Azad says Rajnath is defaming party
In the wake of Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that India’s ability to fight terrorism had been weakened by the Congress decision to coin the term “Hindu terror”, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of playing divisive politics. Stating that the Congress was “very keen” on having a discussion on terrorism in Parliament, Azad added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed to be part of the debate too. He claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was worried about the National Investigation Agency’s probe into various blasts because the culprits had “direct and indirect” links with the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Supreme Court official resigns over Yakub judgement
A Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court resigned from his post over the apex court’s judgement that allowed for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon to be executed. Anup Surendranath, who resigned on July 30, the day Memon was executed, said that the verdicts that allowed had allowed the convict to be hanged represented an instance of “judicial abdication” that would count among the apex court’s “darkest hours”. He added that he had also resigned from his post to continue his work on the death penalty at the National Law University in Delhi, where he is a professor.
India monitoring talks about IS captives
The Central government is monitoring the negotiations for the release of two Indians being held captive in Libya by the Islamic State of Iraq the Levant militant group, Union External Affairs Ministry officials said on Saturday. The talks were being monitored through “various sources”, including the contacts of the Indian Embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and officials at the University of Sirte, where the men worked. While Indian government officials had contacted their Libyan counterparts about the matter, External Affairs Ministry officials said that the Libyan administration had little control over Sirte, where supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi had allied with the Islamic State to take control of the region.
We aim to bring Maggi back, says new Nestle head
Bringing Maggi instant noodles back to Indian stores was Nestle India's first priority, the company’s new Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Saturday. However, he declined to give a time-frame for the reintroduction of the noodles, saying that the Bombay High Court was currently hearing Nestle India’s challenge to the ban on the noodles by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The instant noodles were banned after several tests conducted by various authorities found high levels of lead in the product. Narayan’s remarks came days after the company reported its first quarterly loss in over three decades.
CBI files eight cases related to Vyapam scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday filed eight cases related to the multi-crore-rupee Vyapam recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh. The cases related to alleged irregularities in the conduct of examinations held to select pre-medical students and constables, officials said. The probe into the cases would look into the role of people who impersonated candidates for the exams. The CBI has so far filed 23 First Information Reports in connection with its investigation. The cases were filed a day after the Supreme Court ordered the Bureau to take over all the 185 cases in the scam within three weeks.
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In the wake of Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that India’s ability to fight terrorism had been weakened by the Congress decision to coin the term “Hindu terror”, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of playing divisive politics. Stating that the Congress was “very keen” on having a discussion on terrorism in Parliament, Azad added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed to be part of the debate too. He claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party was worried about the National Investigation Agency’s probe into various blasts because the culprits had “direct and indirect” links with the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Supreme Court official resigns over Yakub judgement
A Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court resigned from his post over the apex court’s judgement that allowed for 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon to be executed. Anup Surendranath, who resigned on July 30, the day Memon was executed, said that the verdicts that allowed had allowed the convict to be hanged represented an instance of “judicial abdication” that would count among the apex court’s “darkest hours”. He added that he had also resigned from his post to continue his work on the death penalty at the National Law University in Delhi, where he is a professor.
India monitoring talks about IS captives
The Central government is monitoring the negotiations for the release of two Indians being held captive in Libya by the Islamic State of Iraq the Levant militant group, Union External Affairs Ministry officials said on Saturday. The talks were being monitored through “various sources”, including the contacts of the Indian Embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli and officials at the University of Sirte, where the men worked. While Indian government officials had contacted their Libyan counterparts about the matter, External Affairs Ministry officials said that the Libyan administration had little control over Sirte, where supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi had allied with the Islamic State to take control of the region.
We aim to bring Maggi back, says new Nestle head
Bringing Maggi instant noodles back to Indian stores was Nestle India's first priority, the company’s new Managing Director Suresh Narayanan said on Saturday. However, he declined to give a time-frame for the reintroduction of the noodles, saying that the Bombay High Court was currently hearing Nestle India’s challenge to the ban on the noodles by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. The instant noodles were banned after several tests conducted by various authorities found high levels of lead in the product. Narayan’s remarks came days after the company reported its first quarterly loss in over three decades.
CBI files eight cases related to Vyapam scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday filed eight cases related to the multi-crore-rupee Vyapam recruitment scam in Madhya Pradesh. The cases related to alleged irregularities in the conduct of examinations held to select pre-medical students and constables, officials said. The probe into the cases would look into the role of people who impersonated candidates for the exams. The CBI has so far filed 23 First Information Reports in connection with its investigation. The cases were filed a day after the Supreme Court ordered the Bureau to take over all the 185 cases in the scam within three weeks.
