Govt sends notice to Rahul over complaint that he’s British citizen
The Home Ministry has issued a notice to Congress President Rahul Gandhi after a complaint by BJP MP Subramanian Swamy that Rahul is a British citizen. Swamy claimed that in dissolution application of a Hampshire company, in which Rahul was a Director, the latter mentioned his nationality as British in 2009. Rahul has been asked to respond within a fortnight.
Wadia gets 2-year jail term in Japan over drug possession: Reports
Indian businessman Ness Wadia has reportedly been handed a suspended two-year jail term in Japan over possession of a drug. Wadia was arrested at New Chitose Airport on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido in March, reports said. He was reportedly carrying 25 grams of cannabis resin, which he said was for his personal use, in his trouser pockets.
A little violence happens: TMC’s Moon Moon Sen on Asansol clashes
After clashes between TMC and BJP workers in West Bengal’s Asansol, Moon Moon Sen, the TMC candidate from the constituency, said, “A little violence will happen and happens everywhere.” She added the violence is much less now compared to before. Earlier, Sen said she didn’t hear about the clashes as she woke up late after getting her bed tea late.
Bar PM from campaigning for 48-72 hours: Congress leader
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “dragging our armed forces in politics,” Congress’ Abhishek Manu Singhvi has said, “Prime Minister should be barred from campaigning for 48 to 72 hours.” Earlier, a Congress delegation had met Election Commission officials to lodge a complaint against PM Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct.
Jaish module busted in J&K’s Pulwama, 4 terrorists arrested
The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday busted a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror module and arrested four militants involved in grenade attacks and planting explosives in Pulwama district. Two of them were involved in arranging transport and logistics for Jaish terrorists, while the third had lobbed a grenade on a CRPF camp and shared incriminating material via WhatsApp with people outside India.
Charges framed against Yasin Bhatkal in German Bakery blast case
A sessions court on Monday framed charges against Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal in connection with the 2010 German Bakery blast case in Pune. Seventeen people were killed and over 60 others were injured in the blast. Bhatkal, wanted in more than 40 terror cases, has earlier been awarded death penalty for the 2013 Hyderabad twin blasts case.
Mythical beast ‘Yeti’ footprints sighted by team: Army shares pics
The Indian Army has claimed to have sighted “mysterious footprints” of a Yeti, a mythical creature of folklore in Nepal. Sharing the pictures of the 32×15-inch footprints, the Army tweeted its Mountaineering Expedition Team saw the creature’s footprints for the first time on April 9 and the creature has only been sighted at Nepal’s Makalu-Barun National Park in the past.
ISIS suspect held for plotting ‘Sri Lanka-inspired attack’ in Kerala
The NIA has arrested a 29-year-old Kerala resident, Riyas A, for allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist act in the state through Kasargod ISIS module. The accused was said to be inspired by suicide bombings in Sri Lanka and its suspected mastermind Zahran Hashim. Riyas had been following speeches and videos of Hashim and Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, officials said.
Woman gifts dogs to SL Army for bomb-detection training after blasts
A Sri Lankan woman has gifted her five German Shepherd dogs to the Army for explosive detection training in the wake of the blasts that killed over 250 people. They will be trained in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Squadron of the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) within a few weeks before they are tasked with specific roles, the Army said.
Marathi role in Panipat was tough as I’m North Indian: Kriti
Speaking about her role in the upcoming Arjun Kapoor starrer ‘Panipat’, Kriti Sanon said, “Being a North Indian, it’s a challenge to play a Marathi character.” She will be seen playing Parvatibai, the second wife of the Maratha army’s commander-in-chief during the third battle of Panipat. Kriti further said that the film’s director Ashutosh Gowariker made the experience enjoyable.
Sunny Leone to star in horror comedy film titled ‘Coca Cola’
Actress Sunny Leone will star in an upcoming horror comedy film titled ‘Coca Cola’, the film’s producer Mahendra Dhariwal has confirmed. “Most portions will be shot in Dehradun, Mussoorie and Haridwar in a start-to-finish schedule,” Mahendra said, speaking about the film. The rest of the cast will soon be finalised, he further added.
Warner registers his eighth consecutive 50+ score against KXIP
SunRisers Hyderabad’s David Warner set the record for the most number of consecutive fifty-plus scores against a single IPL opposition after hitting his eighth consecutive fifty-plus against Kings XI Punjab on Monday. Warner had earlier registered seven consecutive fifty-plus scores against Royal Challengers Bangalore and had hit five such consecutive scores against Chennai Super Kings.
