Breaking News LIVE: Mumbai Police Register FIRs Against Shiv Sena, BJP Workers
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Mumbai Police have registered two separate FIRs against Shiv Sena and BJP workers under relevant sections of IPC and the Epidemic Diseases Act, in connection with the protests outside Union Minister and BJP leader Rane's residence at Juhu
FIR registered under sections 188, 269, 270, 34 IPC, 135 BP Act, against six known accused and 80-90 unknown accused at Kasturba Marg police station for staging protests outside the residence of Union Minister and BJP leader Narayan Rane
This exercise (privatisation) has been designed without any ex-ante criteria. The government should have spelt out what its criteria and goals were. You don't embark upon such a big exercise without first setting out the criteria and what your goals are: Congress leader P Chidambaram
We are not against privatization but our privatization plan had a logic. We didn't privatize strategic industries and we consider Railways as strategic industry because it transports lakhs of crores of people and also employs lots of people: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
BJP and PM Modi say nothing happened in the last 70 years. But yesterday, the Finance minister decided to sell the assets that have been built over the last 70 years, said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday launched National Monetisation Pipeline
BJP Cheif JP Nadda has expressed distress over the arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane by Maharashtra Police. "The arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane ji by the Maharashtra government is a violation of constitutional values. We will neither be scared nor suppressed by such action. These people are troubled by the immense support the BJP is getting in the Jan-Aashirvad Yatra. We will continue to fight democratically, the journey will continue," Nadda tweeted in Hindi.
Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey has ordered the immediate arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane for making objectionable statements against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. He has given these orders after the FIR was registered against Rane.
Police further said that the process to arrest Union minister Narayan Rane is underway.
Narayan Rane has moved Bombay High Court seeking quashing of FIRs against him over his remarks against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, reports PTI
PM Narendra Modi spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin for about 45 minutes on the phone over Afghanistan situation.
"Had a detailed and useful exchange of views with my friend President Putin on recent developments in Afghanistan. We also discussed issues on bilateral agenda, including India-Russia cooperation against COVID-19. We agreed to continue close consultations on important issues," PM Modi said.
Rahul Gandhi meets Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhaghel and state Health Minister TS Singh Deo. After the meeting, Congress leader P L Punia said that they held a discussion about the upcoming polls in various states and Chhattisgarh state affairs.
The meeting was being linked to the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula for the chief minister's post in the state's ruling Congress but there has been no official response by the ministers regarding the same.
A memorial for the late CM Karunanidhi will be set up on 2.23 acres at Marina Beach, Kamaraj Road at a cost of Rs 39 cr. The memorial is to be built with modern light films on Karunanidhi's life: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, in the Legislative Assembly today
American firm Lockheed Martin has been awarded a USD 328.8 million 5-yr contract from Indian Air Force, to provide dedicated & comprehensive support for IAF’s fleet of 12 C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft. Lockheed Martin is a manufacturer of C-130J transport aircraft: Lockheed Martin
Shiv Sena workers pelted stones at BJP's Nashik office and raised slogans against Union Minister Narayan Rane for making objectionable remarks against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhaghel arrives at the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. The Chief Minister's visit to the national capital where the state's Health Minister TS Singh Deo had also reached on Monday afternoon from Bhopal is being linked to the purported two-and-a-half-year power-sharing formula for the chief minister's post in the state's ruling Congress.
Talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekanand airport before taking off for Delhi, Baghel did not divulge the agenda for the meetings in Delhi.
In an encounter between Naxals and security forces in forest areas of Gompad, Sukma district, Bodies of 2 have been naxals recovered with arms/ammunition/explosive material & other camping material of Naxals. Search is on for other Naxals who have fled the spot. Primary identification indicates that one deceased might be Kawasi Hunga, Konta Area LoS commander (ACM rank), reports ANI.
The ongoing search operation to trace one of the two missing pilots of an Indian Army helicopter that crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, entered 21st day on Monday without any luck, officials said.
Twelve days after the fatal crash of the helicopter in the expansive lake, the body of one pilot, Lieutenant Colonel A S Baath, was recovered on August 7 from the water body while the search is on for the second pilot, they said, reports PTI.
"The search operation for the pilot and ALH MK-II Rudra chopper, which crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam on August 3, is going on in full swing," Defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said.
Rajasthan | A man who had allegedly attempted to rape a 4-year-old girl in Ajmer district was detained. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) act: Raghuveer Singh, Deputy superintendent of police (DSP), Ajmer
Jagannath Temple in Puri reopened for general devotees after a gap of about 4 months. Adequate safety measures put in place to ensure smooth darshan with strict adherence to covid-19 preventive protocols.
Devotees would have to produce their final covid-19 vaccination certificate or negative RT-PCR test report to visit the temple along with a photo identity card, says Krishan Kumar, Chief Administrator, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, reports ANI
The bangle seller (who was thrashed) was in possession of two Aadhar cards -- bearing the name of Tasleem s/o Mohar Ali and Asleem s/o Mor Singh.. On the complaint of a girl, a case has been filed against the bangle seller for allegedly sexually harassing her & forging the documents, under relevant sections of POCSO, said Indore SP Ashutosh Bagri
Maharashtra on Monday recorded 3,643 fresh Covid-19 infections including 27 cases of the Delta Plus variant while the state government said it was fully prepared to tackle the possible third wave of the pandemic.
“We have taken steps to fill the vacancies (of medical staff), ensure maximum level of oxygen, additional budget as well as making available the medicines to face the surge in cases,” Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said, and added that the government was fully geared up to meet any challenges from a possible third wave, reports IANS
Background
Breaking News LIVE, 24 August, 2021: Maharashtra recorded 27 new cases of the Delta Plus COVID-19 variant on Monday, taking the total number of Delta Plus cases in the state to 103, according to the state health department.
Meanwhile, out of the 188 samples of the first batch sent to Mumbai's Kasturba hospital for genome sequencing of COVID-19 positive patients in the capital, 128 have been identified with the Delta variant -- 68 per cent of the samples.
An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, police said.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Pethseer in Sopore area late Monday night following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.
He said the search operation turned into an encounter in the early hours of Tuesday as the ultras opened fire on the security forces' positions.
There were no reports of any casualties so far on either side.
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