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- To counter PM Modi, Opposition going after govt's development schemes: Nadda
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Udaipur killing accused thrashed in court; NIA gets 10-day custody
Several lawyers, litigants and visitors in a Jaipur court kicked, slapped and hurled abuses at the four men arrested for the beheading of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Sahu when they were taken to the vehicle for ferrying prisoners after being produced before a judge Saturday. The people shouted slogans against Pakistan and demanded capital punishment for the four accused — main suspects Mohammad Riyaz and Gaus Mohammad, and "co-conspirators" Mohsin and Asif.
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J&K photographer says she was stopped at IGI from boarding flight to France
A Pulitzer winning photojournalist from Kashmir, Sanna Mattoo, was reportedly stopped by immigration authorities in Delhi on Saturday from boarding a flight to Paris. She tweeted an image of her boarding pass and a page on her passport stamped 'Cancelled without prejudice'. Mattoo told TOI that she had a valid passport and a visa for France.
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Monsoon covers India 6 days ahead of 'normal' schedule
The southwest (summer) monsoon on Saturday covered the entire country six days before its 'normal' date of July 8, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) while issuing alerts for enhanced rainfall over Odisha, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa during the next five days, and over other parts, including northwest India, on July 5-6.
- BJP resolution hails Agnipath, jobs plan
- Amit Shah tells NIA to probe if Maharashtra man killed for backing Nupur Sharma
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Judiciary answerable to Constitution alone: CJI
Speaking at a felicitation ceremony by Association of Indian Americans at San Francisco, Chief Justice N V Ramana on Saturday said the ignorance of the constitutionally-mandated roles and responsibilities of the organs of governance, promoted vigorously among the general public, helps those forces which aim to run down the only independent organ — the judiciary. The CJI added, “Let me make it clear. We are answerable to the Constitution and Constitution alone”.
- Shinde camp to challenge his ouster as ‘Sena leader’
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Rival Sena camps set to file complaints over ‘whip’ row
Rebel Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde arrived in the city from Goa on Saturday evening, ahead of the speaker poll as well as the vote of confidence on Monday. It appears that after the speaker’s poll, both camps will lodge complaints against each other for defiance of whip. Voting is expected to be open in keeping with the amended rules, and sources said it will thus be simple to find out who voted for whom.
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Shiv Sena seeks ‘loyalty affidavits’ from all its office-bearers
After Eknath Shinde’s rebellion with close to 40 Sena MLAs which brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, Shiv Sena has asked all its office-bearers to submit ‘loyalty affidavits’ or pledges in writing. The loyalty pledges have to be sent in the next two days by office-bearers starting with ‘up-shakha pramukhs’ (deputy branch heads) at the bottom end of the hierarchy.