Name: Ex-Cong MLA Alpesh is BJP candidate in Guj bypoll
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The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor as a candidate for the upcoming Gujarat bypolls. He will contest from Radhanpur, a seat he had won in 2017 on a Co

Ex-Cong MLA Alpesh is BJP candidate in Guj bypoll

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor as a candidate for the upcoming Gujarat bypolls. He will contest from Radhanpur, a seat he had won in 2017 on a Congress ticket. In July this year, Alpesh Thakor and another Congress defector Dhavalsinh Zala had quit the Gujarat assembly and rebelled against the party, complaining of "unfair treatment". The y both joined the BJP soon after. Zala too will contest on a BJP ticket from Bayad. Once considered close to Rahul Gandhi, Thakore gained popularity after he launched a counter protest after 2015 Patidar agitation.

The BJP has fielded former Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor as a candidate for the upcoming Gujarat bypolls. He will contest from Radhanpur, a seat he had won in 2017 on a Congress ticket. In July this year, Alpesh Thakor and another Congress defector Dhavalsinh Zala had quit the Gujarat assembly and rebelled against the party, complaining of "unfair treatment". The y both joined the BJP soon after. Zala too will contest on a BJP ticket from Bayad. Once considered close to Rahul Gandhi, Thakore gained popularity after he launched a counter protest after 2015 Patidar agitation.

In a setback for Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the West Bengal government’s plea for recalling its order that directed th

In a setback for Mamata&nbsp;Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court on Monday dismissed the&nbsp;West Bengal government&rsquo;s plea for recalling its order that directed the National Human Rights Commission&nbsp;to examine all cases of alleged post-poll violence in the state.
Rejecting the plea, a 5-judge bench headed by acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that its earlier order was passed after the state failed to inspire the court&rsquo;s confidence. The bench also said that the court does not find any occasion to modify or stay its earlier ruling.
The West Bengal government had claimed that it was not given adequate opportunity to place all facts on record, including the steps taken by the state government to address the issues relating to post-poll violence.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has an advice for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently attacking the Modi government on its Covid vaccination polic

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has an advice for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has been consistently attacking the Modi government on its Covid vaccination policy. The minister on Monday appealed to the Congress MP to get himself vaccinated against Covid-19. 
"The country doesn't know if Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has yet vaccinated himself or not. If you (Rahul Gandhi) haven't got the Covid-19 vaccine yet, my humble appeal is that please get yourself vaccinated," Ravi Shankar Prasad said in Bihar's Patna, according to news agency ANI.
Last week, Congress said that party chief Sonia Gandhi has taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine and that Rahul Gandhi could not take the jab as he contracted the coronavirus disease in May. A senior party functionary had told PTI that Rahul Gandhi was scheduled to take the vaccine on May 16, but he tested positive for the coronavirus disease a day before.

Amid a buzz about a national coalition against the BJP, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday met in Delhi for the second time in two w

Amid a buzz about a national coalition against the BJP, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday met in Delhi for the second time in two weeks. Kishor had met Pawar on June 11 for nearly three hours in Mumbai, setting off speculation that efforts had already begun to form a national coalition against the ruling BJP ahead of the general elections scheduled to be held in 2024. There are also reports of a mega opposition meet on Tuesday at Pawar's Delhi residence. 15 opposition leaders are reportedly expected to attend the meet, which will be first such physical meet of opposition amid the Covid pandemic. Reports also

Upping the ante against Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh ahead of the state polls next year, Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu has accused the CM of lying everyday. In a

Upping the ante against Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh ahead of the state polls next year, Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu has accused the CM of lying everyday. In an interview to Hindustan Times, Sidhu, who has a long running power struggle with the CM, said that Amarinder Singh keeps talking trash about him. Taking on his own party's government, Sidhu said that he is fighting the system that has ruined Punjab. Asked about the crisis in Congress, Sidhu said that today "nobody is ready to work for people and everybody is prepared to loot". The Congress high command is struggling to contain the dissidence in Punjab led by Navjot Sidhu against the CM ahead of the polls. In direct attack on the CM, Sidhu said that Captain in not the Congress and his leaders are Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that his government will soon implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under the state govt schemes. &

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that his government will soon implement a two-child policy for availing benefits under the state govt schemes.
&ldquo;Be it a loan waiver or any other government scheme, we will slowly implement a population policy for these schemes,": the CM said. He, however, added that the population norms will not be applicable to tea garden workers and SC/ST communities. The new policy will be imposed on all others availing benefits from the government in future because the population policy has already started in Assam, Sarma told reporters.
Assam currently has a two-child norm along with requirements of minimum educational qualifications and functional sanitary toilets for contesting in panchayat polls.
The Assam cabinet had also taken a decision that no government jobs will be given to those who have more than two children after January 1, 2021.

