Rahul Gandhi's plea challenging Surat court's conviction to be moved soon: report

Gandhi was convicted and was given a two-year sentence in the 2019 defamation case over his remarks on Modi surname, following which he was disqualified as MP of Lok Sabha.

A petition challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction and sentencing by a trial court in Surat in a defamation case is ready and is likely to be filed very soon, sources said on Wednesday.
The party's top legal advisors are working on the review petition which will be filed before the Surat sessions court in a day or two, they added.
Gandhi was convicted and was given a two-year sentence in the 2019 defamation case over his remarks on Modi surname, following which he was disqualified as MP of Lok Sabha.
The Congress has said that it will fight the matter both politically and legally and will take the issue to the public.
Congress Whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore said the government has deliberately disqualified Rahul Gandhi under a well-planned conspiracy to not allow him to attend Parliament during this budget session.
"This is a totally false case and his disqualification has come to keep him away from Parliament. But, we will fight it both legally and politically," he told reporters outside Parliament.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission said it was in no hurry to announce bye-election to Wayanad constituency as the trail court has given Gandhi one month to appeal against the court order.
"There is no hurry, we will wait. There is not hurry to do it before exhausting that particular remedy which the trial court had accorded. We will take a call after that," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference. &nbsp;&nbsp;
He said the vacancy in the Wayanad parliamentary party was notified on March 23 this year and as per the law, a bypoll has to be conducted within six months. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
Kumar said the law also states that if the remainder of the term was less than one year, then the election will not be held.&nbsp;
The CEC said that in the case of Wayanad, the remainder of the term is more than a year.&nbsp;

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh back in Punjab, likely to surrender: report

Punjab Police on March 18 launched a massive crackdown against him, however, the radical preacher evaded arrest.

Khalistan-sympathiser Amritpal Singh has returned to Punjab and is likely to surrender today before Akal Takht, reports said quoting Punjab Police sources.
Punjab Police on March 18 launched a massive crackdown against him, however, the radical preacher evaded arrest.
Since then reports of Amritpal Singh crossing over to Haryana from Punjab and then entering Delhi have surfaced. Latest information on Singh and his trusted aide Papalpreet Singh say that both men entered Nepal.
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There was no response from the college authorities and police over the incident.

Delhi women’s college students say men scaled walls, harassed them during fest

Students at Delhi University’s Indraprastha College for Women alleged that some men scaled the institute’s boundary walls during a fest on Tuesday and “harassed several students”.

There was no response from the college authorities and police over the incident.

Students at Delhi University&rsquo;s Indraprastha College for Women alleged that some men scaled the institute&rsquo;s boundary walls during a fest on Tuesday and &ldquo;harassed several students&rdquo;.
There was no response from the college authorities and police over the incident.
An All India Students&rsquo; Association (AISA) activist alleged that the men were heard chanting &ldquo;Miranda, IP dono hamara (Miranda House and Indraprastha College both are ours)&rdquo; and &ldquo;Miranda nahi chhoda to IP bhi nahi chhodenge (We didn&rsquo;t leave Miranda, we won&rsquo;t leave IP either)&rdquo;.
In October, some students of Delhi University&rsquo;s all-women Miranda House College alleged that several men scaled the boundary walls and the gates during an open Diwali fest on campus and indulged in &ldquo;cat-calling and sexist sloganeering&rdquo;.
The AISA&rsquo;s Delhi University unit secretary and former Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW) student Anjali shared purported photos and videos of the incident. In the photo, four men are seen standing near the IPCW boundary wall while another is scaling the wall.
The video clip shows the police asking the college students to vacate the premises.
&ldquo;Today, IPCW&rsquo;s fest was going when drunk men climbed the walls, forcefully entered the campus and harrassed gender minorities. Men were chanting &lsquo;Miranda IP dono hamara&rsquo;, &lsquo;Miranda nahi chhoda to IP bhi nahi chhodenge&rsquo;,&rdquo; Anjali tweeted.
Another student alleged, &ldquo;Miscreants entered the IPCW fest today and harassed several women students, injuring one. Delhi Police has simply escorted the goons out. We demand their immediate arrest.&rdquo;
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MP's Kuno National Park welcomes 4 Cheetah cubs

Kuno National Park welcomes 4 Cheetah cubs

The minister congratulated the entire team of Project Cheetah for their relentless efforts in bringing back the large carnivore to India and for their efforts in correcting an ecological wrong done in the past.

