WhatsApp group admin held in UP for comment against CM Adityanath

UP, 6/8: A man who administered a WhatsApp group was arrested here allegedly after a ‘derogatory’ comment against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister posted on the group surfaced on social media, police said on Saturday. The man arrested has been identified as Sahabuddin Ansari, while the man who posted the comment, identified as Muslim Ansari, is…

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Ambika Soni declined Sonia Gandhi’s request to become Punjab CM after Amarinder Singh’s exit

New Delhi, 6/8: Sonia Gandhi wanted Ambika Soni to succeed Amarinder Singh as Punjab Chief Minister after his resignation but a new book says the senior leader refused to play into the Gandhi family’s hands and lead the party to an “impending defeat”. A trusted lieutenant of Sonia Gandhi, Soni told her that choosing a…

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Haryana violence: Suspension of mobile internet, SMS services in Nuh, Palwal extended

Nuh,6/8: The Haryana government on Saturday extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Nuh till August 8, according to an official order Mobile internet and SMS services were suspended after clashes erupted in Nuh on July 31 over an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession and spread to Gurugram and…

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Threat calls to Gadkari: NIA moves HC for transfer of case proceedings to Mumbai court

Mumbai, 6/8: The National Investigation Agency has moved the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court seeking transfer of proceedings in the case involving threat calls to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to the special NIA court in Mumbai. Earlier, District and Additional Session (NIA) Judge J P Zapate had ruled on July 18 that while…

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Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi will not open floodgates for thousand Babris

Hyderabad, 6/8: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday wondered how things will pan out after the Archaeological Survey of India reports are made public after the investigation and hoped that the floodgates for a “thousand Babris” (Babri Masjid) will not be opened.   The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court…

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