Delhi Confidential: Closure for BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty, and his next cause

Earlier this year, a Cuttack family court had rejected the actor-politician’s divorce petition. Now that the divorce has been granted, Mohanty most likely will start groundwork for the electoral battle next year.

Anubhav Mohanty

The Orissa High Court has granted divorce to Biju Janata Dal MP Anubhav Mohanty from his actor wife Varsha Priyadarshini, ending a long and bitter legal battle. Earlier this year, a Cuttack family court had rejected the actor-politician’s divorce petition. Now that the divorce has been granted, Mohanty most likely will start groundwork for the electoral battle next year. Also, he is set to take up the cause of harassed men, it is learnt.

Letter Of Gratitude

After the BJP reached out to the Christian community on Christmas on Monday, party’s Muslim women workers on Tuesday will hand over a letter to district magistrates across Uttar Pradesh, expressing gratitude to PM Narendra Modi for the welfare schemes aimed at benefitting them, and also for banning the practice of triple talaq. The letter wishes to see “Modi bhai jaan” as Prime Minister for the third term in 2024.

Staking Claim

The Communist Party of India (CPI), which had last won a Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh in 1991 and an Assembly seat in 1996, has decided to make a claim on three Lok Sabha seats in the state as a constituent of the INDIA bloc. In its two-day meeting that concluded on Sunday, party’s state council has identified Ghosi, Ghazipur and Banda seats. The party will propose this when negotiations for seat-sharing begin with the Congress, SP, and RLD. In 1991, the CPI had won the Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat and in 1996, it won the Ghazipur Assembly seat.

India denies entry to top SOAS Hindi scholar — who is Francesca Orsini?

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Francesca Orsini, a prominent Hindi scholar and professor, was denied entry into India and sent back to London from the New Delhi airport. Orsini is renowned for her groundbreaking work on Hindi literature and has mentored scholars and given lectures on literary history and world literature.

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