THAROOR GETS CLEAN CHIT Court While Refusing to Frame Charges Against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Discharged Him
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CORONA CATASTROPHE INDIA UP 35,178 35 new cases new cases 440 01 LUCKNOW l THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 247 new fatalities new fatalities LOK SABHA SPEAKER New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be attending Outreach PEGASUS SNOOPING: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from OM BIRLA TO BE CHIEF and Familiarisation Programmes for the Panchayati Raj Institutions in ISSUES NOTICE TO CENTRE, the Centre and the West Bengal government on a plea challenging the Ladakh on August 27 and Jammu and Kashmir on August 31. Birla will setting up of a Commission of Inquiry by the state to probe into the GUEST AT PANCHAYATI RAJ the chief guest at both the functions aimed at strengthening the BENGAL ON PLEA AGAINST Pegasus snooping allegations. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V EVENTS IN LADAKH, J&K institution of Panchayats in both the Union Territories. PANEL BY EX-SC JUDGE Ramana issued notices to the Centre and the West Bengal govt. P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SUNANDA PUSHKAR DEATH CASE THAROOR GETS CLEAN CHIT Court while refusing to frame charges against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor discharged him New Delhi: Delhi court on Wednesday dropped OCTOBER 17, 2019 all charges against Con- Tharoor’s counsel began his gress MP Shashi Tha- rebuttal to the prosecution roor in connection with arguing that “there was no evidence to suggest cause of the alleged abetment of death”. suicide by his wife Su- nanda Pushkar in 2014. NOVEMBER 26, 2019 Special judge Geetan- The hearings on bringing jali Goel said, “The ac- Pushkar’s tweets on record cused is discharged.” A had officially begun. Tharoor’s In this handout photograph released by the Taliban, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai (center left) senior Haqqani group detailed order is await- counsel had told the court that the Twitter account of the de- leader Anas Haqqani (right) meet in Kabul in Afghanistan. The meeting comes amid Taliban’s lightning offensive to take control. ed. ceased was important to check The Taliban Thanking the judge, AUGUST 20, 2019 her state of mind Tharoor said, “It has firing on The prosecution had also told been seven and half the court Sunanda was upset JANUARY 30, 2020 Jalalabad years of absolute tor- with her husband after she Court had dismissed Tharoor’s ture.” found a BBM message ex- plea to bring on record Push- protesters Pushkar was found changed between Tharoor and kar’s tweets, observing that he “cannot insist on a direction”. comes as dead in a hotel suite in Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar. the city on the night of AUGUST 31, 2019 APRIL 20, 2021 January 17, 2014, follow- unprecedented DARE YOU Delhi Police for the first time The judge hearing the case ing which the police asked the court to prosecute had observed, “My question is talks start in charged Tharoor with Tharoor for abetment to suicide can the prosecution go only on abetment to suicide, or frame murder charges. suppositions?” Kabul with among other charges. former president Sensex sinks SC allows women to Hamid Karzai 163 pts, Nifty and other take NDA examination leaders amid below 16,600 ...rebukes Army for gender discrimination Mumbai: BSE Sensex New Delhi: The Su- Sanjay Kishan Kaul and speculation of and Nifty 50 snapped a preme Court Wednes- Hrishikesh Roy, who PROTEST! 4-day winning streak on day passed an interim were hearing a public a “unity Stir against Taliban banner turns Wednesday, a day of order allowing women interest litigation (PIL) government” weekly F&O expiry. to appear for the en- challenging the Cen- BSE Sensex fell 163 trance exam to the Na- tre’s policy of not per- violent in Jalalabad, three dead points from yesterday’s tional Defence Acade- mitting female candi- close to end at 55,629, my scheduled for Sep- dates to appear for the Kabul: At least three after hitting a new re- tember 5. NDA and Naval Acade- people were killed and a AFGHAN WOMEN HOLD STREET PROTEST cord high of 56,118. It pulled up the Indi- my Examination. dozen wounded after IN KABUL AS TALIBAN FIGHTERS LOOK ON While Nifty 50 index an Army for its discrim- The apex court clari- shots were fired at the Kabul: As thousands of Afghans attempt to flee Taliban rule gave up 16,600 levels, de- inatory policies and fied that the results of protesters against the re- following their brutal takeover, videos emerged on social spite surging to questioned why ‘co-edu- the examination will be moval of the Afghan flag media of a small group of women