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Mon, 26 August 2019
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23:30 Phones of 11, including Babul Supriyo, stolen during Jaitley's cremation
At least 11 people, including BJP MP Babul Supriyo, had their phones stolen during the cremation of former finance minister Arun Jaitley at the Nigambodh Ghat, Patanjali spokesperson SK Tijarawala said on Monday.
Tijarawala took to Twitter to complain that he and 10 other people, including Supriyo, lost their mobile phones on Sunday evening.
Though a senior officer said a complaint had been filed in the case, police personnel at the Kashmere Gate Police Station said they were yet to receive it.
"When all were paying their last tribute to Arun Jaitley, the phone from which this photo was taken, also gave me a final goodbye," Tijarawala tweeted tagging Home Minister Amit Shah along with Delhi police on his post.
Tijarawala, in a series of tweets, also shared the current location of his phone.
-- PTI
23:05 Macron slams Brazilian prez for comments on wife
French President Emmanuel Macron has described his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro as "extremely disrespectful" after the South American leader appeared to mock his wife, Brigitte Macron, in a Facebook post.
In a post on Bolsonaro's Facebook page, a user posted a meme comparing the appearance of the Brazilian president's wife with that of the French first lady, and implying that Macron was jealous. "Don't humiliate the guy ... haha," read the reply from Bolsonaro's account.
"He had extremely disrespectful comments towards my wife," Macron said, while speaking at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Monday.
"What can I tell you? It's sad. It's sad for him and for Brazilians. I think that Brazilian women are probably ashamed to read that their president has done that."
"I think that Brazilians, a great people, are a bit ashamed of this behavior," Macron added. "As I have a lot of friendship and respect for the Brazilian people, I hope that they will quickly have a president who is up to the job."
It comes after Macron angered Bolsonaro last week by calling the wildfires blazing in the Amazon rainforest an "international crisis" that should be on the agenda at the G7 summit.
Bolsonaro said the idea of G7 discussing the issue was "reminiscent of [a] colonial mindset [that was] inappropriate in the 21st century."
22:44 G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm
G7 leaders meeting in France on Monday backed Hong Kong's autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the protest-hit city.
"The G7 reaffirms the existence and the importance of the 1984 Sino-British agreement on Hong Kong and calls for avoiding violence," according to a joint statement issued in French at the end of a G7 meeting in Biarritz, southwest France.
The city has been wracked by more than two months of protests over an attempt by its Beijing-backed government to pass an extradition bill which opponents saw as a huge dent in Hong Kong's autonomy.
They have since morphed into a call for greater democracy and police accountability, with youths at the forefront of demonstrations that have at times descended into clashes with security forces.
On Monday, police used water cannons to repel what they termed "extremely violent" demonstrators, following another weekend of clashes at pro-democracy rallies.
Twenty-one officers were injured during the clashes, Hong Kong police said, while dozens of protesters were arrested -- including a 12-year-old -- for unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting police.
Officials worldwide have urged Hong Kong authorities to show restraint to avoid serious violence or death.
22:20 Rahul playing politics over invitation: J-K Guv
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over his invitation to visit the Valley, saying he just wanted to refrain him from making "baseless statements".
"I want to make it clear that when I had invited Rahul Gandhi to Jammu and Kashmir, my intention was that he will refrain from making baseless statements about Kashmir by having the first-hand appraisal of the situation," the governor said in a statement here.
He added that the Congress leader had turned it into "non-ending issue".
Accusing Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over the issue, Malik said he arrived here along with a host of opposition leaders and said he would meet all detained leaders and interact with mediapersons.
"When Rahul Gandhi played such kind of politics with my invitation, I withdrew my invitation. And it was now a prerogative of the administration to decide whether Rahul Gandhi should visit Kashmir or not," he said.
Malik said the administration had made it clear beforehand that at a time when they were making efforts to maintain peace in the Valley, no politician should come to "make a breach", rather "help in maintaining peace".
He said Rahul Gandhi should understand that the visit would have created problems for people.
"Rahul Gandhi tried to create obstacles in the peace process. When he was not allowed to do so, Rahul on his return to New Delhi made false statements about the situation in Kashmir," Malik said.
"I want to tell Rahul Gandhi that such statements made by him are being used by Pakistan against India. He should understand that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is fragile and it is the issue of national interest. His statements harm the national interest," he added.
Malik said he wanted to urge Gandhi that he should keep national interest on top, rather than using the sensitive issue for his "cheap politics".
-- PTI
22:00 Yediyurappa picks 3 deputy CMs for Karnataka
In a first, Karnataka will have three Deputy Chief Ministers as Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to 17 newly appointed ministers who were inducted into the cabinet nearly a week ago.
Among the three Deputy Chief Ministers are Govind Karjol, who has also been given the charge of PWD and Social welfare; Ashwath Narayan the portfolio of Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology; and Laxman Savadi with Transport department.
Basavaraj Bommai gets the Home portfolio.
While Jagadish Shettar, a former Chief Minister, has been made the Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, two former Deputy Chief Ministers, K S Eshwarappa and R Ashoka, have been given the charge of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, and Revenue Department respectively.
-- PTI
21:41 Trump says talks with Rouhani within weeks sounds realistic
US President Donald Trump said he believed it was realistic he could meet his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani within weeks, following a series of diplomatic initiatives by France.
Asked by reporters if he thought the timeline proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron was realistic, Trump said: "It does", adding he thought Rouhani would also be in favour.
"I think he's going to want to meet. I think Iran wants to get this situation straightened out."
