News18 Afternoon Digest: Congress’ Lok Sabha Poll Seat-sharing Done with AAP, No Pact for Punjab And Other Top Stories – News18

In today’s afternoon digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on AAP-Congress seat sharing for Lok Sabha polls, Sandeshkhali unrest, farmers’ protest, PM Modi’s Gujarat visit, Kota school teachers’ suspension over conversions, ‘love jihad’, repeal of Assam Muslim marriage, divorce registration law, and other top stories.

Congress Seals 3-Seat Lok Sabha Deal With AAP In Delhi, Gets Bigger Share In Haryana, Gujarat; No Pact In Punjab

INDIA bloc partners– Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress– have finalised their seat-sharing agreement in Delhi, Haryana, Goa and Gujarat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In a joint statement, both parties said they have mutually decided to not contest the polls together in Punjab. READ MORE

Tejashwi Yadav Lands in Soup as His Photos Sharing Dais with Sharpshooter Goes Viral | Who is Mohammad Kaif

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD Leader Tejashwai Yadav found himself amid a raging controversy on Friday after he was spotted in a meeting with sharpshooter and murder accused Mohammad Kaif alias Bunty. In visuals shared by National general secretary of BJP’s OBC Morcha Nikhil Anand, Tejashwi can be seen exchanging greetings and clicking photographs with the criminal. READ MORE

Kota Govt School Teachers ‘Forced’ Students to ‘Convert to Islam’; ‘Promoted Love Jihad’; Education Minister Reacts

Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar has suspended two Kota-based government school teachers and initiated an inquiry against a third for their alleged involvement in religious conversion, love jihad, and ties to banned jihadi outfits. The suspension orders of the teachers, posted at a school in Kota’s Sangod block, were issued on Thursday night by the Kota education officer (secondary). READ MORE

Farmers’ March Halted Till Feb 29 As Focus Shifts To Protester’s Death, Candle March Today

Farmers’ ‘Delhi chalo’ march has been halted till February 29 as groups leading the agitation have shifted their focus to the death of a young agitator in the ongoing protest. Farmer leaders have announced that they will decide their next course of action on February 29 while agitators will stay put at the two protest sites on the Punjab-Haryana border, Shambhu and Khanauri. READ MORE

Sandeshkhali News: Suvendu Adhikari in Delhi Today, Will ‘Unveil Reality of Political Violence’ at JNU; Sukanta Majumdar to Join

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendhu Adhikari is all set to speak on the Sandeshkhali unrest at an event in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday. State BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar will also attend the discussion on ‘Shattering silence: Unveiling the reality of political violence against women in West Bengal’ organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). A team from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday held on-spot inquiries in Sandeshkhali to ascertain facts about the sexual abuse and land-grabbing allegations against absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides. READ MORE

‘Modi ji Ne Jhagda Badhaya?’ In Chat with Women, PM’s Light Moment on ‘Dadagiri’ & ‘Selfie with Cows’ | WATCH

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared some glimpses of his interaction with several women cattle owners during his visit to Varanasi yesterday. These women, who were provided with indigenous breeds of Gir cow from Gujarat some two to three years ago, updated the Prime Minister about their experience of cattle rearing and how it has benefitted them financially. READ MORE