00:00 Hello and welcome to National Headlines.
00:20 I am Aminah Ansari and I will be taking you to the top headlines from the leading newspapers
00:24 of the country.
00:25 Let's start with the Times of India.
00:28 Supreme Court - Defamatory statement in Parliament not a crime.
00:33 The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a proposition to term defamatory slogans at political opponents
00:38 in Parliament or Assemblies as part of criminal conspiracy so as to attract penal provisions
00:44 of law and said, "An act of defamation on the floor of House is not a crime."
00:50 Next headline is from the Indian Express.
00:52 BJP poster portrays Rahul Gandhi as New Age Ravan.
00:57 Congress staged bid to incite violence against him.
01:00 The BJP on Wednesday triggered a row after it shared a poster on social media depicting
01:05 Congress MP Rahul Gandhi as a New Age avatar of demon king Ravan, eliciting strong reaction
01:12 from the opposition party.
01:13 Let's move on to the headlines from the Hindu.
01:17 Supply copy of FIR to Newsclick founder.
01:20 Court tells Delhi Police.
01:22 The Patiala House Court on Thursday allowed Newsportl Newsclick founder Prabir and its
01:27 human resource head Amit Chakraborty to get a copy of their first information report (FIR)
01:33 in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case filed against them by the Delhi
01:38 Police.
01:39 The police had opposed an application earlier in the day.
01:43 Next, let's move on to the headlines in the Economic Times.
01:47 Colgate to brush up on science than focus on Ayurveda.
01:51 Colgate chairman and CEO believes his company got distracted by Patanjali and said the company
01:56 that controls half of the oral care segment in the country will rather focus on its scientific
02:01 credentials and technical superiority and not in Ayurveda.
02:06 Let's move on to the headlines from the Telegraph.
02:09 EDM issues will backfire on BJP in election.
02:12 Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqul Rehman Barkh.
02:16 Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqul Rehman Barkh on Thursday alleged that the BJP was abusing
02:22 the powers of the Enforcement Directorate to get votes of people but it will backfire
02:27 on it.
02:28 Barkh made this statement in reaction to the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh
02:33 by ED on Wednesday.
02:34 Finally, our last headline is from the Hindustan Times.
02:39 Frantic operation on Asikkim counts the cost.
02:43 The toll in the flash flood that tore through Asikkim and parts of West Bengal rose to 18
02:48 on Thursday and 98 people were missing.
02:51 According to officials who said rescue teams were amounting, operations amid cut-off roads,
02:56 uprooted bridges, interrupted communication and heavy rainfall.
02:59 That's all for national headlines.
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