A Shiv Sena MLA has suggested that his party could once again join forces with the BJP to protect its leaders from being 'harassed' by the Central government. Legislato

A Shiv Sena MLA has suggested that his party could once again join forces with the BJP to protect its leaders from being 'harassed' by the Central government. Legislator Pratap Sarnaik, who is under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering charges, wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging the former allies to reconcile, particularly in light of the numerous upcoming corporation elections, including those in Mumbai and Thane.
Sarnaik, who represents Thane&rsquo;s Ovala-Majiwada constituency in the state Assembly, said that while the BJP and Shiv Sena are no longer allies, their leaders still have strong ties, which &ldquo;we should make use of."
&ldquo;Several central agencies are behind me and other Shiv Sena leaders like Anil Parab and Ravindra Waikar, and they and their families are being harassed," Sarnaik said in his letter, which reached the CMO on June 10.
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Lok Janshakti Patry (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced he would hold a roadshow in Bihar next month, in a defiant show of strength amid a political tussle w

Lok Janshakti Patry&nbsp;leader Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced he would hold a roadshow in Bihar next month, in a defiant show of strength amid a political tussle with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras over the party&rsquo;s leadership.
Chirag said that he would hold "aashirvaad yatra" from July 5 on his father and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan&rsquo;s birth anniversary, from Hajipur in Bihar, as his faction takes the fight with the Paras-led rebel group to the streets.
the LJP leader said that his faction of the LJP&nbsp;has&nbsp;decided to take out an 'Aashirvaad Yatra' from July 5 from Hajipur&nbsp;and it&nbsp;will pass through all districts of Bihar.&nbsp;

Chirag Paswan who has been sidelined in his Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) after a coup led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, will hold a national executive meeting in Del

Chirag Paswan who has been sidelined in his Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) after a coup led by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras, will hold a national executive meeting in Delhi on Sunday.
The Paras faction, however, claims that Paswan cannot hold a party meeting as he is no longer the president of the party.&nbsp; The LJP has six MPs in the Lok Sabha and five of them have considered Paras as their leader.
Amid a feud with his uncle Pashupati Paras over the control of the party, Paswan has asserted that more than 90 per cent of the national executive members are with him.
Meanwhile, the LJP faction headed by Paras on Saturday disbanded all bodies and state units affiliated with the party and announced a new national executive.

Ahead of the crucial assembly polls in UP next year, former IAS officer and state MLC AK Sharma known to be among Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aides, has been m

Ahead of the crucial assembly polls in UP next year, former IAS officer and state MLC AK Sharma known to be among Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close aides, has been made the BJP's vice president in the state.
AK Sharma Hails from the eastern UP district of Mau.
Speculations were rife that Sharma would be made a minister in UP. &nbsp;The speculations began following rumours that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may be in trouble with the BJP leadership in Delhi over his government's handling of the pandemic.
Sharma thanked the national and state leadership for making him the vice president of Uttar Pradesh BJP in his tweet in Hindi.

As many as 14 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers of the erstwhile state, have been invited for a meeting that will be chaired by Prim

As many as 14 leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers of the erstwhile state, have been invited for a meeting that will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on June 24.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reached out to these leaders to invite them to the meeting at the prime minister&rsquo;s residence to discuss the future course of action for the union territory.
Among those invited are four former chief ministers &mdash; Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah of the National Conference, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti.

The LJP faction headed by Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday disbanded all bodies and state units affiliated with the party and announced a new national executive. The

The LJP faction headed by Pashupati Kumar Paras on Saturday disbanded all bodies and state units affiliated with the party and announced a new national executive.
The decision comes as a counter-move to the national executive meeting called by the group headed by Chirag Paswan in Delhi on Sunday.
With Paras as its president, all four other MPs of the faction figure in the executive while a few of those party office-bearers who switched loyalty to him from Paswan have also been inducted.&nbsp; &nbsp; Chirag Paswan has asserted that more than 90 percent of the national executive members are with him.&nbsp; &nbsp; The battle over the party's ownership is likely to be decided in the Election Commission as both groups fight for the legacy of popular Dalit leader from Bihar Ram Vilas Paswan, who died last year.&nbsp; &nbsp; While Chirag Paswan is his son, Paras is his youngest brother.

