BJP hits back at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over 'Make India' </br><br> Teh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hit back at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's veiled dig on Centre's 'Make in India' campaign, saying the AAP leader should first try to get out of "photo frames" and "jhadoo drama", and then talk of realities of the country. "Man like Arvind Kejriwal, who does drama with jhadoo (brooms) and are stuck inside photo frames of hoardings, should try getting out of that phase first, and then they can criticise about what the reality is," Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of 'Paryatan Bhawan' foundation-laying ceremony here. Kejriwal in a series of tweets today said that 'Make India' is more important than Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet theme 'Make in India'. (PTI) -
Illicit relationship an immoral act, not a criminal act: Court</br><br> An illicit relationship can become a ground for seeking divorce but it would not travel beyond the realm of being an immoral act to the territory of a criminal act, a Delhi court has observed. The observation of the court came while acquitting a man of the charge of abetting suicide of his wife, who allegedly hanged herself due to his extra-marital affair. "The act of the accused in having illicit relationship may show his disloyalty to his wife. It may be betrayal of faith but would not travel beyond the realm of being an immoral act to the territory of a criminal act inviting punishment under penal statute. "It could have certainly given rise to his wife to seek divorce but will not fall within the ambit of section 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC," Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Jain said. (Reuters)
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Newly-married woman alleges torture by husband for refusing Sarathi Baba overtures</br><br> A newly-married woman alleged that she was being tortured by her husband as she denied to get 'close' to self-styled godman Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Roul, who is currently in jail in connection with his alleged sexual escapades. In her FIR at the Nikirai police station in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the woman stated that on the fourth day of their marriage in January this year, her husband took her to Barimula Ashram to get the blessings of Sarathi Baba. "When we visited him, my husband went outside leaving me alone. Though I denied to take blessings of the Baba, my husband forced me to go into the godman's chamber. But I protested and returned home," she said. (PTI)
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Rahul Gandhi mocks Modi's Bihar package promise, fears it may go OROP way</br><br> Rahul Gandhi today made light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for poll-bound Bihar, saying he is in the habit of giving such promises for votes and feared it would go the "One Rank One Pension" way. The Congress Vice President also said that Modi has funds for Bihar package, but when it comes to ex-servicemen, he cites shortage of money. "He has money for foreign trips, but not for our jawans." "Modi had promised OROP during Lok Sabha elections. Has the promise been fulfilled?" Rahul retorted when his comments were sought on Modi's Bihar package. Ex-servicemen are agitating in Delhi for implementation of Government's promise of One Rank, One Pension(OROP). (PTI)
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Yadav said the government believed that only agricultural growth can lead to dignified lives of the rural poor after the UPA government's policies led to rural distress, including suicide. "Congress first gave social cronyism to the country and then capital cronyism. It along the Left parties was most opposed to the Aadhar bill which the government brought in Parliament to provide benefits to the people directly," he said, attacking the main opposition party.(Reuters)
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Complaint filed against Nigam over Radhe Maa tweet</br><br> Yet another complaint has been received against singer Sonu Nigam over his tweet about controversial self-styled godwoman Radhe Maa, who is embroiled in a dowry harassment case here, police said. Two written applications had been already submitted against Nigam – one in Samtanagar and another in Sakinaka – requesting the police to file an FIR against Nigam for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of a section of people. "Police have received another application against Nigam for his tweet regarding Radhe Maa a few days ago," said DCP (Detection-I) M Dahikar. (PTI)
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PM Narendra Modi hits out at Nitish Kumar, asks Bihar people to get rid of him </br><br> PM Narendra Modi today made a blistering attack against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar saying out of "arrogance" he had returned Rs 5 crore Gujarat had donated for rehabilitation of Kosi flood victims and exhorted people to get rid of such an "arrogant politician". "Drunk with arrogance and head in the seventh sky, he (Kumar) returned Rs 5 crore donated by people of Gujarat for families of Kosi victims. "Due to arrogance he forgot the pain of Kosi flood victims and returned the money," Modi said referring to the incident in 2010 when Kumar had returned Rs 5 crore cheque of Gujarat for Kosi flood victims rehabilitation after newspaper advertisements figured his (Modi) photographs as chief minister of Gujarat at that time. (PTI)
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Lalitgate is fallout of Sushma-Jaitley tussle: Digvijay Singh</br><br> Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said the Lalitgate scandal was the fallout of a tussle between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Union FM Arun Jaitley. "The Lalitgate scandal is a fallout of a tussle between Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley," Singh told reporters here. He said even a blue corner Interpol notice has been turned into a red corner one against Lalit Modi, the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner, due to Jaitley's intervention. "The Lalitgate scandal has its genesis in the fight between the two camps in the BCCI. One group hacked the other group's emails and vice-versa, resulting in the scandal getting exposed. The whole issue started with a BCCI committee headed by Jaitley which recommended strong action against Lalit Modi in the IPL scandal," he said. (PTI)
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President's wife Suvra Mukherjee passes away</br><br> President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee, who has been ailing for some time, passed away today. Suvra, an accomplished Rabindra Sangeet singer, was 74. The First Lady, who remained hospitalised for 11 days, breathed her last at 10.51 AM at the Army Research and Referral Hospital here. "It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady Smt. Suvra Mukherjee passed away this morning (August 18, 2015). She left for her heavenly abode at 1051 AM," Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman Venu Rajamony said in a statement. Suvra was admitted to the Army Hospital on August 7 after she complained of breathlessness and discomfort. Since then she was in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Besides her husband, Suvra is survived by two sons Abhijit, a Congress MP, and Indrajit and one daughter Sharmistha, who unsuccessfully contested the Delhi Assembly elections on a Congress ticket. (PTI)
