NEWS
DIGEST, Afternoon
11 Dec. 2018:03 Rabiul-II 1440:
Vol: 11, No:73
INDIA: Assembly poll Results
Madhya Pradesh: seats 230
|
ALLIANCE
|
LEADS/WINS
|
CHANGE
|
|
111
|
+53
|
|
|
110
|
-55
|
|
|
2
|
-2
|
|
|
7
|
+4
|
|
|
0
|
||
|
Change mapped against 2013
Assembly polls
|
||
Rajasthan: seats 199
Chhattisgarh: seats 90
Telangana: seats 119
Mizoram seats: 40
Assembly poll Results LIVE:Congress to Form
Govt in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; MP Race Still Tight:TRS Sweeps Telangana; Raman
Singh concedes defeat
New Delhi :It’s all smiles at the Congress HQRS
in the national capital as well as in the three key states of Rajasthan,
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh where the grand old party is set to come back
to power. With counting beginning at 8 am today, Congress managed to secure a
clear majority in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while BJP gave it a tough fight in
Madhya Pradesh. In Telangana, TRS led by K Chandrashekar Rao stormed back to
power while in Mizoram, the MNF came back to power after two terms of Congress
rule. CM Lal Thanhawla has lost from both his seats. Today’s results is a test
for Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who assumed office exactly a year ago. It
also raises questions on what strategy the BJP could adopt with months left for
the 2019 polls. The Election Commission of India declared results only for
Mizoram – MNF with 26, Congress with 5 and BJP with 1. In Chhattisgarh, the
Congress is leading in 63, the BJP in 18 and the BSP in 8. In Madhya Pradesh,
the Congress is leading in 116, the BJP in 105 and others in 2. In Rajasthan,
the Congress is leading in 102, the BJP in 72 and BSP in 6. In Telangana, the
TRS is 87, Congress+ is 22 and BJP in 1.Dr Raman Singh, speaking to the media
in Raipur, said the elections were fought under him and therefore the defeat is
his responsibility. "I won't discuss the reasons for today's defeat but I
congratulate the winners and thank all the party workers for their
effort," Singh said. Asked if today's defeat would have an impact on the 2019 polls, Singh
said the elections were different and the party would put in all effort to
ensure their victory in the upcoming general elections.
Cong set to capture MP, Rajasthan,
Chattisgarh; TRS sweeps Telangana
Beginning of ‘BJP-mukt Bharat’: Modi’s abuses
and Yogi’s threats fail to work in state elections
MIM set to retain its bastion, faces stiff
competition in Karwan
Hyderabad:MIM seemed poised to retain its
traditional bastion of the Old City as it scored its first victory with
Mohammed Moazzam Khan, its candidate from the Bahadurpura Assembly
constituency, being declared as elected.Khan won against his nearest rival, the
Telangana Rashtra Samithi's Inayat Ali Baqri, who served as SETWIN chairman, by
a massive 82, 518 votes. Meanwhile, party's former floor leader Akbaruddin
Owaisi was leading in the 19th round of counting against his closest rival with
a comfortable margin of 67,297. Owaisi's closest rival is BJP candidate
Shehjadi Sayyad who was ahead of Congress candidate Esa Misri by over 4,400
votes.Similarly, MIM was leading in its stronghold of Charminar with party
candidate Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, formerly a Yakutpura legislator. In 10th round of
counting, Khan was leading against nearest rival, the BJP's T Uma Mahendra, with
approximately 20,000 votes. MIM rebel and now Congress' candidate Mohammed
Ghouse managed to garner 10,365 votes. In the Malakpet Assembly segment, MIM
leader Ahmed Balala was leading with around 12,000 votes against his closest
rival, the BJP's Ale Jeetendra. The Mahakutami candidate, Muzaffar Ali Khan who
is contesting on a TDP ticket, was trailing in third place. MIM, however, is
being given stiff resistance in the Karwan Assembly segment with the BJP in
lead in 9th round of counting. BJP candidate Amar Singh made a significant gain
against his rival from MIM and former legislator Kausar Mohiuddin as the former
leads with 6,402 votes.thehindu
Mizoram election results: MNF all set to
return to power after 10-year gap
Election result trends showed today that Mizo
National Front (MNF) is all set to return to power in Mizoram after a gap of 10
years by defeating the Congress in its last bastion in the northeast.The
current CM, Lal Thanhawla, who was previously leading in the Serchhip seat has
lost its reign.Lalruatkima, the MNF’s general secretary, said: “MNF will form
the Govt . Pu Zoramthanga will be our CM . The anti-incumbency factor, lack of
development, bad roads during Congress regime are some of the issues which
brought us back to power.” Trends after two rounds of counting showed the MNF
leading in 23 seats of 40 seats while the Congress, which has been in power in
the state since 2008, was ahead in just six of the total 40 seats in the
state.BJP, which has never won a seat in Mizoram, appeared set to win its first
seat with a win in Tuichawng, where BD Chakma was ahead of the MNF candidate.
