News in Pics: March 26, 2019

Written By: Kritika Vaid | Updated: Mar 26, 2019, 6:10 PM

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News in Pics: March 26, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections: PM Modi Went Against Hindu Culture by Insulting BJP Veterans Like L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal — Lok Sabha Elections: PM Modi Went Against Hindu Culture by Insulting BJP Veterans Like L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had insulted veteran leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, by not letting them contest the Lok Sabha elections this year. He added that the attitude of the Prime Minister went against the Hindu culture which teaches people to respect their elders. “The way Modi has insulted L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi is completely against the Hindu culture. Hindu culture teaches people to respect their elders and not insult them.” In another tweet, he said, “People are talking about why Modi is insulting Joshi and Sushma (External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj).” He adds that one who couldn’t back his own elders won’t have anyone’s back.

Election Commission Officials Reveal 146 Candidates Filed Nomination For First Phase of LS Polls in Uttar Pradesh — Election Commission Officials Reveal 146 Candidates Filed Nomination For First Phase of LS Polls in Uttar Pradesh

As many as 123 candidates filed their nominations for the first phase of Lok Sabha pollsin Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number to 146, EC officials said in Lucknow. At 25, the maximum number of nomination papers were filed from Ghaziabad, followed by Muzaffarnagar (22), Gautam Buddh Nagar (21) and Saharanpur (20), the state’s chief electoral officer said. The number of nomination papers filed from other parliamentary constituencies going to polls in the first phase were: Kairana (14), Bijnor (16), Meerut (15) and Baghpat (13). The nomination papers will be scrutinised on March 26, while March 28 is the last date of withdrawal of candidature. The polling will take place on April 11.

Greater Noida: Fire Breaks Out at Thermocol Factory, no Casualties Reported — Greater Noida: Fire Breaks Out at Thermocol Factory, no Casualties Reported

A fire broke out at a thermocol factory located in the industrial area of Kasna in Udyog Vihar extension of Greater Noida on Tuesday. At least six fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No casualties have been reported so far. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, a short circuit at the factory is said to be the likely reason behind this fire.

Priyanka Gandhi Will Kick Off Second Leg of Her Three-Day LS Election Campaign in Uttar Pradesh From Amethi — Priyanka Gandhi Will Kick Off Second Leg of Her Three-Day LS Election Campaign in Uttar Pradesh From Amethi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi will kick off the second leg of her three-day Lok Sabha election campaign in Uttar Pradesh from Amethi on Wednesday. She will reach Lucknow on Wednesday morning from where she will travel by road to visit her brother and party president Rahul Gandhi’s constituency Amethi, according to party leaders. She will go to her mother Sonia Gandhi’s constituency Rae Bareli on Thursday. She will visit Faizabad, near Ayodhya, on Friday. During her visits, Priyanka Gandhi will meet party workers and address public gatherings.

Delhi Congress Leaves Decision on Alliance With Aam Aadmi Party For LS Polls in Rahul Gandhi’s Hands — Delhi Congress Leaves Decision on Alliance With Aam Aadmi Party For LS Polls in Rahul Gandhi’s Hands

Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit and other leaders of the unit Monday discussed the possibility of an alliance with the AAP for the Lok Sabha polls in the city at a meeting with party chief Rahul Gandhi. The opinion remained divided on the issue and everyone in the meeting was unanimous that Gandhi should take the final call on it in the larger interest of the party, a participant of the meeting said. Sources said four former Delhi Congress presidents — Ajay Maken, Subhash Chopra, Tajdar Babar and Arvinder Singh Lovely — favoured an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi. “AICC in-charge of Delhi Congress PC Chacko also handed over signed letters of 12 district Congress presidents, leaders of the party and councillors in three municipal corporations, in favour of the alliance, to Gandhi,” they said.

Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Bench Says CBI Report Against Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Reveals ‘Something Very, Very Serious’ — Saradha Scam: Supreme Court Bench Says CBI Report Against Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Reveals ‘Something Very, Very Serious’

Hearing the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI’s) contempt plea against the West Bengal government in Saradha scam probe, a bench of Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the agency’s report against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar reveals “something very, very serious”. Asking Kumar to reply within ten days to the CBI status report, the bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said, “We will later determine the charges and counter-charges after hearing from both the sides.” The bench, which also comprises Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, said as the CBI’s status report was filed in a sealed cover, it could not pass any order without hearing the other side. In its last hearing, the Supreme Court had directed CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla to provide information in support of tampering and destruction of call data records by Kumar, who was then heading the West Bengal Special Investigation Team (SIT) while probing the chit fund case.

BJP’s Nitin Gadkari, Congress’ Ashok Chavan And Dalit Leader Prakash Ambedkar File Nominations in Maharashtra — BJP’s Nitin Gadkari, Congress’ Ashok Chavan And Dalit Leader Prakash Ambedkar File Nominations in Maharashtra

Union minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan and Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar were among prominent candidates who on Monday filed their nomination papers in the state for the Lok Sabha elections. Gadkari filed his papers for the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat, where polls will be held on April 11. The BJP stalwart, who had defeated Vilas Muttemwar (Congress) in the 2014 elections by a margin of 2.84 lakh votes, said he will win with a bigger margin this time around. “This time, I will win with a bigger margin. People have a good opinion of the work done by the Narendra Modi-led government in the last five years. Our government did more than (what was promised) in the poll manifesto,” Gadkari told reporters.

BJP Fields 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya Over Late Ananth Kumar’s Widow For Bangalore South — BJP Fields 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya Over Late Ananth Kumar’s Widow For Bangalore South

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Karnataka Yuva Morcha General Secretary Tejasvi Surya as its candidate for Bangalore South Lok Sabhaconstituency, which was expected to go to Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, widow of late Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in November last year. The late minister had registered thumping victory from the prestigious seat for a record six times between 1996 and 2014. Reacting over the news, Ananth Kumar’s wife said,”It’s shocking. I stand with the party’s decision. Let’s not start asking questions. If we have to contribute to the country then we have to work for Modi Ji.”

Lipstick Under My Burkha Star Aahana Kumra Held For Ransom by Cab Driver Near Chandigarh, Shares Incident on Twitter — Lipstick Under My Burkha Star Aahana Kumra Held For Ransom by Cab Driver Near Chandigarh, Shares Incident on Twitter

Lipstick under My Burkha actor Aahana Kumra was allegedly held captive by a cab driver in Shimla for not receiving the amount that was supposed to be paid by MakeMyTrip, through which she booked the cab. Aahana reportedly booked a cab through MakeMyTrip to travel from Shimla to Amritsar on March 23. She even made the payments on the same day but her driver claimed to have not received the amount from the travel company, MakeMyTrip and held the actor hostage for hours until he recovered the amount from the company.

Kesari Box Office Day 5: Akshay Kumar Film Registers Slow Growth, Earns Rs 86.32 cr — Kesari Box Office Day 5: Akshay Kumar Film Registers Slow Growth, Earns Rs 86.32 cr

Actors Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra‘s Kesari has collected Rs 8.25 crore on Monday, taking the total to Rs 86.32 crore. The five-day total earnings of the film aren’t at par with what was expected. However, the film is still near to collect Rs 100 crore and will achieve this benchmark in the next two days. Kesari, directed by Anurag Singh, was expected to enter the Rs 100 crore club in its first weekend itself. However, the numbers haven’t emerged so impressive after the opening day. One of the major causes behind the less-than-expected collection is the launch of the latest season of Indian Premier League (IPL). The popular cricket tournament began last weekend and seems to have had a bad impact on the film’s performance at the Box Office.

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