CBI Seizes Rs 1.8 Crore During Searches In Food Authority Bribery Case

The CBI on Tuesday seized more than Rs 1.42 crore cash during searches at the premises of a Thane-based company's manager who was arrested along with a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) assistant director in a bribery case, officials said.

The searches started on Monday at Reliable Analytical Laboratories Pvt Ltd's senior manager Harshal Chougule's residence following his arrest, they said.

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Besides him, the agency on Monday also arrested an assistant director at the FSSAI's regional office in Mumbai, Amol Jagtap, the company's director, Vikas Bhardwaj, and a representative of the company in the case from Mumbai, they said.

The officials said besides the cash, the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) also seized two gold biscuits, a laptop and incriminating documents during further searches on Tuesday at the premises of Chougule.

Chougule was arrested for allegedly paying a bribe of Rs 1.20 lakh to Jagtap for clearing pending bills of the company, they said.

The searches on Monday conducted at the residence of the accused resulted in the seizure of Rs 37.3 lakh cash, about 45 grams of gold and documents about various immovable properties and other incriminating documents, the officials said.

"With today's operation total cash recovered amounts to Rs 1.8 crore (approx) along with gold/gold biscuits, etc. during various searches carried out by CBI after the trap," the CBI spokesperson said.

Reliable Analytical Laboratories Pvt Ltd runs a chain of chemical laboratories notified by the FSSAI and the company is engaged in the analysis of samples forwarded to it by the authority.

The FSSAI is a statutory body of the central government responsible for regulating the manufacturing, storage, distribution, sale and import of food articles, and monitoring of quality standards of food articles sold in the country. 

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Akasa Air To Start Gorakhpur-Delhi, Bengaluru Flights From May 29

Private airline Akasa Air has announced plans to launch flight operations linking Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur with Delhi and Bengaluru from May 29. Notably, after receiving approval from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the schedule, online booking for tickets has commenced, an official release said on Tuesday.

With Akasa Air's flights, the distance from Gorakhpur to Delhi will be covered in just 1 hour and 15 minutes, while the distance from Gorakhpur to Bengaluru will be covered in 2 hours and 35 minutes, it added.

As per the schedule, starting on May 29, the flight from Gorakhpur to Delhi will depart at 2:45 pm and arrive in Delhi at 4:00 pm. Conversely, the flight from Delhi to Gorakhpur will depart at 4:55 pm and arrive at Gorakhpur Airport at 6:45 pm. Similarly, starting from May 29, the flight to Bengaluru will also commence. Akasa's flight from Bengaluru will take off at 11:15 am and arrive in Gorakhpur at 2:05 pm. Conversely, flights from Gorakhpur to Bengaluru will depart in the late afternoon at 7:20 pm and land in Bengaluru at 9:55 pm.

Given the starting of these services between Gorakhpur as well as Delhi and Bengaluru, from May 29, Akasa Air has initiated online booking for tickets.

Notably, Alliance Air and IndiGo have already been operating flights on this route. There is hope for the soon-to-be-launched Mumbai flight service by Akasa as well. Additionally, IndiGo is also preparing to initiate flights between Gorakhpur and Bengaluru in the next two months, the release said.

As per the release, Airport Director RK Parashar said that the initiation of flight services by more aviation companies will increase competition in fares, ultimately benefiting passengers. They will have the opportunity to travel at lower fares.

The increase in air services has brought Gorakhpur much closer to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Whether it's for essential purposes or leisure trips, the distance to these cities is covered within a few hours. Previously, travelling to these cities took anywhere from 16 to 36 hours, the release added.

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Remove Fake Content Within 3 Hours: Election Commission To Parties

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media platforms within three hours of such content being brought to their notice.

This is part of directives issued by the poll panel to political parties for responsible and ethical use of social media in election campaigning to ensure a level playing field for all stakeholders after taking cognisance of certain violations by them.

Recently, deepfake videos featuring Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh posted on certain social media handles were taken down and criminal complaints were filed.

The EC also warned the parties against misuse of artificial intelligence-based tools to create deepfakes that distort information or propagate misinformation and emphasised the need to uphold the integrity of the electoral process.

"Taking cognizance of certain violations of MCC and the extant legal provisions by Political Parties/their representatives while using social media for election campaigning, the Commission today has issued directions to political parties for responsible and ethical use of social media in election campaigning to ensure level playing field among all stakeholders," a EC statement said.