ZPM, which was formed last year after seven smaller parties came together, was
leading in eight seats.HT
Election results: we ditched development for
ram temple, now paying price in polls,says BJP MP
New Delhi: With electoral trends until Tuesday
showing the BJP in a neck-and-neck contest with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh
and taking a beating in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, its own lawmakers have
begun criticising poll strategy adopted by the party leadership. Rajya Sabha
BJP MP Sanjay Kakade claimed that the BJP's losses in Rajasthan and
Chhattisgarh were expected, but the trends in MP have come as a surprise on
counting day."I think it's because we forgot the issue of development that
PM Narendra Modi took up in 2014, and turned our focus to statues,
name-changing and the Ram temple," said Kakade.Kakade was referring to the
renewed push for the Ram temple by right-wing groups, including the RSS and the
VHP, besides heightened efforts to attract Hindu votes ahead of the assembly
elections. The viability of building Statue of Unity in Gujarat for nearly Rs.
3,000 crore at a time when farmers across the country were suffering under debt
was also called into question by many. ndtv
Day Before Assembly Results, Opposition
Leaders Join Heads to Form Alliance for 2019
New Delhi:UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, CMs Mamata Banerjee, N. Chandrababu Naidu and
Arvind Kejriwal, NCP leader Sharad Pawar and DMK leader M.K. Stalin were among
senior opposition leaders who attended a meeting here on Monday to discuss ways
to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year. TDP leader and Andhra
Pradesh CM Chadrababu Naidu had taken
the initiative to call the meeting, a day ahead of the start of winter session
of Parliament and the declaration of Assembly election results in MP,
Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana -- seen as a trendsetter for
general polls.Those present also included JD-S leader and ex PM HD Deve Gowda,
CPI-M General Secretary Sitram Yechury and NCP's Praful Patel.Others who
attended were AIUDF's Badruddin Azmal, Muslim League's P.K. Kulhanikutty,
National Conference's Farooq Abdullah, JVM (Prajatantrik)'s Babulal Marandi, RLD's
Ajit Singh, LJD's Sharad Yadav, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, CPI's D. Raja, RSP's N.K.
Premchandran and Hindustani Awam Morcha's Jitan Ram Manjhi. The meeting is seen
as part of efforts by disparate opposition parties to unitedly take on BJP-led NDA
inside and outside Parliament. Besides Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee
is a key advocate of opposition unity. Kejriwal heads the AAP.Samajwadi Party
and BSP did not attend the meeting.IANS
SC directs CBI to probe murders of Dabholkar,
Pansare, Lankesh and Kalburgi
The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that if
there is a "common thread" among the murders of social activists
Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, journalist Gauri Lankesh and rationalist M
M Kalburgi, then one agency can investigate all the four cases.A bench of
Justices U U Lalit and Navin Sinha asked the CBI to inform it by January first
week as to why it should not investigate all the four cases if there appears a
link among all the murders. The counsel for Maharashtra Govt informed the court that the CBI is
investigating the murder cases of social activist and professor Narendra
Dabholkar after the Bombay High Court transferred the probes to the agency.The
court, after perusing the status report of the Karnataka Police, said there
appears to be a link between the murders of journalist Gauri Lankesh and
rationalist M M Kalburgi.It asked the Maharashtra Govt 's counsel about the
status of the investigation into the Pansare murder case, to which the counsel
said the case was pending before the Kohlapur trial court. Earlier in the day,
the Karnataka Police had informed the apex court that there appears to be a
connection between Lankesh and Kalburgi murder cases.PTI
Bhima-Koregaon case: SC defers hearing on
Maharashtra’s plea
The Supreme Court has deferred to next month
the hearing on Maharashtra Govt's appeal challenging Bombay High Court refusal
to extend the 90-day limit for filing charge sheet in Bhima-Koregaon violence
case.The SC, which had asked the state Govt to submit the "gist" of
allegations and the probe report filed against rights activists arrested in the
case, took note of the submissions of a senior lawyer, appearing for one of the
accused, that the hearing be adjourned."We cannot hear this today in any
case. We have not read the documents, running into 8,000 pages (chargesheet and
gist)," a bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi told senior lawyer Indira
Jaising who mentioned the matter and sought adjournment of today's scheduled
hearing.The bench suggested that the hearing be adjourned "sine die"
(adjournment of proceedings with no date of resumption).Jaising, representing
accused Surendra Pundlik Gadling, opposed it saying that all the accused are in
jail and let the case be listed for hearing on Jan.8."Madam (Jaising), you
cannot have both ways!," the bench said, but later assured that a date for
hearing would be fixed shortly.PTI
SC orders status quo on Allahabad HC order
directing removal of mosque in court premises
The Supreme Court has ordered that status quo
be maintained with regard to a mosque situated in the premises of the Allahabad
High Court, which had last year directed that the structure be removed.A bench
of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also issued notices to UP Govt, Registrar General of the Allahabad High
Court and others seeking their responses on a plea filed by the Waqf Board.Waqf
Board has moved the apex court challenging the Nov.8, 2017 order of the high
court which gave it three months to move the mosque out of the premises. During
hearing on Monday, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner,
said the SC had earlier asked UP Govt to
find out a solution to solve the problem but nothing has been done yet.He said
the mosque has been there since 1950s and it cannot be just asked to move
out.The high court area has expanded due to which they want to remove the
