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Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Decide on Modi, Amit Shah ‘hate speeches’ by May 6, SC tells EC Save nation from Modi­Shah duo: Kejriwal Congress has alleged that the poll body was not applying rules uniformly NEW DELHI Aam Aadmi Party chief and Krishnadas Rajagopal lawmaker Sushmita Dev, re­ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind New Delhi presented by advocate Sunil Kejriwal on Thursday The Supreme Court on Fernandes, alleged that repeated his request to Thursday gave the Election there was one set of rules for voters to take money from Commission of India (EC) Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah and other political parties and time till May 6 to take a final another for the rest of the then vote for AAP, during the call on the complaints filed candidates. second day of his roadshows by the Congress against the The Congress said several in Delhi. This election, he alleged hate speeches and representations of “viola­ said, was to save the country misuse of the armed forces tion” of the model code of from the Modi­Shah duo. as political propaganda by conduct were made to the Before the storm: Locals and visitors taking snaps of the sea from the beach in Konark, Odisha, DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 * BISWARANJAN ROUT DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Prime Minister Narendra EC, but no action had been just hours before Cyclone Fani made landfall. Modi and BJP president Amit forthcoming from the poll CBI clarifies in SC Shah. body, which should be de­ on ex­Kolkata CP The Commission repeat­ voted to the concept of free NEW DELHI edly protested, saying it Mr. Dwivedi submitted not decided on the com­ and fair elections in a de­ Odisha evacuates over 11 lakh The CBI on Thursday clarified would need time to call for that there were a total of 11 plaints for the past three mocracy. that it is seeking lifting of the entire transcript of the complaints against the two weeks. “What was spoken by Since March 10, when the Extremely severe Fani to hit coast with 180 km wind speeds protection granted to former speeches and decide the leaders. “Of this, four have them [Modi and Shah] can­ general election was noti­ Kolkata Police Commissioner context of the allegedly of­ been effectively decided. We not be taken back... the dam­ fied, Mr. Modi and Mr. Shah Staff Reporter lakh people from low­lying cials said. The cyclone will Rajeev Kumar by the fending words in them. This need time till at least next age caused is irreversible. had “specifically in sensitive Bhubaneswar/Kolkata areas in 15 districts. hit the coast with a maxi­ Supreme Court and not With the extremely severe Heavy rainfall had started mum sustained wind speed permission for his “custodial would take time, it said. Wednesday to decide on the But the EC has to take a deci­ areas and States, ex facie vio­ interrogation”. “So, you have today, then rest,” he said. sion by tomorrow [Friday],” lated the provisions of the cyclonic storm Fani expect­ at many places in the coastal of 170­180 kmph, gusting to NATION Ī PAGE 6 Friday and even Sunday... But the court put its foot he submitted. Representation of the People ed to cross the Odisha coast districts by Thursday even­ 200 kmph. Storm surge of DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD You can do it,” Chief Justice down. “You come on Mon­ Act and the election rules between Gopalpur and ing under the influence of about 1.5 metre height may Hans Raj Hans is a of India Ranjan Gogoi told day,” CJI Gogoi responded. Direct attack and the process,” the peti­ Chandbali, south of Puri the storm. Fani is expected flood low­lying areas. Muslim, claims AAP the commission, represent­ Senior advocate A.M. In one of the most direct at­ tion said. town, on Friday morning, to make landfall between 8 ALERT IN VILLAGES Ī PAGE 7 NEW DELHI ed by senior advocate Ra­ Singhvi began the hearing by tacks on the EC, a 146­page the State government on a.m. and 10 a.m. and conti­ CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 NAVY GEARS UP Ī PAGE 7 The Aam Aadmi Party on kesh Dwivedi. submitting that the EC had petition filed by Congress Thursday evacuated over 11 nue to rage up to noon, offi­ Thursday alleged that BJP’s North West Delhi candidate Hans Raj Hans had converted Chargesheet to Islam and can’t fight from a SC to hear petition to debar Rahul from polls Plea for recusal of CJI reserved seat. It said it will legal correspondent wan Goyal and Chander Pra­ It was evident that Mr. issued by the Ministry of filed against move court to disqualify him. NEW DELHI kash Tyagi. The petition said Gandhi had acquired British Home Affairs to Mr. Gandhi in Assam case