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BJP leader threatens to behead Karnataka CM over beef remark, arrested </br> A Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader stirred a row when he publicly threatened to behead Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah if he dared to consume beef after which he was arrested. S N Channabasappa held out the threat last evening during a protest. "How dare you lay your hands on the neck of Gomata? You are openly saying with a dictatorial attitude that you will eat cow meat… If you have the guts, you come here and eat at Gopi Circle, then, let there be no doubt that on that day, you will be beheaded," Channabasappa said. "… Are you playing with the emotions of Hindus?," Channabasappa added. (Image Source: PTI)
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Shah Rukh Khan a Pakistani agent, should go to Pakistan: Prachi</br> Controversial Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi today termed Shah Rukh Khan as a "Pakistani agent", who should be sent to that country, a day after the Bollywood superstar added his voice to the protest against "extreme intolerance" in the country. "Shah Rukh Khan is an agent of neighbouring coutry Pakistan as he reflects their (Pakistan's) ideology. Such a man should go to Pakistan," she said. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader had earlier targeted actors Salman Khan and Aamir Khan in March this year for "spreading a culture of violence".</br> (Image Caption: Actor Shah Rukh Khan with a special memento at his 50th birthday celebrations in Mumbai on Monday. (PTI))
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Uber cab driver gets jail for life for raping woman executive </br> Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav will spend the rest of his life behind the bars, with a Delhi court today sentencing him for the "remainder of his life" for raping a woman executive in his taxi 11 months ago, observing his acts were "against the society" and should be dealt with an "iron hand". Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja handed down the punishment to 33-year-old Yadav under the new rape law for the offence which "endangered" the life of the 25-year-old victim. "Convict is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment till reminder of his natural life for the offence under section 376 (2)(m) (committing rape causes grievous bodily harm) of the IPC," the judge said. (Image Source: PTI)
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JNU students' union condemns RSS comments on varsity </br> The Students' Union of Jawaharlal Nehru University today termed as "regressive" the comments of RSS that the varsity was home to "a huge anti-national block which has the aim of disintegrating India. We condemn the highly regressive comments by RSS made against JNU students at a time when the students are at the forefront of a national movement against government's decision to scrap non-NET fellowships. "JNU's composition reflects the character of our society, as women and students from marginalised sections and backward districts are duly represented. This goes against the way RSS imagines Indian society, that is, as a 'Hindu Rashtra'," a statement issued by the JNUSU said. RSS mouthpiece "Panchjanya" has alleged that JNU is home to "a huge anti-national block which has the aim of disintegrating India." (Image Source: PTI)
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Sonia Gandhi leads march to President Pranab Mukherjee, attacks PM Modi on intolerance </br> Taking to the streets, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan with top party leaders against the climate of intolerance and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "endorsing" incidents of hate by his "silence". Leading a delegation of over 100 leaders after a one kilometre walk from Parliament over the Raisina Hill, she handed over a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee, expressing grave concern at the "growing atmosphere of fear, intolerance and intimidation in the country being deliberately created by sections of the ruling establishment. But the Prime Minister is silent. It clearly indicates that he endorses all these incidents," said Gandhi. (Image Source: PTI)
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Nitish Kumar rakes up PM's DNA remark in dying moments of campaign </br> Bihar Chief Minister raked up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'DNA' remark on the last day of campaigning for the final phase of polling and asked the people to reply to the barb by voting in favour of the grand secular alliance on November 5. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not remember for 14 months to visit Bihar, which gave him 31 out of 40 seats in Lok Sabha polls. I went to receive him at the airport in Patna as the PM was coming to participate in a government function (in July). But the Prime Minister, later, at Muzaffarpur questioned my DNA," Kumar told a public meeting in Hayaghat in Darbhanga district. "The Prime Minister said there is something wrong with my DNA. Does it behove the Prime Minister? Does it go with the dignity attached to the post? If my DNA is wrong, then why you (people) elected me the Chief Minister twice ? </br>Image Caption: Grand Alliance CM Candidate Nitish Kumar shows a picture in which PM Narendar Modi meets with Astrologer Bejan (Express Photo BY Prashant Ravi))
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BJP's dig at Arun Shourie for his attack on Modi </br> BJP today took a dig at Arun Shourie, a former party veteran, over his sharp criticism of Narendra Modi, saying he was unable to hear the Prime Minister because he had not learnt to listen to others and was being "carried away by emotions". "The problem is not that Modi is not speaking. The problem is that Arunji is not listening. The day he learns to listen to others, he will stop talking like this," BJP spokesperson M J Akbar said reacting to Shourie's sharp criticism of Modi over his "silence" on incidents of "intolerance" like Dadri lynching and beef row. Quoting Modi's statements on the issues, including an interview in a Bengali daily, Akbar said Modi had spoken several times on these controversies. (Image Source: PTI)
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10,000 RSS shakhas added in last decade; 6,000 in last 1 year</br> Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has added about 10,000 shakhas during the last decade and more than half of these came up in the last one year. Currently, there were 50,432 shakhas across the country, a senior leader of the Hindu nationalist outfit today said here. Significantly, more than half of the new shakhas came up in the last one year. Shakha is a place where RSS volunteers gather every day. "The RSS shakhas are increasing and more and more youths from schools and colleges, particularly those pursuing higher studies in medicine, engineering and technology, are attracted to the Sangh," RSS' Deepak Tamshettiwar here. As many as 6,684 new shakhas were added since November 2014, he said. (Image Source: Reuters)
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4. Indian Railways case of vanishing surplus: The "investible surplus" included the money allocated for capital expenditure. In essence, the CAG said that the exercise was more window-dressing than actual gain. The report concluded that the performance of the Indian Railways actually declined marginally during the last few years of Lalu Prasad's tenure. During his tenure as the railway minister, Lalu Prasad left passenger fares untouched. He banned plastic cups from being used to serve tea at railway stations and replaced those with kulhars (earthen cups), in order to generate more employment in rural areas. He later said he also had plans to introduce buttermilk and khadi in the railways. He also introduced cushion seats in all unreserved compartments. (PTI)
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False accusations concocted against me: Robert Vadra </br> Robert Vadra today dismissed as "false accusations" reports related to an Enforcement Directorate raid against a Delhi-based company. "Here they go again …Whenever they get insecure, they concoct some false accusations on me. The nation is not misguided by their tactics anymore," Vadra, who is son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, said on his Facebook page. His reaction came a day after Agency sleuths searched the premises of a firm in connection with a money laundering case arising out of land grab charges in Bikaner. ED's probe found that the firm was "involved" in purchasing land from companies, which had initially procured land from the border town of Rajasthan. (Image Source: PTI)
