INDIA
ED files first charge sheet in Anil Deshmukh case
An ED official related to probe told IANS, "A charge sheet has been filed in the case and Deshmukh's personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde have been named in it." According to ED officials, the 4,500 page charge sheet was filed before a Special PMLA court here. The ED had arrested Palande and Shinde after carrying out searches against them and the NCP leader in Mumbai and Nagpur.
Plea in SC to declare hearing through virtual mode a fundamental right
The plea of All India Jurists Association, a body of more than 5,000 lawyers, has been drawn by advocate Siddharth R. Gupta and filed through advocate on record Sriram Parakkat. The petition has challenged the August 16 notification issued by the Registrar General, Uttarakhand High Court, which said that the court will resume physical hearing and no request for virtual hearing will be entertained.
Delhi records 21% surplus rainfall this monsoon: IMD
On Monday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature at 26 degree Celsius and as per the IMD the maximum temperature is likely to be 35 degree Celsius. The IMD has predicted cloudy sky and light rainfall with thunderstorms on Monday, while from August 24 to 25, Delhi may witness strong surface winds with around 30 kmph speed of wind during the day.
Bengal BJP divided over demand of division of state
Senior leaders like Locket Chatterjee and Rahul Sinha spoke strongly against the North-South divide of the state. Chatterjee, who is also an MP from Hooghly said, "We never want a bifurcation of the state. The culture of Bengal is different. We live in harmony and Bengal is very dear to each one of us. Bengal will remain Bengal from north to south and east to west."
Road to Ram Janmabhoomi to be named after Kalyan Singh
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya said that this would be a tribute to the contribution of the late leader in the Ayodhya movement and his commitment to the Ram temple. One road in Lucknow, Prayagraj, Bulandshahr and Aligarh would also be named after Kalyan Singh. "The PWD department will soon complete the formalities in this regard," Maurya told reporters.
India logs 25,072 new Covid cases, lowest in 160 days
On Sunday, a total of 30,948 new cases and 403 deaths were reported. Less than 50,000 daily cases have been reported in the past 57 consecutive days now. India's recovery rate from Covid infection has increased to 97.63 per cent, the highest since March 2020. The active caseload also registered a major decline of 19,474 in the past 24 hours, and cumulatively stands at 3,33,924, the lowest in the last 155 days.
IIT-K Prof says Covid 3rd wave possibility now negligible
Releasing his new study based on his mathematical 'model formula', he has said that vaccination has further reduced this risk. "The vaccination has ensured the reduction in the infection to a great extent. He said that states like UP, Bihar, Delhi are on the way to become almost infection free. However, the active cases in the country will remain close to 15,000 till the month of October as there will be infection in the Northeastern states and also Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala," he told reporters.
Flying object repulsed by BSF at Indo-Pak border in Jammu
"Today morning at about 0530 hrs, a blinking red and yellow light in the sky observed by our forward troops in Arnia sector near to the IB," BSF said. "Our troops immediately fired 25 LMG rds on the flying object due to which it gained some height and went towards Pak side. Area being searched with help of police."
Row over BJP flag being placed over national flag
The photo, tweeted by the BJP, shows the body lying in state, draped by the Tricolour, but half of it was seen to be covered up by the party flag. The party flag was placed on Singh's body over the national flag by BJP President J.P. Nadda and state BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh. Samajwadi Party spokesperson Ghanshyam Tiwari criticised the BJP on the issue.
Unclear of impact Rahul creating on people's mind: Deve Gowda
Addressing a press conference here, he said: "I do not want to talk lightly about (Rahul) Gandhi or anyone. He is still a young leader and is fighting for people's causes but still has a long way to go." Noting that Gandhi took out a bicycle rally to drive home the point of rising fuel prices, he said that it was still not very clear how people in the country viewed his efforsts.
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