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Swami Vivekananda's statue vandalized by miscreants inside JNU

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): A statue of Swami Vivekananda inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was vandalized by miscreants on November 14 in Delhi. The incident comes amid protests by students over several issues including fee hike.

Rafale case: Rahul used Reliance, Dassault and French President in his lies, says BJP

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on November 14 lambasted at Congress party after Supreme Court's today rejected the Rafale review petitions. He said, "Earlier he (Rahul Gandhi) created furore saying that PM Modi gave the deal to Reliance, and then Dassault said that decision is taken by them not Indian Govt. His next lie was former French President, Francois Hollande has called PM a thief, which Hollande denied," said Prasad. "Rahul Gandhi lied in the Parliament that France President Emmanuel Macron told him that the deal can be disclosed. Rahul Gandhi not only used Reliance and Dassault in his lies but also the current and former Presidents of France," he added.

Students participate in race in Delhi on Children's Day amid toxic air quality

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): On the occasion of Children's Day, a race for little ones was organised in the national capital on November 14. 'Run for Children' race was organised by an NGO 'Prayas'. On November 13, The Supreme Court-mandated anti-pollution authority EPCA ordered closure of schools in the national capital and NCR for the next two days as pollution in the region as air quality is hovering close to emergency levels. Delhi government announced the closure of the school in Delhi on November 14-15, the NGO organised a race for the little ones in the toxic air quality. The air these days is so toxic that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) advised people to avoid outdoor exposure and work from home. 'Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion,' warns US-EPA. Health alert has also been issued.

Better methodology of doing politics should prevail: Meenakashi Lekhi on Rahul Gandhi contempt case

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI: BJP National Spokesperson Meenakashi Lekhi on November 14 reacted on Rahul Gandhi contempt case. She said that better methodology of doing politics should prevail. Lekhi also lambasted at Congress by saying that the main opposition party should know how not to be intolerant of others who are doing better than them. SC today closed the contempt proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over his 'chowkidar chor hai' remark. He faced contempt charges for wrongly attributing the 'chowkidar chow hai' remark to the Supreme Court. Rahul Gandhi had later apologised to the court. The Supreme Court accepted Rahul's 'unconditional apology' and closed the contempt proceedings against him.

'I hope matter is now laid to rest': Former IAF Chief Dhanoa on SC verdict in Rafale case

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Former Indian Air Force Chief, BS Dhanoa on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision of dismissing the review petitions challenging its verdict in the Rafale case. He said, "I think we have been vindicated. In December 2018 I had issued a statement that Supreme Court has given a fine judgement and at that time some people said that I was being political, which was incorrect." "I hope the matter is now laid to rest. Raking up such issues to get political gains, putting the interest of your armed forces behind, I think is not right." he added.

Sabarimala verdict: We will resist any intrusion into temple by feminist groups, says Rahul Easwar

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Social activist Rahul Easwar on November 14 reacted on Supreme Court's decision on Sabarimala Temple case review petition. He said that the apex court's decision of referring review petition to larger bench is positive and it's a victory for the believers. "It's a very positive verdict and it's a victory for the believers. It has empowered article 25, this is a historic day, we have come to understand that there is no stay but we will continue all the prayer meetings and we will resist any feminist from intruding or invading into Sabrimala Temple, we will resist all kind of trespassing. We would request Kerala government and all the young feminist groups not to try to trespass and intrude into temple," said Easwar. The verdict has been reviewed that means that the previous order was wrong and we won the review. So, the review should be respected. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court referred review pleas in the Sabarimala temple issue to a larger seven-membe

Amit Shah knows how to break and unite political parties: Kapil Sibal

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on President's Rule in Maharashtra and said that he is experienced as far as these matters are concerned. He further said that Shah knows how to break and how to unite political parties and we have seen glimpses of it in several states - be it in Goa or Karnataka. Earlier, Home Minister criticised Sibal's arguments. Sibal said, "We were denied a chance to form the Government in Maharashtra". Shah called him 'childish' for his comments.