mosque, he said.When the bench said it was issuing notice on the plea, Sibal
said the court should also order a status quo as the mosque cannot be
demolished like this.The bench agreed to Sibal’s submissions and said that
status quo be maintained there. Waqf Board has moved the apex court against the
high court verdict by which it had directed removal of the mosque situated in
the high court premises. livelaw
Supreme Court orders status quo on mosque in
Allahabad High Court complex
SC acquits all 4 Muslims accused in
17-year-old Kanpur riot case
New Delhi: Upholding the acquittal by
Allahabad High Court to four Muslims framed as prime accused in the Kanpur
riots (2001), the Supreme Court has dismissed all charges (rioting, murder and
terror) activities against them. During the judicial procedure, the prosecution
had failed to provide substantial evidence before the SC. Dismissing the appeal
of UP Govt against Syed Wasif Haider and 3 others, SC bench comprising Justice
N.V Ramanna and Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar pointed out several flaws in
the police investigation. SC opined that no perversity existed in the judgment
of the Allahabad High Court in which Wasif Haider along with Haji Ateeq, Mumtaj
Rasool and Safaat Rasool had been acquitted on May 29, 2009.“Heard learned
counsels for the parties. At the outset, we would like to state that in an
appeal against acquittal, the appellate court would interfere only where there
exists perversity of fact and law. Further, the presumption of innocence is
further reinforced against the acquitted accused by having a judgment in his
favour,” the bench said. Pronouncing the judgment, the SC bench further stated,
“We concur with the aforesaid order of acquittal rendered by the High Court, as
the present case is ridden with multiple investigative laches and flaws which
goes to the root of the matter. We shall be addressing the same in
seriatim.”Wasif (46) was picked up along with the other three accused by IB and
Special Cell of UP Police in March 2001 for the Kanpur riots, in which ADM Chandra
Prakash Pathak had been killed. In Jan.2004, a session court convicted them for
life. However, all 4 were acquitted for the charges Wasif was also acquitted.A
total of 13 charges including rioting, waging war against the State, sedition,
ferrying arms and explosives had slapped against Wasif, following which he
became the lead petitioner to challenge the session court’s judgment in
Allahabad HC.Interestingly, during the proceeding, the Apex Court raised its
concern about the authenticity of TIP, which had made the 7 witnesses identify
the accused. SC also questioned the possibility of the witnesses identifying
the 4 alleged accused among 200-300 alleged rioters, whom they had seen from a
long distance. Not just that, the SC also raised its suspicion over the
post-mortem report of the deceased, CP Pathak and the Forensic report as both
were incompatible with each other with regards to the bullet wounds found on
Pathak’s body.Caravan Daily
SC acquits 4 in 2001 Kanpur riots case in which
ADM was killed slams UP police for lapses in probe
Unanimity in picking of CIC, CVC unachievable:SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said it would
be unworkable and unachievable to seek unanimity in the multi-member
high-powered selection committee tasked with choosing Lokpal, CBI director, central
vigilance commissioner and chief information commissioner. In the committees to
choose these functionaries, leader of opposition is a member. When advocate
Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for an NGO, argued that unanimity was
important to maintain independence and fairness of important institutions
headed by persons chosen by high-powered committees, a bench of CJI Ranjan
Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said it was impractical to expect
unanimity in decision making when the leader of opposition and the PM were part
of the same committee.CJI Gogoi said, “In a multi-member committee, if you are
looking for unanimity in selection of CVC, CBI director and Lokpal, then there
can never be an appointment. It is unachievable.” Sankaranarayanan said
selection of CVC, who supervises CBI probes into corruption cases, became a Govt
choice as the committee comprised the PM, the home minister and the leader of
opposition in Lok Sabha.The court refused to entertain the NGO’s plea that all
decisions taken by these high-powered committees should necessarily be through
unanimous vote. However, it agreed to entertain a plea that wherever the
statute provided leader of opposition to be part of the high-powered committee,
it would mean the leader of the single largest opposition party in Lok Sabha.
TOI
Activists and Former Commissioners Slam Govt
For Compromising CIC Appointment Procedure
New Delhi: Former central information
commissioners (CIC) and RTI activists have accused the Modi Govt of
compromising the selection procedure. The selection committee constituted to
select commissioners to the panel is meeting on Tuesday.Meanwhile, in a
separate letter, former CIC M. Sridhar Acharyulu urged President Ramnath Kovind
to ensure that the Act is strengthened by appointment of “right persons to the
CIC from fields prescribed in that statute” and bureaucrats do not corner
majority of the posts.The activists and former CICs indicted the Centre for
dragging its feet over appointment of CICs and not appointing any for the past
two years, leading to eight vacancies in the Commission. In a letter marked to
the members of the selection committee, which is headed by PM Narendra Modi,
the group said it learnt from media reports that the panel was scheduled to
meet today to finalise 4 names for information commissioners and the chief
information commissioner of the CIC.thewire
HC Seeks CBI Response on Sana's Plea for
Hearing Him in Asthana Case
New Delhi: The Delhi high court Tuesday sought
the CBI’s response on a plea by Hyderabad-based businessman Satish Babu Sana
seeking to be heard in a matter relating to the quashing of an FIR registered
against special director Rakesh Asthana on bribery allegations. Justice Najmi
Waziri also sought reply of Asthana, CBI director Alok Verma, and joint
director A.K. Sharma on the plea of Sana requesting him to be impleaded as a