holding placards and 16,701.85, a fresh all- cation’ was a problem. subject to the final by the Taliban in the east- demanding equal rights on the streets of Kabul — report- time high. Most of the The order was passed judgement in the peti- ern city of Jalalabad. edly the first agitation of its kind since the militant group indices ended in red. by a bench of Justices tion. Amid efforts by Tali- seized control of the country. Four women in black abayas and hijabs were seen holding up signs and shouting slogans ban to set up a govern- even as Taliban fighters patrolled nearby. ment, a Taliban com- ASTHANA’S APPOINTMENT CHALLENGED IN COURT mander and senior leader of the Haqqani TALIBAN STOPS INDIANS PLEAD FOR SP MP BOOKED FOR TALIBAN BLOWS UP Centre objects, calls petitioner Network militant EXPORTS, IMPORTS HELP AS THEY RUN SEDITION ON REMARKS BAMIYAN STATUE OF group, Anas Haqqani, WITH INDIA: SOURCES OUT OF PROVISIONS DEFENDING TALIBAN HAZARA LEADER met former Afghan New Delhi: Taliban have Kabul: ‘We have been Sambhal: Samajwadi Kabul: Days after coming ‘so-called integrity-keeper’ President Hamid Kar- stopped all imports and staying in a friend’s room Party MP Shafiqur Re- into power in Afghani- zai for talks on Wednes- exports with India after for four days. We also hman Barq stan, the Taliban have New delhi: The Centre integrity keepers” to judgements and day. Karzai was accom- entering Kabul and taking saw gun-toting Taliban has been allegedly damaged the Wednesday objected to challenge each and eve- Prakash Singh (SC panied by the old gov- over the country. Dr Ajay forces patrolling outside booked for statue of Hazara leader the filing of a public in- ry appointment. judgement) is on Sahai, Director General the building where We sedition fol- Abdul Ali Mazari in Bami- ernment’s main peace terest litigation (PIL) “What is the lo- DGs. Delhi Police (DG) of Federation of In- are staying yesterday lowing recent remarks yan, whom they killed envoy, Abdullah Abdul- dian Export Organisation, night. We are afraid to go defending Taliban’s takeo- back in 1995. Bamiyan is against the appoint- cus of the peti- is controlled and lah, in the meeting, said said that currently the out. We are desperately ver of Afghanistan and the same place where the ment of IPS officer tioner? This is operated in a dif- the Taliban official, Taliban has stopped the waiting for help’, standed equating it with India’s Taliban had blown up the Rakesh Asthana as essentially a PIL ferent mechanism who declined to be iden- movement of cargo. Indians send SOS back. freedom struggle. P7 Budhha statues in 2001. Delhi’s Commissioner in a service mat- altogether,” sub- tified. of Police, and argued ter which the Supreme mitted ASG Chetan that it had become a Court says ‘No’. There Sharma during the “business” of “so-called are any number of hearing of a petition. `7,301 CRORE MORE IN UP Ayodhya to witness its brightest Diwali UP GOVT TO HONOUR BUDGET UP to break its own —FILE PHOTO volunteers will partici- TRUE HEROES pate in the lighting of Lucknow: Finance Minister record by lighting Suresh Kumar Khanna diyas,” the spokesman presented a supplementary 7.5 lakh diyas on said. Diwali, this year, budget of Rs 7,301.52 falls on 4th November crore in the Legislative Saryu ghats and the event is likely to Assembly for the current financial year. “There are ‘Three trials of the be held a day earlier. some new demands in this Deepotsav has been budget, especially for event, 7,000 organised continuously creating job opportunities in Uttar Pradesh since for the youth, for which Rs volunteers’ 3,000 crore have been 2017. The event is held First India Bureau on a grand scale in Ram Neeraj Chopra & Lovlina Borgohain at Lucknow Airport on allocated. Provision has Wednesday night. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR been made for the Nagari Ayodhya and construction of Ambedkar Lucknow: The Yogi lakhs of diyas are light- Lucknow: The UP Government will honour Tokyo Memorial and Cultural Adityanath government ed every year to break Olympics medal winners, among them Neeraj Chopra Centre in the capital, this year on Diwali will Devotees light earthen lamps on the bank of Saryu River during Deepotsav celebrations in Ayodhya. previous records. This and Lovlina Borgohian, at the Atal Behari Vajpayee increase in honorarium for Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. CM Yogi Adi- Anganwadi, Asha workers, light up 7.5 lakhs diyas time again, the Deepot- tyanath will personally hand over awards of Rs 2 crore Chowkidars, conservation on the ghats of Saryu when it had lit up 5.5 official spokesman, the “There will be three sav programme is being to gold medal winners, Rs 1.5 crore to silver medal of cattle, and improving the river in Ayodhya.