The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to BJP MP Parvesh Verma for allegedly calling Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "terrorist".&nbsp;He has been given time till 5 pm on Friday to respond.&nbsp;The notice came on a day when he had already barred from campaigning for four days for making controversial remarks at another poll meet.&nbsp;The EC has also ordered his removal from the BJP's list of star campaigners.

The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to BJP MP Parvesh Verma for allegedly calling Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "terrorist". He has been given time till 5 pm on Friday to respond. The notice came on a day when he had already barred from campaigning for four days for making controversial remarks at another poll meet. The EC has also ordered his removal from the BJP's list of star campaigners.

More people in India recovered from the coronavirus than were infected in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data released om Saturday morning showed. India is the second worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, after the US. While the country recorded 93,337 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, 95,880 people recovered from the deadly virus in the same period. Recovery rate in India currently stands at over 78%. More than 42 lakh people have recovered from the contagion so far.

India's coronavirus case tally on Saturday crossed the 53-lakh mark with a spike of over 93,000 new infections. According to the health ministry data on Saturday morning, 93,337 new cases &amp; 1,247 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The total number of fatalities due to the virus has now crossed 85,000. India has seen a sharp spike of over 90,000 daily cases on 12 out of the last 13 days. The total number of active cases in the country stands at over 10 lakh, while more than 42 lakh have recovered from the contagion so far.

The National Investigation Agency has busted a terror module with the arrest of 9 alleged Al-Qaeda terrorists from Bengal and Kerala. The arrests were made after multiple raids in Bengal's Murshidabad and Kerala's Ernakulam. While six terrorists were arrested from Bengal, three terrorists were arrested from Kerala in the early morning raids on Saturday. The agency said that the group was planning to undertake terrorist attacks at vital installations in the country. The NIA added that a large quantity of incriminating materials, including digital devices, documents, jihadi literature, and weapons have been seized from their possession.

The Rajasthan govt has decided to allow family members to meet Covid patients undergoing in hospitals, The Indian Express has reported. The decision has been taken after concerns over mental well-being and loneliness of coronavirus patients who till now can only contact families via video calls. Several patients who died spent their last hours without their loved ones around them. Now, family members will be allowed to meet the patients wearing PPE kits, masks and gloves during the visiting hours decided by the hospital. They can also get the patients home-cooked food as per the prescribed protocol.

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up Delhi Police over the use of excessive force during the violence at the Jamia Milia Islamia university in December last year. The court asked the police what action has been taken against police officers who allegedly used excessive force against the Jamia students. Citing a report by the National Human Rights Commission the court said that it had pointed out instances of police violence and that no action had been taken so far. Delhi Police's lawyer said that an enquiry is on against individual cases where some police officers used excessive force.

With more than 30 MPs, including Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Prahlad Patel, testing positive over the last week, Covid concerns have peaked in Parliament and may lead to cutting short of the Monsoon Session. The Indian Express, quoting sources, reported that the session may be cut short if the Bills for which ordinances were issued during the lockdown are passed by both Houses. The session may be concluded by the middle of next week, the report said quoting two Opposition MPs.

Islamabad, PTI: Pakistan on Friday rejected India's demand that an Indian lawyer or a Queen's counsel should be appointed for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to ensure a free and fair trial in this country.
Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, replying to a question during a media briefing, said India has been consistently making the "unrealistic demand" of allowing a lawyer from outside Pakistan to represent Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged spying.
&ldquo;We have informed India that only those lawyers are allowed to appear in Pakistani courts who have a license to practice law in Pakistan. This is in line with international legal practice. There can be no change in this position,&rdquo; he said.
Queen's Counsel is a barrister or advocate, appointed Counsel to the UK Crown on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor.
Earlier this month, the Islamabad High Court in Pakistan directed the federal government to give India another chance to appoint a lawyer to represent Jadhav and adjourned hearing for a month.
Pakistan's Parliament on Tuesday extended for four months an ordinance that allowed Jadhav to file an appeal against his conviction in a high court as required by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the government of Pakistan has not been able to fulfil its obligations on implementation of the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit.
"It has not yet addressed the core issues, which include provision of all documents related to the case, providing unconditional and unimpeded consular access to Kulbhusan Jadhav and appointment of an Indian lawyer or a Queen's counsel to ensure a free and fair trial," he said at an online media briefing on Thursday.
In 2017, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence handed to him by a military court.
The Hague-based ICJ ruled in July 2019 that Pakistan must undertake an "effective review and reconsideration" of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav and also to grant consular access to India without further delay.
India has slammed Pakistan for adopting a "farcical" approach in denying available legal remedies to Jadhav against his death sentence in contravention of the ICJ order.
Fifty-year-old retired Indian Navy officer Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017.

Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who resigned from the Narendra Modi Cabinet on Thursday in protest against three farm bills, has said that she failed to convince the Cabinet over the farmers' issues. In an interview to the Hindustan Times, Harsimrat said that she couldn't make her Cabinet colleagues understand that Punjab's apprehensions related to the farm bills were different from those in other parts of the country. She, however, insisted that the Akali-BJP alliance remained intact and that she has quit to support the farmers on the new bills.

The Rajya Sabha on Saturday will take up the two contentious agriculture reform bills whose passage in the Lok Sabha on Thursday night led to fireworks in the house, with fault lines showing up within the NDA as well.
While opposition MPs staged a walkout, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the lone Akali Dal leader in PM Modi's cabinet stepped down in protest of the bills.
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of trying to mislead farmers, while the Congress said the bills are a govt conspiracy to 'undo' the Green Revolution.
Opposition parties TMC and RSP have also opposed the two bills, along with BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal who have called it 'anti-farmer'.

A discussion on the PM Cares fund turned into a heated argument in the Lok Sabha, with exchanges between BJP MPs and the opposition leaders.
As many opposition leaders criticised the PM CARES fund during a discussion on the Taxation Bill, Union Minister Anurag Thakur accused Gandhi family of &lsquo;cheating&rsquo; the people by accumulating public money by creating funds under different names. 
"Nehru ji ordered the creation of Prime Minister&rsquo;s National Relief Fund in 1948 like a royal order but its registration has not been done even till today. How did it get FCRA clearance?, " he said.
Thakur&nbsp;said the Congress was opposing the PM Cares Fund, just for the sake of it, just how they opposed EVMs &amp; then lost many elections.&nbsp;

All schools in the national capital will continue to remain closed till October 5 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Delhi government announced on Friday.
However, online teaching and learning activities will continue as usual, the official order issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE) said.
School principals are authorised to call staff as per requirement for smooth conduct of online classes or any other work.
Universities and schools across the country have been closed since March 16 when the Centre announced a countrywide classroom shutdown as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Paytm on Friday evening in a tweet said it's back on Google Play Store, hours after it was pulled down for allegedly violating gambling policies.
Earlier on Friday, in a blog post the company said its recently launched &lsquo;Paytm Cricket League&rsquo; was found in violation of the Play Store policies on gambling. The fintech major said &lsquo;Paytm Cricket League&rsquo; allows users to engage in their passion of cricket and get cashback. The game allows users to get player stickers after each transaction, collect them and receive Paytm Cashback.
Google, in its own blog post on Friday, said it does not allow apps facilitating sports betting and hence removed the app from Play store.

Leader of Congress in the Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;Adhir&nbsp;Ranjan&nbsp;Chowdhury minced no words as he hit back at Union Minister Anurag&nbsp;Thakur, amid uproar in the lower house over the PM CARES Fund.&nbsp;
After Anurag&nbsp;Thakur&nbsp;lashed out at the Gandhis&nbsp;accusing them of cheating,&nbsp;Chowdhury&nbsp;gestured&nbsp;towards the union minister calling him names. His comments have not gone down well with the BJP.
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A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud on Friday called the apex court's order to stop Sudarshan TV from from airing its show on the entry of Muslims in civil services a 'nuclear missile'. The court said was mindful of the dangers such an order could pose, given the fact that there are 700 courts across the country which may then have to do this routinely. The court pulled up Solicitor General Tushar Mehta saying that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting allowed Sudarshan TV to telecast the show on the basis of an undertaking that they will not violate any code. But I&amp;B officials never pursued if there was any breach. The SC bench said media must also get a message that targeting one particular community is wrong. It said, we all exist as a nation, which has to be cohesive.

