DH Evening Brief: PM Modi hits out at Rahul Gandhi with 'photo sessions' jibe; Gujarat forms committee to prepare draft UCC

Here are the top stories this evening

Those who do photo sessions in huts will find talk about poor boring: PM Modi's dig at Rahul Gandhi

In another swipe at AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Modi said some leaders focus on jacuzzi and stylish showers while his government's focus is on providing water to every household. Read more

Gujarat forms committee to prepare draft Uniform Civil Code

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday announced setting up a five-member committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge to prepare the draft for Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The committee will share its report in 45 days based on which the state government will take "appropriate action," the chief minister announced. Read more

Karnataka microfinance ordinance proposes up to 10-year jail for violation

Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Tuesday that the maximum imprisonment for defaulting microfinancers had been increased from three years to 10 years in the final draft of the ordinance that has gone for the governor’s assent. Read more

Police book Atishi, Ramesh Bidhuri's nephew for MCC violation

With less than a day to go for the Assembly elections in the national capital, the Delhi police have registered cases against Delhi CM and AAP candidate from Kalkaji constituency Atishi, and the nephew of her BJP rival from the seat Ramesh Bidhuri for violation of the model code of conduct (MCC). Read more

Delhi court junks defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

The court said prima facie 'no ingredients of defamation' was made in the complaint. Read more

Election Commission hits back at AAP: We are three-member body, not run by one person

In a post on X, the EC said it has decided to have constitutional restraint, absorbing such outbursts with sagacity, stoically and not to be swayed by such insinuations. Read more

'Are you waiting for some muhurat': Supreme Court comes down heavily on Assam govt for not deporting foreigners

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said once the detained persons are held to be foreigners, they should be deported immediately. Read more

Kumbh stampede was not very big incident, being exaggerated: Hema Malini

At least 30 people lost their lives and 60 were injured in the pre-dawn stampede at the Sangam area in Prayagraj. Read more

TMC seeks West Bengal be renamed 'Bangla'

Many cities have seen name changes over the years. These include Bombay, which was changed to Mumbai in 1995, Madras to Chennai in 1996, Calcutta to Kolkata in 2001, and Bangalore to Bengaluru in 2014. Read more

BJP is far from exhausting its ideological pursuits

Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent claim that "almost all" pending ideological tasks, including the abrogation of Article 370, have been completed by the government led by Narendra Modi is not entirely incorrect. Read more

Trump says Musk cannot stop Treasury payments on his own

Trump said Monday that Musk can flag potential problems with federal spending, and has found “tremendous waste.” But he insisted that Musk cannot unilaterally stop the payments. Read more