UK PM Johnson suffers heavy losses in London in local elections

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Tajinder Bagga was arrested by Punjab Police latest flashpoint between BJP and AAP, UK PM Johnson suffered heavy losses in London in local elections, Mumbai Indians registered their first win against Rajasthan Royals and other Top News in today's bulletin.
The BJP and the AAP are locked in a standoff yet again – this time over the arrest of BJP leader Tajinder Pal Bagga, who has been known for his sharp attacks on the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. On Friday, hours after the arrest, as the 36-year-old leader was being taken to Mohali by the Punjab Police, the team of cops was stopped in the BJP-ruled Haryana. Around the same time, a kidnapping case was filed in Delhi against the Punjab Police while the BJP slammed Arvind Kejriwal’s party over what they called “vendetta politics”. The curfew imposed following communal violence in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur was lifted on Friday for two hours from 8 am to allow people to buy essential commodities on Friday. The use of vehicles was not permitted during the relaxation as a precautionary measure a day after police carried out a flag march in the city on Thursday to maintain peace in the violence-hit areas. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will take stock of the work of ministers and lawmakers of Assam’s ruling coalition on Friday as the Bharatiya Janata Party-(BJP) led government completes its first year in office next week. The review meeting will be held at a resort near the Kaziranga National Park. In a tweet, Sarma said, “Tomorrow [Friday], I will attend a day-long interactive session with my cabinet colleague and MLAs [members of legislative assembly] of BJP and its allies. It aims at improving monitoring of schemes by public representatives.” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party lost control of traditional strongholds in London and suffered losses elsewhere in local elections, early results on Friday showed, as voters punished his government over a raft of scandals. Johnson’s party was ousted in Wandsworth, a low-tax Conservative stronghold since 1978, part of a trend in the British capital where voters used the elections to express anger over a cost-of-living crisis and fines imposed on the prime minister for breaking his own COVID-19 lockdown rules. Actor Yami Gautam wished her younger brother Ojas on his birthday on Instagram. Sharing an unseen candid photo from her wedding, Yami penned a sweet note for him. Actor Ayushmann Khurrana reacted to her post. Sharing the picture, Yami wrote, “You aren’t a teenager anymore but for me you shall remain my little baby brother, forever. Happy birthday, Ojas.” After enduring eight consecutive defeats, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians will be relieved after registering their first win of the campaign against Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians will look to carry forward the momentum and produce a similar performance against Gujarat Titans, when the two lock horns on Friday evening. While Gujarat are leading the charts, Mumbai find themselves hanging at the bottom of the points table. Going into the clash captain Rohit will look to find his lost mojo back and the same applies for Ishan Kishan, who has been rather inconsistent with the bat this time around.