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Today marks another eventful day in Indian politics as leaders from various parties embark on campaign trails and political engagements across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Dindori, Kalyan and Ghatkopar in the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituencies.  PM Modi’s Campaign Trail:   After a powerful show of strength during his nomination in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shifts his focus to Maharashtra. Scheduled to address rallies in Dindori, Kalyan, and Ghatkopar within the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha constituencies, Modi’s campaign continues ahead of the fifth phase of polling on May 20. Notably, this comes in the wake of a tragic incident in Ghatkopar, where an illegal hoarding collapse claimed lives and left many injured. Amit Shah’s Itinerary:   Union Home Minister Amit Shah begins his day with a rally in Hooghly, West Bengal, before heading to Odisha. Upon reaching Bhubaneswar, Shah will address public meetings in Sorada a...

  A special court on Thursday convicted Adhunik Corporation Ltd and its two directors of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy in a case related to the alleged irregularities in the allocation of Patrapara coal block in Odisha to the firm. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj held the company and its directors -- Nirmal Kumar Agarwal and Mahesh Kumar Agarwal -- guilty, holding that they entered into a criminal conspiracy (under Section 120-B of IPC) to cheat Ministry of Coal for allocation of coal block in their favour. “The circumstantial evidence in this case unerringly points to the conspiracy amongst the accused and there is no other inference except the inference of criminal conspiracy to secure allocation of a coal block by cheating Ministry of Steel, Screening Committee and Ministry of Coal, Government of India,” the judge said. The judge also convicted the accused of cheating (Section 420 of IPC) Ministry of Steel, Screening Committee and Ministry of Coal for allocation of coal ...