Hours after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti received an invitation from the Centre for talks with Jammu and Kashmir's regional political parties, her uncle Sartaj Madni wa

Hours after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti received an invitation from the Centre for talks with Jammu and Kashmir's regional political parties, her uncle Sartaj Madni was on Saturday released from six-month-long detention. Madni, who was under preventive detention at MLA hostel in Srinagar, was released on Saturday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair a meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 as part of the Centre's initiatives to bolster political processes, including holding assembly elections, in the union territory.

A Samajwadi Party leader has been arrested in Delhi in connection with the Loni assault case. A team of Ghaziabad police arrested Ummed Pahalwan Idrisi along with anot

A Samajwadi Party leader has been arrested in Delhi in connection with the Loni assault case.
A team of Ghaziabad police arrested Ummed Pahalwan Idrisi along with another person near Delhi&rsquo;s&nbsp;Lok Narayan Jai Prakash Hospital.&nbsp;
Searches were underway for Pahalwan in Ghaziabad who was booked by police in connection with the&nbsp;circulation of a &ldquo;communal&rdquo; video related to the assault on an elderly Muslim man.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Pathak said the district police wanted Pehelwan to appear before it and record his statement in connection with the case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir on June 24 in New Delhi, according to reports citing sources. Ka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting political leaders from Jammu &amp; Kashmir on June 24 in New Delhi, according to reports citing sources. Kashmir-based parties have received invitations for the meeting as well, but there is no word on who all will be part of the meeting. 
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with top officials in Delhi to review development projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Present at the meeting were National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Intelligence Bureau Director Arvind Kumar, R&amp;AW chief Samant Kumar Goel, CRPF Director General Kuldeep Singh and J&amp;K DGP Dilbagh Singh.
Shah told the group that all-round development and welfare of people of Jammu and Kashmir are the top priority of the Modi government. He also congratulated the Lieutenant Governor of J&amp;K, Manoj Sinha, and his team for the vaccination drive in the Union Territory, for having reached 76% of the target in Jammu and Kashmir and 100% in the four districts of the Union Territory.

Twitter India officials faced some tough questions on Friday as they deposed before a parliamentary panel on IT led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Apart from sever

Twitter India officials faced some tough questions on Friday as they deposed before a parliamentary panel on IT led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.&nbsp;Apart from several other issues, in a nearly 95-minute deposition, executives of the social media giant were asked why Twitter had not appointed a Chief Compliance Officer in India.
Reports citing sources said, Twitter was sternly warned that 'Indian laws are supreme and the company has to abide by them'. Members of the govt panel also warned that Twitter may face hefty fines if violations continue.&nbsp;Twitter also faced questions on its policy of acting on controversial content.
Top officials of Twitter were summoned at a time when the government has clashed with the social media giant over a range of issues including its stand on the new IT rules.
Twitter also faces charges, including inciting communal hate, over posts on an assault on a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on June 5. On Wednesday, Twitter, several journalists and Congress leaders were named in an FIR in Ghaziabad over "provoking communal sentiments" with posts sharing the elderly man's allegations.
Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter was given "multiple opportunities to comply" but it chose the path of "deliberate defiance".

In a setback to the opposition Congress in Assam, its MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi on Friday resigned from the party and the assembly, announcing that he will join the BJP soon.

In a setback to the opposition Congress in Assam, its MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi on Friday resigned from the party and the assembly, announcing that he will join the BJP soon.
The tea community leader tendered his resignation to Speaker Biswajit Daimary and also sent it to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
The four-time MLA said he decided to quit the Congress as the high command doesn't listen to the leaders working on the ground. He added that till Rahul Gandhi is at the helm, Congress will not be able to revive.
The Congress, meanwhile, expelled Kurmi from the party for "his anti-party activities".

