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1. J Dey Murder Case: Chhota Rajan, 8 Others Get Life Imprisonment
The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Wednesday, 2 May, awarded life imprisonment to Mumbai gangster Chhota Rajan and eight others in the murder of Mid-Day crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey.
The court, however, acquitted Asian Age journalist Jigna Vora and Rajan’s aide, Paulson Joseph, who were among the 12 people accused of murdering the journalist.
Dey was shot multiple times by the members of a gang associated with Rajan.
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2. Separate Religion & Govt, or India Will Be Like Pak: Prakash Raj
If the BJP government does not separate religion from the State, India will end up like Pakistan, said actor-politician Prakash Raj.
On the road to Gangawati from Ballari, actor/politician Prakash Raj told The Quint:
Your religion should not be your government. Look at how Pakistan has ended up now.Prakash Raj
Raj, a known BJP critic, has joined the campaign trail ahead of Karnataka elections. The only message his campaign #JustAsking has for the people of Karnataka is, “Keep asking questions to the people you chose as your representatives.”
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3. Planned, Systematic Assault on Judiciary by Govt: Arun Shourie
Former minister Arun Shourie launched a blistering attack on the government, accusing it of trying to undermine the courts, while also criticising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra over his handling of recent crises in the judiciary, and the Supreme Court’s decision in the Judge Loya case.
Shourie was speaking at the launch of his new book Anita Gets Bail, published by Harper Collins, which describes the numerous problems faced by the courts, which have eroded public trust in them and their status as protectors of justice in the country.
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4. How The CJI Impeachment “Boomerang” Led to “Wins” for Rahul Gandhi
Politics is an innately volatile and risky enterprise. That’s why politicians like to play safe. But Rahul Gandhi’s decision to move a high-stakes impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra was disruptive, double-edged.
It could have gone horribly wrong, as was evident from the avalanche of criticism it ignited when the idea was first mooted.
Within 72 hours, Vice President Naidu rejected the impeachment motion. For a while, it seemed that Rahul Gandhi had slung a scalding boomerang which could turn around and singe him.
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5. Facebook F8 2018: Dating, WhatsApp Group Video Calling Announced
It was quite clear that this year’s Facebook developer conference, F8, was going to be about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in ‘apology mode’.
The event kicked off with Zuckerberg talking about what Facebook is doing to ensure there are stringent policies against developers and apps and to ensure that another ‘Cambridge Analytica’ incident doesn’t surface.
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