Your Daily Wrap: Supreme Court condemns Nupur Sharma on Prophet’s remarks, Modi-Putin phone call; even more

Supreme Court came down heavily on the suspension today BJP Spokesman Nupur Sharma On his controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad during a TV show and “He alone is responsible for what is happening in the country,” he said. And that “he should apologize to the country”. “She is in danger or has she become a security threat? The way she has instigated sentiments across the country… This woman alone is responsible for what is happening in the country.” Presiding over a two-judge vacation bench, Justice Kant heard a plea by Sharma. He made this remark, which sought inclusion of various FIRs lodged against him in different states over the remarks.

Describing the Supreme Court’s observations as “important and far-reaching”, Congress said that the top court has shown a mirror to its government And that the remarks of the court should make the party head in shame. “The Supreme Court has shown a mirror to this government and grounded the ugliness of its actions. it’s no secret that BJP Wants to gain by inciting communal feelings. Today, the Supreme Court has strengthened the resolve in each and every one of us who are fighting these destructive divisive ideologies,” said AICC general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh.

Meanwhile, in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray addressed the media For the first time after resigning from the post of Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Thackeray said there would have been no Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government if Home Minister Amit Shah had stuck to the original deal of making the Shiv Sena leader the chief minister for 2.5 years.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis in his first cabinet meeting after assuming power on Thursday, Overturned the decision of the previous government led by Uddhav Thackeray To shift the Metro 3 car shed from Aarey in Mumbai. Thackeray also said today that he was “deeply saddened” by the overturning of the verdict, and added that the Shinde government “should not play with the environment of Mumbai”. a look at protracted legal battle On the car shed, protest and the new government’s stand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin today – his fourth telephone conversation since the Russian invasion Ukraine on 24 February. they discussed the situation Ukraine Where Modi reiterated India’s stand on dialogue and diplomacy. a statement by foreign ministry said“In the context of the current situation in Ukraine, the Prime Minister reiterated India’s long-standing position in favor of dialogue and diplomacy,” the statement said, adding that the leaders looked forward to continuing regular consultations on global and bilateral issues. agreed.

After visiting his MP office in Kerala WayanadWhich was broken last week by the CPI(M)’s student wing SFI, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said The incident was unfortunate but he has no animosity or anger over it. Rahul arrived Wayanad On Friday, on a three-day tour of the assembly constituency, the office at Kalpetta, the headquarters of Wayanad district, was vandalized.

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After the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, there is now Uncertainty over MVA’s future, The crucial question hanging over the fate of the MVA is whether the Quarterly Alliance could work in electoral politics if it had only limited success in a government that fell after completing barely 31 months. A day after Uddhav stepped down as chief minister, the Congress and the NCP rallied in support of him expressing sympathy and solidarity, a signal to that effect came from the Congress president. Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Pawar. But such gestures will be tested on the ground when the three parties go into any election with their different, conflicting agendas.

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The government has imposed special additional excise duty/cess of Rs 6 per liter and Rs 13 per liter respectively on the export of petrol and diesel. To curb gold imports, the import duty on gold has been increased from 10.75 per cent to 15 per cent, amid concerns of rising pressure on gold. current account deficit, But why has the government imposed a special cess on the export of automobile fuel? We Understand,

current boom in the country COVID-19 Cases are due to a sub-version of BA.2 omicron – which started the third wave in January with BA.1 – and another sub-version that has split from it, called BA.2.38. Earlier this week, Delhi reported its first two cases of sub-version of BA.5 omicron – This was one of the sub-variants that led to the increase in cases in South Africa a few months back. The first BA.5 case in India was reported in late May in Telangana. Which one? COVID-19 Which variants are currently most in vogue? What do we know about these sub-variants so far? Reading Here,

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