Thane Apr 21 PTI A court at Bhiwandi in Maharashtras Thane district on Thursday ordered the complainant in the defamation case filed by him against Rahul Gandhi to pay Rs 1000 as cost to the Congress leader for seeking adjournment in the case Judicial Magistrate First Class JMFC J V Paliwal ordered local RSS activist Rajesh Kunte to pay the amount to Gandhi Kunte had moved an application seeking adjournment which the court rejected and imposed Rs 1000 cost on him Rahul Gandhis counsel Narayan Iyer said the court fixed May 10 as the next date of hearing when the complainant will be examined Kunte had in 2014 filed the case against Gandhi after watching his speech in Thanes Bhiwandi township where the Congress leader alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS was behind the killing of Mahatma Gandhi Kunte had claimed that this statement slandered the reputation of the RSS In 2018 a court in Thane had framed charges against Gandhi in the case but he had pleaded not guilty to the charges PTI COR NP NP
Mumbai Nov 30 PTI Senior IAS officer Debashish Chakraborty was given charge of the post of Maharashtra Chief Secretary after incumbent Sitaram Kunte retired on Tuesday Chakraborty a 1986 batch Indian Administrative Service officer is holding additional charge as CS an official from the chef ministers office said The Maharashtra government had sought an extension for Kunte but there was no reply from the Centre on the issue so far the official added PTI PR BNM BNM BNM
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 9 (ANI/PNN): Finally, a chess book that aims to teach chess to kids in a friendly and interactive manner is out in the market. Written on invitation from the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) schools, Jahnvi Shah's book, Shatranj Ke Baal Yodha, aims to reach children across India and prepare them for elementary level chess.