"We are certified goondas," Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut declared on Thursday after clashes outside party office in Mumbai. He then explained: "When it comes to Marath

"We are certified goondas," Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut declared on Thursday&nbsp; after clashes outside party office in Mumbai. He then explained: "When it comes to Marathi pride and Hindutva, we are certified goondas". The Sena MP added that the party office was a symbol of the state and its people.
The Sena and BJP workers came to blows outside the Sena Bhavan after the BJP youth wing held a protest march against "offensive'' remarks in Sena mouthpiece Saamana about the Ayodhya land controversy.
"Balasaheb Thackeray used to sit at the Shiv Sena Bhavan. If someone charges at the Shiv Sena Bhavan, we will answer and if that's called goondagiri, then we are goondas," Sanjay Raut said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram win...

West Bengal Chief Minister <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/mamata-banerjee-to-contest-from-bhabanipur-mla-sobhandeb-chatterjee-resigns-1621592762817" target="_blank">Mamata Banerjee</a> has filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Nandigram win. The CM has pleaded the court to declare the Nandigram result as null and void.&nbsp;
The court on Friday&nbsp;deferred&nbsp;the hearing to June 24.&nbsp;
The Trinamool Congress supremo, in her petition, has accused Adhikari of committing corrupt practises, including "bribery, undue influence and spreading enmity".
She has also claimed that there were discrepancies in the counting process.
Former aide-turned-rival Suvendu joined the BJP ahead of the recent Bengal polls and defeated the TMC in Nandigram even as her party swept the polls.
Also Read | <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/cm-mamata-banerjee-calls-post-poll-violence-claims-in-bengal-bjp-s-gimmick-1623940120927" target="_blank">CM Mamata Banerjee calls post poll violence claims in Bengal 'BJP's gimmick'</a>

Almost two days after they were granted bail by the Delhi High Court, Pinjra Tod activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif I

Almost two days after they were granted bail by the Delhi High Court,&nbsp;Pinjra Tod activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Jamia Millia Islamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha were released from the Tihar Jail on Thursday.
 All three were released from the Tihar prison complex in New Delhi around 7.30 pm. The area outside Tihar jail was buzzing with supporters who welcomed the three activists.
Devangana Kalita told reporters outside&nbsp; the high security prison it feels great to breathe in the open air. Tanha&nbsp;told reporters that he would continue to fight against the contentious Citizenship Ammendment&nbsp;Act.

With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do bu

With Twitter losing its status as an intermediary platform in India, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday categorically stated that if companies have to do business in India, then they have to obey the country&rsquo;s Constitution and rules.
Prasad gave the example of violence at US Capitol, saying the Twitter account of then US President Donald Trump was blocked, adding that, however, during farmers' strike in India, Red Fort was raided by terrorist supporters showing naked swords, injuring policemen and pushing them in a ditch...then no action was taken and the comments were termed as freedom of speech.
"If Capitol Hill is US' pride, Red Fort is India's where the Prime Minister hoists the Tricolour. You (Twitter) show parts of Ladakh as China's part. It takes a fortnight for us (Centre) to pursue you to remove it. This isn't fair. As a democracy, India is equally entitled to safeguard its digital sovereignty."
In an exclsuive interview to ANI, Prasad said that India has a vibrant democracy and the central government welcomes criticism but 'non-compliance of law under the garb of freedom of speech and democracy is not acceptable'.
"Today there are 100 crores users of Twitter in India. I am happy. Let them earn money. Allow users to criticize us. Most welcome. But when these profit-making companies start lecturing us on democracy...."
"I would like to ask a question- India is a democracy because it's elections are fair. We won Assam and lost Bengal recently. We have I dependent judiciary that keeps us asking questions like in case of Covid. We are following. Media asks tough questions from a senior minister. That's what freedom of speech and democracy is about. These issues are important. But under garb of these you think you won't comply then it's a misplaced argument."
The Union Minister accused Twitter of "deliberately choosing the path of non-compliance."
Prasad said, "When Indian companies do business or pharma companies go to manufacture in the US, do they follow American laws or not? If you have to do business here, you're welcome to criticise PM and all of us..but one has to obey India's Constitution and rules."
Twitter lost its status as an intermediary platform in India for allegedly not fully complying with the new IT rules. Under the new IT rules, social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are more accountable to legal requests for swift removal of posts and sharing details on the originators of messages.

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