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The BJP is set to take its poll preparedness and mega expansion strategy in Meghalaya to the next and crucial stage. The NPP-BJP divorce now looks final and it is understood that the central leadership is considering "all suggestions" made from various feedback channels from time to time.

NPP chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was given "enough opportunities" to mend his ways in running the coalition but he has not done anything as a corrective step.

The BJP is ready for `divorce`, says a saffron party insider. Matters being considered are -- first, the withdrawal of support and then `win over` NPP`s disgruntled legislators and other leaders including from Congress and Trinamool Congress at various organisational levels.

The Supreme Court Friday trashed the National Investigation Agency's renewed attempt to recall the court's November 10 order for four-week house arrest of 70-year-old Gautam Navlakha, who is facing charges under UAPA for alleged collaboration with banned Maoist organisations. It ordered his shifting to CPI-owned premises within 24 hours.\

Making light of solicitor general Tushar Mehta's argument that it is shocking that Navlakha selected premises owned by Communist Party for his house-arrest lodgement, a bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy asked, "Is CPI not a recognised political party? It does not shock us that he chose that building's first floor, which is a residential unit."

The bench also brushed aside Mehta's arguments on Navlakha's alleged links with Pakistan's ISI, suppression of his relation with Dr S Kothari who headed the panel in Jaslok hospital that gave a health assessment report and links with Maoist organisations to justify the plea for recall of the earlier order.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has raised the question of lodging an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over a remark on Veer Savarkar, stating BJP should reply to the Congress leader after he has presented the Savarkar`s letter. Baghel made the remark while talking to the media persons in Raipur on Friday, November 18, 2022. He further said all the freedom fighters went to jail during the struggle but no one apologised.

"Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak remained in Mandalay jail for 6 years, he did not apologise. Sardar Bhagat Singh was hanged and he also did not apologise. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel also did not apologise," he added.

A Delhi court on Friday ordered the city police to complete Aaftab Amin Poonawala's narco analysis test in connection with the Mehrauli murder within five days and has made it clear that they cannot use any third-degree measures against him, news agency PTI reported. 

The Rohini Forensic Science Laboratory was ordered by Metropolitan Magistrate Vijayshree Rathore to allow the investigating officer (IO) to conduct the accused's narco test within five days.

The Varanasi Fast Track Court on Thursday dismissed the Anjuman Islamia Masjid committee`s plea challenging the maintainability of a suit to hand over possession of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises to the Hindu side.

The Court deferred the petition for the next hearing on December 2.

The court was hearing the petition on the plea seeking worship rights of the `Shivling` that the Hindu side claimed to be found on the Gyanvapi mosque premises.

Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sanstha had also filed a separate petition in the fast track court of Varanasi after the alleged Shivling was found. The petition was filed by Kiran Singh, wife of Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sanstha President Jitendra Singh Vishen and others.