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Mumbai Police file FIR against Oppn leader Pravin Darekar

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In another jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar, in connection with an alleged cheating case, officials said on Tuesday.

The police action followed a complaint filed on January 8 with the MRA Marg police station by Aam Aadmi Party state Secretary Dhananjay Shinde, accusing Darekar of allegedly cheating people, the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank, and the state Cooperative Department, said a party spokesperson.

Interestingly, nearly four months earlier in September 2021, Shiv Sena leader Kishore Tiwari had filed a similar criminal complaint with the Ghatkopar police station, claiming that Darekar was “a ‘crorepati’ labourer who had allegedly misdeclared his professional credentials in his election affidavits”.

“The Ghatkopar police had probed the matter and later submitted its report to the state government for suitable action. In the second case (Tuesday), Darekar faces various criminal sections. Union Minister for Cooperation, Amit Shah, and the BJP should now make their stand clear,” Tiwari said.

Darekar has been charged under IPC sections pertaining to cheating, criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy etc., the police said.

Tiwari’s earlier complaint had alleged that Darekar posed as a member of the Pratigya Mazur Sahakari Sanstha (PMSS), Ghatkopar, a labour cooperative society, on the basis of which he represented as a Director with the MDCCB, and worked as a fulltime Chairman from 2011-2021.

However, in his statutory affidavits submitted for two elections, Darekar stated on oath his profession – and that of his wife Sayli Darekar – as ‘independent business’, which was false and misleading, said Tiwari.

The issue was first highlighted by IANS — “Maha BJP LoP Pravin Darekar is a acrorepati labourer: Sena leader” — on September 25, 2021.

“On the basis of these untruths, he was elected to the Upper House on both occasions, looted the government through full salaries, allowances, honorarium, privileges, and as Leader of Opposition, enjoys a Cabinet minister rank plus the MDCCB perks,” Tiwari pointed out.

AAP’s Shinde said that Darekar’s claims were later found bogus and during his chairmanship, he indulged in various alleged financial irregularities at MDCCB, worth to the tune of over Rs 2,000 crore, for which he plans to move the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing.

The BJP, meanwhile, slammed the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress, alleging the latest development is “a move to muzzle the Opposition”.

NCP state spokesperson Mahesh Tapase hit back, saying that the police FIR follows a complaint filed by the AAP and the BJP is unnecessarily tarnishing the MVA with falsehoods.

Not convinced by the arguments, the BJP raised slogans inside and outside both Houses of the Legislature, which were later adjourned for the day, while Darekar denied the allegations levelled against him.

Outside, senior leaders, including Leader of Opposition (Assembly) Devendra Fadnavis, attacked the MVA for acting against Darekar in ‘vendetta’ for the exposes carried out by the BJP, and countered it by asking the government to disclose how many legislators are associated with labour organisations.

“The complaint was probed and later closed. Yet, Darekar is being framed as he is a strong critic of the MVA government,” said BJP MLC Chandrashekhar Bawankule, condemning the police move.

“This is an attempt to silence the Opposition, which is cornering the MVA government on various wrongdoings and exposing its scams,” claimed MLC Bhai Girkar.

“As expected, the next target is Darekar. We had predicted this well before. The new Mumbai Police Commissioner, Sanjay Pandey, is acting according to his master’s wishes. But we are all with Darekar,” said MLA Nitesh Rane.

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Darul Uloom Mehboob-e-Subhani, Kurla felicitates students who achieved outstanding results in SSC

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Kurla, May 15, 2025: A grand function was held today at Darul Uloom Mahboob-e-Subhani, Kurla to felicitate the students who excelled in the recent SSC examinations.

The successful students were warmly welcomed and awarded with special prizes. On this occasion, the students were presented with the “Seerat-e-Mustafa (PBUH) Book” and souvenirs on the occasion of the 1500th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet (PBUH).

These prizes were distributed by the blessed hands of prominent academic and social figures, Alhaji Muhammad Saeed Noori Sahib (Founder of Raza Academy) and Syed Ikram Sahib. The function was a part of the 1500th anniversary of the birth of the Prophet (PBUH), which aimed to enlighten the younger generation with the Seerat-e-Prophet (PBUH) and to encourage them to succeed in religious and secular education.

