President’s rule imposed in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena moves Supreme Court
Ram Nath Kovind signs the proclamation after the Union Cabinet recommended President’s rule in Maharashtra; Shiv Sena moves Supreme Court against the Governor rejecting its claim to form a government and refusing to grant three days to demonstrate its requisite majority. | President accepts Arvind Sawant’s resignation, Javadekar gets his portfolio
Analysis | What next for BJP and Shiv Sena |Congress’s reluctance to join hands a let-down for NCP
BJP got over ₹350 crore in donations from Tata-controlled trust in 2018-19
As per information provided by the BJP to the EC on October 31, it received a total of over ₹700 crore in donations through cheques and online payments during the financial year 2018-19.
Elgaar Parishad case: Pune court rejects Gautam Navlakha’s anticipatory bail plea
The Pune police is probing Mr. Navlakha, along with 21 other prominent lawyers, academics, Dalit and human rights activists, in this case in which so far nine persons have been booked under relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
CJI office under RTI Act: SC to pronounce verdict tomorrow
A five-judge constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will pronounce the judgement at 2 pm. Other members of the bench are Justices N.V. Ramana, D.Y.Chandrachud, Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna.
‘Lata Mangeshkar’s condition critical, slowly improving’
“Her parameters are good. Honestly speaking, she has fought so well that she is coming out of this setback. Being a singer, her lung capacity has pulled her through. Truly a fighter. We will update everyone when Lataji gets discharged and comes home. (We) request that we give family the space they deserve at the moment,” the veteran singer’s PR team said in a statement.
Gujarat YMCA, University of Rajasthan among 1,807 institutions whose registrations have been cancelled for FCRA violations: MHA
Among those whose registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act has been banned include University of Rajasthan, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Young Mens Christian Association, Gujarat and Swami Vivekananda Educational Society, Karnataka.
Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s son, linked firm under ED scanner for FEMA violations
The purpose of the probe is to ascertain if the FEMA law was contravened in bringing these funds from a Mauritius-based company identified as Saama Capital, officials said. The trouble for Ashok Lavasa’s family began a few months back when his wife, Novel Singhal Lavasa, came under the scanner of the Income Tax Department on charges of alleged tax evasion.
FIR against makers of award-winning Gujarati film for ‘casteist’ dialogue
Makers of Hellaro , which bagged the National Award for Best Feature Film at the 66th National Film Awards, were booked for the alleged use of a “derogatory term” in a dialogue to refer to a Scheduled Caste character, police said. Hellaro (The Outburst) was released in theatres on November 8.
Evo Morales flees crisis-torn Bolivia after deadly clashes
Mr. Morales stepped down on November 10 following weeks of widespread protests fed by allegations of electoral fraud in the October 20 Presidential election that he claimed to have won. Resignations by every other constitutionally designated successor left unclear who would take his place and how.
U.K. Labour Party hit by large-scale cyberattack
Britain is holding a national election on December 12 but is struggling with election laws that have not yet been updated to face the digital age.
Violence brings Hong Kong to ‘brink of total breakdown’
The clashes came a day after police shot a protester at close range and a man was doused with petrol and set on fire in some of the worst violence in the Chinese-ruled city in decades.
Tata Starbucks achieves 100% pay equity for women and men
The company claimed that women make up 29% of its workforce currently.
Kohli, Bumrah retain top spots in ICC batting and bowling rankings
Hardik Pandya is the only Indian to feature in the top 10 among all-rounders at the 10th position.