rejected The BJP denied the allegation The Supreme Court on the court should “com­ nationality. This was clear on the question of his “dual Zakir Naik and demanded an apology Thursday agreed to hear a mand” the government to from the incorporation cer­ citizenship”. Legal correspondent from AAP. Special Correspondent guishing in the detention plea to direct the Election decide the question of acqui­ tificate of U.K. company On November 30, 2015, NEW DELHI DELHI METRO Ī PAGE 1 NEW DELHI centres for years, trans­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Commission of India (EC) to sition of British citizenship BACKOPS Limited and the the Supreme Court dismis­ Chief Justice of India (CJI) formed itself, through oral debar Congress president by Mr. Gandhi and conse­ returns filed by the compa­ sed a public interest litiga­ The Enforcement Directo­ rate (ED) on Thursday filed Ranjan Gogoi on Thursday observations made by the Rahul Gandhi from contest­ quently determine his In­ ny, it said. tion petition filed by a lawyer refused activist Harsh Man­ CJI during hearings, into a ing the Lok Sabha election dian citizenship. The petition wanted a de­ seeking a CBI investigation its first chargesheet against preacher Zakir Naik and der’s request that he recuse premise for “more people and “becoming a Member of It wanted the court to de­ claration that Mr. Gandhi “is against Mr. Gandhi for alleg­ himself from hearing a PIL being detained and deport­ Parliament” after he had cide whether a person who not an Indian citizen and he edly declaring himself a Brit­ others, accusing him of money laundering. It iden­ petition highlighting the ed” in Assam. “voluntarily acquired British has voluntarily acquired is incompetent to contest as ish national before company “sub­human” living condi­ The CJI said it was the nationality”. British citizenship should be per the provisions of the law authorities in the U.K. tified assets worth ₹193 crore and attached proper­ tions of detenues in Assam’s judge who decided whether A Bench, led by Chief Jus­ allowed to contest from Constitution read with the The court found it too “frivo­ detention centres. to recuse himself from a tice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Amethi and Wayanad, and Representation of the People lous” and called it an at­ ties valued at ₹50.46 crore FRIDAY REVIEW Mr. Mander said his peti­ case and not the litigant. Ī 12 PAGES was responding to the plea then “fill a seat” in Act, 1951.” tempt by the lawyer to start a in the case so far. (TABLOID) tion, which was solely in­ by Delhi residents Jai Bhag­ Parliament. The plea follows a notice “roving inquiry.” CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 CONTINUED ON Ī DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES tended to release those lan­ PAGE 10 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Trunk call Girls outshine boys in CBSE Class 12 Overall pass percentage is 83.4% Winners all: An elated Hansika Shukla and Karishma Arora Blast from the past: A tree fossil that was found at Kharapathar in Shimla district of Himachal after the results were declared. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Pradesh on Thursday. The fossil belongs to the Mesozoic geological era (67­250 million years ago), according to State Museum curator Harish Chauhan. * ANI CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Special Correspondent for classical dance helped NEW DELHI her take regular breaks Girls outperformed boys in from her books during the this year’s Central Board of school year and also fits in­ ‘Cover lotus references in city Secondary Education’s to her dreams for the fu­ Class 12 examinations with ture. “I want to do Psychol­ a nine percentage point ad­ ogy Honours and vantage in pass percentag­ hopefully specialise in schools that are polling stations’ es. Overall, 83.4% of the dance therapy,” she told 12.87 lakh students who at­ The Hindu. SAURABH TRIVEDI schools information such as stations. tempted the examination NEW DELHI national bird, national ani­ Reacting to the observer’s held in February and Favours Psychology An election observer on mal among other things were objection, a schoolteacher March 2019 have passed, Her fellow topper Hansika Thursday asked for ‘Rashtri­ mentioned on the walls. “We said: “There are so many par­ the CBSE said on Thursday. Shukla from the Delhi Pu­ ya Phool ­ Kamal (national have been instructed to cov­ ties and each of them has an While 88.7% of girls blic School in Ghaziabad flower ­ lotus)’ embossed on er the word ‘Kamal’ painted/ election symbol that repre­ cleared the examination, also wants to study Psy­ a school building wall in West embossed on the walls in sents something that we use only 79.4% of boys did so.