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SC declines to hear Kejriwal’s plea for bail extension
The Supreme Court will not hear Arvind Kejriwal’s request seeking a 7-day extension of his interim bail in a corruption case linked to the Delhi liquor policy. The Court last month granted interim bail to Kejriwal to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections and had asked him to...
PM will be decided by all leaders if INDIA Bloc wins, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had a witty response ready when he was asked, yet again, who would be the Prime Ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc. “It’s like asking ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’,” Kharge said, referring to the popular TV quiz show hosted by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. “If we...
Hardline Iran President confirmed dead in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died after his helicopter crashed in the mountains yesterday. Raisi was in line to be Iran’s next supreme leader, along with a clampdown on morality questions. Raisi’s hardline position had been all pervasive in domestic politics while he governed through a severe economic crisis and...
BJP trying to ‘finish’ AAP, says Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by senior leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), ahead of a planned march to the BJP headquarters today declared that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can send anyone he wishes to jail. Kejriwal alleged that the BJP sees AAP as a threat, prompting...
Congress claims Kharge’s helicopter checked in Bihar
Opposition leaders are being targeted by poll officials, the Congress alleged on Sunday, claiming that while its chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s helicopter was checked in Bihar’s Samastipur, leaders of the BJP-led NDA were being allowed to move “freely”. Mr Kharge on Saturday addressed back-to-back Lok Sabha election rallies in Samastipur...
Wayanad reacts to Rahul agreeing to contest from Raebareli
With Rahul Gandhi deciding to contest the Raebareli Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh as well, there were mixed reactions from people in Kerala’s Wayanad. Elections were held in Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on April 26. While some people said there was nothing wrong for him to contest Raebareli...
Tharoor spikes BJP’s Mangalsutra charge over manifesto
Hitting back hard at the BJP’s allegations that his party’s manifesto speaks about wealth redistribution and an inheritance tax, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said that the ruling party is talking about the document even without reading it and every charge levelled on this front is “completely concocted by...
Six-time MP Brij Bhushan may stay away from poll
Sexual harassment allegations and street protests by the country’s top wrestlers may cost BJP heavyweight and six-time MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh an opportunity to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sources in the BJP have told NDTV that the former national wrestling boss may not get a...
Two more Delhi Cong leaders quit over alliance with AAP
In a major setback to the Congress party, two of its leaders and observers for two Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh have resigned from the party. The two leaders in separate letters addressed to party president Mallikarjun Kharge have majorly blamed the Congress’ AAP...
Amit Shah cites ‘matrushakti’ to hit back on sex scandal
Union Minister Amit Shah has accused the Congress government in Telangana of not taking any action over the obscene clips that allegedly showed former prime minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson and NDA candidate Prajwal Revanna sexually assaulting several women. Speaking to reporters this morning, Shah said the BJP stand...
Supreme Court notice to ED on Soren’s plea against arrest
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench hearing the case posted the matter in the week commencing from May 6 stating that, in the meantime, it shall be...
Delhi Cong chief resigns, cites rift with party on AAP alliance
Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely today resigned as the chief of the party’s Delhi unit over its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Arvinder Singh Lovely said that several AAP ministers have been jailed over corruption charges, still the Congress formed an alliance with them for the Lok...
Modi says Cong taking support of banned PFI in Wayanad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting India’s Rajas and Maharajas, but remaining silent on the atrocities committed by Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans and Badshahs for the sake of appeasement politics. He also continued his attack against the Congress on the “inheritance tax” issue...
Supreme Court dismisses pleas for 100% VVPAT verification
The Supreme Court today rejected petitions seeking 100% verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines with paper slips generated through the VVPAT method. The two-judge bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta delivered concurrent but separate judgments. “While balanced perspective is important, blindly doubting a system...
Congress in firefighting mode amid row over Pitroda remarks
In a stunning own goal that has pushed the Congress on the backfoot, senior party leader Sam Pitroda today stoked the debate over the BJP’s allegations that the Congress is planning a redistribution of wealth. Mr Pitroda’s example of an inheritance tax in the US added fuel to the...
Supreme Court asks EC 4 questions on how VVPATs work
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta this morning asked a senior official...
Questions over credibility of Election Commission: Brinda
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised questions about the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) following what she calls “a shocking statement” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Ms Karat, the Prime Minister’s words violated Indian laws against inciting communal enmity and hate...
Kejriwal administered insulin in jail after sugar levels soar
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today administered insulin at Tihar jail after his blood sugar level soared, reaching 320. The AAP chief yesterday accused the Tihal jail administration of not providing him with insulin despite repeated requests. Kejriwal’s accusations were met with a rebuttal from the Tihar jail...