21:22 Unnao case: CBI gets till Sep 9 to finish probe
A court on Monday granted the CBI time till September 9 to complete its investigation and file a status report in the 2017 Unnao gangrape case, one of the four related cases transferred by the Supreme Court from Uttar Pradesh.
District Judge Dharmesh Sharma approved the investigative agency's request seeking more time to further investigate the case in which Shubham Singh, Naresh Tiwari and Brajesh Singh Yadav are the accused. All the three are out on bail.
The woman was allegedly raped by expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and the three men in two different incidents in 2017 when she was a minor.
A separate rape case has been registered against Sengar in which the trial commenced on Friday.
The CBI had earlier told the court that the matter was at the final stage of investigation and had sought one week's time to complete its probe. The court had granted time till August 26 to the probe agency.
The apex court had transferred four criminal cases -- the 2017 rape case; an alleged fake matter under the Arms Act against the father of the rape survivor; his death in police custody, and the gang rape of the woman.
The court had earlier declined the plea of CBI seeking 30 days to complete the investigation and directed it to file a status report by August 17.
The woman, who was a minor then, was allegedly raped by Sengar on June 4, 2017 and the three persons on June 11, 2017.
The woman is battling for life at AIIMS here after a truck rammed into the car in which she was was travelling along with some family members and her lawyer on July 28. Two of her aunts died in the accident.
Sengar, a four-time legislator who represents Bangermau in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, is lodged in jail since April 2018.
-- PTI
20:49 It's been made into a media show: Karti on father's remand
Karti Chidambaram on Monday termed the extension of CBI remand of his father and former Union Minister P Chidambaram to four days, as 'a media show that will continue'.
Speaking to reporters, Karti said, "As I said, this is just made for media show and the show will continue."
On being asked about claims of CBI having evidence against the former Finance Minister, Karti said, "CBI had said a lot of things about me too. I was in their custody, I have been raided four times and have been summoned over twenty times."
"They have done the same thing to me. They should quickly file a charge sheet and take it through trial," Karti said.
On being asked about the arguments being put by probe agencies in the court, Karti said, "I am looking forward and quite keen to know about the document that says that I have a property in Argentina."
Earlier today, a special court had extended the CBI remand of the former finance minister Chidambaram by 4 days in connection with INX Media case after the agency said it has to "unravel the larger conspiracy".
-- ANI
20:22 RBI board approves Rs 1.76 L cr transfer to govt
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore in dividend and surplus reserve to the government.
This follows the RBI board accepting the recommendation of a high-level panel headed by its former Governor Bimal Jalan on transfer of excess reserves to the government.
The board of central bank decided to transfer a sum of Rs 1,76,051 crore to the Government of India comprising Rs 1,23,414 crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and Rs 52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital Framework, the RBI said in a statement.
-- PTI
20:05 Maha co-op bank scam: FIR filed against Ajit Pawar, others
Mumbai Police on Monday registered an FIR against senior NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other functionaries in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam case on the
directions of the Bombay high court.
Other accused include Peasants and Workers Party leader Jayant Patil and officials from the superseded bank's units in 34 districts in the state, an official said.
"We have registered an offence at MRA Marg police station based on the complaint of Economic Offences Wing," an official said.
On August 22, a bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and S K Shinde of the High Court said there was "credible evidence" against the accused in the case and directed the EOW to file an FIR within five days.
The accused were allegedly complicit in causing losses to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore to MSCB between 2007 and 2011.
An inspection by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development as well as a charge sheet filed by a quasi-judicial inquiry commission under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act blamed the "decisions, actions and inactions" of Pawar and the other accused for the loss.
The NABARD audit report revealed breach of several banking laws and RBI guidelines by the accused in distribution of loans to sugar factories and spinning mills, and subsequent default on repayment and recovery of such loans.
-- PTI
19:37 Will raise Kashmir issue at UNGA: Imran Khan
With Pakistan failing to get traction for its belligerent stand on Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that he will raise the issue at every international forum, including at the UN General Assembly.
In his address to the nation on the Kashmir issue after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, Khan assured the people of Pakistan that his government will stand by the Kashmiris till India lifts the restrictions in the Valley.
Outlining his government's future strategy on Kashmir, Khan said: "First, I believe, the entire nation should stand with the Kashmiri nation. I have said this that I will act as Kashmir's ambassador".
"I will tell the world about this, I have shared this with heads of state that I have been in contact with. I will raise this issue at the UN as well," he said while referring to his scheduled address to the UN General Assembly next month.
"I read in the newspapers that people are disappointed that Muslim countries are not siding with Kashmir. I want to tell you not to be disappointed; if some countries are not raising this issue because of their economic interests, they will eventually take this issue up. They will have to, with time," he said.
Khan claimed that Prime Minister Modi had made a "historic blunder" by revoking Kashmir's special autonomy.
Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, evoking strong reactions from Pakistan.
-- PTI
19:26 Navy prepared to thwart JeM's underwater plans: Admiral Singh
An "underwater wing" of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed is training people to carry out attacks but the Indian Navy is fully prepared to thwart any such attempt, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh said on Monday.
He said all stakeholders in coastal security are ensuring that there is no intrusion from the sea.
"We have received intelligence (input) that an underwater wing of Jaish-e-Mohammed is training people to carry out attacks from water and that is one change.
"But we are fully prepared and will thwart any such attempt," he added.
Admiral Singh was answering a query on the changing form of terror and the navy's response to them.
Speaking about heightened vigil along the country's coast since the deadly 26/11 sea-borne terror attacks on Mumbai in 2008, he said the Navy was overall in-charge of maritime security.
