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Stalin writes to PM to seek unconditional release of Sisodia
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for the unconditional release of senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, arrested in the alleged excise scam of Delhi. The move is a shift from the stand of its ally Congress, which had taken...
Case against Priyanka Gandhi aide over ‘death threat’
A Bigg Boss participant has accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s personal assistant (PA) of threatening her with death. Sandeep Singh was charged after Bigg Boss-16 top-5 finalist Archana Gautam’s father filed a complaint that his daughter was “threatened with death”. “Casteist words were also spoken,” he alleged in...
Neiphiu Rio, Sangma swearing-in as Meghalaya, Nagaland CMs
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Neiphiu Rio and National People’s Party (NPP)’s Conrad Sangma are being sworn in as chief ministers of Nagaland and Meghalaya respectively today. BJP’s Manik Saha, will take oath as the chief minister of the saffron-party led alliance government in Tripura on Thursday, a day...
Conrad Sangma gets support of 45 MLAs
Two major regional parties – the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) – on Sunday extended their support to the NPP-led alliance, increasing the number of MLAs backing the Conrad K Sangma-led coalition to 45. The UDP and the PDF are allies of the NPP...
Another ‘drunken urination’ aboard Delhi-bound plane
A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday. The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and...
SC changes procedure for appointing poll commissioners
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has ordered a change in the procedure for the appointment of Election Commissioners. Under the order, the commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, and leader of Opposition in...
Supreme Court orders Adani stock manipulation probe
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an investigation against the Adani group to determine if there had been any manipulation of the group companies’ share prices. The court directed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to complete the investigation within a period of two months and file...
Sisodia challenges arrest, CBI’s probe in Supreme Court
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today challenged his arrest by the CBI in the Supreme Court. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, after hearing Mr Sisodia’s lawyer Abhishek Singhvi, asked why they did not go to the high court before coming to the Supreme Court directly. Singhvi cited the Supreme...
Seizure of digital device led to Sisodia’s arrest
A digital device seized from Delhi excise department led the CBI to unearth the alleged role of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy case, sources from the agency have said. According to sources in the central agency, a digital device was seized during a search at...
Delhi High Court rejects petitions against Agnipath
A batch of petitions challenging the Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed forces were today dismissed by the Delhi High Court. The court said that the scheme was made in national interest and to ensure that the armed forces are better equipped. The Agnipath scheme, unveiled in June...
CBI arrests Manish Sisodia after marathon questioning
Manish Sisodia, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, was on Sunday arrested after a marathon eight-hour questioning by the CBI in the alleged liquor policy scam. “Even if I am in jail for 7-8 months, don’t feel sorry for me, be proud. PM Modi is afraid of Arvind Kejriwal, so...
Bihar parties launch campaign for 2024 polls
Bihar will witness a major show of strength between the ruling Mahagathbandhan and opposition NDA today as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP’s principal strategist, criss-cross the state as they campaign for their respective political fronts. Kumar will hold a joint rally of...
US nominates ex-Mastercard Ajay Banga as World Bank chief
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is nominating former Mastercard Chief Executive Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current chief David Malpass announced plans to step down early. The development lender has just started accepting candidate nominations in a process set to run until...
India abstains from UN vote on ‘lasting peace’ in Ukraine
India abstained in the UN General Assembly on Thursday on a resolution that underscored the need to reach as soon as possible a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace” in Ukraine in line with the principles of the UN Charter. The 193-member General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, put forward...
Folk singer booked for song on Kanpur eviction deaths
A popular Bhojpuri singer has been served notice by the Uttar Pradesh Police for a satirical song that taunted the Yogi Adityanath government for its eviction drive in the state’s Kanpur, which led to the deaths of a mother and a daughter. Singer Neha Singh Rathore recently uploaded a...
Singer Sonu Nigam manhandled at Mumbai concert
Singer Sonu Nigam was manhandled and one of his aides was thrown off the stage allegedly when fans clamoured for selfies at a music festival in Mumbai last night. The incident took place at 11 pm in Chembur when Sonu Nigam was climbing down the stage after his live...
MP Shivratri clashes as dalits stopped from entering temple
An argument over offering prayers on the festival of Shivratri devolved into an all-out battle between two communities in southwest Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, leaving at least 14 people injured. Members of the Dalit community alleged that some people from a so-called “upper caste” allegedly stopped them from entering...
Google lays off more staffers in India
Tech giant Google is learnt to have sacked around 450 employees across various departments in India. The employees were reportedly informed of their termination through mail late at night on Thursday. The mail was sent by Sanjay Gupta, Country Head and Vice President of Google India, according to various...
