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  • No Shiv Sena worker involvement in Babri Masjid demolition, claims Maha minister

    No Shiv Sena worker involvement in Babri Masjid demolition, claims Maha minister

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    Mumbai: Maharashtra minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chandrakant Patil on Monday said not a single worker of the Shiv Sena was near the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya when it was brought down by the Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini on December 6, 1992.

    Patil, minister of higher and technical education in the Eknath Shinde government and a former Maharashtra BJP chief, made the comment while speaking to a regional news channel.

    Incidentally, Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray has often been quoted as saying that he was proud if any of his Sainiks took part in the demolition of the disputed structure.

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    “I was placed there by the Bajrang Dal for three-four months to facilitate kar sevaks arriving in Ayodhya. People participating were either from Bajrang Dal, VHP or Durga Vahini. Former Bihar state deputy CM (and senior BJP leader) Sushil Kumar Modi, legislator Harendra Kumar and I were given the task to manage the kar sevaks and ensure their safe passage,” Patil claimed.

    “We three were working there as national general secretaries. The RSS’ strength was behind us but it did not participate openly. It had distributed its work to like minded organisations,” Patil claimed.

    Patil further said Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut keeps talking about the Babri Masjid demolition, adding he wondered if the latter was even there at the temple town in Uttar Pradesh at the time.

    He also took a swipe at Uddhav Thackeray for accusing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of stealing the legacy of Bal Thackeray.

    The late Shiv Sena founder was not the property of anyone and was someone who was hugely respected by the people, Patil added.

    “Balasaheb is the property of all Hindus and everyone is free to use his name (legacy),” said Patil.

    The Shiv Sena split in June last year after the rebellion by Shinde, who got the party name and ‘bow and arrow’ symbol, while Uddhav Thackeray’s faction was christened Shiv Sena (UBT) with a flaming torch as its symbol.

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  • Depending on SC order, Maha civic polls could take place by Oct-Nov, claims BJP minister

    Depending on SC order, Maha civic polls could take place by Oct-Nov, claims BJP minister

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    Depending on SC order, Maha civic polls could take place by Oct-Nov, claims BJP minister

    Pune: Maharashtra Minister and senior BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Monday said he believed civic polls in the state would be held in October-November if the Supreme Court gives it order on reservation for Other Backward Classes as well as ward delimitation by May.

    Speaking to reporters, Patil said if the decisions on these matters come by May, then delimitation and other aspects can be carried out by the Election Commission during the monsoons, when it would not be feasible to hold polls, and the civic elections can take place by October-November.

    The SC will begin its one-and-half month long recess on May 9, Patil, a former state Bharatiya Janata Party chief, said.

    Civic polls in Mumbai, Pune, Kalyan Dombivali, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Vasai-Virar, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, and Navi Mumbai are due since early 2022 but were not held because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    These municipal corporations are currently under administrators.

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  • J&K’s road network to match with US in next 10 years : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

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    Srinagar, Apr 10: Union Minister for Roads, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that projects worth Rs 1,25,000 Crore are being proposed for Jammu and Kashmir and in the next ten years, UT’s road network will match with that of the United States.

    Talking to reporters on the side-lines of a press conference in Srinagar, Gadkari, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that in J & J&K, projects worth Rs 1, 25,000 Crore are being proposed that includes tunnels, roads, and highways. “In next ten years, J&K’s road network will match with the United States,” Gadkari said.

    He said from Khanabal to Chandwari in Pahalgam, two lane roads will be constructed to facilitate Yatris while as from Panjtarni to Cave shrine of Amarnath, a tunnel will also be constructed with all pilgrim protection facilities.

    The Union Minister said that on Mughal road, a two-lane road will be constructed and at the Peer Ki Gali, a tunnel will also come up to make the road an all weather road—(KNO)

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  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Arunachal Pradesh

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai

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  • Ukraine minister to visit India on April 9, likely to seek humanitarian aid

    Ukraine minister to visit India on April 9, likely to seek humanitarian aid

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    New Delhi: In what would be the first official visit from Ukraine more than a year after the Russian offensive, the country’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emine Dzhaparova will arrive on a four-day official visit to India on Sunday.

    Dzhaparova will be on an official visit to India from April 9-12, during which, she is likely to seek humanitarian aid for her country.

    During the visit, she will hold talks with Sanjay Verma, secretary (West) in the External Affairs Ministry, where both sides are expected to discuss bilateral relations, and exchange views on the current situation in Ukraine and global issues of mutual interest.