"The Indian Navy, maritime police, state governments and other stakeholders are making sure there is no intrusion from the sea," the Navy chief stated.
-- PTI
18:57 INX Media case: CBI confronts Chidambaram with former NITI Aayog CEO Khullar
The CBI has confronted arrested former finance minister P Chidambaram with former NITI Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar in connection with the INX Media case, officials said on Monday.
A 1975-batch IAS officer of the Union Territory cadre, Khullar was the additional secretary in the Finance Ministry when developments related to the INX Media allegedly took place, they said.
She arrived at the CBI headquarters in the morning but the questioning could not be completed, and she has been called again on Tuesday, they said.
The CBI has sought sanction to prosecute her in the case, they said.
The agency has alleged irregularities in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance to INX Media for bringing in foreign investment.
The CBI arrested the former Union minister on August 21.
-- PTI
18:33 How the media gurus reacted to Jaitley's passing
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley's death, understandably, saw an outpouring of condolences online, but none as eloquent as what journalists had to say about his.
"Mentor" seemed to have been the favourite word of many describe him. His journalistic durbars were recalled by some, both in a positive and negative manner.
What everyone agreed on was that he knew the world of journalism better than most suspected, and more importantly, knew the owners.
All of which has prompted the Indian Journalism Review to list out 45 tributes journos paid to the departed soul, ranging from the panagyric to the honest.
You can read them here.
18:28 Pak prez gets notice from Twitter on J-K post
Twitter has sent a notice to Pakistan President Arif Alvi over his tweet on the situation in Kashmir, according to a media report.
Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari posted the screen shot of a mail received by President Alvi from Twitter authorities and said the notice was "in bad taste and simply ridiculous."
On Monday, President Alvi tweeted a video showing a protest rally over the Kashmir issue.
On Sunday, Minister for Communication Murad Saeed said he has also received a notice from the micro-blogging site that one of his tweets has violated Indian laws.
Director General Inter Services Public Relations Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor last week said the authorities had taken up with Twitter and Facebook the alleged suspension of Pakistani social media accounts posting in support of Kashmir.
"Pakistan authorities have taken up the case with Twitter and Facebook against suspending Pakistani accounts for posting in support of Kashmir. Indian staff at their regional headquarters is the reason," he said in a tweet.
Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories, evoking strong reactions from Pakistan.
India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reality.
-- PTI
18:19 Just wrapped up great meeting with friend Modi'
United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded their meeting in Biarritz, France on the sidelines of the G7 Summit.
Trump immediately after the meet, posted a tweet reading, "Just wrapped up a great meeting with my friend Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at the #G7Summit in Biarritz, France!"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, saying the two countries can discuss and resolve all issues bilaterally and "we don't want to trouble any third country."
Modi made these remarks while interacting with the media alongside US President Donald Trump who ahead of his meeting with the prime minister had said that he will discuss the Kashmir issue with him on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French town of Biarritz.
Trump in recent past has offered mediation between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue.
"All the issues between India and Pakistan are of bilateral in nature, and we don't want to trouble any third country. We can discuss and resolve these issues bilaterally," Modi said.
18:03 Fuel supply ban due to fund issues, not ops performance: Lohani
The ban on jet fuel supply to Air India at six airports by the oil marketing firms was on account of fund crunch and not due to carrier's operational performance, airline chief Ashwani Lohani said.
Lohani in a Facebook post on Sunday also wrote that regardless of the situation the Maharaja must keep afloat.
The oil marketing companies led by Indian Oil Corporation last week stopped supplying fuel to Air India's aircraft at Kochi, Pune, Patna, Ranchi, Vizag and Mohali airports over payment defaults, amid their combined dues mounting to a whopping around Rs 5,000 crore.
The disinvestment-bound flag carrier has a debt pile Rs 58,351 crore as on March 31 this year, while the cumulative loss is to the tune of Rs 70,000 crore with no fiscal support to the airline coming from the government his year.
"The constraints on fueling imposed on AI by the OMC's at six stations is because of an overall shortage of funds but does not in any way mean reflect on the operational performance and recent efforts of the airline," Lohani said.
-- PTI
17:54 Jaitley's ashes immersed in Ganga
Ashes of former Union minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley were immersed in river Ganga at Haridwar by his son Rohan, earlier today.
Photograph: ANI/Twitter
17:19 CBI gets Chidambaram's custody for 4 more days
A Special CBI court extends the CBI remand of former Union Minister P Chidambaram by 4 days in connection with INX Media case. He will be produced before the court on 30th August.
Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar had reserved the order on the CBI's demand seeking extension of his custody by five days after hearing arguments for nearly 40 minutes on Monday.
Chidambaram was produced in the trial court hours after the Supreme Court refused to entertain his plea challenging the Delhi High Court order which had dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in the corruption case lodged by the CBI. He was brought by the CBI on expiry of his four-day custodial interrogation which the agency had secured on August 22. -- PTI
16:48 BJP announces mass contact programme on nullifying Article 370
While on Kashmir, the BJP on Monday announced a month-long nationwide contact programme to highlight the "significance" of the Union government's decision to nullify Article 370 and Article 35A among the masses.
Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said party leaders, including government ministers as well as its MPs and office-bearers, will hold public meetings in 35 big cities and 370 smaller towns.
