The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll symbol to it. In a 78-page order on the protracted battle for control of the organisation, the Commission allowed the Uddhav Thackeray faction to keep the “flaming torch” poll symbol allocated to it till the completion of the assembly bypolls in the state. The Commission said MLAs backing Eknath Shinde got nearly 76 per cent of votes polled in favour of the 55 winning Shiv Sena candidates in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. The Uddhav Thackeray faction’s MLAs got 23.5 per cent of votes polled in favour of the winning Shiv Sena candidates, the three-member Commission said in a unanimous order.
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The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll symbol to it. In a 78-page order on the protracted battle for control of the organisation, the Commission allowed the Uddhav Thackeray faction to keep the “flaming torch” poll symbol allocated to it till the completion of the assembly bypolls in the state. The Commission said MLAs backing Eknath Shinde got nearly 76 per cent of votes polled in favour of the 55 winning Shiv Sena candidates in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls. The Uddhav Thackeray faction’s MLAs got 23.5 per cent of votes polled in favour of the winning Shiv Sena candidates, the three-member Commission said in a unanimous order.
“Irregularities detected on certain tax payments,” said Income Tax statement on ‘survey’ at BBC offices. India’s Income Tax Department has claimed it has uncovered irregularities in the accounting books of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following a three-day survey – an operation widely criticised as retribution for an unflattering documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Twelve cheetahs that will arrive in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday will be released into their quarantine enclosures in Kuno National Park (KNP) by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union minister Bhupender Yadav, an official said. These seven males and five females comprise the second set of big cats coming to KNP in Sheopur district, the first set of eight from Namibia having been released on September 17 last year at a function by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The 47-member NDRF team, along with the dog squad members Rambo and Honey, returned to India after conducting a 10-day long rescue operation from Earthquake-hit Turkey. “My whole team has returned. The team included five women as well. The earthquake has devastated Turkey and situation is very dire. We worked as a team to help those affected & supported them emotionally,” said Shivani Agrawal, Sub-Inspector, NDRF.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear during the day a batch of PILs on the recent Adani Group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research’s fraud allegations and is likely to mull over setting up of a panel of domain experts for strengthening existing regulatory measures for stock exchanges.
Former Indian cricketer and BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma has resigned.
The Income Tax authorities have left the offices of the BBC in New Delhi and Mumbai after three days of lengthy questioning of some of its staff, the UK-headquartered public broadcaster said on Thursday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Nagaland on February 20 where he will participate in a mega roadshow. As per a BJP source, “Shah will visit Nagaland on February 20 to participate in a mega road show. Preparations for the roadshow are underway. The party workers are eager to meet the Home minister.”
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Kashmir has become a tourist destination rather than a place for protests, stone pelting, and revolution. While speaking at the 76th Raising Day celebrations of Delhi police at Kingsway camp, Shah said, “India’s law and order, and safety have seen positive development since 2014. Every day in Kashmir used to be a place for protests, stone pelting & revolution. Today, Kashmir is filled with tourists.”
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