"The parties have been directed to promptly remove any such content within three hours of bringing it to their notice, warn the person responsible in their party reporting unlawful information," it said.

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अगले 5 साल में ‘एक देश एक चुनाव’ लागू करेंगे : आंध्र प्रदेश की रैली में राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा

रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने रविवार को कहा कि राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन के केंद्र में दोबारा सत्ता में आने पर पूरे देश में “एक राष्ट्र-एक चुनाव” प्रणाली लागू करेगा. कडप्पा जिले के जम्मलमाडुगु में एक चुनावी रैली को संबोधित करते हुए उन्होंने आंध्र प्रदेश में वाईएसआर कांग्रेस सरकार की आलोचना की और आरोप लगाया कि उसकी भ्रष्ट प्रथाओं के कारण राज्य 13.5 लाख करोड़ रुपये के कर्ज में डूब गया है.

वाईएसआरसीपी पर निशाना साधते हुए, सिंह ने कहा कि लोग बिगड़ती कानून व्यवस्था की स्थिति के कारण सत्तारूढ़ दल से तंग आ चुके हैं और उन्होंने आश्वासन दिया कि अगर राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन (एनडीए) आंध्र प्रदेश में सत्ता में आता है, तो राज्य को “भ्रष्टाचार” से मुक्त कराया जाएगा.

अगले 5 साल में ‘एक देश एक चुनाव' लागू करेंगे 

भाजपा के वरिष्ठ नेता ने कहा, “आंध्र प्रदेश में विधानसभा चुनाव के साथ ही लोकसभा चुनाव भी हो रहे हैं. हमारी प्रतिबद्धता है कि हम अगले पांच वर्षों में पूरे देश में एक राष्ट्र-एक चुनाव लागू करेंगे ताकि समय और ऊर्जा की बचत हो.”

कांग्रेस पर कटाक्ष करते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि सबसे पुरानी पार्टी देश के राजनीतिक परिदृश्य से उसी तरह गायब हो जाएगी, जैसे डायनासोर धरती से गायब हो गए. उन्होंने उपहास करते हुए कहा, “दस साल बाद आप किसी भी बच्चे से पूछेंगे, वह कहेगा कि कांग्रेस पार्टी क्या है.”

राहुल गांधी की पाकिस्तान में प्रशंसा होने का आरोप लगाते हुए, उन्होंने कहा कि गांधी परिवार को भारत में राजनीति करने का कोई नैतिक अधिकार नहीं है.

राजनाथ सिंह ने कहा कि कांग्रेस पार्टी ने हालांकि पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री पी.वी. नरसिम्हा राव को नजरअंदाज किया, लेकिन यह राजग था जिसने उन्हें सर्वोच्च नागरिक पुरस्कार भारत रत्न से सम्मानित किया.

भारत दुनिया की पांचवीं सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था बन गया है

उन्होंने कहा कि मोदी के प्रधानमंत्री बनने के बाद भारत दुनिया की पांचवीं सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था बन गया है और तीसरी सबसे बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था बनने की ओर अग्रसर है. सिंह ने कहा कि मोदी के नेतृत्व में देश में 25 करोड़ लोगों को गरीबी से बाहर निकाला गया है.

उन्होंने आगे कहा कि यह मोदी के कारण ही था कि रूस और यूक्रेन के बीच युद्ध साढ़े चार घंटे तक रुका रहा ताकि भारत अपने 22,000 नागरिकों को निकाल सके.

भाजपा नेताओं ने कहा कि जब कांग्रेस पहले सत्ता में थी तो भ्रष्टाचार के गंभीर आरोप थे, जबकि अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी या मोदी के नेतृत्व वाली भाजपा सरकारों के खिलाफ भ्रष्टाचार का एक भी आरोप नहीं लगाया गया था. उन्होंने कहा कि भाजपा ने अयोध्या में राम मंदिर निर्माण, धारा 370 को हटाने और तीन तलाक को खत्म करने जैसे वादे पूरे किए.

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Loco Pilot Run Over By Rajdhani Express In Jharkhand: Cops

A loco pilot was run over by the New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express when he was crossing the railway tracks in Jharkhand's Koderma district on Saturday morning, police said.

The incident happened near Gajhandi station in Dhanbad railway division, they said.