Nine places, including four in the Kashmir valley, have been chosen in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir for the exercise, scheduled to be held between September 1-30. Pradhan said the decision on revoking Article 370 was "historic" and one of the few moments in the history of independent India that united people across political and ideological divides. -- PTI
16:41
US President Donald Trump jokes with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the bilateral meeting on the sidelines of G7 Summit. Trump says, "He (PM Modi) actually speaks very good English, he just doesn't want to talk."
16:29 Trump meets Modi, agrees J-K bilateral issue
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Biarritz. Trump backs off, says India will discuss Pakistan bilaterally. "We spoke last night about Kashmir, Prime Minister really feels he has it under control. They speak with Pakistan and I'm sure that they will be able to do something that will be very good. I am sure India, Pakistan will sort out the differences."
PM Modi responds that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and no third party can mediate.
"All the issues that India and Pakistan have are bilateral in nature, and we do not wish for any other nation's involvement.
"India is the world's largest democracy. Over 700 million voters decided India's government. India and America both democratic nations will work together for the welfare of the world.
"All of India and Pakistan's issues are bilateral in nature, we don't want to burden the world with them. I am confident that India and Pakistan, who were the same before 1947, can discuss and resolve all differences."
16:12 Modi at G7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of France, Emmanuel Macron and other leaders at the G7Summit in Biarritz, just ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump..
16:06 Sanitary napkins to be sold for Re 1 at govt outlets
In a massive push for women hygiene, the government will slash price of sanitary napkins sold from its Jan Aushadhi Kendras to just Re 1 per piece from Rs 2.50 currently.
The biodegradable sanitary napkins 'Suvidha' will be available at the subsidised price at designated centres from August 27, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya told PTI in an interview here. The pads are sold in a pack of four which currently cost Rs 10. These from Tuesday will be priced for Rs 4 only, he said.
"We are launching oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins at Re 1 from tomorrow. These napkins under the brand name Suvidha will be available at 5,500 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country," Mandaviya said.
With reduction of prices by 60 per cent, he said, Modi-led government has fulfilled the promise made by the BJP in its manifesto for 2019 general elections.
"Currently, the manufacturers are supplying the sanitary napkins at their cost of production. So, we will provide subsidy to bring down the retail price," Mandaviya said, who is also Minister of State (Independent charge) for Shipping. On being asked about the total annual expenditure on the subsidy, the minister said it will depend on the sales volume.
According to the National Family Health Survey 2015-16, about 58 per cent of women aged between 15 to 24 years use locally prepared napkins, sanitary napkins and tampons, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers had earlier said in a statement.-- PTI
15:59 Adhir buried Cong with J-K remarks: Malik
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday slammed leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury saying that he has buried his party in the grave by his remarks in Parliament.
"By saying what he said in Parliament, he buried his party in the grave. Whenever there are elections in the country, he will be quoted. What do I say on his knowledge," the Governor said while talking to ANI.
During a debate in Lok Sabha on a resolution to abrogate special status to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, he asked as to how Kashmir issue was an "internal matter" if "United Nations is monitoring it since 1948."
The Governor's reply came into a question on remarks made by Adhir that Satya Pal Malik's statements are like those given by the BJP leaders and he should be made the leader of BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.
"I am doing my work with utmost devotion. I don't care about these remarks," Malik said.The Governor vowed to protect the "culture, dignity, identity, jobs and land of Kashmiri people."
Earlier when such things happened, even during the tenure of Ghulam Nabi Azad several people were killed in the first week itself. Our emphasis is that no Kashmiri should lose his life. We are not in a hurry. The lives of Kashmiris are very precious for us," he said.
Accusing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making an "unending business" out of his invitation, the Governor said, "When he said that people are dying there (in Kashmir), then I had told him to come here and see for himself. For five days, he did not reply to it. After that, he said -- I will go with people, will meet the prisoners, detainees. Then I said that your visit with conditions is not acceptable to me and I am withdrawing it."
"After this I said, I will leave it to the administration that if you want to come and the administration thinks it is correct, it will allow you, otherwise not," he added.
15:24 Fire at Noida mall
A fire broke out at Spice World Mall in Sector 25 in Noida on Monday afternoon, officials said. The fire began around 2.30 pm and multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately, Fire Department officials said. Heavy smoke was seen billowing from the mall, located opposite the Noida Stadium. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, the officials said, as firefighting continued. -- PTI
15:06 Sensex surges 800 points, Nifty crosses 11k
The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes staged a sharp upmove in trade on Monday, after the government announced a slew of measures to spur the slowing economy. The Sensex surged over 800 points and the NSE Nifty 50 index crossed its important psychological level of 11,050.
The government on Friday announced a raft of measures, including rollback of enhanced super-rich tax on foreign and domestic equity investors and rolling back enhanced surcharge on short term and long term capital gains.
15:00 Arun Jaitley's ashes immersed
Ashes of former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley immersed in Haridwar by his son Rohan. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal also present.
14:56 Oppn resorting to 'maraak shakti' on BJP leaders: Pragya
BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Monday made a bizarre claim that the Opposition was resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders in the context of the passing away of some top leaders of the party.
Addressing a condolence meeting to pay tribute to senior party leaders Arun Jaitley and Babulal Gaur, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, she said, "During my election campaign, a maharaj ji (religious person) had told me that the Opposition is resorting to sorcery on your party (BJP) and its leaders. He said it is a very bad time and asked me to be cautious." (Mein jab chunaav lad rahi thi, tab ek Maharaj ji aaye the aur unhone kaha tha ki yeh bahut bura samay chal raha hai. Vipaksh ek maarak shakti ka prayog aapki party aur uske netao ke liye kar raha hai aur aise me aap savdhaan rahe.)
