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Legal troubles have intensified for AISA national president Neha Bora after a Supreme Court advocate filed a formal police complaint in New Delhi seeking an FIR for outraging religious sentiments and defaming temples. The complaint follows a viral video in which Bora claimed priests commit rapes inside temples, drawing severe condemnation from the BJP for promoting an ‘anti-Hindu mindset’ and a sharp personal rebuttal from Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi against radical generalizations.
The opposition INDIA bloc on Saturday staged a symbolic ‘public impeachment’ of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in New Delhi. Presided over by former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and attended by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, the demonstration accused the poll body of partisan bias and large-scale voter disenfranchisement, setting the stage for the massive ‘Chalo Dilli’ march to Ramlila Maidan on November 1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched 31 tourism and infrastructure projects worth ₹426.71 crore at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat, home to the Statue of Unity. The package includes 23 inaugurated projects worth ₹307.83 crore—featuring a ₹50-crore IRCTC budget hotel, a ₹16-crore river cruise, eco trails, and travelators—alongside foundation stones for eight upcoming projects including the ₹59.32-crore Gora-Bhanadra road and a smart zero-waste plant.
India’s first-half exports reached $259B behind a 26% spike in tech shipments, amid widening China deficits.
MK Stalin backed CJP’s protests against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar, while ruling out any collaboration with “backstabber” Congress.
Delhi Police detained around 150 protesters, including key figures Abhijeet Dipke and Neha Bora, amid heavy security deployment and minor altercations across central Delhi.
Rahul Gandhi slammed the jailing of CJP leaders, asserting that Jantar Mantar belongs to the citizens and will be reclaimed.
The opposition INDIA bloc and civil society representatives on Tuesday announced a united ‘people’s resistance’ against the Centre over alleged voter roll deletions under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Addressing the media alongside Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, TMC’s Mahua Moitra, and student leaders following a strategy meeting at his residence, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and CEC Gyanesh Kumar of orchestrating ‘vote chori’, declaring that nationwide protests will persist until democratic accountability is restored.
At Bloomberg Economic Forum, PM highlights 500M+ digital user bases and 80,000 newspapers, framing India’s 25-crore poverty reduction and 2.5-lakh startups as models of human-centric growth.
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