Following allegations of sexual abuse against JD(S) MP and Lok Sabha candidate from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna, the party announced that he would be suspended. His father, JD(S) MLA H D Revanna, has insisted that Prajwal had not fled the country and was ready to face the law.
Hundreds of sex videos allegedly shot by Prajwal Revanna on his cellphone were distributed through pen drives in Hassan a day ahead of the April 26 Lok Sabha polls. From references made about them by BJP leader G Devaraje Gowda and by Revanna himself, here is how the whole case unfolded.
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The fourth Lok Sabha was dissolved late at night on December 27, 1970, almost 15 months before the expiration of its term. Then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wanted to turn the election into a referendum on her social and economic reforms. In today’s explainer, we tell our readers about the last poll held before the Emergency.
🗳️Decision 2024:
The Congress in Madhya Pradesh suffered a setback on Monday with its Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshay Kanti Bam, withdrawing his nomination. While the State Cabinet minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya welcomed him into the party in a post on X, BJP is yet to make any formal announcement.
“I am the embodiment of Sushma Swaraj’s sanskaars, I will never let you down”, says Bansuri Swaraj as she campaigns as the BJP’s candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency Speaking to the Indian Express, she reflects on her entry into politics, and her journey from an ABVP karyakarta to fighting her first poll battle.
Development has bypassed B P Mandal’s Murho village in Bihar’s Madhepura, whose vision spawned several socialist leaders including Mulayam Singh, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar. With a lack of education and job opportunities, Murho residents accuse those who rose from the social justice movement of getting engaged in either promoting their family or grabbing power.
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The Delhi Police has summoned Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in connection with an allegedly doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah that was shared on social media handles of the Telangana Congress. We take a look at what the probe has revealed so far.
Just before a mob paraded naked two women from the Kuki-Zomi community and assaulted them sexually in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, the two had “managed to sit inside the police Gypsy” parked on the roadside, but the police driver told them “there is no key”. We break down the findings listed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in its chargesheet.
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In today’s Opinion section, Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa writes on the Model Code of Conduct. “A significant gap in the present framework is that the MCC has not clearly spelt out the consequences of defaults, thus diluting its deterrent effect. It is necessary to specify punitive measures in a fair, transparent and predictable manner, especially with respect to serious violations such as hate speech invoking communal and caste feelings to secure votes… etc.”
About four decades ago, it was a town renowned for its tea farms and infamous for its snakes. Today, it is home to global chipmaking excellence. The Indian Express travels to Hsinchu, a key driver of Taiwan’s economic turnaround.
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🏏IPL 2024: As Kolkata put up yet another blistering performance at the Eden Gardens, we take a look at how disciplined bowling and another Phil Salt fifty helped KKR defeat DC in a low-scoring encounter
Delhi Confidential: In a boost to inclusivity and accessibility, the Election Commission has introduced home voting facility for the elderly and differently abled. However, 92-year-old veteran lawyer K K Venugopal would have none of it. When election agents approached the former Attorney General for India, a South Delhi voter, to opt for home voting, the nonagenarian is learnt to have said that he will go to the polling booth and cast his vote.
In today’s edition of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we talk about the reasons behind Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigning from this post, how Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently reframing the slogan ‘Abki baar 400 paar’ and India’s summoning of the Canadian Deputy High Commissioner following the raising of pro-Khalistan slogans at a Toronto event.
Until Tomorrow,
Aradhana Kalia and Rounak Bagchi