Rajnath Singh welcomes SC judgement on Rafale, says its vindication our govt's stand

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Former Indian Air Force Chief, BS Dhanoa on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision of dismissing the review petitions challenging its verdict in the Rafale case. He said, "I think we have been vindicated. In December 2018 I had issued a statement that Supreme Court has given a fine judgement and at that time some people said that I was being political, which was incorrect." "I hope the matter is now laid to rest. Raking up such issues to get political gains, putting the interest of your armed forces behind, I think is not right." he added.

JNU students continue protest, not satisfied with partial roll back in fee

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students continued to protest on Nov 14. They staged protest alleging that only a partial roll back in the fee was done. JNU admin building was blocked due to the continuous protest. JNU decided to partially roll-back hike proposed in hostel fees on Nov 13. "Timing clause will also be excluded from hostel manual," said JNU VC.

Sharad Pawar visits rain affected agricultural areas in Nagpur

Nagpur (Maharashtra), Nov 14 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar visited rain affected agricultural areas of Nagpur district on November 14. One of the farmers said that no official visited them to witness the situation. "People are fighting to form government but no one is giving any focus on their situation. The unseasonal rainfall washed away farmers' hope of earning good penny," said the farmer. Sharad Pawar's visit took place amid tumbling political situation in the state.

15 rebel Karnataka MLAs join BJP

Bengaluru, Nov 14 (ANI): 15 rebel Karnataka MLAs of Congress and JD(S) joined BJP on Nov 14. They joined the party in the presence of Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa. Earlier, 17 MLAs were disqualified by the state assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. Their disqualification was upheld by the Supreme Court, yesterday. These MLAs can contest upcoming by-elections on December 05. Speaking on it, CM BS Yediyurappa said, "We have promised those MLAs that we will provide ministry to them as well. They will win and we will support them."

SC dismisses contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi for attributing 'chowkidar chor hai' to court

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Supreme Court dismissed a contempt plea filed by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the court his "chowkidar chor hai" slogan against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale case. The Supreme Court said "Mr Rahul Gandhi needs to be more careful in future" for attributing to the court his remarks.

Vijay Goel protests against odd-even scheme

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): BJP leader Vijay Goel once again staged protest against 'odd-even scheme' on Nov 14. He was accompanied by other party workers and they held placards against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. To curb air pollution, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi has announced implementation of odd-even scheme from Nov 04-15. He also said that the scheme's duration could be stretched if required.

SC dismisses Rafale review petitions seeking probe in deal

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Supreme Court dismissed Rafale review petitions against its December 14, 2018 judgment upholding the 36 Rafale jets' deal.The Supreme Court has dismissed review petitions seeking an investigation into the alleged irregularities into Rafale deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

Fire breaks out at Patna's Kotwali Police Station

Patna (Bihar), Nov 14 (ANI): Fire broke out at Patna's Kotwali Police Station on November 14. The incident took place in the morning. However, no injuries were reported. Kotwali Police Station's Inspector Anil Prasad said, "The cause of fire was short circuit".

Sabarimala Verdict: SC refers review petitions to larger bench

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Supreme Court review petitions referred to larger bench review petitions against the verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups in the Sabarimala temple case. Last year, the top court had ordered that women of all ages must be allowed into the famous Ayyappa shrine in Kerala, ending a centuries-old ban on women and girls between 10 and 50 years.

Custom officials seize over 11kg gold, foreign currency at Chennai airport

Chennai, Nov 14 (ANI): Two passengers were arrested with six gold bars and foreign currency in Tamil Nadu's Chennai Airport in two separate incidents on November 13. Customs officials seized 11.90 kilogram gold and Rupees 45.4 lakh in foreign currency.

Schoolchildren rescued after bus falls into a pit in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Nov 14 (ANI): A school bus was rolled off the edge of a road near Mithapur Bus Stand in Patna. Around five schoolchildren were rescued safely with the help of a crane. The bus driver had allegedly stopped the bus near the road's edge before he went to urinate.

Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and former President Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary at Shantivan. Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation of independent India as sovereign, socialist, secular and a democratic republic. His birth anniversary is also celebrated as Children's Day.

Hundreds of workers admitted to hospital after toxic gas leak in Odisha factory

Balasore (Odisha), Nov 14 (ANI): Hundreds of workers fell ill and were admitted to hospital after toxic gas leak in a prawn processing factory in Odisha's Balasore. The affected people were taken to the Khantapada primary health centre. The incident took place at around 8 pm on November 13.