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FIR filed against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami

Bengaluru, May 21 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya and Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami for allegedly running false information, police said. The case was registered at High Grounds police station on Tuesday, based on the complaint from the Indian Youth Congress’s legal cell head Shrikant Swaroop B N against the duo under section 192 (wantonly giving provocation with an intent to cause riot) and 352 (Intentional insult to provoke breach of peace) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, they said. Swaroop accused Malviya and Goswami of “masterminding a heinous and criminally motivated

Rahul Gandhi and Kharge pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary

New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary at Veer Bhumi, Delhi. Other Congress leaders, including Sachin Pilot, also paid tribute to the former PM at the memorial site. In a post on X, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge called the former PM “a great son of India” and highlighted the key decisions taken under his leadership such as lowering the voting age to 18, strengthening Panchayati Raj, spearheading the Telecom and IT revolution. “Rajiv Gandhi

China backs efforts by Pakistan, India to achieve lasting ceasefire, foreign minister says

BEIJING, May 20 (Reuters) – China welcomes and supports efforts by Pakistan and India to handle their differences through dialogue and to achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the comments during a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Beijing on Tuesday, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement. Pakistan and India halted their worst fighting in nearly three decades after agreeing to a ceasefire on May 10, following diplomacy and pressure from the United States.

Waqf case hearing: Presumption of validity in favour of law, make strong case for relief, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI) Underscoring the “presumption of constitutionality in favour of law”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said petitioners challenging the waqf law needed a “strong and glaring” case for interim relief. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih commenced the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 for passing interim orders on three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as “waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed”. “There is a presumption of constitutionality in favour of every statute. For interim relief,

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