Delhi Confidential: Tinsel Twist

After the Model Code of Conduct came into effect last month, the Rural Development ministry is using memes based on Bollywood actors and movies for publicity of its schemes on social media. The ministry on Tuesday posted a meme based on Shah Rukh Khan’s signature pose from his 2003 movie Kal Ho Naa Ho for promotion of its flagship skill development scheme — Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY). Last week, the ministry had used a meme based on Khan’s 2004 superhit Main Hoon Na.

Virtual, Finally

The National Company Law Tribunal in Delhi is a virtual court now. The tribunal where the biggest corporate battles are fought was one of the few courts in Delhi that faced quite a few hiccups in functioning online as physical presence of senior lawyers, especially in high-stakes matters, was required. It is learnt that while the Delhi bench will be fully virtual from this week, the other benches, too, in over a dozen major cities, will soon transition to virtual courts.

Amid Poll Din

With the Lok Sabha election campaign gathering steam, Delhi on Tuesday missed its share of Gudi Padwa events, which politicians from Maharashtra would host. Gudi Padwa signals the arrival of the spring season and  also marks the start of the Maharashtrian New Year. In the past, senior BJP leaders, including Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Sunil Deodhar, have hosted gatherings around the festival but both were in Maharashtra on Tuesday. An event held in the national capital’s New Maharashtra Sadan was given a miss by politicians. Lok Sabha MP from Nashik Hemant Godse tweeted that he had to skip the event due to the Model Code of Conduct.