"I had forgotten about this thing after that. But now, when I see that leaders of our party are leaving us one by one, I recall what the Maharaj-ji had said. Whether you believe it or not, this is true and it is happening," Pragya added. (Iske baad mein ye baat bhul gayi thi. Lekin ab jab mein yeh dekhti hu ki hamari party ke neta yu ek ke baad ek jaa rahe hai, toh mujhe unn Maharaj ji ki baat yaad aati hai. Bhale aap vishwaas kare ya naa kare, par yehi satya hai aur yeh ho raha hai.)"
I had forgotten about this thing after that. But now, when I see that leaders of our party are leaving us one by one, I recall what the Maharaj-ji had said. Whether you believe it or not, this is true and it is happening," Pragya added.
After the meeting, the media tried to elicit some more comments but she refused to elaborate.
On August 24, Jaitley passed away in New Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 66. Gaur, a former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister from August 2004 to November 2005, breathed his last at a Bhopal hospital on August 21. He was 89.
Earlier this month, former minister Sushma Swaraj had died. In the last one year, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had lost their lives. -- ANI
14:19 Mumbai Airport to change terminals for domestic and international flights
GVK led Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will witness unification of operations at terminal 1 and 2 starting October 1, 2019 for domestic flights of IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
This will ensure convenience to passengers travelling through Mumbai International Airport, thereby benefitting both airlines and passengers at large.Having catered to over 48 million passengers in 2018-2019, CSMIA is always abuzz with travellers.
Being one of the busiest airports in India, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has allocated Terminal 1 with terminal boarding bridges for all airlines.
While the Terminal 2 of the airport operates both domestic as well as international flight, the airport currently operates 50 international and 9 domestic airlines. The primary runway at CSMIA handles more than 46 arrivals and departures per hour while the secondary runway has a capacity of 35 flight movements per hour. -- ANI
14:08 'Pakistan knows its game is up'
"The thought that Kashmir has a separate flag, separate identity led to the instinct of separatism in their minds. Separatism has resulted in terrorism," says Lieutenant General D B Shekatkar [retd], chairman of the Committee of Experts constituted by the government to recommend measures to enhance combat capability and rebalance defence expenditure of the armed forces.
The committee submitted its report in December 2016. One of its recommendations was the appointment of the post of chief of defence staff that was announced by the prime minister on Independence Day.
Having served the Indian Army for four decades, a majority of those years in the northeast and Kashmir, General Shekatkar was instrumental in the surrender of a record 1,267 terrorists in Kashmir.
A prominent speaker on defence affairs and author of several books, he spoke to Rediff.com's Archana Masih in a two-part interview. Do read
13:48 BJP may offer Jaitley's RS seat to wife or son
The BJP is mulling whether Sangeeta Jaitley should be fielded to the Rajya Sabha in place of her late husband, the former union minister and BJP senior leader Arun Jaitley, who passed away on Saturday, August 24.
Another contender for the chair is Arun Jaitley's son, Rohan.
The BJP top leadership will hold a discussion with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and take a decision, when he returns to Delhi on Tuesday. A final call will be taken by this weekend.
Arun Jaitley, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Gujarat in April 2018, would have ended his term in March 2024.
The Election Commission is likely to announce the vacancy and fresh election dates in early September.
Image: Rohan comforts his mother Sangeeta Jaitley at the funeral of his father Arun Jaitley yesterday as his sister looks on.
13:30 Day 22: Normal life remains affected in Kashmir
Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 22nd consecutive day on Monday as markets and schools were shut, but the movement of private vehicles in the city improved, officials said.
Restrictions were lifted in most areas of the valley, but the deployment of security forces continued to maintain law and order, they said. The communication blockade in Kashmir was eased to some extent as landline telephone services were restored in most places across the valley in view of the improving situation, the officials added.
However, the services continued to remain snapped in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and Press Enclave. The mobile services and internet, including BSNL's broadband and private leased-line internet, remained suspended since 5 August when the Centre abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution and reorganised the state into two Union territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Meanwhile, officials said the situation remained peaceful on Sunday and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the valley. Markets across Kashmir remained shut for the 22nd consecutive day as shops and other business establishments were closed, while the public transport also was off the roads, the officials said.
They said the movement of private cars in the city and elsewhere in the valley increased. Private educational institutions continued to remain closed while government schools witnessed minimal attendance of the students, they added.
13:11 BM Kutty. Pak politician of Kerala origin, passes away
Well-known peace activist and Pakistani politician of Kerala origin BM Kutty passed away in Karachi on Sunday after a protracted illness. He was 89.
Biyyathil Mohyuddin Kutty, popularly known as BM Kutty, was born in Kerala's Tirur on July 15, 1930. He migrated to Pakistan in 1949 at the age of 19 and rose to prominence there.
Kutty was associated with Pakistan Awami League and National Awami Party, left-leaning parties in the country. He has also served as the joint secretary-general of the Movement for Restoration of Democracy for three years.
We reproduce here our 2011 interview with Mr Kutty when he was in New Delhi to launch is autobiography, 'Sixty years in self exile: No regrets.'
13:06 JD(U) can't use its 'arrow' poll symbol to contest elections in Jharkhand, Maha: EC
The Election Commission has barred JD(U) from using its poll symbol 'arrow' to contest elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra owing to its similarity with the 'bow and arrow' symbol used by the JMM and the Shiv Sena in the two states, officials said on Monday.