party in Asthana’s petition seeking quashing of the FIR. Senior advocate Salman
Khurshid, appearing for Sana, said the FIR was filed on the basis of his
complaint. He was helping the agency in the investigation and should also be
heard.Additional solicitor general Vikramjit Banerjee and advocate Rajdipa
Behura, representing the CBI, said there was no need to implead Sana.PTI
Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns as part-time
member of Economic Advisory Council of PM
Economist Surjit Bhalla has resigned as a
part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council of the PM (EAC-PM) effective
December 1. His resignation has been accepted by the PM. In his resignation
request, he had stated that he would be joining some other organisation. Bhalla
tweeted his article on forecast of Elections 2019 "written as Contributing
Editor Indian Express & Consultant @Network18Group". thehindu
Urjit Patel quits as RBI governor amid feud
with govt
Amid an unprecedented public face-off with the
Govt over a range of issues including
autonomy, Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel stepped down from his post
today citing "personal reasons". Patel was appointed in 2016 for a 3-year
term, which was to expire in September next year. "On account of personal reasons, I have
decided to step down from my current position effective immediately,"
Patel said in his letter that had no word on his future plans.The resignation
comes days ahead of a crucial board meeting on Friday, that was meant to
discuss the progress on issues raised by the board's Govt nominees last
month.Dr Urjit Patel is an economist of a very high calibre with a deep and
insightful understanding of macro-economic issues. He steered the banking
system from chaos to order and ensured discipline. Under his leadership, RBI
brought financial stability.One of the first to respond to the issue was Patel's
predecessor Raghuram Rajan. "All Indians should be concerned about
Governor Patel's resignation," said Rajan, outspoken ex Governor who, at
the end a controversial 3-year tenure, had returned to academia.The simmering
differences between RBI and the Govt over three key issues, which included excess
reserves, boiled over in October. Govt was seen to be ramping up pressure on the bank
to release the reserves, which, critics said, would be used to boost the
economy in an election year.There were apprehensions that Govt might try to
force the Governor's hand. Senior Congress leader and former Union minister
said it could be done through the bank's board, which the Govt has "filled with its men".Last
month, the board met for more than nine hours in Mumbai to resolve the
differences, which ended on a conciliatory note. The bank had agreed to set up
a panel on sharing surplus reserves and restructure loans of small businesses
up to Rs. 25 crore.RBI has an excess reserve of Rs. 3.6 lakh crore, which, the Govt
maintains, can be used for development, sources said. The bank contends that
keeping extra reserves are essential in view of possible emergencies.NDTV
All Indians should be concerned, says Raghuram
Rajan on Patel’s resignation
Urjit Patel eased out by Centre to bring in
someone ‘more pliable’, says Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal alleged that RBI governor
Urjit Patel was eased out by BJP-led NDA Govt at the Centre to bring in a “more
pliable” person to fill the post. Patel, who had a run in with Govt over
autonomy of the central bank, resigned from his job earlier on Monday citing
personal reasons. “RBI governor Urjit Patel has been eased out since he refused
to allow Modi govt to plunder Rs three lakh crore of RBI reserves. Now Modi
govt will get a more pliable RBI governor who will allow this loot,” Kejriwal
said in a tweet.PTI
Arrests For Bulandshahr Cow Slaughter Lead To
More Questions Than Answers
Bulandshahr: Confusion surrounds the arrests
of four men - all Muslims - on charges of slaughtering cows in Bulandshahr in
western UP.The discovery of carcasses had become the trigger for an outbreak of
mob violence culminating in the murder of a police officer and a student last
Monday.Shortly after the discovery of the carcasses, the police registered FIR
based on a complaint by Yogesh Raj, a Bajrang Dal leader. In it, he named seven
men, all from Nayabas village, 11 km from the site where the carcasses were
discovered.By Wednesday morning, the police arrested four men - two of whom
were not named in FIR. In a separate case over the mob violence and killing of
the police officer, the police have named 27 people, and filed charges against
over 50 unidentified individuals. Nine have been arrested in this case so far
but accused No. 1 - who is yet to be arrested one week later - is Yogesh
Raj.One of those arrested based on Yogesh Raj's FIR was Sarfuddin, a garment
trader.Sarfuddin's family claimed that on the day the carcasses were
discovered, he was 40 km away at an Ijtama, 3-day convention held on the
outskirts of Bulandshahr."He (Sarfuddin) was at the Ijtama, he had parking
duty that day," said Mohammad Hussain, Sarfuddin's brother, while holding
out Sarfuddin's duty badge. "I have proof that he wasn't here, one can
track his GPS location and check if he ever went to Mahav," he
added.Sarfuddin's name came up because of history between Yogesh and him,claims
his brother. Mohammad Hussain said Yogesh Raj, of Bajrang Dal, framed
Sarfuddin. The police also arrested 26-year-old Sajid Ali, also named in
FIR.Sajid, however, does not live in the village. His uncle Shabbir, a tea
vendor said "Sajid moved to Faridabad 12 years ago."He told us that
Sajid has been selling cigarettes in Faridabad for years, and had visited Bulandshahr
for the Ijtema but hadn't come to the village. Sajid Ali moved to Faridabad 12
years ago, his family said.Asif, like Sajid had moved away from his village in
Aurangabad,20 km away from spot of violence, four years ago and settled in
Mumbai after he got married, his family said.The police did not even know
Asif's name when they came to arrest him,Najrana, his mother-in-law, said.Banne
Khan lives nearly 50 km from Bulandshahr and 65 kilometres from the spot of the
violence. Villagers gathered outside the kachcha 2-room house of Khan.
"All this is politics, it is BJP's Govt , that's why (he was arrested).
