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Maha CM Shinde to legally challenge his removal as Sena leader, says rebel MLA
If Uddhav Thackeray does not withdraw his decision of removing Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde from the position of 'Shiv Sena leader', then the latter would challenge the move legally, a rebel Sena MLA said on Saturday.
Shiv Sena president and former chief minister Thackeray on Friday removed Shinde from the post of 'Shiv Sena leader', accusing him of indulging in "anti-party activities".
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's alleged associate declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case
A Delhi court has declared Vinay Mishra, an alleged associate of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, as a proclaimed offender for evading court proceedings in connection with a money laundering probe into a coal mining "scam" in West Bengal, officials said on Saturday.
The declaration has been made under section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which requires the appearance of an accused before the court, they said.
IRDAI sets Rs 11.73 trn premium target for non-life insurance industry by FY27
Ever heard of a sectoral regulator giving targets for the industry as a whole and also for the individual players?
Well, it happened in the insurance sector with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (IRDAI) Chairman Debasish Panda, at his meeting with the heads of non-life and reinsurance companies at Hyderabad on Friday.
"The IRDAI is now looking at the market developmental role. All these years, the Authority was carrying out the regulatory role," a senior industry official told IANS preferring anonymity.
Pointing out the low penetration of the non-life sector in the country - about 1 per cent- two decades after opening up the sector, Panda said the global average of insurance penetration is 4.16 per cent.
Delhi court rejects Zubair's bail plea, sends him to 14-day judicial custody
A Delhi court on Saturday dismissed the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair and sent him to 14-day judicial custody in a case related an "objectionable tweet" he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria allowed the police plea, which said further investigation was on.
The police had produced Zubair before the court on expiry of his five-day custodial interrogation and urged it to send him to judicial remand, saying they might need his custodial interrogation later.
Judiciary answerable to 'Constitution and Constitution alone': CJI Ramana
In India a party in power believes that every governmental action is entitled to judicial endorsement and the opposition parties expect the judiciary to advance their political positions and causes but the "judiciary is answerable to the Constitution and Constitution alone" Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday.
He also expressed disappointment that even after 75 years of Independence people have not understood the roles and responsibilities assigned by the Constitution to each Institution.
"As we celebrate 75th year of Independence this year and as our Republic turned 72, with some sense of regret I must add here that we still haven't learnt to appreciate wholly the roles and responsibilities assigned by the Constitution to each of the Institutions.
"The party in power believes that every Governmental action is entitled to judicial endorsement. The parties in opposition expect the judiciary to advance their political positions and causes", the CJI said at a felicitation function organised by the Association of Indian Americans in San Francisco, USA.
BJP made Eknath Shinde Maha CM to wrest Mumbai from Shiv Sena, claims Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that the BJP has made Eknath Shinde the chief minister of Maharashtra to wrest Mumbai from the Shiv Sena of Bal Thackeray.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, who stepped down as the chief minister on June 29 following a rebellion by Shinde, removed the latter from the post of 'Shiv Sena leader', accusing him of "indulging in anti-party activities". Shinde on Thursday took oath as the chief minister, while BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as his deputy.
Talking to reporters here, Raut said, "Uddhav Thackeray made it clear yesterday that Shinde doesn't belong to Shiv Sena. It is now clear that Shinde has been used to defeat Shiv Sena in Mumbai, where civic polls will be held later this year."
Shiv Sena has ruled the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for over two decades.
T Raja Kumar takes over as FATF chief
T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed as the president of Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the anti-money laundering watchdog.
Kumar has replaced Marcus Pleyer who was holding the post till now, and will discharge his service for next two years.
"Raja Kumar starts as FATF President today. He will focus on enhancing the effectiveness of global anti-money laundering & counter-terrorist financing measures, improving asset recovery and other initiatives," FATF tweeted while making the announcement on Friday.
Congress in K'taka releases booklet highlighting failures of BJP govt at Centre in 8 years
The Congress party in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday released a 40-page booklet highlighting the alleged failures of the BJP government at the Centre on various fronts.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah released the booklet titled 'Varsha Entu, Avaantara Noorentu' (Years eight, Failures one hundred eight) ahead of the BJP's national executive meet in Hyderabad.
"We are releasing this booklet against the backdrop of the BJP organising its national executive committee meeting in Hyderabad, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president J P Nadda will attend. The BJP should answer the points raised in the booklet, which they will not do," the Congress stalwart told reporters.
Delhi court reserves order on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's bail plea
A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its order on the bail plea of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair as well as the police application seeking his 14-day judicial custody in a case related to an objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria is likely to pass an order on both applications later in the day.
Earlier during the day, Delhi Police produced Zubair before the court on the expiry of his five-day custodial interrogation. Police told the court he was not required for custodial interrogation but sought his judicial custody.
Is the Jharkhand Cong next target of Operation Kamal?
Is Jharkhand the next target of "Operation Kamal" after Maharashtra? As per the possibilities and discussions, the Congress in Jharkhand may face the tough task of maintaining its rapport with the JMM and keeping all its 18 MLAs united. The Congress is the second major partner in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in the state.
The Congress is wary after the recent meeting between Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. It is said that Hemant Soren met Amit Shah before deciding the stand of his party in the Presidential election. On the same day, he also met senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. In general, the JMM is a party in the UPA folder.
But Soren has reportedly made up his mind to support the NDA's candidate Draupadi Murmu. This is because Murmu has been projected as the first tribal woman candidate for the presidency, and an anti-tribal narrative can easily be set if the JMM votes against her.
Patna HC junks PIL related to Agnipath protest
The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking recovery of money from the agitators who damaged public and government properties during Agnipath protests.
A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S Kumar took up the matter on Friday.
The petitioner has claimed that the respective governments of state and Centre have lost properties worth Rs 100 crore. He also urged the court to recover money from the agitators and political parties involved in the arson. He also accused the state government of failing to stop violence during the agitation.
Alt News parent company Pravda Media received Rs 2 lakh from foreign countries, says police
Delhi Police on Saturday said Pravda Media, under which Alt News operates, received over Rs 2 lakh through various transactions wherein either the mobile phone number or the IP address was of foreign countries.
From the analysis of a reply received from Razorpay payment gateway, it was revealed that there were various transactions in which either the mobile phone number was of outside India or the IP address was of foreign countries and cities, including Bangkok, Australia, Manama, North Holland, Singapore, Victoria, New York, England, Riyadh Region, Sharjah, Stockholm, Abu Dhabi, Washington, Kansas, New Jersey, Ontario, California, Texas, Lower Saxony, Bern, Dubai, Scotland, a statement issued by the police said.
Electoral arithmetic makes regional parties wary of Congress
The Congress is maintaining a low profile in the Presidential polls for the sake of opposition unity, but despite that many regional parties want to maintain a distance from the grand old party due to electoral compulsions in their states.
Many regional parties are either breakaway factions of the Congress or sitting on a Congress vote base which is why they don't want to strengthen the Congress which can ultimately lead to their weakening. Many alliances with the Congress have failed like it happened in 2017 when the Samajwadi Party joined hands with the Congress but was routed by the BJP.
Southwest monsoon has covered entire country: IMD
Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country as it brought seasonal rains to Gujarat and Rajasthan, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday.
"Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country on Saturday, six days before the normal date of July 8," the weather office said.
The southwest monsoon had its onset over Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of the normal date of June 1.
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First Published: Jul 02 2022 | 7:27 AM IST
