Author: Rahul M

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Sushmita Dev has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, appealing for a review of the Supreme Court’s direction to round up all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR and move them to shelters within eight weeks. The court’s directions are “sudden and lack a proper plan to humanely handle the stray dog issue”, she wrote in her letter. Joining the chorus of politicians appealing for a review of the Supreme Court’s direction, Dev has said it goes against existing law, could cost crores to exchequers, and close off humane and legally recognised options to…

Hyderabad: Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who recently unveiled plans to set up state-of-the-art gaushalas (cow shelters) in Telangana, has turned his attention to redeveloping temples, beginning with one in his constituency, Kodangal. The move, while catering to the Congress chief minister’s constituents, is also being seen as part of Revanth’s strategy to expand his base among the majority Hindu population in the southern state, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is posing a challenge. In his student days, Revanth was associated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), aligning him briefly with the Sangh-Hindutva ideology. Show Full Article Reddy is…

From speaking out in support of Maharashtra’s Qureshi community against self-styled cow vigilantes, to questioning moves by some municipalities to order meat shops shut on Independence Day, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has made visible efforts to project himself and his NCP – which is in power in the state in alliance with the BJP and Shiv Sena – as unwaveringly secular.This careful balancing act is important for Pawar, with the NCP – over its long association with the Congress – traditionally enjoying the support of minority communities. The vegetarianism identified with the BJP also runs contrary to the NCP’s…

Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued notices to Muzaffarpur Mayor Nirmala Devi and her two brothers-in-law, Manoj Kumar and Dilip Kumar, on Wednesday over allegations of possessing dual Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers. The action follows Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav’s public disclosure of their names earlier in the day. In its official statement, the ECI said the three had been found registered at two different polling booths in the 94-Muzaffarpur Assembly Constituency during the draft electoral roll published for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2025. According to the notice, Nirmala Devi’s name appears…

New Delhi: Seeking to turn the table on the Opposition over its ‘vote chori’ campaign and criticism of the Special Intensive Revision, the BJP Wednesday came out with many alleged discrepancies in voter lists in the constituencies represented by Rahul Gandhi, Abhishek Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav among others. It accused the Opposition of propagating ‘falsehoods’ in a bid to protect their ‘ghuspaithiye voters’. The BJP’s counterattack comes days after Gandhi made a detailed presentation at a press conference here where he talked about alleged ‘vote theft’ with examples. He specifically mentioned that in the Mahadevpura seat of Karnataka, 80 voters…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Clashes erupted at protests in Serbia between opponents and supporters of the government in an escalation of tensions following more than nine months of persistent demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic.The skirmishes first started on Tuesday evening in Vrbas, northwest of the capital Belgrade, where riot police separated protesters from the opposing camps outside the governing Serbian Progressive Party offices in the town. Images from the scene showed government supporters throwing flares, rocks and bottles at the protesters, who hurled back various objects. Police said that dozens of people were injured, including 16 police officers. Similar…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much of Gaza’s population of over 2 million people through what he refers to as “voluntary migration” — and what critics have warned could be ethnic cleansing.“Give them the opportunity to leave! First, from combat zones, and also from the Strip if…

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed uproar on Tuesday over the vandalism of a Muslim mausoleum in Fatehpur district, with the Opposition alleging that it was a “planned” bid to stir communal tensions. Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mata Prasad Pandey claimed a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had announced the takeover a week earlier and said that lax security allowed a mob in. “It has become a trend across the state to demolish madrasas and Muslim mausoleums to benefit one side,” Pandey said. The protest came after videos circulating widely on social media showed a huge crowd of right-wing…

 The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are expected to part ways with their mentor Zaheer Khan following the completion of his one-year contract last month. According to a report by The Times of India, The franchise is reportedly scouting for a new mentor who will have a broader role not just in the IPL, but also for their sister teams Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20 league and Manchester Originals in The Hundred. LSG Eyeing Mentor With Multi-Team Responsibilities In addition to naming a new mentor, LSG is also planning to appoint a Director of Cricket to oversee the year-round development…

Another year older, another year wiser. Today (August 13th) is my birthday (Hooray!) and I wanted to share it with you….my fellow bloggers and readers. Yes, I am 40 years old today and (yes…) I’m officially getting older, especially with number of the big 40. That being said…..I am still enjoying my life and happy of the life I’ve lived thus far. It’s also hard to believe that several years ago (I think it was seven or eight or maybe nine) I took a leap of faith and signed up (on WordPress) for my first movie blog…. Jason’s Movie Blog.…