Look at his house, he is a poor man," said Ansar, his neighbour. "He
has no relatives in Siana, he may have never even been there ever," added
Afsar. Siana is a Kasba where Mahav village is located. ndtv
Law exam paper: If a Muslim kills a cow…
New Delhi :As an image of the question paper
surfaced on social media, the university, when contacted, said it “regretted”
the question and decided to “delete” it.“Ahmed, a Muslim kills a cow in a market
in the presence of Rohit, Tushar, Manav and Rahul, who are Hindus. Has Ahmed
committed any offence?” This was among the questions in a third-semester end
term examination for law students of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
(GGSIPU). The question formed a part of the Law of Crimes-I paper held on
Dec.7. Of the colleges affiliated to GGSIPU, ten offer LLB course and received
the question paper.As an image of the question paper surfaced on social media,
the university, when contacted, said it “regretted” the question and decided to
“delete” it, and that students will not be evaluated on their answer. Delhi
Education Minister Manish Sisodia said he had ordered an inquiry into the
matter.“It is very bizarre and seems to be an attempt to disturb the harmony of
society. We won’t tolerate such misconduct. I am ordering an inquiry, and if
found true, strongest action will be taken,” Sisodia said.Bilal Anwar Khan, a
Supreme Court lawyer, tweeted an image of the question paper Sunday night and
wrote, “Here is a new normal, de-humanising an entire community. A law college
at Narela, NCR’s 3rdsemester paper (sic)”. The college he was
referring to is Chandra Prabhu Jain (CPJ) College of Higher Studies and School
of Law at Narela, which is affiliated to GGSIPU.Khan said he had written to the
university and the college about the matter but was yet to receive a response.
In his email, he said, “Nature of question paper is highly derogatory in its
form and nature against particular class and community.Question blatantly
dehumanises one community which is against the very spirit of the Constitution
of India and the egalitarian values…Please kindly take the appropriate action
against such vilification.” Neeta Beri, Principal of the School of Law at CPJ
College, said the university had made the question paper but added that she did
not feel the need to take up the matter with the authorities. However, GGSIPU
Registrar Satnam Singh said the university “regretted the error”.indianexpress
AMU to have its own girl's hockey team,1st
time since 1920
AMU is on the brink of creating history as it
is all set to have its own girl's hockey team for the first time in its history
since 1920 - the first time when it built a women's hockey team. If the team is
ready on time, they could well be playing their first game in an inter-school
tournament in Feb.next year. The preparations are already in place as the girls
have already started training. The tournament is all set to give them a perfect
platform to showcase their talent. There is an air of positivity all around the
campus with everyone putting in their efforts to make the team gather all its
strength. “Playing hockey was never on my mind until one day my brother told me
that a girls’ hockey team was being formed. I decided to try it out and now am
enjoying it very much,” said Naseem who is one of the recruits of the
university and a part of the team. Times Now
After 6 Months, Supreme Court Returns Kerala
'Love Jihad' Reports Untouched to NIA
New Delhi: In what has proved to be an
exercise in futility after employing valuable manpower and resources, the
Supreme Court has returned the investigation reports submitted to it by NIA in
connection with the Kerala's 'love jihad' case. These reports, at least three
of them, were not even opened by the top court, which had on its own ordered
the investigation.“As per office report, sealed envelopes have been received
from NIA since the matter is disposed of.The sealed envelope be sent back to NIA,”
a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar has now ordered. This officially puts
an end to the investigation, which began after the Kerala High Court had
annulled Hadiya’s interfaith marriage.NIA conducted the probe spanning over 6
months on the direction of the SC. Investigation was ordered in August 2017
despite a strong protest by Hadiya’s husband, who had come to the SC for the
restoration of their marriage. The court had also brushed aside the objections
raised by Kerala Govt against the transfer of the probe to the central agency
and asked NIA to file periodical reports as to whether there was any pattern
and conspiracy behind interfaith marriages in the state. The pertinent order
was passed by the bench of then CJI JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud.CNN-News18
Modi govt to push 45 bills during winter
session of Parliament
NDA Govt has listed 45 bills, including three
ordinances currently in force, and a demand for grants for discussion and
passage in the crucial winter session of Parliament. This may be the last
opportunity for the Govt to implement
important social reforms championed by PM Narendra Modi including the
all-important triple talaq bill.The 29-day session is expected to be a stormy
one as opposition Congress has reiterated its resolve to press for the setting
up of a joint parliamentary committee to probe alleged irregularities in the
purchase of Rafale aircraft from French firm Dassault Aviation. In the
all-party meeting called by the Govt on
Monday, PM Narendra Modi appealed to all political parties to have a
constructive debate on all issues of national importance in both in the Rajya
Sabha and the Lok Sabha.Urging the opposition leaders, the PM said: “It is the
responsibility of all of us to contribute to the service of the nation and its people
by ensuring smooth functioning of Parliament.”financialexpress
J&K: 4 policemen killed in militant attack
in Shopian
New Delhi :4 policemen were killed in a
militant attack in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said.
