The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls. Lawyer-petitioner Ashwini Updhyaya told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the notices on his PIL were…
Maharashtra civic polls: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) social media handle on A 19-second video meme that swaps Varun Dhawan’s face with Gandhi’s, with the caption “Mummy me phirse election haar gaya” (“Mom, I lost the election again”), has gone viral. BJP’s ‘Khandani chor’ jibe at Gandhi The BJP’s sharp attack on Gandhi used the…
Singer and music composer Vishal Dadlani has flagged concerns over the use of indelible ink during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections after claiming that the mark on his finger faded within hours of casting his vote. His remarks have prompted a response from the Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC). In a video shared on…
Mohammed Shami: Cricketer Mohammed Shami was called for a hearing related to SIR (Special Intensive Revision) verification at a school in Jadavpur, Kolkata on Monday. But he was playing for the Bengal team in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Rajkot that day, hence could not attend the hearing. Officials said on Tuesday that both Mohammed…
