On Thursday Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in London for his three-day UK visit, a first by an Indian prime minister in almost ten years. The Hindu, decodes what this visit means for both nations. The report says,
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After two decades of pursuing, the Indian government finally managed to get ULFA general secretary Anup Chetia extradited from Bangladesh. He was detained in Bangladesh in 1977 for entering the country with forged documents but was only handed over to India on Wednesday. The Indian Express lists 10 things that one should know about Chetia.
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Actor and playwright Girish Karnad has apologised after receiving death threats for his comment on Tipu Sultan. Karnad had recommended that the Kempegowda International airport be renamed after Tipu Sultan.
According to Times of India,
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Indian-origin journalist Hasan Suroor has been arrested and charged with paedophilia-related sections in the UK. A sting operation by Unknown TV allegedly exposed Suroor’s intentions for a “sexual encounter” with a 14-year-old girl.
A video was posted by the group on social media in which Hasan Suroor was confronted. The Quint cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj looked extremely satisfied on October 26 when deaf-mute Indian girl Geeta returned from Pakistan. But her efforts to do the same for 15-year-old Ramzan will have to wait a little longer. According to The Hindu, Ramzan’s mother Razia Begum refused the visa given to her to visit India due to media reports of communal tension in India.
The report says,
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An editorial in The Hindu explains the entire bar bribery scandal with a timeline and explains why the resignation of Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani comes a little too late.
Mani had resigned from the post after the vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau named him in the FIR of the bar bribery case probe. The editorial says,
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As Akal Takht head Gurbachan Singh’s began his customary address on Bandi Chhor Diwas that coincided with Diwali, Sikh youth brandished swords and raised slogans at the Golden Temple.
Pilgrims and tourists hurried out of the shrine as the group began sloganeering. A Hindustan Times report describes how the chaos unfolded.
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Nistula Hebbar writes for The Hindu explaining the series of events taking place in the BJP since the Bihar poll drubbing. Her opening remark: “A post-mortem is never pretty, especially of a humiliating poll debacle”.
She goes on to explain how arithmetic and chemistry between the prime minister and the Bihari voter failed the party and turned the election in favour of the Grand Alliance.
Hebbar also writes about the letter by senior BJP leaders, or the margdarshak mandal, and what it really means for the old and the new guard.
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