On this occasion, teachers, scholars, parents and other distinguished guests of Darul Uloom were also present, who encouraged the students and advised them to work hard and with dedication in the future as well. The gathering ended with prayers and blessings. Mufti Nafees Sahib, Misbahi-ul-Jami’ Ashrafiya Mubarakpur, Maulana Muhammad Abbas Rizvi, Maulana Zafaruddin Rizvi, Hafiz Imran Ashrafi, Maulana Kamal Ashraf Chishti, Nazim Khan, etc. were present on this auspicious occasion.

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Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’ release date postponed! Will hit the theatres on 4th July 2025!

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Vijay Deverakonda starrer film ‘Kingdom’ gets a new release date, will hit the theatres on 4th July 2025

The teaser of Vijay Deverakonda’s much-awaited film Kingdom is out, and it shows such a tremendous avatar of his that it captivates the fans instantly. Seeing his intense and fearless style in the teaser, the enthusiasm of the fans has increased. The team of the film is also leaving no stone unturned to create the atmosphere. It is keeping the excitement high with new updates one after the other, so that the impatience of the fans increases further.

But now a shocking update has come – due to the ongoing tension between India and Pakistan, the release date of Kingdom has been postponed. Earlier the film was scheduled to release on 30 May, but now it will be brought to theaters on 4 July 2025.

Vijay Deverakonda has announced the new release date by sharing a BTS picture on his social media.

For our dear audience, we would like to tell you that our film ‘Kingdom’, which was earlier scheduled to release on 30 May, will now hit the theaters on 4 July. We tried our best to release the film on the earlier date, but given the situation in the country, promotions and celebrations are not possible at the moment.

We are sure that with this decision, we will be able to present ‘Kingdom’ with full hard work and passion. We appreciate your love and support very much, hope to meet you in theatres on July 4.

Heartfelt thanks to Dil Raju Garu and Nitin Garu, who supported us in this change.

The teaser of Kingdom has received a tremendous response. The audience loved Vijay Deverakonda’s look and there was a flood of praises on social media for it. In just 24 hours, the teaser broke the record of 10 million views, which is proof that there is a tremendous craze among the fans about the film.

Just the announcement of the film had created such a blast, so imagine what is going to happen on release! Vijay Deverakonda, Gautham Tinnanuri and Anirudh are going to heat up the whole atmosphere with Kingdom on July 4, 2025.

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Naga Chaitanya’s loving reaction on Aamir Khan starrer ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ trailer, praised it wholeheartedly

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Naga Chaitanya’s reaction on Aamir Khan starrer ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ trailer, know what he said

Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ trailer has just come out yesterday and it has started winning hearts as soon as it came out. This film filled with laughter, fun and lots of love seems to be coming with a fun story. This film, which is considered to be a spiritual sequel to the 2007 superhit ‘Taare Zameen Par’, is creating tremendous excitement among the audience, and the trailer has increased this excitement even more.

While the trailer is getting great reviews from all sides, actor Naga Chaitanya is also very impressed with it. He has expressed his excitement for the film by congratulating the entire team.

The South actor praised the trailer of Sitare Zameen Par on his social media. He wrote –

“This looks fantastic Aamir sir… heart touching. My best wishes to the entire team.” Apart from this, Aamir Khan Productions is launching 10 new actors including Aarush Dutta, Gopi Krishna Verma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Aayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra and Simran Mangeshkar. The film is directed by R. S. Prasanna, who earlier directed the blockbuster ‘Shubh Mangal Savdhan’. This time he is coming up with ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ with Aamir Khan Productions himself in the lead role.

Made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions, ‘Sitare Zameen Par’ stars Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh in the lead roles. The songs of the film are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and the music is given by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The screenplay is written by Divya Nidhi Sharma. The film is produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit along with Ravi Bhagchandka. R. S. Directed by Prasanna, the film will be released in theaters on June 20, 2025.

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