After the video of harassment of a Muslim family during a tour in Mumbai’s Pune Janir Ghati went viral, the police have given a clean chit to the youth who recited the poem after investigation. The video is still circulating on social media, on which comments are also being made, and in the comments, there is an attempt to spoil the atmosphere by giving this video a Hindu-Muslim color, but when the police examined it carefully, they found that the youth who are reciting the poem in the video did not have the purpose or intention to harass or disturb the Muslim family, nor did they provoke them in any way. The video tells that a poem has been sung on some young ghats. “From these tops of the horses of the Haldi Ghati, this army of heroes is being brought by the Rana to fight the Mughals.” This poem is based on the famous Al-Watabi song by the famous poet Shyam Narayan Pandey, which is based on the bravery of Maharana Pratap and his Chetak horse. Similarly, the story of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is also narrated in the poem. Along with this, the defeat of Afzal Khan, Shaista Khan and Aurangzeb is also narrated. It has been popular among the public for many years as a traditional folk song. A video is circulating on social media in which a group of tourists who are in the Janir taluka area for tourism during the monsoon are said to be engaged in singing the above song. This video was recorded in the Nana Ghati area. Some comments under the video have alleged that this is an attempt by the youth to harass a Muslim family. After a careful examination of the video, the police said that there is no act of harassment or intimidation towards the Muslim family. The group is only engaged in singing songs. There is no objectionable act in this and no provocation has been found. The police have made strict security arrangements at the tourist spot after this incident and the video went viral. Along with this, police security has also been increased so that law and order is maintained.

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has claimed to have registered a case against senior Congress MP Varsha Gaikwad and UBT Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Putnis’ personal assistant PA and four others under various sections, including cheating, for allegedly defrauding them of crores of rupees in the name of getting houses in the name of SRA at Mumbai’s Nirmal Nagar police station. The accused include Varsha Gaikwad’s PA Vishwanath Jadhav, Rupesh Balikar, Abhishek Gujjar, Shailesh Kokne. A case has been registered against them under sections 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 338, 340(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Act. The complainant, Akash Radhe Shyam Shoni, a 42-year-old resident of Vakola, has filed this complaint. Since 2017, more than 50 people have been cheated in the name of getting houses in the SRA rehabilitation project. The matter came to light when in 2023, the complainant went to the SRA office and gave details about the rehabilitation project and showed the allotment letter, subordination letter and even the house key there, after which he came to know that he had been cheated on trust. A case has been registered in this matter later in Andheri, Santa Cruz, Vakola, Bandra. In the name of getting a house in the rehabilitation project in Matunga, the accused had cheated and told that they had good relations with the officers in the SRA. The price of the house in several areas was fixed at 20 lakhs to 28 lakhs and Shailesh Kokne also used to collect a token advance of Rs 5 lakh. So far, these accused have collected about Rs 5 crore 57 lakh. An FIR has been registered in this matter, but no arrest has been made so far. The police are investigating further.

Mumbai, Aug 3: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting — led by Governor Sanjay Malhotra — begins on Monday with investors and economists closely tracking the central bank’s assessment of inflation, economic growth and the future interest rate trajectory ahead of the policy decision due on August 5.

The policy announcement is expected to provide cues on the outlook for interest rates, liquidity conditions and the broader economy amid an uncertain global environment.

Many analysts expect the six-member MPC to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent after maintaining the status quo in its June meeting.

According to SBI Research, the RBI is likely to leave policy rates unchanged as consumer price inflation is expected to remain above 5 per cent over the next two quarters, while domestic economic activity has shown signs of strengthening.

The report said Q1 FY27 GDP growth could exceed 7 per cent, higher than earlier estimates.

It further stated that an explicitly dovish message from the central bank appears unlikely in view of oil price volatility, pressure on the rupee and caution over external capital flows.

However, the report noted that domestic fundamentals have improved helped by strong capital inflows in July, a recovery in foreign exchange buffers, better monsoon conditions and near-normal reservoir levels.

Additionally, at its previous policy review in June, the RBI had unanimously retained the repo rate at 5.25 per cent and kept its policy stance neutral.

The central bank also revised its FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.6 per cent amid geopolitical tensions.

Markets will also closely watch the RBI’s commentary on inflation risks, growth prospects and global developments for signals on the future course of monetary policy.