the authorities in Kota asked coaching institutes to stop conducting routine tests for students preparing for the NEET and other competitive exams for the next two months in the wake of these suicides.

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Opposition INDIA Set For Next Round Of Meet, Due In Mumbai By Month-End

The Opposition Bloc INDIA will have its third meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena (UBT) has announced. The party will host the meet, where the united Opposition is expected to draft its Common Minimum Programme.

There is expectation that an 11-member coordination committee will also be named, "At that meeting in Mumbai, we will decide on who the 11 will be, who the Convenor will be, etc. These are small things," Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge had said.

The meet comes days after the Opposition's No-Confidence Motion against the Narendra Modi government -- and the plan to compel him to speak on Manipur -- collapsed. The Prime Minister briefly mentioned Manipur only after a walkout by the Opposition, conducted after 90 minutes of his speech.

With that background, the Opposition seems to have its work cut out, figuring out a fail-safe roadmap for the next round of assembly elections and the general election next year.

The question of Opposition unity, too, needs to be settled in view of some comments by leaders of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, whose fragile peace with the Congress appears to be perpetually under threat.

The Shiv Sena UBT, which issued the invite, posted a teaser video on X, formerly Twitter, drawing on visuals from the earlier meetings of the new bloc, which announced its name in Bengaluru last month.

"Those who want to bring dictatorship in the country, We will be against them!" reads a rough translation of the caption.

जे देशात हुकूमशाही आणू पाहतात,
त्यांच्या विरोधात आम्ही असणार!#INDIA #जितेगाइंडिया #JeetegaINDIA pic.twitter.com/6bxM3mXdtz

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 28, 2023

Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, chief ministers MK Stalin, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren, Mamata Banerjee and RJD chief Lalu Prasad were among those who took part in the two-day meet. Sharad Pawar, whose party underwent a split in June with the rebellion of nephew Ajit Pawar, also joined in.

Announcing the new name for the Opposition Bloc in Bengaluru, Rahul Gandhi had said: "The fight is between NDA and INDIA, Narendra Modi and INDIA, his ideology and INDIA… The fight is about two different ideas of India... The fight is for the voice of the country."

Calling the bloc "old wine in new bottle", the BJP had pitched "Bharat" against "INDIA".

"Today people are seeing who all are a part of NDA. They work for the shoshit and vanchit, adivasis and peechhdas (exploited and deprived, tribals and backward communities)... It is dedicated to the people of the country," PM Modi had said.

"Its motto is Nation First, Progress First, Empowerment of the People First... NDA is doing social justice as envisioned by Gandhi and Ambedkar," he had added.

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श्रीलंका की नहीं कम हो रही मुसीबतें, हसरंगा-चमीरा के बाद यह गेंदबाज हुआ बाहर, अब 14 विकेट लेने वाले को मिलेगा मौका!

एशिया कप 2023 के आगाज में गिनती के महज दो दिन शेष रह गए हैं, लेकिन पड़ोसी देश श्रीलंका क्रिकेट टीम की मुसीबतें कम होने का नाम नहीं ले रही हैं. पहले से कई खिलाड़ियों के चोट से जूझ रही टीम को एक और बड़ा झटका लगा है. तेज गेंदबाज दिलशान मदुशंका भी एशिया कप 2023 से बाहर हो गए हैं, जबकी लाहिरू कुमारा का खेलना संदिग्ध बना हुआ है.

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