Pankaj Kumar Singh (36), a resident of Munger district in Bihar, was posted at Gomoh in Dhanbad, they added.

After his duty was over, Mr Singh was crossing the tracks when the incident happened, Koderma RPF in-charge Jawahar Lal said.

After post-mortem examination and completion of other formalities, the body was handed over to his family, he said.

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Man Throws Show At Swami Prasad Maurya Over Remarks Against Ramcharitmanas

A man hurled a shoe at the national president of Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party Swami Prasad Maurya during a rally here on Friday.

The man, identified as Dharmendra Dhakrey, has been and further action is being taken against him, Dauki SHO Rampal Singh said.

A spokesperson of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) claimed that Dharmendra Dhakrey is associated with the organisation.

Mr Maurya in February left the Samajwadi Party and formed the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party.

The incident happened this evening when Mr Maurya was addressing a rally in support of the party candidate from Fatehpur Sikri in Dauki.

Talking to news agency PTI, ABHM spokesperson Sanjay Jaat said, "One of our members hurled a shoe at Mr Maurya when he was delivering his speech in Dauki. We were against the leader over his remarks against Ramcharitmanas." 

Mr Maurya striked a controversy by alleging that certain verses in the Ramcharitmanas, a sacred text in the Awadhi language based on the epic Ramayana, "insult" a large section of the society on the basis of caste and hence, those should be banned.

"We have also written letters in blood and appealed to admit him in a mental asylum for disrespecting the Hindu saints and Ramcharitmanas," Mr Jaat said.

The members of the mahasabha also threw ink on Maurya's cavalcade and brandished black flags when it was passing from Fatehabad.

The members threw black ink on the cavalcade and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans.

"We have been following Mr Maurya's cavalcade from the Fatehabad toll on Agra-Lucknow Expressway. Some of the members protested at Fatehabad and showed black flags when it was passing. Besides, they also threw ink on his car," Mr Jaat said.

While leaving the party, Maurya accused the SP leadership of discriminating against him and not defending him over his statements on the Ramcharitmanas and the Ayodhya temple consecration ceremony.

He had joined the Samajwadi Party leaving the BJP ahead of the 2022 assembly polls, contesting the elections unsuccessfully from Fazilnagar.

Before joining BJP in 2016, Swami Prasad Maurya was in the BSP and was leader of opposition in the Akhilesh yadav regime.

Recently, Maurya announced to contest the elections from Kushinagar Lok Sabha seat.

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BJP Will Take Action If Pawan Singh Contests Against NDA Nominee: Minister

Union Minister R K Singh on Thursday sought action against Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Pawan Singh who has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections against NDA despite being a BJP member.

R K Singh was responding to queries about the singer's decision to enter the fray as an independent from the Karakat Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, where former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha, chief of Rashtriya Lok Morcha, is contesting as the NDA candidate.

"Either he should announce that he would not contest polls against the NDA nominee from Karakat or he should be suspended from the primary membership of the BJP. If he fights elections from Karakat, his suspension from the party will be the appropriate decision. Upendra Kushwa is the NDA candidate, who is Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji's nominee," said R K Singh, seeking re-election from the Arrah Lok Sabha seat.

Anybody contesting against the NDA nominee means he or she is against the alliance headed by Modi Ji, the minister said.

"Kushwaha's win will strengthen the hands of the prime minister. It's as simple as that," the union minister told reporters in Arrah.

Despite several attempts, Pawan Singh could not be reached for comment.

Asked about the Bhojpuri singer's decision, Bihar BJP president Samrat Chaudhary evaded a direct reply.

"Upendra Kushwaha is the NDA nominee from Karakat. He has the approval from PM Modi. The entire BJP is with Kushwaha. All BJP workers and leaders of NDA parties are working for him," Chaudhary told PTI.

Pawan Singh, who had earlier turned down a BJP ticket for Asansol in West Bengal, had recently said he would contest polls from the Karakat seat.

He has started campaigning there and announced that he would soon file his nomination papers as an independent candidate.

If Pawan Singh throws his hat into the ring as an independent candidate, the Karakat Lok Sabha seat is all set to witness a triangular contest.

Mr Kushwaha will soon file his nomination papers from the seat as the NDA nominee, while the CPI(M-L) Liberation's former MLA Rajaram Singh is also in the fray as a 'Mahagathbandhan' candidate.

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