The EC had earlier given concession to the Janata Dal (United) under a rule to contest polls in the two states using its symbol. But it has now withdrawn the concession after the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha moved the poll panel, saying similarity in symbols could confuse voters.
The JD(U), the JMM and the Shiv Sena are state parties of Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra respectively.
"Having considered all aspects of the matter, the Commission has directed that the JD(U) will not be granted concession under paragraph 10 of the symbols order to use their reserved symbol 'arrow' for contesting elections in the states of Jharkhand and Maharashtra henceforth," the EC order issued on August 16 said. In March this year, the EC had ordered that the JMM and the Shiv Sena cannot use their poll symbol in Bihar. -- PTI
12:55 Chidambaram asked if he has Twitter account: Sibal
P Chidambaram'scounsel Kapil Sibal arguing in the Supreme in the ED case.
"Notes, documents, diaries were passed on to Delhi HC judge as evidence. These documents were not shown to P Chidambaram during questioning. It cant be that they give or show any document to the court and I am not entitled to look into it. They leak it to media. They leaked the ED affidavit to the media.
"He's (Chidambaram) being asked questions like "do you have a Twitter account"... This is the quality of investigation during custodial interrogation. Only question bring asked to him is of he has an account in the Coutts Bank."
12:46 Shah reviews operations against Naxals
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed ongoing operations against Naxals and development initiatives being undertaken in Left Wing Extremism affected areas, officials said. chief ministers Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Raghubar Das (Jharkhand), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) besides top police and civil officials of 10 Naxal affected states attended the meeting.
"The home minister reviewed ongoing operations against Naxals and the development activities undertaken in Naxal affected areas," a home ministry official said.
Top officials of paramilitary forces and the home ministry also attended the meeting, first of its kind after Shah assumed charge as home minister about three months ago.
The 10 Maoists-hit states are Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
According to Home Ministry statistics, 8,782 cases of Naxal violence were reported during 2009-13 as against 4,969 during 2014-18, a reduction of 43.4 per cent.
As many as 3,326 people, including security force personnel, lost their lives in 2009-13 as against 1,321 in 2014-18, a reduction of 60.4 per cent, the ministry said. 1,400 Naxals were killed during 2009-2018. As many as 310 incidents of Naxal violence have been reported in the first five months of this year across the country in which 88 people were killed.
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy had said last month that steadfast government policy has resulted in consistent decline in violence and shrinkage in geographical spread of Left Wing Extremism.
LWE-related violence was reported in only 60 districts in 2018. "Of these, only 10 districts account for 2/3rd of LWE violence. The LWE-related incidents of violence between April 2014 to May 2019 have been 43 per cent lesser when comparing with the preceding five-year period," he said.
-- PTI
12:20 SC asks Chidambaram to file plea for regular bail
The Supreme Court dismisses the plea filed by Congress leader P Chidambaram against the Delhi High Court order which dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in a case being probed by the CBI in the INX media case. The court says since Chidambaram has already been arrested, he will now have to be apply for regular bail. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was present in the Court when an order for the hearing was passed.
The court asks Chidambaram to move regular bail before appropriate court. SC says the petition became infructuous since Chidambaram had been arrested on August 21.
Kapil Sibal arguing for P Chidambaram in Supreme Court says, "If the arrest had taken place and I had filed it later, the petition against Delhi High Court would be infructuous. I have a right under law to be heard."
Sibal said this after Justice Banumathi said CBI matter became infructuous as Chidambaram had already been arrested in that matter.
11:56 It's suicide, says CCD owner's forensic report
The forensic report on the death of Cafe Coffee Day owner V G Siddhartha corroborates the suicide theory, Mangaluru Police Commissioner PS Harsha said on Monday. According to police sources, water was found in Siddhartha's lungs and his death was due to drowning.
"We have received the FSL report. It corroborates the suicide theory," the commissioner told PTI. Siddhartha had gone missing from the Netravati river bridge near Ullal in Mangaluru on July 29 evening and two days later, his body was found floating in the river. He had left home on July 29 telling his family members that he was heading towards Sakaleshpura, where he had his coffee estate.
However, he directed his driver to go to Mangaluru. At the beginning of the Ullal bridge on the swollen Netravati river, Siddhartha got down from the car and asked his driver to wait for him as he walked on the bridge alone on the rainy evening without an umbrella. Two days later his body was found.
Meanwhile, Siddhartha's father 95-year old Gangaiah Hegde, who was suffering from old age-related illness and was undergoing treatment at the Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Hospital, passed away on Sunday, hospital authorities confirmed. A few days before his death, Siddhartha had visited his father, who was in coma, in the hospital. PTI
IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa pays his last respects to Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, in Chikmagalur, on July 31.
11:50 First PAC meeting of 17th LS to be held today
The Public Accounts Committee of the 17th Lok Sabha will meet for the first time at Parliament Annexe here on Monday.
Consideration of memorandum number 1 regarding the selection of subjects for examination during the year 2019-20 will be the agenda of the meeting, Lok Sabha website shows.
The PAC has 22 members and is headed by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
An informal meeting for the introduction of the committee members was held earlier and Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla was present during the meeting, sources told ANI.
Today's meeting will be chaired by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
The top parliamentary committee has 15 members from Lok Sabha while seven belong to Rajya Sabha representing ruling NDA and Opposition parties.
BJP's Bhupender Yadav, Jayant Sinha, Satyapal Singh, Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CM Ramesh, Trinamool Congress' Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav, Akali Dal's Naresh Gujral are among the prominent leaders in the Committee. -- ANI
11:41 Dr Singh continues to have Z+ security: MHA
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh continues to have a 'Z+' security cover.