Four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India from Namibia, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Wednesday. He termed it a momentous event in India's wildlife conservation history during 'Amrit Kaal'. "I am delighted to share that four cubs have been born to one of the cheetahs translocated to India on 17th September 2022, under the visionary leadership of PM Shri @narendramodi ji (sic)," he tweeted.
The minister congratulated the entire team of Project Cheetah for their relentless efforts in bringing back the large carnivore to India and for their efforts in correcting an ecological wrong done in the past.
Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had released the first batch of eight spotted felines -- five females and three males -- from Namibia into a quarantine enclosure at Kuno in Madhya Pradesh on his 72nd birthday on September 17 last year. One of the Namibian cheetahs, Sasha, had died due to a kidney-related ailment on Monday, forest and wildlife officials in Madhya Pradesh said.
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A magistrate's court in March 2022 issued a summons to Mamata Banerjee on the complaint filed by activist Vivekanand Gupta alleging that she had insulted the national anthem

National anthem case: Bombay High Court refuses to grant Mamata Banerjee relief

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a complaint seeking action against her for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem at an event in 2022.

A magistrate's court in March 2022 issued a summons to Mamata Banerjee on the complaint filed by activist Vivekanand Gupta alleging that she had insulted the national anthem

The Bombay High Court has refused to grant any relief to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a complaint seeking action against her for allegedly disrespecting the national anthem at an event in 2022.
The HC dismissed the application filed by Mamata Banerjee challenging a sessions court's order of January 2023 referring the matter back to the magistrate's court for inquiry. Banerjee in her application had said the sessions court, instead of quashing the summons ought to have quashed the entire complaint.
A magistrate's court in March 2022 issued a summons to Mamata Banerjee on the complaint filed by activist Vivekanand Gupta alleging that during a public function at Yashwantrao Chavan Auditorium at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai, Mamata Banerjee had started singing the National Anthem in the sitting position, and later standing up and singing two verses before abruptly stopping and leaving the venue.
The West Bengal Chief Minister had challenged the summons before the special court.

The police say Singh abandoned the car near a Gurudwara and fled

Amritpal Singh slips through police checkpost in Punjab

Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh managed to escape Punjab Police yet again on Tuesday evening.

The police say Singh abandoned the car near a Gurudwara and fled

Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh managed to escape Punjab Police yet again on Tuesday evening.
The police were chasing a white Innova car coming from Phagwara to Hoshiarpur on the suspicion that Amritpal Singh and his aide Papalpreet Singh were in the car.
However, the vehicle zoomed past the police checkpoint in Hoshiarpur. The police say Singh abandoned the car near a Gurudwara and fled but they managed to catch two of his aides.
A massive night search operation was launched in nearby areas.&nbsp;
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Faizal had been sentenced to 10 years in prison in an attempt to murder case on January 11

Amid Rahul row, NCP leader from Lakshadweep restored as Lok Sabha MP

The Lok Sabha membership of Mohammed Faizal, a NCP MP from Lakshdweep was restored on Wednesday,

Faizal had been sentenced to 10 years in prison in an attempt to murder case on January 11

The Lok Sabha membership of Mohammed Faizal, a NCP MP from Lakshdweep was restored on Wednesday, two months after the Kerala High Court stayed his conviction in a criminal case on January 25 this year. Faizal had been sentenced to 10 years in prison in an attempt to murder case on January 11 leading to his immediate disqualification as a Member of Parliament.&nbsp;
Restoration of Faizal&rsquo;s membership has the potential to impact the controversy surrounding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi&rsquo;s disqualification as a Lok Sabha MP.&nbsp;

Rahul Gandhi has been diaqualified as MP from Wayanad following conviction in a defamation case

Watch: what Election Commission said about bypolls for Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad seat

The Election Commission has said that according to law it needs to hold bypolls for the Wayanad seat vacated by Rahul Gandhi's disqualification within 6 months. 