The identity of the militants has not yet been established.Officials said that
terrorists entered into a guard room in Zanipora where four police personnel
were present. The deceased have been identified as Anees Ahmad, Hamidullah,
Mehraj ud Din and Abdul Majeed.The fourth policeman was rushed to a hospital,
where his condition was stated to be critical, the officials said.The
terrorists also walked away with weapons of the policemen, they said, adding
that all people from the minority community were safe.indianexpress
SC dismisses plea on dissolution of J&K
House
New Delhi:The Supreme Court has dismissed a
petition challenging Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to
dissolve the state assembly.The plea, filed by former legislator and BJP leader
Gagan Bhagar, was turned down by a bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK
Kaul.The petitioner contended that the decision was arbitrary and not in
accordance with the law laid down by the apex court in the 2005 Rameshwar
Prasad case and that only a floor test would prove majority. The SC had in that
case affirmed the recommendations of Sarkaria Commission on formation of Govts in
case of a fractured mandate. Bhagat, who represented R S Pura constituency, had
asked the court to declare Governor’s action as unconstitutional.indianexpress
After marathon meet, ‘disgruntled’ Muzaffar
Baig appointed PDP patron
Srinagar:In an effort to keep its flock
together, PDP appointed its founding member and dissident parliamentarian
Muzaffar Hussain Baig as the party’s patron. The announcement came following a
5-hour marathon meet of senior party leaders, chaired by party head Mehbooba
Mufti.The development comes amid a rebellion in PDP, with ex MLA Abass Wani
resigning from the primary membership of the party on Monday. Wani is the
fourth PDP leader to have announced his resignation from the party. 3 ex MLAs —
Imran Ansari and his uncle Abid Ansari, ex finance minister Haseeb Drabu — have
quit the party following the dissolution of the assembly.“Yes, Baig sahib has
been appointed as the patron of the party,” PDP chief spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir
said.A senior party leader, who was part of the meet, said the party president
offered post of patron to Baig, who accepted it.indianexpress
Maharashtra: 17 Muslim members in BJP majority
Dhule Municipal Corporation
Dhule: Dhule Municipal Corporation (DMC),
which will be dominated by BJP corporators, will have 17 Muslim members
belonging to various political parties and independents, according to the final
results announced by the poll officers Monday. Interestingly, the Congress, which
contested the Dhule 2018 civic elections forming an alliance with NCP, won 06
seats. Out of them 05 are Muslims. Similary, of the total 08 seats NCP has won
in Dhule, 05 are Muslims.Among the other newly elected Muslim Corporators in
Dhule Municipal Corporation are 04 from AIMIM, 02 from Samajwadi Party (SP) and
01 Independent.BJP and Shiv Sena had respectively given party tickets to 02 and
03 Muslims. None of them could win the 2018 Dhule Mahanagar Palika elections.A
total of 16 Muslims belonging to NCP, Congress, SP and independents had won in
2013 Dhule Municipal Corporation election.ummid.com
Maharashtra: 7 Muslims in newly elected
Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation
Newly elected Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation
(AMC), also known as Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika, will have a total of 07
Muslims in the house of 68. In 2013 too 07 Muslims had won the Ahmednagar
municipal elections.According to the final result declared by the poll officers
after counting of votes on Monday, 04 Muslims - Samad Khan of NCP, Rizwana
Shaikh of Congress, Asif Sultan of Samajwadi Party and Meenaz Khan
(Independent) have won from Prabhag 03.Other 2 Mulim candidates who have won
the Ahmednagar local body elections are Praveen Qureshi and Shaikh Nazeer Ahmed
- both from NCP. They won 2018 polls from Prabhag 11.One of 04 BSP candidate
who have won the AMC 2018 elections is Mudassar Shaikh. He has won the polls
from Prabhag 10.A total of 48 Muslims belonging to various parties, including
BJP and Shiv Sena, contested 2018 Ahmednagar Mahangar Palika elections. Shiv
Sena has emerged as the single largest party though short of the halfway mark
in AMC 2018 elections results of which were declared on Monday.According to the
final result announced by the poll officers, Shiv Sena won 24 seats in the
house of 68. Congress and NCP are second with 23 seats - NCP 18 seats and
Congress 05 seats.BJP which has taken early lead ended winning just 14 seats.
BSP won 04 seats, SP won 01 and Independents 02. ummid.com
Gujarat: 3 booked for rioting, murder of teen
in clash
Rajkot :Two days after a teenage boy was
killed by a stray bullet and four others were injured in a clash between two
groups over an old dispute in Kalika Plot area of Morbi town, police on Monday
booked three persons for murder and rioting.Violence had broken out in Kalika
plot area of Morbi on Saturday evening, following a face-off between two groups
leading to indiscriminate firing. A 13-year-old boy, Vishal Bambhaniya, was
killed in the firing, and Arif Mir, Imran Sumra, Siraj Sandhi and a minor girl
were injured. Late on Sunday, Arif (34), brother of murdered history-sheeter
Mustak Mir, filed a police complaint against Hitubha alias Hitendrasinh Zala,
Vijay Chudasama alias Kadi and Mulrajsinh Jadeja. He alleged that the three accused had come to
his house on Saturday, followed by four others on motor-bikes. Indianexpress
WORLD
Israeli PM vows to build more settlements in
W.Bank
Jerusalem:Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on
Tuesday vowed to build more settlement units in the occupied West Bank. “As
long as I am the PM of Israel, not a single Jew will be uprooted from his
home,” Netanyahu said in a statement following the opening of a new road near
the city of Ramallah. “Not only will Jews not be uprooted in Judea and Samaria,
but more homes will be built,” he added, using the Jewish term for the occupied
West Bank. Roughly 650,000 Israelis currently live on more than 100 Jewish-only
settlements built throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem since Israel
occupied the territories in 1967. The Palestinians, for their part, want these
areas -- along with the Gaza Strip -- for a future state of Palestine.
