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AAP leader moves SC against HC order in arrest
Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case related to the now-scrapped excise policy of the city government. The high court...
ED claims Rs 508-cr bribe to Chhattisgarh CM from app developers
Giving more fodder to the opposition in Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate has alleged that chief minister Bhupesh Baghel was a direct beneficiary in the Mahadev app scam. The agency quoted its probe into accused Asim Das and said, “Mr Asim Das admitted that he was carrying Rs 5 crore...
AAP minister accused of hawala payments to China
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday alleged that Delhi minister and AAP leader Raaj Kumar Anand has been accused by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) of making hawala payments to China and evading customs duty of Rs 7 crore on imports. The federal probe agency raided the premises of...
Mahua says ready for probe, calls for decency
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who accused the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee of asking humiliating questions during a ”cash-for-query” hearing, expressed her readiness to cooperate with the probe while stressing the importance of protection from misogyny and maintaining a standard of decency. In an interview with PTI, Moitra dubbed...
INDIA alliance only for LS polls, says Akhilesh
A day after Samajwadi Party indicated it would contest 65 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2024 polls, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said members of the INDIA bloc will not be disappointed and will be given proper honour and respect. Yadav also said it is...
Jarange gives govt 2 months to resolve quota issue
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday ended his nine-day indefinite fast, but warned of a bigger agitation if no action was taken in two months on giving reservation benefits to the community. He said he will lead a massive march to Mumbai if no decision was taken within...
Nitish blames Cong for INDIA aoalition losing steam
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday blamed the Congress’ preoccupation with assembly polls in five states for the INDIA coalition’s inability to build on the momentum it had gained in recent months. The JD(U) leader’s remarks came at a rally held in Patna by the Communist Party of...
Siddaramaiah, DKS camps continue to spar over CM tenure
“I’m the chief minister, I will continue,” stressed a visibly displeased Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah when he was questioned about the rumours of change in guard after completion of 2.5 years — a question that has been hovering since the day he took over the reins of the state...
Mahua account accessed 47 times from Dubai
A day before Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra appears before the Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee, probing BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s “cash-for-query” allegations against her, sources privy to the matter alleged that nearly 47 log-ins to her parliamentary account were made from Dubai. He has accused Ms Moitra of asking questions,...
Kejriwal to skip today’s ED summons
Arvind Kejriwal may skip his ED appearance today after he in his reply to the central agency said that the summon issued to him was illegal, politically motivated and given on request of BJP. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been asked to...
Mamata alleges BJP plot to arrest all Opposition leaders
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led central government, alleging that it was conspiring to arrest all opposition leaders before next year’s Lok Sabha polls and cast votes for themselves in an empty country. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by...
Mahua appearing before ethics panel today
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra is set to appear before the ethics committee today in the cash-for-query case. Just ahead of her appearance, the MP shared a copy of the letter that she had written to the panel on Wednesday. Moitra has been embroiled in a political controversy, following...
All-party meet agrees on Maratha quota
As the unrest over the Maratha reservation continues in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday chaired an all-party meeting and sought more time for deliberation on the issue. After the all-party meeting, Shinde said the all-party meeting decided that reservation should be given to the Maratha community without...
Rajasthan polls crucial for party’s future: Gehlot
The upcoming assembly election is not just about Rajasthan, it is also about Congress’ future, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Wednesday, and added that the country needed the party. Urging party leaders to reject politics and make Congress candidates win the polls, Gehlot said that such leaders could...
Quota stir: Internet cut in Maharashtra districts
As the Maratha quota agitation took a violent turn and spread to some parts of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday met Governor Ramesh Bais to brief him about the situation and security measures being taken to curb the chaos. Internet services have been suspended in Beed, Dharashiv,...
BJP lags in Chhattisgarh as Cong creates groundswell
In six days, 20 constituencies in Chhattisgarh will vote. However, the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP are yet to publish their election manifestos. Even as senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, have announced their poll promises — loan waiver for farmers, implementation of caste...
Siddaramaiah dubs BJP drought study tour ‘farce’
Terming Karnataka BJP’s drought study tour as “farce”, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused it of using the drought situation for ‘petty political gains’. Siddaramaiah alleged delay in the release of central funds, and asked BJP leaders to at least arrange an appointment for him with Prime Minister Narendra...
Supporters celebrate Naidu’s release from jail
To celebrate the release of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu from prison after 53 days, his supporters gathered in large numbers at his residence in Undavalli in Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati district. Naidu walked out of the Rajamahendravaram central prison on Tuesday evening, hours after the Andhra...
