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Rahul asked to appear before Gujarat court today in defamation case
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to appear before a magistrate’s court here in Gujarat today to record his final statement in a criminal defamation suit filed by a Gujarat MLA over the former’s remark on the “Modi surname”. A week back, Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat A N...
Rs 9,371 crore fugitive assets transferred to banks
Assets totalling Rs 9,371 crore belonging to fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi have been transferred to state-run banks to realise the losses on account of the fraud committed against them. “ED not only attached/seized assets worth of ₹18,170.02 crore (80.45% of the total loss to banks) in...
Akhilesh says BJP will lose in UP as people want change
IPA Webdesk The BJP will lose next year’s Uttar Pradesh election as people want change, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said today. In an exclusive interview, he also said his party would contest elections in alliance with like-minded smaller parties instead of major parties. “My experience with big parties...
Chidambaram tears into Modi govt’s vaccination policy
Hoard on Sunday, vaccinate on Monday and go back limping on Tuesday is how Congress leader P Chidambaram today explained the working order behind the centre’s “record” vaccinations in a day, in what was a three-step deconstruction and a searing takedown of the centre’s vaccination policy. Vaccination figures across...
Over 40 Delta Plus cases reported in India
There are over 40 cases in the country of the new Delta Plus strain, which has been tagged as a “Variant of Concern” by the government. Yesterday, the government sent a warning to three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, on Delta Plus cases found there. Sources say that...
Bengal division movements that fizzled out over time
After 74 years of a split that spurred one of the largest migrations in human history, there is a buzz in Bengal of another rupture with political leaders mainly from the Bharatiya Janata Party demanding North Bengal as a separate union territory and Jangalmahal to be carved out as...
SC stays Bombay HC verdict cancelling caste certificate of Amravati MP
In a relief to Lok Sabha MP Navneet Kaur Rana, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict cancelling the caste certificate of the independent lawmaker representing Maharashtra’s Amravati constituency, reserved for scheduled castes. The Bombay High Court had on June 9 cancelled the caste certificate of...
Online flash sales to be banned in major e-com policy tweaks
The government of India today proposed several tweaks to the country’s e-commerce rules to curb widespread cheating and unfair trade practices in the ecosystem. Among the changes proposed are a ban on certain kinds of flash sales and punitive action against the platform if sellers don’t deliver, according to...
Another 8-year-old girl raped and killed in UP village
An eight-year-old girl was strangled to death in a village in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Her body was found in a sugarcane field late at night in the Kheri district, about 130 km from Lucknow, hours after she went missing. In the murder case, the police have now also...
Action initiated against misconduct by Alapan Bandyopadhyay
Following up on it’s show cause notice, the Center has started penalty proceedings against ex-chief secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay alleged misconduct and misbehavior. A memorandum sent to the newly appointed advisor to West Bengal chief minister by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has asked Bandyopadhyay...
