1. CBI Raids Indira Jaising, Anand Grover’s Homes for Alleged FCRA Violation
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday, 11 July, raided the Mumbai and Delhi homes of senior SC advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, over alleged violations of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act 2010 (FCRA), and the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PC Act).
The raids are currently underway, ANI reported. Jaising has, meanwhile, given a statement to the media saying she and her husband Grover are being targeted for their ‘human rights work over the years.’
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2. BJP MLA Denies Posing ‘Threat’ to Daughter for Marrying Dalit Man
The daughter of an Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator asked the police for security, alleging that her father could likely harm her because she married a Dalit man.
Sakshi Misra (23), who is the daughter of Rajesh Misra, the MLA from Bithari Chainpur in Bareilly district, uploaded a video on social media on Wednesday, 10 July, and informed about her wedding to Ajitesh Kumar (29).
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3. Karnataka Political Crisis Continues
The Supreme Court allowed rebel MLAs to appear before the Karnataka Speaker by 6 pm and asked the Speaker to decide on the resignations today itself. The Speaker then moved SC seeking quashing of the order saying it cannot pass such an order in the first place.
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4. Ayodhya Land Dispute: SC Hearing From 25 July ‘If Mediation Fails’
The Supreme Court on Thursday, 11 July, asked the mediation panel headed by Justice FMI Kalifulla to inform the court of the status of mediation by 18 July, in the Ayodhya land dispute case.
The court further said that if the panel’s report indicates that the dispute cannot be solved through mediation, the matter will be heard by the apex court on a day-to-day basis starting 25 July.
The matter was heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
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5. Review: Despite Hrithik’s Unconvincing Act, ‘Super 30’ Deserves to Be Seen
A triumph of the human spirit, the vociferous fight of an underdog – these are the noble themes that Vikas Bahl’s Super 30 deals with.
Hrithik Roshan plays Anand Kumar – the mathematician who has changed the fortunes of hundreds of underprivileged students by teaching them free of cost and preparing them for competitive exams like IIT-JEE.
Super 30 opens with one of Anand’s former students remembering him fondly for his selfless service and the narrative then takes us to Patna of the mid ’90s . Young Anand is a brilliant student who even manages to get admission in Cambridge University.
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