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CBI court’s summon of the erstwhile Prime Minister, <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Manmohan-Singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword> as an accused in the coal block allocation scam, popularly called Coalgate scam has been giving nightmares to the Congress party. The party president <keyword id="689" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Sonia-Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> has left no stones unturned to understand the way outs for Singh in the case. 
 Sonia is learnt to be consulting <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword>, former law minister Ashwani Kumar , Ghulam Nabi Azad and <keyword id="63771" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mallikarjun-Kharge">Mallikarjun Kharge</keyword> among other legal minds of the country to challenge the court summons. 
 With Kapil Sibal and <keyword id="70470" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="KTS-Tulsi">KTS Tulsi</keyword> in defence, Manmohan Singh will appeal to the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> against the CBI summons. 
 
 Over 100 party leaders and MPs had joined Sonia in a ‘walk for support’ for Singh this morning in Central Delhi. 
 As reported by <keyword id="76338" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Reuters">Reuters</keyword>, Sonia who rarely speaks in public off the campaign trail, rallied to Singh's cause in apparent recognition of his loyalty to her family. 
 
(Image: Reuters)

The curious case of Manmohan Singh

Apart from the slogans for change, if anything significant has happened during these elections, it is way the e-world has arrived, officially this time. Every <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> candidate worth his/her salt has a media manager who is updating the social media sites for the candidate – be it with campaign pictures, videos of speeches or interactions with the voters. And there are quite a few crackers in the <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> world as well. Like <keyword id="50339" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Ajay-Maken">Ajay Maken</keyword> hit Twitter almost immediately after the BJP released its manifesto. Today, if something is bound to change, it will be the mode of interaction with the people of this country. Only time will tell whether it is good for us or not. 
 
The Lok Sabha polls this year have driven Twitter into the fever mode and here are 15 popular tweets by politicians that you wouldn’t want to miss. 
 
1. <keyword id="4032986" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rajeev-Chandrashekhar">Rajeev Chandrashekhar</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/rajeev_mp">@rajeev_mp</a> 
 
2. <keyword id="18656" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lalu-Prasad-Yadav">Lalu Prasad Yadav</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/laluprasadrjd">@laluprasadrjd</a> 
 
3. <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/KapilSibal">@KapilSibal</a> 
 
4. <keyword id="6354361" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kiran-Bedi">Kiran Bedi</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/thekiranbedi">@thekiranbedi</a> 
 
5. Omar Abdullah - <a href="https://twitter.com/abdullah_omar">@abdullah_omar</a> 
 
6. <keyword id="6355111" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sushma-Swaraj">Sushma Swaraj</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/SushmaSwarajbjp">@SushmaSwarajbjp</a> 
 
7. <keyword id="42749" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Shashi-Tharoor">Shashi Tharoor</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/ShashiTharoor">@ShashiTharoor</a> 
 
8. <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/arunjaitley">@arunjaitley</a> 
 
9. Smriti Z Irani - <a href="https://twitter.com/smritiirani">@smritiirani</a> 
 
10. <keyword id="6361795" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vasundhara-Raje">Vasundhara Raje</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/VasundharaBJP">@VasundharaBJP</a> 
 
11. <keyword id="42634" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Varun-Gandhi">Varun Gandhi</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/varungandhi80">@varungandhi80</a> 
 
12. <keyword id="13850" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy">Rajiv Pratap Rudy</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/RajivPratapRudy">@RajivPratapRudy</a> 
 
13. <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> - <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> 
 
14. Milind Deora - <a href="https://twitter.com/milinddeora">@milinddeora</a> 
 
15. Gul Panag - <a href="https://twitter.com/GulPanag">@GulPanag 
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15 Most Popular Tweets From Politicians This General
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The <keyword id="62528" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Department-of-Telecom">Department of Telecom</keyword> (DoT) has taken up the issue of morality on social media as part of its proposed action plan for Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi. 
 
“Focus on national security, public safety, morality, privacy and disaster management are in the framework,” according to a DoT presentation, which was shown to the Cabinet secretary. 
 A senior DoT official said it was on the lines of what <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword> had suggested earlier – the screening of social media. Sibal was heavily criticised for his suggestion. 
 