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    She will also call on Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi and meet Deputy National Security Adviser, Vikram Misri, official sources said.

    “India shares warm and friendly relations and multifaceted cooperation with Ukraine. Over the last 30 years of establishing diplomatic relations, bilateral cooperation between the two countries has made significant progress in the areas of trade, education, culture and defence. The visit will be an occasion to further mutual understanding and interests,” an official statement said.

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  • Court acquits ex-UP minister Prajapati in model code of conduct violation case due to lack of evidence

    Court acquits ex-UP minister Prajapati in model code of conduct violation case due to lack of evidence

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    Court acquits ex-UP minister Prajapati in model code of conduct violation case due to lack of evidence

    Sultanpur: An MP-MLA court here on Friday acquitted former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in a case related to the violation of the election model code of conduct due to lack of evidence.

    During the hearing, Prajapati’s wife and Amethi MLA Maharaji Devi and many of her supporters were present.

    Prajapati was brought from Lucknow jail and produced before the court amid tight security.

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    The case related to the Amethi Kotwali area where during the 2012 assembly elections, police sub-inspector Amarendra Nath Bajpai had filed a case against Prajapati, then a Samajwadi Party candidate, on January 28 accusing him of violating the rules by taking out a procession during nomination with his supporters.

    The trial of the case was going on in the court of Special Magistrate MP-MLA Yogesh Yadav, where the defence counsel argued that the former minister was implicated only due to political enmity.

    Prajapati’s counsel Santosh Kumar Pandey said after hearing both sides, the court acquitted the former minister due to lack of evidence.

    Prajapati is serving a life sentence in a separate case in Lucknow jail.

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  • Abdullah bin Zayed meets Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

    Abdullah bin Zayed meets Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

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    Abdullah bin Zayed meets Albanian Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs

    Tirana: H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met Olta Xhacka, minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania in Tirana.

    During the meeting, which was held as part of the UAE top diplomat’s working visit to Albania, the two ministers held discussions on enhancing cordial ties between the two countries and the prospects of enhancing relations across various fronts.

    The two sides exchanged views on a number of issues of interest, including the situation in the Middle East and the Balkans, in addition to the latest regional and international developments.

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    Sheikh Abdullah hailed the privileged relations between the UAE and Albania and their desire to develop them in various fields for the common good of their two peoples.

    For her part, the Albanian minister expressed her country’s aspiration to strengthen relations of friendship and cooperation with the UAE in all sectors.

    The meeting was attended by Omar Saif Ghobash, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Cultural Affairs, Saeed Mubarak Al Hajri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Commercial Affairs, and Sulaiman Al Mazrouei, the UAE’s non-resident ambassador to Albania.

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  • Australia: Jihad Deb becomes 1st minister to take oath on Quran

    Australia: Jihad Deb becomes 1st minister to take oath on Quran

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    Jihad Deb, a newly elected member from Bankstown, created history as he become the first Muslim Minister of New South Wales. Deb, who is also the former NSW state member for Lakemba, took the oath on the Holy Quran on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in front of NSW Governor Margaret Beazley.

    Deb has been assigned the portfolio of Minister for Customer Service & Digital Government, Minister for Emergency Services, and Minister for Youth Justice. The oath-taking ceremony was a significant moment as it marked the first time that a minister in NSW has taken an oath on the Quran.

    Born in Lebanon, Deb migrated to Australia with his family when he was just two years old. He started his career as a teacher at Ulladulla High School and later became the principal of Punchbowl Boys High School, where he served between 2007 and 2014. Deb was awarded a Pride of Australia Award in 2013.

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  • South Korean foreign minister begins 2-day visit to India on Friday

    South Korean foreign minister begins 2-day visit to India on Friday

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    New Delhi: South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will undertake a two-day visit to India from Friday with an aim to make “substantive progress” in the special strategic partnership between the two countries.

    Jin is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Delhi on Friday evening.

    The South Korean foreign minister is also scheduled to call on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar.

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    On Saturday morning, he will leave for Chennai.

    “The upcoming meeting is the first one between the two ministers as they mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and India this year,” a South Korean foreign ministry spokesperson said.

    “In the meeting, the two sides will discuss ways to make substantive progress in the Special Strategic Partnership between Korea and India, which is a key country in the region that shares values with Korea,” the official said.

    The two sides are expected to review the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific.

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