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<p><strong>Maharashtra Election 2024:&nbsp;</strong>Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reiterated the Modi government’s determination to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, in the face of opposition from leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. Addressing three rallies in Maharashtra in support of Mahayuti candidates, Shah also vowed to eliminate Naxalism from Chhattisgarh by 2026 and challenged Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to publicly praise Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray.</p> <p>Shah&rsquo;s remarks came during a rally at Umarkhed in Yavatmal district, where he urged opposition leaders to accept the upcoming changes to the Waqf Act. “Modi ji wants to change the Waqf Board law, but Uddhav ji, Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule… Read More »Maharashtra Election: ‘Modi Will Amend Waqf Act,’ Amit Shah Takes Aim At Uddhav, Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule

Aftab Poonawala, who allegedly killed his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in 2022, was reportedly on the target list of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, according to Mumbai Police officials investigating the murder of politician Baba Siddique last month. Sources in the Crime Branch have said that Shivkumar Gautam, the alleged main shooter in the Ajit Pawar party leader’s murder, revealed that Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar had discussed attacking Poonawala with him. The gang, however, reportedly refrained from attacking Poonawala due to his heightened security at Tihar jail, the sources added. In a grisly crime that shocked the country, Poonawala allegedly strangled 27-year-old Walkar to death at their rented accommodation in south Delhi’s Chhattarpur Pahadi on… Read More »Shraddha Walkar Murder Accused Was On Hit List Of Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi: Cops

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led National People’s Power (NPP) party achieved a landslide victory on Friday in the snap parliamentary election. The sweeping mandate to Mr Dissanayake’s coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis since its independence from the British in 1948. The 55-year-old leader had announced the parliamentary polls shortly after his election as president in September. His leftist coalition’s victory marks a significant shift in Sri Lankan politics as the South Asian nation grapples with the aftermath of the mass protests that ousted former President… Read More »Sri Lankan President’s Party Wins Absolute Majority. History With India Complex

<p>Two teenage boys died and two others were injured after their car rammed into a stationary truck before hitting a divider on Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. The accident has sparked calls for strict action against underage driving in the Valley.&nbsp;</p> <p>The accident occurred on Thursday at Tengpora on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway, when four teenagers, all students of Class 11 of DPS Srinagar, got into an accident when one of the SUVs rammed into a stationary tipper truck before hitting the divider. According to news agency, PTI one of the injured students is said to be in a critical condition.</p> <p>The boys studied in the same school and had reportedly participated in the school’s annual day… Read More »Srinagar: 2 Teens Dead, 1 Critical As Their Speeding SUVs Ram Into Parked Tipper Truck Near Tengpora — On Cam

The BCCI has strong objected to Pakistan Cricket Board’s purported move to take the Champions Trophy for a tour of the disputed ‘Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’ (POK), prompting the global body ICC to put the promotional event on hold. The tournament, last played in 2017, is already in limbo after the BCCI officially intimated ICC about Indian cricket team’s inability to travel to Pakistan. The PCB in return, as of now, has rejected the proposed ‘Hybrid Model’ with India playing its matches in Dubai. The schedule has also been put on hold and the new controversy could only make things ugly. It is learnt that BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday spoke to the top brass… Read More »BCCI’s Role In Stopping Champions Trophy Tour In Pak-Occupied Kashmir Revealed