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Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body’s order on NCP

Mumbai, Feb 7 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction as the real NCP. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Raut said history has not seen injustice of the kind that happened with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. He said the Shiv Sena and the NCP were weakened because these are the only two parties that protected the Marathi “asmita” (identity) and raised voice against

Newsclick HR head Amit Chakravarty moves High Court seeking bail in UAPA case

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) NewsClick Human Resources department chief Amit Chakravarty on Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to grant him bail in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that it received money to spread pro-China propaganda. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the order on the bail plea by Chakravarty, who turned an approver in the case last month, after the police said it has no objections if the relief is granted to him. Chakravarty’s lawyer said that he has been granted pardon in the case by the trial court and was

India’s Paytm shares jump after reports CEO met RBI, finance minister

BENGALURU, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Shares of Paytm, opens new tab climbed as much as 10% on Wednesday after media reported that the embattled digital payments firm’s CEO had met India’s finance minister and central bank to try to resolve a regulatory crackdown on its payments bank business. Paytm shares climbed as high as 496.25 rupees but remained far below their level before Jan. 31, when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ordered Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts and its popular digital wallets from March, citing supervisory concerns and non-compliance with rules. The share

Cabinet expansion soon, says Jharkhand CM; vows to carry forward Hemant Soren’s policies

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 6 (ANI): Days after being sworn into office following the hectic political developments triggered by the stepping down and arrest of his predecessor Hemant Soren, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Tuesday said his government will carry forward the policies and programmes championed by the former. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, CM Soren said the people of Jharkhand had elected his predecessor, handing him a decisive five-year mandate. “We had secured a five-year mandate to govern the state under the leadership of Hemant Soren. However, there was a plot to topple our government and stop us

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