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Sena chief blasts Congress for Sachin’s Rajya Sabha innings

April 30, 2012
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Mumbai, April 30: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray has taken strong exception to Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress-led UPA.

"What is Tendulkar going to do in the Rajya Sabha? He has no scope there,'' Thackeray said. He was talking informally to mediapersons at his Bandra residence on Sunday on the sidelines of a function to honour him for his contribution to the contemporary media as cartoonist. 'Cartoon Watch', a Raipur-based magazine, felicitated Thackeray.

Questioning the role of matinee idols and cricketing stars in the Rajya Sabha, Thackeray said, "It's time to take a close, hard look at the contribution of film stars to the Upper House. What did Hema Malini do in the Rajya Sabha all these years?'' he asked caustically, "Nominating Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha is the Congress party's Dirty Picture.''

The Thackeray Senior's tirade against Tendulkar is in sharp contrast with his estranged nephew, MNS chief Raj Thackeray's wholehearted support for his best friend's new assignment.

Addressing a press conference last week, Raj Thackeray had said there was no political context to Tendulkar's RS nomination. "It's a gesture of honour for his sterling contribution to Indian and world sports,'' he said.

"Tendulkar is not going to campaign for the Congress party because the UPA government has offered him a seat in the RS. Lata Mangeshkar was nominated to the Upper House by the BJP-led NDA a few years ago. But neither did she join the BJP nor helped the BJP garner votes,'' said Raj, adding, "It would be cheap to politicize the issue.''

Shorn of rhetoric, the Master Blaster finds himself caught in a cross-fire between the Sena and the MNS, say political observers.

Meanwhile, Bal Thackeray slammed Anna Hazare for his conspicuous silence on the "malpractices'' of his close colleagues such as Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kiran Bedi. Thackeray said Bedi, Kejriwal and Sisodia all have skeletons in their cupboards. "However, Hazare doesn't utter a word on their misdeeds. He keeps mum on his colleagues.''

"Hazare talks of weeding out corruption from public life. Who will reform his corrupt colleagues?'' the Sena chief asked.

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January 1,2020

Jan 1: Two army personnel were killed in a gunfight with heavily-armed Pakistani infiltrators along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said.

The infiltrators were intercepted in the Khari Thrayat forest when they were trying to sneak into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), they said.

"Two army soldiers martyred during cordon and search operation in Nowshera sector. The operation is still in progress and further details are awaited," Jammu-based Indian Army Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lt Col Devender Anand said in a statement.

The search operation was launched following information about the movement of suspected terrorists, the officials said.

The infiltrators opened fire on the troops and during a fierce gunfight, the two soldiers were killed, they said.

The officials said a massive operation is on in the area.

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June 8,2020

Jaipur, Jun 8: An inquiry has been initiated against staff of a private hospital in Rajasthan's Churu district after receiving screenshots of a purported WhatsApp chat in which they allegedly discussed about not attending to Muslim patients affected by COVID-19, police said on Sunday.

Screenshots of the chat between the hospital staff had gone viral following which an investigation has been initiated, they said.

Dr Sunil Choudhary, who runs the Srichand Baradiya Rog Nidan Kendra in Sardarshahar and whose staff purportedly wrote the messages, apologised through a Facebook post, saying the hospital staff did not have any intention to hurt any religious groups.

"We have received a complaint following which we are taking action to register FIR in the matter," Churu Superintendent of Police Tejaswini Gautam said.

Sardarshahar police station SHO Mahendra Dutt Sharma said the police control room had received a complaint regarding screenshots of the chat being circulated on social media. "We are inquiring into the matter. An FIR will be registered against the names mentioned in the WhatsApp chat," Sharma said.

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August 2,2020

New Delhi, Aug 2: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus infection and has been admitted to a hospital. 

Shah took to social media today to inform about his infection. “I have tested positive but my health is fine," he said, adding that he has been hospitalised on the assistance of doctors. 

The Union Home Minister also appealed to those who came into close contact with him in the last few days to get themselves tested for COVID-19.

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