International law views the West Bank and East Jerusalem as "occupied
territories" and considers all Jewish settlement-building activity on the
land as illegal.Anadolu Agency
Arab League warns Brazil not to move embassy
to Jerusalem
Arab League, comprising 22 member states, told
Brazil's right-wing President-elect Jair Bolsonaro that moving Brazil's embassy
in Israel to Jerusalem would be a setback on relations with Arab countries, in
a letter. The move planned by Bolsonaro, who takes office on Jan.1, would be a
sharp turn in Brazilian foreign policy, which has traditionally backed a 2-state-solution
on Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Ambassadors representing Arab nations are expected
to meet in Brasilia on Tuesday to discuss Bolsonaro's plan, following US
President Donald Trump's decision to relocate the country's embassy in Israel
from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to an Arab diplomat who asked not to be
named.aljazeera
Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed,
Israel unresponsive
A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state's
humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday that he had proposed
building an airport in the blockaded Palestinian enclave but had received no
response from Israel. In coordination with Israel and the UN, Qatar has donated
hundreds of millions of dollars to various Gaza projects that the partners say
are designed to stave off Palestinian poverty and prevent escalations in
violence. "They [Israel] said it would be discussed and they
procrastinated...We will renew our request,"Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi
told Gaza-based agency SAWA."The Israeli side had security concerns and we
told them we can resolve them by having the planes fly to Doha and return to
Gaza from there and under Qatari security supervision."
Palestinian man shot dead after alleged
car-ramming attempt
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian
man in a village in the occupied West Bank after he allegedly attempted a
car-ramming attack near a checkpoint, local media reported.Palestinian was
identified by local media as 27-year-old Omar Hassan Awad from the town of
Idhna in Hebron.According to the Palestinian Authority's health ministry, Awad
succumbed to his wounds after he was shot in the back several times while
driving his vehicle near a checkpoint.According to Wafa news agency, Awad was
left bleeding for some time before a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance was
allowed to enter the scene to take him. He was pronounced dead upon arriving at
the hospital. aljazeera
Lebanon committed to Hezbollah-Israel truce
Beirut:Lebanon is committed to UN resolution
1701 on the cessation of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, Lebanese
President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday. Aoun was speaking during a meeting with
Maj. Gen. Stefano Del Col, head of UNIFIL mission at the presidential palace in
Beirut. Aoun said Lebanon is waiting for the conclusion of field investigations
regarding the issue of cross-border tunnels, according to a statement issued by
the Lebanese Presidency. On December 5, Del Col said that a technical team will
be dispatched to Israel to investigate Israeli allegations about the digging of
tunnels by Hezbollah along Israeli-Lebanese border. He underlined the
importance of ensuring UNIFIL's full access to all locations along the Blue
Line, the line created by UN in 2000 to demarcate Israel’s withdrawal from
south Lebanon. The commander appealed to both Israel and Lebanon to refrain
from taking any unilateral action that could adversely affect the situation.
Anadolu
Arafat aide: Saudi approved Arafat’s
assassination
Bassam Abu-Sharif, a senior aide to the late
PLO leader Yasser Arafat, revealed yesterday that he has a document which
proves that Saudi Arabia approved the Palestinian leader’s assassination, the
Shehab News Agency reported.Abu-Sharif said that the US agreed for late Israeli
PM Ariel Sharon to assassinate Arafat with Saudi approval, stressing that he
has a document about the meeting which includes this information.Speaking to
Shehab, Abu-Sharif said that Sharon, who had pledged at the UN that he would
not target Arafat, told then US president George Bush that he would retreat go
back on his word because it was necessary to assassinate Arafat in order to
deter the Palestinian resistance.He said that the poison was administered to
Arafat through his toothpaste, noting that he had warned Arafat and suggested
that he should not have eaten anything from his own kitchen.middleeastmonitor
Israeli army raids Palestinian news agency in
WBank
Israeli troops have raided the offices of the
Palestinian News & Info Agency (Wafa) in the occupied West Bank, injuring
several journalists.The soldiers fired tear gas into Wafa's building in
Ramallah on Monday, preventing the staff from leaving or returning to their
offices, the news agency reported. It said a number of journalists sustained
injuries, including teargas inhalation, during the raid, while Israeli troops
also pushed and shoved two photographers and hurled profanities at them.Wafa
said the Israeli army confiscated security camera footage from the building
during the incident.The army has not yet commented on the purpose of the raid.
