Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday released a campaign song to mobilise support for the Vote Adhikar Yatra, scheduled to begin from Sasaram on Sunday.Sharing the video of the song on social media, Tejashwi appealed to the people of Bihar to join the yatra in large numbers.”No one should be devoid of his/her rights, the feeling of freedom should not be broken, no one’s vote should be cut,” he wrote while launching the campaign.The Vote Adhikar Yatra will be jointly led by …

New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) A Lawrence Bishnoi gang member serving his sentence under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) charges, committed suicide under mysterious circumstance by hanging himself in Mandoli Jail in Delhi on Saturday morning, an official said. A probe has been ordered to rule out foul play in the incident.The body of Salman Tyagi, who was serving a term after conviction in a number of cases, including murder, extortion and possession of illegal arms, was found h…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Saturday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after the Vigilance Court rejected the clean chit given to ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar in a disproportionate assets case.Ajith Kumar, a senior police officer facing multiple allegations of corruption, is widely regarded as a trusted aide of Vijayan.UDF convenor and Lok Sabha member Adoor Prakash said the court’s observations were “extremely seriou…

Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Taking cognisance of a viral video portraying AAP leader Manish Sisodia talking about winning the 2027 elections by any means, fair or unfair, Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner to prevent the Aam Aadmi Party’s “attempts to undermine the election process by resorting to unethical tactics”. “It can be inferred how far those openly discussing the use of any means to win elections might go to disrupt Punjab’s environ…

Chennai, Aug 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress president K. Selvaperunthugai strongly condemned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids conducted at the residences and properties linked to Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy. Calling the move a politically motivated act, Selvaperunthugai accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of using enforcement agencies as tools to target opposition leaders.“These raids on Minister I. Periyasamy’s residences, and even those of his son and daughter, a…

Mumbai, Aug 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday targeted the Shiv Sena-UBT, saying that the transformation is inevitable in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), ruled by the Thackeray camp for over 25 years.He attended the Parivartan Dahi Handi festival at Worli Jamboree Ground, which falls in the Assembly constituency of Shiv Sena-UBT legislator and former minister Aaditya Thackeray.He chose the Dahi Handi festival to reiterate that the BJP-led Mahayuti is capable an…

Bengaluru, Aug 16 (IANS) Responding to the politics and controversies over the probe into the alleged Dharmasthala mass graves case, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday stated that the BJP needs the issue to carry out politics. Why didn’t the BJP speak up when the complaint was filed in court and the SIT was constituted? Dy CM Shivakumar questioned the Opposition party.He was responding to questions from the media on Saturday at his residence in Bengaluru.“When the ma…

Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) Haryana Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a nearly 2,500-page chargesheet in a Hisar court against YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested on charges of espionage for Pakistan. The chargesheet claimed that “solid evidence” had been gathered establishing her involvement in espionage activities.She was arrested on suspicion of espionage on May 16 and was subsequently remanded to custody.According to the chargesheet, Malhotra had been allegedly pas…

Patna, Aug 16 (IANS) Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for “misleading” people on the Special Intensive Revision of the draft voter rolls in Bihar. During a visit to his parliamentary constituency, Begusarai, the Union Minister said, “Rahul Gandhi is claiming that the names of 65 lakh people have been removed from the voter list, but he has not even filed affidavits of 65,000 people in the Supreme Court. He only does politics of lies and nonse…

Jammu, Aug 16 (IANS) Relief and rescue operations continued for the third day on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Kishtwar district as so far 60 dead bodies were recovered and over 100 injured people were evacuated to hospitals for treatment. Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah reached Kishtwar on Friday evening and would be reaching the disaster site at Chashoti village today.Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to J&K Lieutenant-Governor and the Chief Minister and assured all possible h…