“There is so much objectionable content on social media websites, which does not go down well with the common people. Morality largely has to do with that,” the official said. 
 
He, however, said this was not the final PPT that will be sent to the new government. 
 
DoT has also suggested abolishing archaic laws such as the Telegraph Act 1885 and replacing it with a consolidated Communications Act. It also suggested minimising regulatory burden to facilitate rapid growth. 
 
As per reports, the country is already working on a policy on telecom security, which will maintain a balance between a common man’s right to privacy and the requirements of security agencies.

DoT Plans To Pitch ‘Morality’ On Social Media

<keyword id="6354576" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Facebook">Facebook</keyword> told the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> people who find <keyword id="790242" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword>’s privacy policy irksome can quite the platform. WhatsApp counsel <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword> said the messages and voice calls over the platform were end-to-end encrypted, ensuring complete privacy. Facebook counsel K K Venugopal bluntly told the top court, "Those who find the new privacy policy irksome or violative of their fundamental rights, can quit. We've given full freedom to users to withdraw from Facebook and WhatsApp." Sibal told the Apex Court the contract between a user and WhatsApp was completely in the private domain, the policy could not be tested constitutionally by the SC and the petition filed by students Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi was not maintainable. However, appearing for the petitioners’ side, Harish Salve said under the new policy, users were unwittingly made to give consent to both WhatsApp and Facebook and the latter could snoop on messages privately circulated between users of WhatsApp. "They claim that this is being done to improve services to be given in future to users. Whether the snooping is done electronically or manually, the right to privacy of users gets breached. The government is duty bound to protect the fundamental right of every citizen. If it is failing, then the SC can surely issue appropriate directions," Salve said. The bench fixed May 15 for preliminary hearing.

Those feeling aggrieved can quit WhatsApp: Facebook tells SC

Mumbai, The Committee of Creditors (<keyword id="230701" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="coc" source="Orion">COC</keyword>) of <keyword id="6360090" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="reliance-capital" source="Orion">Reliance Capital</keyword> has approved the extension of 90 days (from January 31 to April 30) to complete the <keyword id="6359987" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="resolution" source="Orion">Resolution</keyword> process. Due to Torrent's legal challenge, the Administrator will file an application for deadline extension in the NCLT Mumbai on Monday, January 16. NCLT Mumbai will resume hearing in the Reliance Capital resolution matter on Monday. In the hearing on Thursday, January 12, senior counsel <keyword id="30182" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kapil-sibal" source="Orion">Kapil Sibal</keyword> appearing for RCAP's COC informed the court that the bid submitted by Torrent is non-compliant. Sibal said that COC found a discrepancy in the Resolution Plan of Torrent. The financial proposal submitted by the company in the draft resolution proposal does not match the highest bid amount submitted by them in the challenge mechanism. Sibal said that after the Administrator wrote to Torrent on January 4, and after that Torrent changed its entire bid on January 6. Sibal said that Torrent does not even meet the threshold of the third round of the Challenge Mechanism. Therefore, it is non-compliant in the third round itself, and could not have participated in the fourth round. Torrent's bid in the second round was only Rs 7,500 crore, which should be the final bid by the company, while IIHL's (Hinduja) all-cash bid of Rs 8,110 crore in the third round is higher than Torrent's offer of Rs 7,500 crore. In addition, Hinduja's IIHL is offering additional upfront cash of Rs 900 crore, over and above its bid of Rs 8,110 crore, to the lenders, and this higher realisation can not be denied to the lenders, including <keyword id="6367143" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="lic" source="Orion">LIC</keyword> and EPFO. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/charging-infra-improvement-can-reduce-range-anxiety-for-evs-tata-motors-md/articleshow/96961534.cms">Charging infra improvement can reduce range anxiety for EVs: Tata Motors MD</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mfs-add-hdfc-reliance-industries-kfin-tech-sula-vineyards-in-december/articleshow/96963841.cms">MFs add HDFC, Reliance Industries, KFin Tech, Sula Vineyards in December</a>

Torrent stalls Rcap resolution, COC approves 90-days extension to complete resolution