Rahul Gandhi has been diaqualified as MP from Wayanad following conviction in a defamation case

The Election Commission has said that according to law it needs to hold bypolls for the Wayanad seat vacated by Rahul Gandhi's disqualification within 6 months.&nbsp; Also Watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/india-news/rahul-gandhi-gets-notice-to-vacate-mp-bungalow-reports-1679921429633">Rahul Gandhi gets notice to vacate MP bungalow: reports</a>

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In a scathing attack on Congress, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the grand old party misused Article 356 of the Constitution to dislodge the elected government 90 times. He claimed that former PM Indira Gandhi herself misused it 50 times.

Indira Gandhi misused Article 356 fifty times to dismiss state governments, PM Modi in Rajya Sabha

In a scathing attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the grand old party misused Article 356 of the Indian Constitution to dislodge the elected government 90 times. He claimed that former prime minister Indira Gandhi herself misused it 50 times.

In a scathing attack on Congress, PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the grand old party misused Article 356 of the Constitution to dislodge the elected government 90 times. He claimed that former PM Indira Gandhi herself misused it 50 times.

Replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress government and claimed former PM Indira Gandhi used Article 356 of the Constitution 50 times to dismiss elected state governments.
Hitting out at Congress for its history of taking control of state machinery by invoking emergency powers under Article 356, Prime Minister Modi said it was the grand old party that misused Constitutional provisions the most and toppled elected state governments at will.
As Opposition MPs kept shouting slogans linking the prime minister to beleaguered billionaire Gautam Adani, PM Modi continued, &ldquo;Not just this, one prime minister used 'Article 356' 50 times, hitting a half-century. That name is Mrs Indira Gandhi.&rdquo;
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2008 Jaipur blasts: Rajasthan HC acquits all accused given death sentence

2008 Jaipur blasts: Rajasthan HC acquits all accused given death sentence

The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday acquitted four men who were given the death sentence by a lower court for the 2008 serial Jaipur blasts that killed 71 people and slammed the investigating agencies over their "shoddy investigation".
It also affirmed the acquittal of a fifth accused by the trial court. Jaipur was rocked by a series of blasts on May 13, 2008 when bombs went off one after another at Manak Chawk Khanda, Chandpole Gate, Badi Chaupad, Chhoti Chaupad, Tripolia Gate, Johri Bazar and Sanganeri Gate.
The explosions in the evening left 71 people dead and 185 injured.
According to advocate S S Ali, the counsel for the accused, the high court lambasted the investigating agencies for doing a shoddy investigation in connecting the chain of evidence. The court also directed the director general of police of Rajasthan to take action against the officers involved in the investigation.
Ali said the court found the entire theory presented by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), which investigated the case, wrong. He said the high court issued directions to the chief secretary to monitor the case.
"The ATS failed to prove the travel plan of the accused that they had travelled from Delhi to Jaipur in a bus on May 13, had lunch at a restaurant, purchased cycles, planted bombs and returned the same day to Delhi in Shatabdi express. The ATS could not produce bus tickets," the counsel said.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

These many students from OBC, SC and ST categories dropped out of higher IITs, IIMs between 2018-23

these many students from OBC, SC and ST categories dropped out of IITs, IIMs between 2018-23

These many students from OBC, SC and ST categories dropped out of IITs, IIMs between 2018-23

While 14,446 students from the three categories dropped out from Central Universities during the period, 4,444 students dropped out from IITs, and 366 from IIMs, the minister said.

More than 19,000 students from OBC, SC and ST categories dropped out from Central Universities, IITs, and IIMs during 2018-2023, according to the Ministry of Education.
The data was shared by Union Minister of State for Education, Subhas Sarkar, in response to a written question in Rajya Sabha.
According to available records, the number of drop out students from 2018 to 2023 in Central Universities (CUs), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in various courses is 19,256.
While 14,446 students from the three categories dropped out from Central Universities during the period, 4,444 students dropped out from IITs, and 366 from IIMs, the minister said.
&ldquo;In the Higher Education sector students have multiple options and they choose to migrate across institutions and from one course or programme to another in the same institution. The migration or withdrawal, if any, is mainly on account of securing seats by the students in other departments or institutions of their choice or on any personal ground,&rdquo; Mr. Sarkar said.
No case of caste discrimination and alienation of SC and ST students have been reported from IITs in the last five years, Mr. Sarkar informed the Rajya Sabha in response to a written question.
The Minister informed that seven cases of suicides by SC and ST students have been reported in IITs while the same number of students from the two categories in Central Universities died by suicide since 2018.

