Maharashtra

Mumbai, Nov 15 (PTI) Hindutva is a "political project" and its rise can not be blamed on Hinduism, senior journalist N Ram said here Thursday.

Ram was speaking at a panel discussion on `Hindu Hinduism Hindutva' at Tata Literature Live festival.

"Hindutva is a political project and its founders made it clear. But don't confuse Hindutva with Hinduism," he said.

"Hindutva can not be blamed on Hinduism. Hindutva is a political project and cynically used," Ram added.

Pune, Nov 15 (PTI) The CBI told a court here Thursday that it invoked terror charges against the accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case as the crime was committed to create "terror" in society and among social activists.

Having invoked sections 15 (terror act) and 16 (punishment for terror act) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the agency prayed to the court for an extension of 90 days to file charge sheet against two accused, Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar.

Kolhapur (Mah), Nov 15 (PTI) An accused in the murder case of Communist leader Govind Pansare was Thursday remanded in police custody by a court here.

Sessions judge S S Raul sent Amol Arvind Kale (34) in the custody of a special investigation team (SIT) of Maharashtra Police till November 22.

Kale was earlier arrested by Karnataka Police in connection with the September 2017 murder of journalist Gouri Lankesh.

Pune (Maha), Nov 13 (PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has invoked UAPA sections pertaining to acts of terror against the accused arrested in connection with the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar.

The CBI made a submission to this effect before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) S M A Sayyad here in Maharashtra on Monday.

Mumbai, Nov 10 (PTI) Fifth seed Fahad Mohammed of Tamil Nadu outclassed Pune teenager Atharva Sharma 6-4, 6-2 in the singles final of the J S Pereira Memorial AITA Ranking mens tennis tournament here Saturday.

The 22-year-old Mohammed, who trains at the Just Tennis Academy in Chennai, was quite consistent with his serves and with clever change of tactics unsettled his 18-year -old opponent who did well to keep pace till 4-all in the first set.

Mumbai, Nov 9 (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and superstar Aamir Khan's "Thugs of Hindostan" has collected Rs 52.25 crore (nett) on the first day of its release.

The Yash Raj Films project, directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, made Rs 50.75 (Hindi version) and 1.50 crore coming from Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.

Mumbai, Nov 5 (PTI) Former Planning Commission member and Congress leader Bhalchandra Mungekar Monday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP, of stoking the Ram temple issue with an eye on elections.

He alleged that a "pre-Babri mosque atmosphere" is sought to be created in the country.

He also accused Narendra Modi government of "systematically dismantling" the democratic institutions including the Supreme Court and the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation).

Mumbai, Nov 3 (PTI) Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh chief Prakash Ambedkar on Saturday demanded a referendum on the issue of construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Talking to reporters here, Ambedkar said issuance of ordinance and acquisition of disputed land for the temple construction were not feasible options.

"Conduct a referendum on construction of Ram temple," he said.

Mumbai, Oct 30 (PTI) The rupee Tuesday depreciated by 23 paise to close at 73.68 against the US dollar in line with fall in equities amid steady capital outflows and the strengthening of the American unit against major rivals overseas.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened lower at 73.58 and lost further ground to hit an intra-day low of 73.70 against the US dollar on strong demand for the American currency from importers.

However, the rupee clawed back some lost ground and finally settled the day at 73.68, down by 23 paise.

New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) The Maharashtra government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to state police to conclude probe in the Koregaon Bhima violence case was set aside.

The Bombay High Court Wednesday had quashed the lower court's decision by which the Maharahstra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation and file the chargesheet in the violence case in which several rights activist had been made accused.