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Sasikala to be quizzed in Kodanad heist-murder case
Tamil Nadu’s mysterious Kodanad case revolving around a heist and the murder of a security guard deployed at late chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s luxurious property, the suicide of an estate employee, and the deaths of two accused in alleged road accidents, is back to haunt the AIADMK. VK Sasikala,...
Free-trade agreement on agenda of Boris Johnson visit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad this morning as part of his two-day India visit. He will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, where both are expected to discuss trade and defence, among other issues. Johnson indicated he was ready to offer more visas to...
Assam police arrests Jignesh Mevani from Gujarat
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who had extended support to the Congress in September 2021, was arrested by the Assam Police from a Circuit House in Gujarat’s Palanpur late last night. He was taken to Ahmedabad last night and shall be taken to Assam today. The reason behind the arrest...
Opposition challenges BJP’s law & order weapon
Days after violence broke out in Jahangirpuri between two groups on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, the two-day anti-encroachment drive in the area by Delhi’s BJP-run municipal corporation was stayed by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Ordering “status quo”, the court said it will continue the hearing on Thursday....
SC asks banks not to impose penalties for missing EMIs
The Supreme Court has recently directed the banks to not treat the accounts of homebuyers of Amrapali Group of Companies, who have bought their flats under subvention scheme, as non-performing assets accounts. The apex court also said that no penalties will be charged from them for defaulting easy monthly...
No plan to impose fine for not wearing masks in Delhi
The government is not planning to impose a fine for not wearing face masks in Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday while addressing media persons at Thyagaraj Stadium during the launch ceremony of the Delhi Education Song (Delhi Shiksha Geet). Mr Sisodia said, “We need to...
KCR’s dig at Centre’s ‘regressive’ farm policies
Persisting with his attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has expressed unhappiness over the “regressive” farm policies adopted by the union government. The central tactics are dampening the agricultural growth of the country, which relies on farming as the main...
Air Force successfully test fires BrahMos missile from jet
In demonstrating its operational preparedness, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard. The “live firing” of the missile was carried out in close coordination with the Indian Navy, the IAF said. The missile...
PK meets Sonia second time in 3 days; decision soon
Amid buzz over poll strategist Prashant Kishor joining Congress, Kishor on Monday evening met party’s chief Sonia Gandhi for a planning session on the upcoming assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections. It was the second meeting in the last three days as the poll strategist had met Gandhi...
Seer accuses Bommai govt of taking commission
A Lingayat seer has accused Karnataka’s Basavaraj Bommai government of taking a 30 per cent cut from the grants set aside for the welfare and development of mutts — a shocking allegation days after the corruption charges related to former state minister KS Eshwarappa. Chief Minister Bommai has said...
Sharp rise in Delhi Covid positivity rate
Delhi’s COVID-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data. The national capital on Sunday recorded a 4.21 per cent positivity rate. With the new cases, the city’s infection...
Lekhimpur killings: SC cancels bail to minister’s son
Bail granted to Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra, who is accused of murdering farmers in Uttar Pradesh last year, was cancelled by the Supreme Court today. He has been ordered to surrender in a week. Ashish Mishra was granted bail by the Allahabad High Court on...
Non-BJP CMs likely to meet in Mumbai soon: Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said a conference of non-BJP chief ministers is likely to be held in Mumbai soon to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the chief ministers of states where the BJP is...
90% jump in India’s daily Covid count; 214 deaths
India today recorded a massive jump in its daily Covid counts, raising fears of another spike in infections. As many as 2,183 new Covid cases have been recorded over the past 24 hours, an 89.8 per cent jump from yesterday’s case count of 1,150 cases. A total of 214...
Nadda reiterates BJP line on recent communal violence
BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday claimed that recent communal violence during yatras taken out on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti are a “conspiracy” to cause disintegration in the society, and accused the Congress of acting in the “most irresponsible” manner. Addressing party men at the state...
Two minors among 20 held for Delhi violence
Twenty people have been arrested over the violence in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri that took place last evening, in which eight policemen and a civilian were injured. Police said two minors have also been apprehended for the violence which took place during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Among the arrested men...
Suvendu demands President’s Rule in West Bengal
After meeting the wife of slain Congress councillor of Jhalda Municipality Tapan Kandu on Sunday, the leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP, demanded imposition of Article 356 in the state. Under Article 356 of the Constitution, President’s rule can be imposed in case...
Clashes at Delhi Hanuman Jayanti procession
Members of two communities today clashed in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area after stones were allegedly pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Several people, including cops, have been injured in the ensuing chaos. Visuals from the clashes show huge groups of people on different sides of a road pelting stones at...