MHA's clarification came amidst reports claiming that the government is likely to withdraw the Special Protection Group from former Prime Minister's security detail.
"The current security cover review is a periodical and professional exercise based on threat perception that is purely based on professional assessment by security agencies. Dr Manmohan Singh continues to have a Z+ security cover," read a statement from MHA.
Singh, who was the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014, was last week elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. The BJP did not field any candidate against the senior Congress leader. -- ANI
11:41 Mamata skips Amit Shah's meet on anti-Naxal ops
Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets chief ministers of Naxal-hit states today to discuss anti-Naxal operations. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skips the key meet.
11:17 Arun Jaitley: Mr Fixit, with friends everywhere
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may today rant against "Lutyens' Delhi culture' but his spectacular journey of the past two decades may not have been possible without a man who purportedly personified this so-called culture. The English-speaking, smooth-talking, urbane and well-networked Arun Jaitley.
Read the column here
11:05
Update: The SC tells Chidambaram's counsel that his plea would be listed for hearing after necessary orders by the CJI.
11:03 22 tax officers compulsorily retired
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs has compulsorily retired yet another 22 senior officers of the rank of Superintendent/AO under Fundamental Rule 56 (J) in the public interest, due to corruption and other charges.
11:00 Chidambaram's plea in SC today blocked
In a huge blow to former finance minister P Chidambaram, his plea in the Supreme Court against CBI remand to be heard today, have been blocked over procedural delays.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Chidambaram's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's order which denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money laundering and corruption cases. His custody in the CBI was to end today.
Senior lawyer, Kapil Sibal today mentioned before Supreme Court that despite court's order, the petition challenging CBI's remand order of P Chidambaram in connection with INX-Media case hasn't been listed for hearing today.
A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi is also scheduled to hear a fresh plea of Chidambaram in which he has challenged the arrest warrant issued against him and the trial court's order remanding him to CBI custody till Monday in the INX Media corruption case.
On Friday, the apex court had granted protection from arrest till Monday to Chidambaram in the money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The court has sought replies from ED on Chidambaram's plea and directed that all the three matters should be listed on Monday.
Chidambaram has contended that it is violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution that his petition challenging the high court order was not heard by the apex court on July 20 and 21 and he was arrested on the August 21 night.
10:41 Chidambaram's pleas in SC today blocked
In a huge blow to former finance minister P Chidambaram, his pleas in the Supreme Court to be heard today, have been blocked over procedural delays.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Chidambaram's pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's order which denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money laundering and corruption cases.
A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi is also scheduled to hear a fresh plea of Chidambaram in which he has challenged the arrest warrant issued against him and the trial court's order remanding him to CBI custody till Monday in the INX Media corruption case.
On Friday, the apex court had granted protection from arrest till Monday to Chidambaram in the money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate. The court has sought replies from ED on Chidambaram's plea and directed that all the three matters should be listed on Monday.
Chidambaram has contended that it is violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution that his petition challenging the high court order was not heard by the apex court on July 20 and 21 and he was arrested on the August 21 night.
10:29 Manimahesh yatra suspended
The Manimahesh Yatra has been suspended temporarily after a bridge near 'Bharngala Nala' connecting Hadsar to Bharmour in Himachal Pradesh was washed away yesterday, following heavy rains in Chamba district. National Highway-5 has been blocked in Badhal village of Shimla district due to heavy rainfall in the region.
10:24 Rupee slips 42 paise to 72.08 vs USD in early trade
The rupee on Monday declined by 42 paise to 72.08 against the US currency in early trade, due to strong dollar demand from banks and importers amid unabated foreign fund outflows.
Forex trader said the local unit came under pressure after the latest escalation of the US-China trade war. Meanwhile, on Monday, China's currency slid to its lowest point in over 11 years amid concerns over global recession and the US trade war. The Indian rupee on Friday had closed at 71.66 against the US dollar.
10:16 Sensex soars on FPI surcharge rollback
Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rallied over 662 points in opening session on Monday after the government rolled back the enhanced surcharge on foreign portfolio investors, and unveiled a slew of measures to boost the economy. However, at 10:15 am, BSE was down 107 points, with the NSE down 42 points.
The 30-share index, however, pared some gains as investors began booking profits at higher levels.
The index was trading 245.71 points, or 0.67 per cent, up at 36,946.87 at 0930 hours. The broader Nifty too surged over 170 points to briefly reclaim the 11,000 mark, but gave up some gains to trade 67.30 points, or 0.62 per cent, higher 10,896.65 in early trade.
In the previous session, the BSE barometer closed higher by 228.23 points or 0.63 per cent at 36,701.16, and the Nifty rose 88 points or 0.82 per cent to settle at 10,829.35.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included SBI, M&M, HDFC twins, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, L&T, ITC and Axis Bank, rallying up to 3 per cent. On the other hand, Vedanta, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech and Hero MotoCorp fell up to 4 per cent.
Giving in to the demands of overseas investors, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday, after market hours, announced rollback of enhanced surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)levied in the Budget.
The Budget proposal to hike surcharge on FPIs had spooked foreign investors, who withdrew more than USD 3.4 billion (Rs 24,500 crore) from domestic equities in July and August.
The massive capital outflows also put pressure on the rupee, which slumped to 72-level against the US dollar last week. Foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth a net of Rs 1,737.20 crore on Friday, while domestic institutional investors purchased shares worth Rs 1,548.49 crore, provisional data showed. -- PTI
09:58 Actor Sanjay Dutt to join RSP, claims Maharashtra minister
Nearly ten years after his maiden political venture as a Samajwadi Party candidate failed to take off from Uttar Pradesh, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is set to re-enter politics, according to a minister from Maharashtra.
