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SC to look into mediation report on Ayodhya land dispute today

Almost two months after a mediation process was ordered, the Supreme Court today will be looking into the panel’s report on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute. The hearing will reveal how much the mediation process has been able to achieve.

A recap: A five-judge Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had formed a three-member panel comprising apex court judge FMI Kallifulla, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu in early March.

The eight-week deadline for the talks ended on May 3. The process had been kept confidential and no media could report on the proceedings as per the court’s earlier order.

Tearful Atishi accuses Gautam Gambhir of circulating obscene pamphlets

Aam Admi Party’s east Delhi candidate Atishi on Thursday said that her opponent, BJP’s Gautam Gambhir, had distributed lakhs of pamphlets that were full of offensive remarks about her.

The charges: In a presser, Atishi read out the contents of the alleged pamphlet that contained scurrilous personal allegations against her and was also littered with obscenities against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Sisodia, who was called a “Scheduled Caste” man born of “unlawful parents”.

Counterattack: Gautam Gambhir demanded proof from Atishi and filed a defamation case against her even as the Delhi Commission for Women issued a notice to the Delhi police to register an FIR against those responsible for the pamphlets.

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