The <keyword id="6354977" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="supreme-court" source="Orion">Supreme Court</keyword> will hear on May 15 a plea against the <keyword id="28504" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="kerala" source="Orion">Kerala</keyword> High Court order refusing to stay the release of the controversial multilingual film "The Kerala Story". Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Tuesday mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench comprising Chief Justice <keyword id="445662" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="d-y-chandrachud" source="Orion">D Y Chandrachud</keyword> and Justice <keyword id="3330333" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="p-s-narasimha" source="Orion">P S Narasimha</keyword>. When the bench inquired whether the high court has passed an order in the matter, Sibal said it has refused to stay the release of film. "We will keep it on Monday (May 15)," the bench said. On May 5, the high court refused to stay the release of the movie and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole. The high court noted the producers' submission that they do not intend to retain an "offending teaser" which contained a statement that "32,000 women" from Kerala were converted and joined a terrorist organisation. It said the <keyword id="388113" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="central-board-of-film-certification" source="Orion">Central Board of Film Certification</keyword> (CBFC) has examined the movie and found it suitable for public exhibition. The high court also noted that the producers have published a disclaimer along with the movie which specifically says it is fictionalised and a dramatised version of events and that the film doesn't claim accuracy or factuality of historic events. "The Kerala Story" starring Adah Sharma was released in cinemas on Friday. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/air-india-gives-more-time-to-pilots-to-accept-revised-compensation-structure/articleshow/100093565.cms">Air India gives more time to pilots to accept revised compensation structure</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/rohit-sharmas-struggle-with-the-bat-is-mental-not-technical-virender-sehwag/articleshow/100093507.cms">Rohit Sharma's struggle with the bat is mental, not technical: Virender Sehwag</a>

SC to hear on May 15 plea against HC order on 'The Kerala Story'

Former <keyword id="71" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Prime-Minister">Prime Minister</keyword> <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Manmohan-Singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword> does not have to appear in a <keyword id="6364736" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Delhi-court">Delhi court</keyword> on April 8, the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> said today. The top court has suspended the summons sent to the <keyword id="6378412" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="politician">politician</keyword> by a <keyword id="6362306" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="CBI-court">CBI court</keyword> last month. The investigating agency has three weeks to respond to Dr Singh's petition against his summons. 
 Dr Singh, 82, had been told to make a personal appearance with industrialist Kumar <keyword id="286113" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Mangalam-Birla">Mangalam Birla</keyword> for a case that says a coal field was illegally awarded in 2005 to Hindalco, a company owned by Mr Birla. At the time, Dr Singh held direct charge of the <keyword id="111919" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="coal-ministry">Coal Ministry</keyword>. 
The former PM has not been charged with any crime but is being investigated for criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, and corruption. He has denied any wrong doing. The CBI has twice said it would like to close the case against him, but has been over-ruled by the judge handling the matter. 
 "There was no criminal intent, it (the allotment) was an administrative decision and not an illegality," said the politician's lawyer, <keyword id="30182" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Kapil-Sibal">Kapil Sibal</keyword>, who was also <keyword id="2789849" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Telecom-Minister-in-Dr-Singh">Telecom Minister in Dr Singh</keyword>'s government. Two of Dr Singh's three daughters were present in court today. 
 The case known as "Coalgate" came to light in 2012 after <keyword id="222693" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="The-National">the national</keyword> auditor said 1.86 lakh crores had been lost because coal blocks were distributed without a transparent bidding process. Last year, the Supreme Court declared as illegal nearly 300 coal licenses issued by consecutive governments since 1993. Over the last few weeks, 32 of the coal blocks were auctioned by the <keyword id="6360789" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Modi-Government">Modi government</keyword>. 
 Judge <keyword id="2055026" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Bharat-Parashar">Bharat Parashar</keyword> of the CBI court said in the summons to Dr Singh that "a well-planned conspiracy was hatched" to award a coal field in Odisha to <keyword id="105310" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Hindalco-Industries">Hindalco Industries</keyword>, part of the $40 billion <keyword id="44373" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Aditya-Birla-Group">Aditya Birla Group</keyword>, which is chaired by Kumar Mangalam Birla. 
 
Hindalco has said that it made its case for the mining license "in a transparent and lawful manner".

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