NEW DELHI: A day after being informed that the government intends to re-examine Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond by Wednesday morning whether it could ask the states not to slap sedition charges on anyone and ensure protection of rights of those booked under … Read more
MUMBAI: Maharashtra state remained largely peaceful on Wednesday amid MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s call to play the Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques if the azan was played on loudspeakers. Preventive action by Maharashtra Police, including detention of key MNS functionaries across the state, ensured there were no law and order issues, barring a few … Read more
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed the writ petition filed by independent MP Navneet and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, arrested in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa controversy, seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them. The couple had approached the HC this morning seeking that the FIR registered against them by the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Coming out in defence of the lawmaker couple from Maharashtra — independent MP wife Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana, also an independent — BJP on Sunday accused Maharashtra’s MVA government of having hatred for Hindu faith and asked since when reciting the Hanuman Chalisa has become seditious. BJP extended its … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Hanuman Chalisa controversy in Mumbai continued for the second straight day on Sunday. A holiday court today sent independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana to 14-day judicial custody following their arrest on Saturday evening. Several Shiv Sena workers were also arrested for staging protests outside the Rana couple’s … Read more