THAROOR GETS CLEAN CHIT Court While Refusing to Frame Charges Against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Discharged Him
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CORONA CATASTROPHE INDIA GUJARAT 35,178 23 new cases new cases 440 00 AHMEDABAD l THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 263 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 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 takeover of Afghanistan 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 and equating it with 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. India’s freedom struggle. 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. CRUCIAL READ PM to launch multiple projects in Somnath on Aug 20 SC STAYS CRIMINAL DEFAMATION of the Tourist Facilita- built by Queen Ahilya- MUFTI’S MOTHER PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AROON PURIE Promenade, exhibition centre and APPEARS BEFORE tion Centre, displays bai of Indore when she New Delhi: The Supreme Court on reconstructed Juna Somnath the exhibits from dis- found that the old tem- ED IN MONEY Wednesday stayed the criminal defamation Temple will be inaugurated mantled parts of the ple was in ruins. The LAUNDERING CASE proceedings against India Today group old Somnath temple entire old temple com- Srinagar: Former founder Aroon Purie. The Delhi High Court First India Bureau Promenade, Somnath and includes examples plex has been holisti- Jammu and Kashmir had refused to quash a criminal defamation complaint Exhibition Centre and of sculpture in the Na- cally redeveloped for CM Mehbooba Mufti’s and summoning order against Purie in connection with an article published in India Today magazine in 2007. P6 New Delhi: Prime the reconstructed tem- gar style of temple ar- the safety of pilgrims mother on Wednesday Minister Narendra ple precinct of Old chitecture seen in old and with augmented appeared before Modi will inaugurate Somnath. Somnath. capacity, it added. Enforcement Directorate PROTECTION FROM NO RELIEF FROM SC (ED in a case related and lay the founda- Shree Parvati Tem- PM Modi will also The reconstructed to money laundering, ARREST FOR KUNDRA FOR DESHMUKH tion stones for multi- lay the foundation temple precinct of Old ple is proposed to be officials said. Gulshan Mumbai: The Bombay New Delhi: The Supreme ple projects in Som- stone of the Shree Par- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Juna) Somnath has constructed with a to- Nazir, who is in her late High Court on Wednesday Court on Wednesday nath via video con- vati Temple during the been completed by tal outlay of Rs30 crore seventies, came to the granted interim protection (August 18) dismissed a ferencing on Friday, event, the release stat- itage Augmentation Shree Somnath Trust and will include temple ED office in the civil from arrest to business- plea of former Maharash- his office said in a ed.