BJP won’t even win 17 seats in UP: West Bengal CM
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that BJP will not even win 17 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. “Congress will get seven to eight seats, (BSP chief) Mayawati and (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav will do very well,” she added. In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, BJP had won 71 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
₹785cr cash, liquor worth ₹249cr seized till phase 4 of polls
The Election Commission said that it seized cash worth ₹785.26 crore and liquor worth ₹249.038 crore till the fourth phase of ongoing elections. Narcotics worth ₹1214.46 crore, gold and precious materials worth ₹972.253 crore and other freebies worth ₹53.167 crore was also seized. The poll panel had appointed 97 expenditure observers for the fourth phase of polls.
EC directs FIR against Supriyo for trespassing in poll booth
The Election Commission on Monday directed West Bengal police to register a case against Union Minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo. The complaint was registered after Supriyo allegedly trespassed into booth number 199 in West Bengal’s Asansol and threatened a polling agent and an officer. Clashes also took place between Trinamool Congress workers and security personnel at the polling booth.
Pant sets record for most dismissals as a keeper in a T20 c’ship
Delhi Capitals’ Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant set the record for registering the most number of dismissals as a wicket-keeper in a T20 tournament. Pant registered his 20th dismissal in IPL 2019 and went past Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 19 dismissals in IPL 2011. Pant has registered 15 catches and five stumpings in IPL 2019 so far.
Air India flies first Indian flight without additional fuel
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner flown by Air India from Delhi landed at the Hyderabad airport on Monday without provision for additional fuel. This is India’s first flight to be operated without carrying any additional fuel, an Air India official said. Regulations require every aircraft to carry additional fuel to fly to an alternative airport in case of flight diversion.
T’gana Cong moves HC against merger with TRS
Telangana Congress MLAs Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu and Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday approached the High Court to ask State Assembly Speaker to not merge Congress Legislature Party with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). They asked the Speaker to first dispose of Congress’ petitions for disqualification of defectors. Ten Congress MLAs have defected into TRS in last two months.
Beware of those who think before saying Vande Mataram: PM
Addressing a rally in West Bengal, PM Narendra Modi on Monday said that people should beware of those who think 100 times before saying ‘Vande Mataram’ or ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’. “Attempts are being made to shamelessly bury ‘Vande Mataram’,” he added. PM Modi further said that it is only BJP that has courage to sing the whole song publicly.
Whale with harness in Norway suspected to be Russian weapon
A white whale found off Norway’s coast wearing a harness was probably trained by the Russian navy, according to Norwegian experts. The whale, described as tame, had a tight harness which reportedly seemed to be for a camera or a weapon. “If this whale comes from Russia….then it is not Russian scientists, but rather the navy,” a scientist said.
Gangster Atiq Ahmed denied bail to contest against PM Modi
A special court in Prayagraj has rejected a short-term bail plea by former MP and gangster Atiq Ahmed to contest the Lok Sabha polls against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. The special court is hearing 26 criminal cases against Atiq. Notably, the Supreme Court has recently ordered his transfer to a jail in Gujarat from a jail in Prayagraj.
IDBI seeks deadline extension on Jaypee liquidation: Reports
Cash-strapped Jaypee Infratech’s lead lender IDBI has reportedly approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking to extend the firm’s insolvency proceedings beyond the May 6 deadline. This comes as the process to find a buyer for Jaypee group’s realty firm is still underway. The NCLT had in 2017 admitted an IDBI Bank-led consortium’s application seeking Jaypee Infratech’s resolution.
Don’t know ABC of politics, but patriotism is in blood: Dharmendra
Veteran actor Dharmendra on Monday said that patriotism runs in his family’s blood and his son Sunny Deol, who is BJP’s candidate from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab, will serve the nation just like he did. “We don’t know the ABC of politics but patriotism is in our blood. We will serve the nation,” he said.
Czech international footballer Sural dies in minibus crash aged 28
Czech Republic footballer Josef Sural died aged 28 after a minibus carrying seven members of his Turkish club Aytemiz Alanyaspor crashed on Sunday. Aytemiz Alanyaspor’s chairman claimed that the driver of the minibus had fallen asleep at the wheel when the bus veered off the road. Sural had joined the club in Turkey in January this year.
4 bodies, 3,000-kg garbage collected from Everest region in 2 weeks A total of 3,000-kg of solid waste has been collected from Mount Everest region since the beginning of Nepal government-backed Sagarmatha Cleaning Campaign on April 14. The team also located four bodies while cleaning Base Camp. An official stated 2,000-kg waste has been sent to Okhaldhunga while 1,000-kg has been brought to Kathmandu using Nepali Army helicopters for disposal.
