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Modism cult is growing, it's Hitlerism: Digvijay tells BJP

October 13, 2014

Yavatmal, Oct 13: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh warned BJP of ever-growing "Modism" which he termed as a personality cult that can best be equated with "Hitlerism" and accused the BJP and its ideological mentor RSS of running a communal agenda.

"The BJP should re-think now for the upkeep of its ideology in the context of ever-growing Modism which is nothing but a cult which may be equated to Hitlerism," the AICC general secretary said in a press conference here.dig

He was in the city to canvass for Congress candidates in the district contesting the October 15 Assembly elections.

"There are three ideologies in the country: the ideology of Gandhi-Nehru-Ambedkar, the Communist ideology and the non-secular ideology of the RSS and BJP. BJP and RSS are at their best to divide the society on communal basis," Digvijay said.

Referring to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement "Sab hamaare apne hain, sabko sweekar karo (All are ours, we should accept everyone)," which he made during his Vijayadashmi speech recently, Digvijay alleged that on the contrary the BJP is "spearheading communal violence and is honouring the accused in Muzaffarnagar communal riots."

Training his guns on Modi, Digvijay said the BJP government under him is patronising corruption and has not even filed FIRs against corrupt ministers in Gujarat despite a direction from the supreme court in this regard.

"Modi says in India that Congress did not do anything during the last 60 years, but when he goes abroad he claims that India is a progressive country and is fast growing. I want to know if this (growth) happened after May 16 this year when Modi government assumed office," Digvijay said.

Taking a swipe at Modi's oft-repeated claim that Gujarat tops the development index among all states while Maharashtra is a laggard, Digvijay said the development indicator shows that Maharashtra is indeed number one in all developmental fronts whereas Gujarat is lagging behind.

"How Modi can bring development in Maharashtra which is already number one and far ahead of Gujarat?," he asked.

Digvijay also accused Modi of playing politics on national security, which he said is "deplorable". "Congress is ready to support the government for its endeavour to maintain national security at borders," he added.

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February 10,2020

New delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, and said a court can grant anticipatory bail only in cases where a prima facie case is not made out.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said a preliminary inquiry is not essential before lodging an FIR under the act and the approval of senior police officials is not needed.

Justice Ravindra Bhat, the other member of the bench, said in a concurring verdict that every citizen needs to treat fellow citizens equally and foster the concept of fraternity.

Justice Bhat said a court can quash the FIR if a prima facie case is not made out under the SC/ST Act and the liberal use of anticipatory bail will defeat the intention of Parliament.

The top court's verdict came on a batch of PILs challenging the validity of the SC/ST Amendment Act of 2018, which was brought to nullify the effect of the apex court's 2018 ruling, which had diluted the provisions of the stringent Act.

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June 5,2020

New Delhi, Jun 5: Around 20 staff members of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have tested positive for COVID-19, all of them are asymptomatic and are doing well, said DMRC officials.

In a statement, the DMRC said, "Along with the rest of the country, DMRC is also fighting the battle against COVID-19. Delhi Metro's employees have shown exemplary resilience in reporting back to their duties to keep the Metro system in all readiness for the eventual resumption of services."

"Some employees, scattered across the NCR have unfortunately been infected by the virus as well. They are all safe and recovering gradually. However, in this hour of crisis as well, the spirit of Delhi Metro continues to be high," the DMRC stated.

DMRC Managing Director, Dr Mangu Singh, in a message today asked all employees to adhere to social distancing norms and wished those afflicted with the virus a speedy recovery.

"This indomitable spirit will surely help the Delhi Metro, whenever we resume our services in the days ahead," said DMRC.

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Agencies
July 24,2020

Mumbai, Jul 24: Reliance India Limited (RIL) on Friday overtook ExxonMobil to become the world's second most valuable energy company and 46th among the world's largest companies by market capitalisation.

RIL's market capitalisation stood at Rs 14.16 lakh crore (USD 189.3 billion) at market close on Friday. ExxonMobil's current market value is USD 184.77 billion.

"Reliance Industries, with a market capitalisation of USD 189.3 billion now is the second-most valuable energy company in the world. Reliance Industries now stands at 46th among the world's largest companies by market capitalisation ahead of well-known names like ExxonMobil, Abbott Laboratories, Oracle Corp, Chevron and Unilever Plc, and just below PepsiCo," RIL said in an official release.

RIL continued its rally on Friday, notwithstanding overall weak market conditions.

RIL shares made a new all-time high of Rs 2,163 and were last traded at Rs 2,148.8 on NSE with a gain of 4.4 per cent. The market capitalisation of fully paid-up shares stands at Rs 13.62 lakh crore (USD 182.06 billion), the release said.

Reliance partly paid-up shares gained 9.33 per cent on NSE today to last trade at Rs 1289.95. The partly paid-up shares now have a market capitalisation of Rs 0.55 lakh crore (USD 7.29 billion).

"Reliance's share price had touched a bottom of Rs 867 on March 23, 2020, when the total market value of the company stood at Rs 5.5 lakh crore or $73.5 billion. Thus, RIL has added $115.9 billion to shareholder wealth within just four months - one of the highest value creation feats in the world in such a short time," the release said.

Reliance had earlier raised Rs 212,809 crore through Rights Issue, combined investments in Jio Platforms and investment by bp.

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