The Army concluded its enquiry into Operation Amshipora and has found prima facie evidence that shows troops violated powers under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) during an encounter in Kashmir's Shopian district in July, in which three men were killed.
Initiating disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act against those found guilty, a statement by the Northern Command said, powers vested under the AFSPA were exceeded and the do's and don'ts of Chief of Army Staff have been contravened.
The Army has confirmed that three terrorists killed in Operation Amshipora were three youth who hailed from Rajouri. The statement added that the Indian Army is committed to the ethical conduct of operations and further updates on the case will be given without affecting the due process of the law.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government asking why no data has been maintained on healthcare staff who were affected by Covid-19 or died from it. Rahul said it is an insult to corona warriors of the country. The Congress leader's jibe comes after Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha this week that health is a state subject and so data is not maintained by the Centre. Referring to PM's campaigns honouring 'corona warriors', Gandhi tweeted, safety and respect of healthcare workers is more important than beating plates or lighting lamps. According to the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package Insurance Scheme for healthcare workers fighting Covid-19, as many as 155 healthcare staff, including 64 doctors, have died due to the infection.

Google has pulled down popular financial services app Paytm from the Play Store for violating its gambling policies.
Google in a statement said that Play Store prohibits online casinos and other unregulated gambling apps that facilitate sports betting in India. It added that the move includes those apps which leads consumers to an external website that allows them to participate in paid tournaments to win real money/cash prizes.
Assuring users that their money was safe,&nbsp;Paytm&nbsp;in a tweet said,&nbsp;it was working with Google to restore its app on PlayStore. It added that all services are fully functional on all existing apps and users can continue to enjoy&nbsp;Paytm like before.
Paytm is India&rsquo;s most valued startup and claims over 50 million monthly active users. Its marquee app, which competes with Google Pay in India, also disappeared from the Play Store in the country earlier on Friday.
The announcement from Google is being seen as a preemptive attempt to remind other developers about its gambling policies, as the Indian Premier League kicks off.

The Parliament on Friday passed the bill to reduce salaries of MPs&nbsp;by 30% for a year to meet the exigencies arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The bill, which has already been approved by the Lok&nbsp;Sabha, was passed through a voice vote in the Rajya&nbsp;Sabha. Along with this, the Upper House also passed a bill that will&nbsp;reduce salary of ministers by 30% for a year.&nbsp;
Opposition MPs&nbsp;meanwhile have been demanding the restoration of the&nbsp;Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme or the&nbsp;MPLADS&nbsp;funds which&nbsp;have been suspended for 2 years due to the pandemic.&nbsp;

Punjab BJP chief Ashwani Sharma on Friday called the resignation of Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Union cabinet as a "political decision" of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He asserted that the party is still very much part of the National Democratic Alliance.
Food Processing Industries Minister Badal had resigned on Thursday in protest against three farm sector bills.

Hailing the passage of three farm sector bills in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described these proposed legislations as historic and asserted that they will rid farmers and the farm sector of middlemen and other bottlenecks.
With ruling BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal joining the opposition in protesting these bills, PM&nbsp;Modi asserted that many forces are trying to "mislead' farmers and assured the farming community that minimum support price (MSP) and government procurement of their produce will continue along with a lot of other options for them.
These reforms will provide new opportunities to farmers to sell their produce and will lead to increased profits for them, he said.
Modi also urged farmers and those associated with the agriculture sector to listen to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar's reply to the discussion on these bills.
Many forces are trying to mislead farmers, he added, while assuring them of the benefits of these reforms. "The people who ruled this country for decades are attempting to mislead the farmers on this issue. They are lying to the farmers," the PM said.
Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill.
It has already passed Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill.
The three bills will now be tabled in Rajya Sabha and become laws after the Upper House also passes them.
They will replace ordinances promulgated by the Union government.
The two bills were passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha earlier in the evening amid protests by opposition parties with SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal also vehemently opposing them, calling these measures as anti-farmers.
The SAD's lone member in the Union Cabinet Harsimrat Kaur Badal quit the government, accusing it of not taking farmers on board.

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