The former Prime Minister turned 92 on Thursday, with Congress leaders lauding his contributions.
During the 'Jivitputrika' festival, women fast for the well-being of their children.
The court later suspended the sentence for 30 days and granted bail to the Rajya Sabha MP after he filed a bail application.
The Opposition party demanded that the actor-politician be expelled by the ruling party if it did not agree with her remarks.
On Tuesday, the Karnataka High Court upheld the governor’s Thaawarchand Gehlot’s approval for an investigation against Chief Minister in the case.
Hitting out at Prime Minister, the Congress chief said, “Contrary to BJP's high decibel propaganda, India's Manufacturing sector has got de-industrialised due to Modi government’s flop...
Akshay Shinde, 24, was accused of sexually assaulting two minor girls at a school in Badlapur town in Maharashtra's Thane district.
Kollam MLA M Mukesh was arrested on Tuesday and released on bail.
“If they fire a bullet, we will respond with a shell,” he said.
The Lokpal emphasised the requirement for a thorough articulation of corruption allegations, following a strict procedural approach to assess the validity of the complaint.