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Congress demands removal of Girish Mahajan over remarks on Operation Blue Star

Congress demands removal of Girish Mahajan over remarks on Operation Blue Star

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The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has strongly criticised Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan and demanded his immediate removal from the state Cabinet and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reported IANS. The Congress has accused Mahajan of making “anti-national” remarks and of insulting the Indian Armed Forces during a recent visit to Punjab. What triggered the controversy? The issue began after Mahajan attended the 42nd anniversary event of Operation Blue Star on June 6 at the Damdami Taksal headquarters in Chowk Mehta, Amritsar. He attended the event as a representative of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. During the event, Mahajan referred to June 6 as a “kaala din” (black day) and strongly criticised the 1984 military operation carried out at the Golden Temple. He also criticised then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for ordering the Army action, as per the news agency reports. Congress reaction: ‘Anti-national remarks’ Reacting sharply, MPCC President Harshwardhan Sapkal said Mahajan’s statements were irresponsible and against national interest. He said, “by questioning Operation Blue Star, he has undermined India’s fight against terrorism.” …

Sarpanch, SMC Deputy Mayor’s sons clash over removal of ‘encroachment’ in Surat village | Ahmedabad News

Sarpanch, SMC Deputy Mayor’s sons clash over removal of ‘encroachment’ in Surat village | Ahmedabad News

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3 min readSuratJun 9, 2026 08:29 AM IST The removal of alleged encroachment on government land in Surat’s Saniya Kande village on Sunday led to a verbal altercation between village Sarpanch Jashpalsinh Solanki and two sons of newly appointed Deputy Mayor of Surat Municipal Corporation Sudhakar Chaudhary. A video of the heated argument between the village sarpanch and the deputy mayor’s sons Rahul Chaudhary and Atul Chaudhary, who have taken a party plot near the government land on rent, has since gone viral on social media. Solanki, who is also BJP state Kishan Morcha secretary, said the “encroachments” were removed following complaints from local residents. On Sunday, Solanki, along with villagers, reached the government land, which is being used as grazing land by local residents, and started removing “encroachments” including make-shift shops. Soon after, Rahul and Atul turned up and quarrelled with the village sarpanch. Later, Dindoli police reached the spot and brought the situation under control. The village has a population of over 50,000 people. Speaking to The Indian Express, Solanki said: “The cattle …

Row erupts as idol of goddess Vagdevi placed inside Bhojshala complex, ASI accused of removal

Row erupts as idol of goddess Vagdevi placed inside Bhojshala complex, ASI accused of removal

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A row has erupted over the placement of an ashtadhatu idol of goddess Vagdevi inside the highly sensitive Bhojshala complex and its alleged removal by the Archaeological Survey of India, three weeks after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the monument a temple. Following the High Court’s decision to declare Bhojshala a temple, Hindus continue to worship at the complex. (PTI) A petitioner from the Hindu side has blamed the ASI for the removal of the idol, calling it a contempt of court, while a representative from the Muslim side has objected to its installation. The High Court, accepting two public interest petitions from the Hindu side, declared Bhojshala a temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati) on May 15. The HC stated that the ASI shall have ‘full supervisory control’ over the preservation, conservation, and regulation of religious access. Kuldeep Tiwari, one of the petitioners in the Bhojshala case, stated on Monday that some devotees installed an ashtadhatu (eight-metal) idol in the complex last Saturday (June 6), and performed rituals with chanting of mantras. He claimed …

Love Island USA viewers suspect last-minute cast shakeup after Vasana Montgomery’s removal

Love Island USA viewers suspect last-minute cast shakeup after Vasana Montgomery’s removal

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Love Island USA season 8 may have only just premiered, but viewers are already convinced producers made last-minute casting adjustments following contestant Vasana Montgomery’s controversial removal ahead of launch. Montgomery was removed from the cast on May 28 after resurfaced videos allegedly showed her using racial slurs. (Instagram/ @loveislandusa) According to Cosmopolitan, speculation intensified after fans noticed contestant Gabriel Vasconcelos did not receive the same social media rollout as the rest of the original Islanders before the June 2 premiere. Many viewers now believe Gabriel’s role was altered after Montgomery exited the villa days before the show debuted. Montgomery was removed from the cast on May 28 after resurfaced videos allegedly showed her using racial slurs. As US Weekly previously reported, one video allegedly captured her singing lyrics with racial slurs. The backlash spread online, with viewers criticizing Peacock for allegedly casting another contestant linked to racist controversy. The Los Angeles Times noted that the incident added to growing scrutiny surrounding the franchise’s vetting process after multiple similar controversies in recent seasons. Also Read: Love …

Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS

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The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has written to Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi to halt the implementation of a recent decision to remove thousands of contractual employees across government sectors which had outsourced labour. Halt removal of contractual govt employees in Odisha: BMS The group, which is an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), warned that it will be”compelled to intensify its indefinite democratic agitations across the state” if the demands went unaddressed. The letterfollowed BMS’s talks on the matter with state deputy CM and power minister KVS Deo, which were held on Sunday. Referring to the retrenchment of 1500 workers, the BMS has cautioned that it will have severe consequences on the crucial public utility and industrial sectors. The group said that the meeting with Deo failed to reach any meaningful or satisfactory conclusion. “Given the absolute deadlock and the rising unrest among the working class, your personal, immediate intervention has become unavoidable,” the letter said. “All contract, temporary, and outsourced workers who have been arbitrarily removed must be reinstated immediately with …

Raveena Tandon makes an appeal to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann after stray dog removal drive begins: ‘I sincerely hope…’

Raveena Tandon makes an appeal to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann after stray dog removal drive begins: ‘I sincerely hope…’

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Actor Raveena Tandon has spoken up after the Punjab government began a drive to remove stray dogs from the streets and move them to shelters or euthanise them if they’re deemed dangerous. The actor made an emotional appeal to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, urging him to ensure that the verdict is interpreted and carried out with compassion, humanity and balance. On Saturday, Raveena took to Instagram to share a note addressed to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. (PTI) Raveena Tandon makes an appeal On Saturday, Raveena took to Instagram to share a note addressed to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, expressing hope that the interpretation and implementation of the verdict would continue to be handled with humanity and balance. “Honourable CM Bhagwant Mann ji, the recent observations around the Supreme Court verdict on stray animal management have sparked important conversations across the country. While public safety is extremely important, I sincerely hope the interpretation and implementation of the verdict continues to remain humane and balanced. Compassionate solutions such as sterilisation, vaccination, proper shelters and …

CM Vijay holds meeting on removal of silt from waterbodies

CM Vijay holds meeting on removal of silt from waterbodies

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday chaired a review meeting at the Secretariat in Chennai with Ministers and officials regarding the grant of permission to remove silt from waterbodies for the welfare of farmers and potters. According to an official release, there are 40,000 lakes and ponds in Tamil Nadu under the control of the Water Resources, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Departments. Before the onset of the northeast monsoon, the silt deposited in these waterbodies will be removed and provided free of cost to farmers, potters, and for domestic use. This will also help increase the storage capacity of waterbodies. Farmers and potters have been asked to make use of this opportunity and remove the silt free of cost under the supervision of officials of the concerned departments. They can register and apply through tnesevai.tn.gov.in, and permission will be granted by the concerned Tahsildars within 10 days of the application, the release said. District Collectors were asked to publish the list of lakes and ponds for the year 2026–2027 in the …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demands Dharmendra Pradhan’s removal

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why he was not sacking Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite repeated paper leaks in his tenure. “NEET 2026: Paper leaked. Exam cancelled. Minister still did not resign. CBI is investigating again. Another committee will be formed,” Gandhi posted on X. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Delhi HC to pass orders for removal of Shashi Tharoor’s AI deepfake videos

Delhi HC to pass orders for removal of Shashi Tharoor’s AI deepfake videos

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The Delhi High Court on Friday said it will pass orders for the immediate removal of deepfake videos created using AI tools that falsely portrayed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as making politically sensitive remarks. Meta’s lawyer submitted that the videos on its platform were taken down earlier this morning, making the links inaccessible. (@ShashiTharoor) A bench of justice, Mini Pushkarna, further said that she would also issue directions restraining entities from misusing Tharoor’s persona, thereby protecting his personality rights. “Orders will be passed. It will be uploaded,” Justice Pushkarna told Tharoor’s lawyer Amit Sibal. The court issued the direction while hearing Tharoor’s suit seeking protection of his personality rights by restraining entities from misusing his persona without his consent. This followed Tharoor’s lawyer Amit Sibal, submitting that his client’s identity was being misused to create deepfake videos containing politically sensitive remarks, thereby harming his reputation. He further informed the court that although several fact-checks had confirmed the videos were fake, their continued circulation on social media platforms could lead people to believe they were genuine …

Royal descendants, citizens move Bombay High Court against NCERT’s ‘removal’ of Maratha empire map

Royal descendants, citizens move Bombay High Court against NCERT’s ‘removal’ of Maratha empire map

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4 min readMumbaiMay 6, 2026 12:52 PM IST Descendants of prominent Maratha royal families, along with several citizens, have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)’s decision to remove the map of the Maratha empire from the Class 8 social science textbook. The petitioners, in their PIL filed through Advocate Ashishraje Gaikwad in the Bombay High Court, claimed that they are “deeply aggrieved” by NCERT’s “unilateral, arbitrary, non-transparent, and procedurally flawed decision” to remove the map from the Class 8 textbook, including Hindi, Urdu, and English social science syllabus of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Among the petitioners are Raje Mudhojirao Raje Ajitsinghrao Bhonsle from Nagpur, Shivaji Dattatray Rajé Jadhav, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s mother Rajmata Jijamata, and Raghujiraje Shahjiraje Angre from Raigad, along with other citizens. They claimed the decision was taken “without examining historical records or completing the high-powered committee’s (HPC) mandated review”. They added that it responded to political pressure rather than objective historiography. This infringed on petitioners’ and …