Rahul Gandhi to kickstart Congress' Karnataka poll campaign from Kolar. The place of 'Modi remark'

Rahul Gandhi to kickstart Congress' Karnataka poll campaign from Kolar. The place of 'Modi remark'

Amid the huge row over his conviction in a defamation case by the Surat court followed by his disqualification as MP, the Congress leader is set to begin the grand old party's poll campaign in Karnataka from Kolar district on April 5.&nbsp;
Kolar-- is the same place where the former Wayanad MP made the alleged Modi surname remark in 2019. A defamation case against Gandhi was file in Surat court which found the Congress leader guilty and sentenced him to 2 years of jail.&nbsp;
The NDTV quoted state party chief DK Shivakumar as saying, that Rahul will begin his Satyameva Jayate Rally from Kolar after the state leaders requested him of the same.&nbsp;
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Fugitive Amritpal Singh releases video message, calls for Sarbat Khalsa

Wearing a turban and a beared, Amritpal Singh in his video message has called for a Sarbat Khalsa on Baisakhi this year.&nbsp;

As reports of pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh surrending before Akaal Takht made rounds, the radical preacher released a video message on Wednesday evening.&nbsp;
Wearing a turban and a beared, Amritpal Singh in his video message has called for a Sarbat Khalsa on Baisakhi this year.&nbsp;
In the over 2-minute-long video Amritpal Singh has urged Sikhs and members of community to join the congregation of Sikhs and get the issues sorted.&nbsp;
Notably,&nbsp; Sarbat Khalsa was held in Punjab's Amritsar during the 18th century. It was a biannual deliberative assembly of the Sikhs. As a political institution it refers to the meetings of the Dal Khalsa, Sikh Misls, and the legislature of the Sikh Empire.&nbsp;

Sinha who was travelling to Pune from Delhi suffered an anxiety attack onboard following which a passenger doctor along with the cabin crew came to her help. 

Passenger extends gratitude to Air India crew, doctor after assistance during anxiety attack 

Sinha who was travelling to Pune from Delhi suffered an anxiety attack onboard following which a passenger doctor along with the cabin crew came to her help. 


Anjali Sinha who was travelling to Pune from Delhi suffered an anxiety attack onboard following which a passenger doctor along with the cabin crew came to her help.&nbsp;

Passenger Anjali Sinha extended her gratitude to Air India crew following a massive anxiety attack onboard a March 20 Pune-bound flight.&nbsp;
Sinha who was travelling to Pune from Delhi suffered an anxiety attack following which a passenger doctor along with the cabin crew came to her help.&nbsp; In a tweet Sinha thanked the doctor and the cabin crew, ''Taking this opportunity to Thank you team @airindiain. For all the support and care that I got from your cabin crew of Flight AI 481 -20/03/2023 during a bad episode of an Anxiety attack on the flight. Dr Roxy Chirom for your prompt medical assistance and support. Gratitude. Thankful.'
She also added that the doctor attended to her nearly-hour long anxiety attack with utmost patience.&nbsp; Along with her tweet, Sinha also wrote a letter of thanks to 'angels who helped her with her anxiety attack on an Air India Flight'.&nbsp; It took Sinha nearly 40-50 minutes to get back to her normal self, stating that 'the crew couldn't have been more supportive, more positive and above all more human'.&nbsp; In response, Air India thanked Sinha for her kind words.&nbsp; The airline tweeted, 'Dear Ms Sinha, thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation. We're glad to know that our team served you up to your expectations. We will surely convey your compliments to our team. We look forward to welcoming you onboard again soon!'&nbsp;
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