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Your ‘supreme leader’ Savarkar preferred Manusmriti to Constitution: Rahul jabs BJP

New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday cited Hindutva idealogue V D Savarkar’s criticism of the Constitution that there was “nothing Indian about it” to attack the BJP and said the ruling party is “defaming and ridiculing” its own “supreme leader” when it talks about protecting the Constitution. The BJP and the RSS are “supporters of Manusmriti” but the country will be run on the Constitution, Gandhi said. Drawing a parallel with the story of Eklavya who had to chop off his thumb as ‘Guru Dakshina’ to Dronacharya, Gandhi alleged that by creation of “monopolies”

Farmers resume march from Shambhu border towards Delhi, stopped by Haryana security personnel

Chandigarh, Dec 14 (PTI) A ‘jatha’ of 101 farmers resumed their foot march to Delhi shortly after 12 noon on Saturday from the Shambhu protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for various demands, including a legal guarantee of minimum support price for crops. However, after walking for a few metres, the protesting farmers were stopped by a multilayered barricading erected by the Haryana security personnel. This is the third attempt by the farmers to march towards the national capital. They had earlier made two similar attempts — December 6 and December 8 — but were not

CBI summons senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi in bribery case

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (PTI) The CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) has summoned senior Odisha cadre IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi and his drivers for deposition as part of its investigation into an alleged bribery case, sources said on Saturday. In a letter to the IAS officer, CBI inspector Gurjinder Singh on December 10 said: “It is learnt that you are acquainted with some important and relevant facts and circumstances of the instant CBI case, which are required to be ascertained from you.” Sethi was summoned to join the investigation at CBI’s Bhubaneswar office on December 11, sources said, adding that the

Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar appointed as new DGP of Bihar

Patna, Dec 13 (PTI) Senior IPS officer Vinay Kumar was on Friday appointed as the new Director General of Police of Bihar. The 1991-batch IPS officer replaces Alok Raj, a 1989-batch IPS officer who had been the officiating DGP since August 30, 2024 and is due to retire in December 2025. According to a notification issued by the state Home Department on Friday, Vinay Kumar will head the state police for a two-year term in accordance with a Supreme Court directive. Raj, on the other hand, will serve as DG-cum-CMD of Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation. Another senior IPS officer,

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