Dutt, 60, is set to join the Rashtriya Samaj Paksh on September 25, party founder and Cabinet minister Mahadev Jankar disclosed in Mumbai on Sunday.
The RSP is a junior ally of the ruling BJP in Maharashtra.
Jankar said the RSP was tapping the film industry to expand his party which mainly represents 'Dhangar' or the shepherd community.
"...We have started working in the film sector as well to expand our party. As part of which, actor Sanjay Dutt is also joining the Rashtriya Samaj Paksh on September 25," Jankar, who holds Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development portfolios, announced while addressing a party event.
He also played a pre-recorded video of the actor in which the latter has greeted the RSP and addressed Jankar as his "brother".
The RSP has been part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance since the 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections.
Out of the six candidates, RSP candidate Rahul Kul had won from Daund seat.
Jankar unsuccessfully contested against Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar from Madha Lok Sabha constituency in 2009.
Meanwhile, Jankar has demanded more seats compared to 2014 for his party to contest the upcoming assembly elections. -- PTI
09:53 Man booked for divorcing wife through triple talaq in UP
A man in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar was booked under the newly-enacted law for allegedly giving triple talaq to his wife, police said on Monday.
Acting on a directive of the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women, a case was registered against Shamim Ahmad, SHO Anil Kapervan said.
Ahmad, a resident of Chowk locality, had married Nazia Parveen seven years ago and was demanding dowry from his in-laws, he said.
Nazia Parveen, who works in a school here, alleged that police had initially refused to register a case in the matter, following which she approached the commission.
Ahmad's sister was also booked for allegedly putting pressure on the accused for divorcing his wife, police added. -- PTI
09:51 Modi to meet Trump today, likely to discuss J-K
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and trade are high on the agenda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets United States President Donald Trump today on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.
Earlier this week in Washington, Trump said that he would discuss with Prime Minister Modi the situation in Kashmir and help ease the Indo-Pak tensions when they meet at the G7 Summit in France this weekend.
Tensions between India and Pakistan spiked after India abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into two Union Territories, evoking strong reactions from Pakistan.
India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reality.
Though India is not a member of the G7 grouping, Modi has been personally invited by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The ministry of external affairs had said that the invitation was a "reflection of the personal chemistry" between the two leaders and also "recognition of India as a major economic power".
09:41 JK: Truck driver killed in stone-pelting, 2 held
Two youths were arrested in the early hours of Monday for allegedly throwing stones at a truck in South Kashmir's Anantnag district, killing the driver of the vehicle.
Police said that six others have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident in which some stones had hit the truck at Zradipora in Uranhall locality of Bijbehara area in Anantnag.
The driver, Noor Mohammed Dar, 42, was rushed to a nearby district hospital, from where he was referred to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in the outskirts of Srinagar where he was declared brought dead.
The arrested youths were being questioned to ascertain their motive behind the crime, police said, adding that the duo had no past criminal history.
It is alleged that the miscreants mistook his truck for a security force vehicle and hurled stones at it, police said, adding a stone hit the windscreen and injured Dar in the head.
A few days ago, a girl was seriously injured in a stone-pelting incident in downtown city of Srinagar. -- PTI
08:54 Govt to withdraw Manmohan Singh's SPG cover
The Narendra Modi government is likely to withdraw the Special Protection Group from former prime minister Manmohan Singh's security detail shortly, according to several sources.
The decision, reportedly taken after a three-month review involving the Cabinet Secretariat and the ministry of home affairs with inputs from intelligence agencies the Research and Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau, has not yet been formally communicated in writing, but was "orally' conveyed to the former prime minister, the sources confirmed to The Hindu.
This would mean that the elite protection force of about 3,000 officers meant for the prime ministers, the former prime ministers and their families would now be tasked with protecting only Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
08:47 High alert in Karnataka after intel about LeT intrusion
The Coastal Security Police in coastal Malpe in Karnataka has issued a public notice asking people to be on alert in view of intelligence reports about infiltration of six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists into neighbouring Tamil Nadu, police said on Sunday.
The public notice asked the people of Malpe area in Udupi to be vigilant and inform the police if they come across any suspicious looking persons, they said.
It comes days after Tamil Nadu was put on high alert after intelligence agencies said six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including a Pakistani, have sneaked into the state from Sri Lanka to carry out destructive activities.
CSP Malpe Police station inspector Pramod Kumar told PTI that based on information from the intelligence, all police stations had been put on alert.
Following the intelligence input, an alert has also been sounded in Kerala, anbother neighouring state of Tamil Nadu.
08:31 SC to hear Chidambaram's plea today
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear former Union finance minister P Chidambaram's pleas today challenging the Delhi high court's order which denied him anticipatory bail in the INX Media money-laundering and corruption cases.
A bench headed by Justice R Banumathi is also scheduled to hear a fresh plea of Chidambaram in which he has challenged the arrest warrant issued against him and the trial court's order remanding him to Central Bureau of Investigation custody till Monday in the INX Media corruption case.
On Friday, the apex court had granted protection from arrest till Monday to Chidambaram in the money-laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.
The court has sought replies from ED on Chidambaram's plea and directed that all the three matters should be listed on Monday.
Chidambaram has contended that it is violation of his fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution, that his petition challenging the high court order was not heard by the apex court on July 20 and 21 and he was arrested on the August 21 night.
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