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A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership

The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.

HC SHIELDS ACTIVIST FROM ARREST OVER REMARKS

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday closed the proceedings on a plea filed by human rights activist Nadeem Khan seeking to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly promoting enmity.

Preventive detention must meet strict threshold,

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored that the fundamental right to personal liberty cannot be curtailed through arbitrary or routine use of preventive detention laws, stressing that a mere breach of law and order does not automatically equate to a public order threat warranting the invocation of this exceptional measure.

SARISKA DEVOTEES' SENTIMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED: SC

Religious sentiments of devotees visiting the Hanuman temple inside Sariska Tiger Reserve should also be given \"due consideration\" while protecting the big-cat habitat in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, and constituted a panel to look into concerns of pilgrims and consider a ban on private vehicles in the reserve in a phased manner.

ASI dies, 6 injured as car collides with Raj CM's escort vehicles

JAIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector died and six others were injured when a car collided with an escort vehicle of Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy in Jagatpura area of the state's capital city Jaipur on Wednesday, police said.

AIRPORTS SHOULD BE LIKE A SECOND HOME, SAYS NAIDU

HYDERABAD: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday said that his focus lies on ease of travel for civilians flying by air.

Laws are being tweaked to boost ease of doing biz

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Ajit to attend Sharad's birthday dinner

NEW DELHI: When Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar, now of the NCP-SP, turns 84 on Thursday, he will have a special guest at the birthday party.

Govt removing roadblocks faced by young innovators, says Modi

NEW DELHI: The future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge and India's young population is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during a virtual interaction with over 1,300 students participating in the finale of the seventh edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH).

Rape accused on bail kills victim, throws body parts across Odisha

A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl last year, has killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha last week, police said on Wednesday.

CM: Darbar Move will be restored to retain Jammu's uniqueness

Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu's uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move.

Notice against VP to safeguard democracy, Constitution: Kharge

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hurled a volley of charges against vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the Upper House chairman of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion,\" and arguing that the INDIA bloc brought a notice for his removal to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.

Breakthrough in LS as Rahul calls on Speaker

NEW DELHI: A fragile peace between the Treasury and Opposition benches returned to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, but the impasse continued in the Rajya Sabha ahead of a marathon discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution in both Houses.

INDIA bloc MPs sign motion to impeach HC judge

NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation and calls for censure.

TMC's Banerjee apologises for remarks on minister Scindia

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Speaker Om Birla expunging the comments and the senior Opposition leader issuing an apology to Scindia.

Efforts are on to divide country, insult its institutions: RS Chair

NEW DELHI: There is an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said in Jaipur on Wednesday, in his first public comments after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman.

LS clears railways bill; Vaishnaw says won't lead to privatisation

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024, a legislation that Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured would not lead to privatisation of the network.

Foreign secy briefs Parl panel on B'desh

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighboring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.

Bus runs over hawker in Mumbai, driver detained

A 55-year-old man was mowed down by a CNG-powered Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, two days after seven people were killed and 42 were injured after an electric vehicle from the same state-owned agency barrelled through vehicles and pedestrians at high speed in a crowded market in Kurla area of Mumbai.

Kurla bus accident due to 'human error': RTO

The Mumbai Regional Transport Officers (RTO) officials said they suspect \"human error\" and \"lack of proper training\" led to the accident in Kurla, where a Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) bus fatally knocked down seven people and injured 42 others on Monday.

Mere harassment is not enough to prove abetment to suicide: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.

Vandalism of Constitution replica triggers violence

MUMBAI: Over 40 people were detained as violent protests rocked Parbhani in central Maharashtra for a second day on Wednesday over the vandalism of a replica of the Constitution of India near a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in the city, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory orders, officers said.

HC REVOKES BAIL GRANTED TO FIVE RSS WORKERS IN MURDER CASE OF SDPI LEADER

KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday set aside the bail granted to five RSS workers allegedly involved in the killing of SDPI leader K S Shan in Alappuzha district in December 2021.

Naidu calls upon collectors to adopt people first approach

Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu called upon district collectors to adopt a 'people first' approach and function as public servants rather than feudal administrators.

Actor Mohan Babu booked for attacking journo

The Hyderabad police on Wednesday registered a criminal case against veteran Telugu actor and former Rajya Sabha member Manchu Mohan Babu for allegedly attacking a 35-year-old journalist of a vernacular television channel at his residence at Jalpally village in Rangareddy district on the outskirts of the city, the police said.

Human rights panel seeks report from cops

KOZHIKODE: The Kerala Human Rights Commission on Wednesday directed police to take stringent measures against those engaged in bike and car stunts on road violating traffic rules.

Men too have 'pride and dignity', not just women: Kerala HC

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film shoot, saying that men too have \"pride and dignity\" and not just women.

Naidu govt unveils new tourism policy for Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday unveiled a new tourism policy for the state for the next five years, with a focus on promoting beach tourism, eco-tourism and spiritual tourism.

Stalin to inaugurate Periyar memorial in Kerala today

KOCHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin arrived in Kerala on Wednesday to take part in the valedictory function of the Vaikom Satyagraha centenary celebrations and inaugurate a memorial of Tamil social reformer EV Ramasamy Naicker.

DMK govt launches its Vishwakarma scheme

THE STALIN-LED GOVT TERMED PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME 'CASTEIST' AS IT ALLOWED ONLY PEOPLE IN THE TRADE TO ENROL FOR IT