Israel fears India could scrap $500m arms deal
Israel is afraid that India is planning to
scrap a $500 million deal of anti-tank missiles claiming that more tests are
needed on the arms, Ma’an reported.The Marker, an Israeli economic outlet,
noted that the Indian deal to purchase Spike anti-tank missiles is facing major
difficulties, noting that India wanted the missiles to be better
tested.However, it said: “The real reason for the additional experiments is the
claim of the Indian defence that the missiles should be tested in a
high-temperature atmosphere.”Citing foreign reports, the Marker said that India
feels worried because the missiles are planned to operate in a hot desert
weather.” However, it reported unnamed Israeli officials saying that this
request is a sign that India “is looking for an excuse to scrap the
deal.”middleeastmonitor
Yemen mass prisoner swap underway:UN envoy
A mass prisoner swap between Yemen's Houthi
rebels and Govt, a key issue at UN-brokered peace talks between the warring
sides, is already underway, the UN special envoy to Yemen has announced.First
brokered by Martin Griffiths earlier this month, the prisoner exchange is one
of the main sticking points at talks between the Yemeni Govt and the Houthis, in Sweden this week.The deal
"will be very very considerable in terms of the numbers that we hope to
get released within a few weeks", Griffiths told reporters. Griffiths did
not provide a specific number of prisoners expected to be exchanged between the
2 sides. However, the deal reportedly covers between 1,500 and 2,000 members of
pro-Govt forces and between 1,000 and 1,500 rebels, Govt official Hadi Haig said last week. hile the
prisoner swap moves ahead, Yemen's warring parties have yet to agree on several
major sticking points in the peace talks, including a ceasefire in Hodeidah and
the reopening of Sanaa airport.middleeasteye
Nov Yemen's 'deadliest month in 2 yrs:ACLED
report
'Terrorism' database cites 'Islamophobic'
sources in Muslim profiles
A leading financial risk database that is
already facing multiple lawsuits from Muslim organisations which it suggested
had links to terrorism is still using as sources websites accused of promoting
far-right and Islamophobic agendas, Middle East Eye can reveal. An MEE
investigation has found several entries for prominent Muslim individuals and
organisations in the World-Check risk intelligence database that include links
to material posted on notorious websites such as Jihad Watch and Frontpage
Magazine. Some of the sources, including controversial US-based think tanks
such as the Gatestone Institute and the David Horowitz Freedom Center, were
also reported by the Guardian newspaper last week to be part of a "hidden
global network" supporting Tommy Robinson, a far-right anti-Muslim
activist in the UK.middleeasteye
Assad regime sentences dozens of opponents to
death
Istanbul:A Syrian regime court has sentenced
dozens of opposition members to death, according to a pro-regime newspaper.
Al-Watan paper said 40 people were tried in absentia, including head of Jaysh
al-Islam group Essam al-Buwaydhani, Abdel Nasser Shemir, leader of al-Rahman
Legion and Mohamed al-Sharaa (known as Abu Mohamed al-Jolani), commander of
Tahrir al-Sham group. The defendants face charges, including the
"possession of explosive material to spread horror and committing a crime
against the state."It remains unclear when the ruling was issued. The
verdict comes after the Bashra al-Assad regime wrestled control of many areas
from the opposition in Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and Daraa provinces.Anadolu
Agency
ndia hands over first 50 houses built for
Rohingya refugees in Myanmar
India on Tuesday handed over to Myanmar the
first 50 houses built by the country for the displaced minority Rohingya
Muslims in the restive Rakhine province. The housing units were handed over
after President Ram Nath Kovind and his Myanmar counterpart U Win Myint held
delegation-level talks and decided to step up bilateral ties.India is building
250 houses in Rakhine province as part of a developmental project.The first
batch of 50 houses was formally handed over to the Myanmar authorities on
Tuesday, President Kovind’s office tweeted.India signed a development programme
for Rakhine State in Myanmar late last year which was designed to assist the
Myanmar Govt in Rakhine State to build
housing infrastructure for displaced persons, which senior Indian officials
said was appreciated not just by Govt of Myanmar but also by the United Nations
and other agencies.PTI
In desperate attempt to save Brexit deal, May
heads to Europe
British PM Theresa May has left London for
talks with European Union leaders aimed at seeking agreement to amend her
Brexit deal.May met Dutch PM Mark Rutte in The Hague early on Tuesday before
heading to the German capital, Berlin, for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
She will later travel to Brussels, administrative heart of EU, where she will
hold discussions with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and
European Council President Donald Tusk. Tusk said the other 27 EU leaders will
discuss Brexit at a special meeting on Thursday, at the beginning of a
preplanned summit in Brussels which May will herself attend.
Bomber targets security convoy in Kabul
At least four people have been killed and
another six injured after a suicide bomber targeted a convoy of security forces
in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in the latest attack claimed by the Taliban armed
group.The blast took place in Paghman district in western Kabul early on
Tuesday as the convoy was returning from an overnight operation, Interior
Ministry Spokesman Najib Danish told AFP news agency."It is still not
clear whether the attacker was on foot or driving a vehicle," the
spokesman said. Another security official, who wished to remain anonymous, said
the attacker had used a car bomb to target the convoy.aljazeera
9 killed in Congo's troubled eastern region of
Beni
Suspected members of an armed group have
killed nine civilians in an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo's
troubled east, according to Govt officials and the military.The massacre occurred
overnight in the town of Oicha, in the Beni region of DR Congo, local
administrator Donat Kibwana told AFP.aljazeera
FLASH: VIEWS &
NEWS
Explained: The Widening Rift Between RBI and
Modi Govt : Anuj Srivas
Analysis: Investors Worry About Independence
While India Looks for New RBI Head
Analysis: Investors Worry About Independence
While India Looks for New RBI Head:Reuters
Opinion: Yogi Adityanath, not demonetisation,
is PM Modi’s biggest blunder, writes Shekhar Gupta
A day after VHP’s belligerent Ram temple
rally, Muslims in Old Delhi say they won’t be provoked:Akash Bisht
NRC: BJP Is On A Collision Course With
Assamese ‘Nationalists’ Over Citizenship Bill:Parismita Singh
I'm a doctor. And I'm worried other doctors'
dislike for Muslims may even overrule the Hippocratic Oath:Sharada Vinod
Bulandshahr Violence: Sacred Cows, Disposable
Humans:Subhash Gatade
Modi govt to blame for onion prices bringing
tears to farmers’ eyes:Saurabh Katkurwar
7 decades after Resolution 194, why haven’t
Palestinian refugees returned home?Ghada Karmi
Compiled and edited by
Anwarulhaq (Released at: 7:38 PM)
Posts
0 comments:
Post a Comment