Disagreement about PM Modi’s attendance at CJI’s home for Ganpati Puja celebrations: BJP attacks the opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the Ganpati Puja celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s residence has sparked a row. On Thursday, the BJP and its ally attacked the opposition parties, labelling their responses as “reckless” and claiming that it sets a dangerous precedent to cast “baseless aspersions” on the country’s highest court. Sambit Patra, national spokesperson for the BJP and a member of the Lok Sabha, responded to criticism from the opposition by questioning whether then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Iftar celebration featured the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
3:41 PM: Paralympic medallists are met by PM Modi
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted India’s innovative Paralympians at his home to offer his congratulations on their astounding haul of 29 medals from the just finished Paris Games, setting a new record. Before speaking with the medal winners, the PM is seen praising them in a 43-second video that the sports ministry released. During this conversation, the heads of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and Mansukh Mandaviya, the minister of sports, were also present.
3:30 P.M.
Priyanka and Rahul slam BJP over the event in MP where a buddy was raped and beaten by Army officers
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, attacked the BJP for attacking two Army personnel and raping one of their two female friends in Madhya Pradesh, claiming that law and order is virtually “non existent” in the states where the party is in power. The former head of the Congress remarked that it is “extremely worrying” that the BJP government is taking a negative stance towards the rise in crimes against women.
3:05 P.M.
Bengal chief secretary summons a meeting at 5 p.m. and sends a new letter to irate doctors.
Bengal Chief Secretary confirms CM’s attendance at planned discussions, limits physicians’ delegation to 15 individuals in a new letter.
2:143 P.M.
Panic is caused by an abandoned backpack at RG Kar hospital.
At the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital here, an unattended backpack caused alarm, prompting a bomb disposal crew to rush to the scene. TV images showed the bomb disposal team and sniffer dogs examining the location, which is where the junior physicians have been staging their protests since August 9. The location is now unoccupied while Salt Lake medics are staging a protest outside of Swasthya Bhavan. Police sources claim that no proof of any implicating objects has yet to be found.
2:15 P.M.
In the Madhya Pradesh town of Datia, a wall collapsed, killing seven people. The cause was severe rainfall.
In Datia town, Madhya Pradesh, an old wall next to a house collapsed on Thursday as a result of intense rain, killing seven people, according to an official.
It happened in the Khalkapura neighborhood at about four in the morning. A house next to a wall collapsed, ensnaring nine people beneath the rubble. According to Datia Collector Sandeep Makin, two people were saved and seven people were slain.
2:105 P.M.
CM issues a brutal warning to anyone attempting to sow discord based on religious beliefs.The violence that broke out during a Ganesh idol immersion ceremony at Nagamangala in the Mandya district on Thursday, according to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is the work of miscreants who pose a threat to social harmony. The skirmishes between two factions in the town on Wednesday night have been handled seriously by the administration, according to Siddaramaiah.
2:13 PM
announced a 100-day plan ahead of the elections, but the government was “vacillating” after 95 days: Kharge takes aim at PM Modi
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took a jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, stating that although the PM had “loudly trumpeted” a 100-day program prior to the elections, the nation was “suffering the terrible consequences” of his “inactions” during the first 95 days of his coalition government.
1:52 P.M.
Data shows that from January to August, Russia increased its LPG rail exports to China by 40%.
In the period from January to August, Russian rail exports of liquefied petroleum gas to China increased by about 40% year over year to 184,000 metric tons, according to calculations made by Reuters on Thursday using data and industry sources. Additionally, traders reported that after a decline in May and June as a result of Russian Railways’ restrictions to address bottlenecks, Russian LPG rail deliveries to China in July and August resumed their monthly average levels of approximately 25,000 tonnes.
1:47 P.M.
In a fight with security forces in northwest Pakistan, three militants were killed.
While returning from an operation in restive northwest Pakistan on Thursday, a convoy of security troops was attacked; this sparked a clash that resulted in at least three militant deaths and eleven injuries.
1:144 PM
Jain Irrigation and Sher-e-Kashmir University sign an agreement to provide agri-tech solutions in J&K.
On Thursday, Jain Irrigation Systems announced that it has partnered with the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST-Kashmir) to provide farmers in Jammu and Kashmir with innovative, technologically advanced solutions.
1:43 P.M.
Police in Chandigarh announce a reward of Rs 2 lakh for information leading to the identity of suspects.
According to officials on Thursday, the Chandigarh Police have announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for any information that results in the apprehension of the two suspects connected to the low-intensity explosion at a residence in the affluent Sector 10 sector of this city.
1:41 P.M.
Delhi High Court requests Puja Khedkar’s response to UPSC’s request for her to face perjury charges.
In response to a request from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to begin a perjury investigation against former probationary Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar for allegedly making false statements and affidavits in court, the Delhi High Court requested her response on Thursday.
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Mumbai saw more than 38,000 idols submerged on the fifth day of Ganesh Chaturthi.
During the immersion, no untoward occurrence was reported anywhere, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Ganesh Chaturthi marked the start of the 10-day celebration on September 7. 37,569 idols from families and 1,095 from sarvajanik mandals (community groups) made up the 38,717 idols that were submerged in the city’s manmade ponds and sea between Wednesday and Thursday at six in the morning, according to BMC authorities.
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