The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha on Tuesday vehemently denied the charges against some of its top functionaries in the Ajmer dargah blast case, saying 'tirade by political leaders and investigators indicated that the accusations were politically motivated.'
The Samjautha blasts chargesheet was finally filed after many twists and turns on Monday. The accused now are Swami Aseemanand, the late Sunil Joshi, Lokesh Sharma, Sandeep Dange and Ramchandra Kalasangra.
Senior Congress party leader Digvijay Singh has said it took him three-four years to convince his party about terror activities allegedly done at the behest of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh.
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The Dewas Police have filed a chargesheet against Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others in connection with the murder of RSS worker Sunil Joshi in 2007.
The National Investigating Agency has a tough task ahead as it continues its investigation of the Samjhauta Express blast of 2007 that claimed around 60 lives. The biggest hurdle the investigators face today is that the two key people closely linked to the attack -- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sunil Joshi and his associate Ramprasad Kalouta -- are dead.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Monday, did not name Lt Col Prasad Srikant Purohit as one of the main conspirators in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case. Purohit was earlier being considered as one of the main accused in the case, but NIA's revelation has brought in a new twist in the tale.
In her petition filed before the high court, Thakur, who is currently lodged in the Byculla jail in Mumbai, said she is ready to incur the cost of both rail and/or air fare if there is any technical or procedural hitch in the same, as her safety and security is paramount.
While the National Investigation Agency is convinced that Swami Aseemanand, a Hindu right-wing leader, was involved in the Samjhauta Express blasts that killed 68 people in 2007, they feel that he is not the mastermind behind the attack. The swami's confessions point out that though he was aware of the attack, it was planned by Sunil Joshi, Aseemanand's alleged right hand man, who was murdered in mysterious circumstances in Dewas in Madhya Pradesh on December 29, 2007.
The 2007 Ajmer Shariff blast was carried out to deter Hindus from going to the famous shrine and the act was carried out by a group of extremists whose members belonged to both majority and minority communities, Swami Aseemanand, an accused in the case has said in his confessional statement.
In December 2020, the Madan Lal-led Cricket Advisory committee had named Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla and Debashish Mohanty as the new members of senior selection committee.
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Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast case and the murder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sunil Joshi on Tuesday claimed that she was innocent and had been framed by 'non-believers'.
Claiming to have found new leads in the 2007 Ajmer blast case, the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad has seized a car believed to have been used in transporting the bombs even as the names of four more people cropped up in connection with the case.
It cannot be that only in this case the CBI has developed a spine, refusing to heed the advice of its political masters.' 'There is something that does not meet the eye here,' notes Virendra Kapoor.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
Ishant Sharma bowled full tilt at the National Cricket Academy with an aim to get fit for India's four-match Test series in Australia,
In a state of trance, Pandey reveals that while working for the Indian Air Force, he got in touch with Purohit who was in the military intelligence at that time.
Karnataka handed Maharashtra an inninges defeat to finish their Ranji Trophy campaign for the year.
Robin Uthappa scored a whirlwind century to put Karnataka on brink of victory against Haryana.
Rajasthan earned three points by virtue of its 64-run first innings lead over Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite "A" Group match that ended in a draw in Mysore on Tuesday
They were proud that the captain of the Indian cricket team was from their city. However, minutes after the news of Rahul Dravid submitting his resignation as the Indian captain broke, Bangaloreans reacted with shock and surprise.
Kumble, under whose captaincy Jaffer turned out for India, played a role in the former Mumbai opener's appointment.
Resuming at the overnight score of 34 for 5, Haryana were all out for 112 in their second innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
Gujarat, who made 330 in their first knock, dismissed Karnataka for 272 and then scored 124 for two in their second innings at stumps.
The victory virtually assured Karnataka a place in the semi-finals in the Elite group of the Ranji Trophy.
'If the selectors are going to ignore the performances?' asks Sunil Joshi, 'Where do players who have \nbeen performing in domestic competitions go?'
Poor fielding and dropped catches by Karnataka gave Madhya Pradesh a new lease of life.
Veteran Karnataka spinner Sunil Joshi's five-wicket haul notwithstanding, Bengal had the upper hand on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
South Zone are in danger of conceding the first innings lead in their Duleep Trophy match against East.
Barrington Rowland's double century helped Karnataka amass 475 runs in the first innings against Assam.
A six-wicket haul by former Indian medium-pacer Doda Ganesh helped Karnatka beat Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' cricket match.
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The Gujarat government's competitive examination for the recruitment of junior clerks was cancelled hours before it was scheduled on Sunday after its question paper leaked, officials said.
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