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Palestinian prime minister resigns over Gaza situation

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday announced the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank. “I submit the government’s resignation to Mr President (Mahmud Abbas),” Shtayyeh said, adding it comes in the wake of the “developments related to the aggression against the Gaza...

Feb 26 · >

ED money laundering case against key TMC man in Sandeshkhali row

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today registered a case against Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, the central figure in the Sandeshkhali row in West Bengal, on money laundering charges. Raids are underway at Sheikh Shahjahan’s house and six other locations. The women in Sandeshkhali have accused Sheikh Shahjahan of involvement in...

Feb 23 · >

Yet another summons to Arvind Kejriwal in liquor policy case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has received a seventh summons from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), officials told NDTV this morning. Kejriwal has been asked to appear on February 26 for questioning in connection with the Delhi liquor excise policy case. He skipped the Enforcement Directorate’s sixth call on Monday with...

Feb 22 · >

Chinese ship set to dock in Male amid anti-India moves

Amid strained ties between India and the Maldives, a Chinese vessel has entered the waters of the island nation and is set to dock in its capital Male. The 4,300-ton Xiang Yang Hong 03 is classified as a ‘research’ vessel mapping the floor of Indian Ocean. Sources in the...

Feb 22 · >

Farmers resume march after talks with Centre fail

The protesting farmers from Punjab have rejected the Centre’s proposal to buy three types of pulses, maize and cotton at the old MSP and their march to Delhi will continue today. The police and paramilitary forces have geared up to stop the convoy with multi-layer fortifications at the Shambhu...

Feb 21 · >

Kejriwal skips another summons citing pending court case

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will once again skip the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons, marking the sixth time he has failed to appear for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. The AAP has reiterated its stance, declaring the summons as “illegal” and asserting that the matter...

Feb 19 · >

Govt said to be ‘weighing options’ after electoral bond strictures

A day after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bonds scheme – on grounds it violated citizens’ right to information, was unconstitutional, and may lead to quid pro quo arrangements between political parties and donors – the government has said it is “studying” the order. Sources told NDTV...

Feb 17 · >

Farmers’ Delhi March on course amid Bharat Bandh call

The leaders of protesting farmer unions and Centre held marathon talks last night with Union minister Arjun Munda terming the discussion as “positive”. Munda along with Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai represented the Centre at the around five-hour-long meeting over the farmer unions’ various demands, including a...

Feb 16 · >

Sandeshkhali case in Supreme Court, probe sought

The Sandeshkhali case from West Bengal, centered around allegations of sexual abuse and land grabbing by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, has now reached the Supreme Court after sparking nationwide outrage. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, urging an impartial...

Feb 16 · >

Farmers hold off on march pending talks with Centre

The Union government will hold a meeting with farmers in Chandigarh on Thursday and the protestors will remain peaceful and not try and push their way through the barricades and other barriers at various borders until then, a farmer leader has said. Speaking after a meeting with senior police...

Feb 15 · >
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