Patra Chawl case: Court to hear bail plea of Sanjay Raut today
A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court is likely to hear the bail plea of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday in the money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl Redevelopment scam. Raut is currently in judicial custody till September 19. Raut is a close aide of former Maharashtra Chief Minister […]
Kejriwal to launch ‘Make India No. 1’ campaign from Haryana on Wednesday
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch his party’s ‘Make India No. 1’, a campaign from Haryana on Wednesday. Addressing a digital press briefing, Kejriwal said, “Together we have to make India the number 1 country in the world. We have to connect every countryman with this campaign. I am going to start this journey […]
Jharkhand CM wins trust vote in Assembly, accuses BJP of creating an atmosphere of civil war
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday won the trust vote in the State Assembly and slammed Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) for creating an atmosphere of civil war and want to fan riots to win polls. Stating that obstacles are being presented before the state government, Soren said in the Assembly, “The manner in which […]
INS Vikrant, a collective effort of all govts since 1999: Cong
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned INS Vikrant, the Congress on Friday asked to acknowledge the efforts of previous governments in building INS Vikrant — India’s first Indigenous aircraft. Taking to Twitter, veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “India’s 1st indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant commissioned today is a collective effort of all govts since […]
7 children storm wedding venue to stop father’s fifth marriage in UP
On Tuesday night, It was not a lucky day for Shafi Ahmad as his fifth marriage was jeopardised by his seven children and their mothers who rushed into the wedding venue and created a ruckus. An argument developed which soon turned into a fist fight as the children disclosed their identity to the bride’s family. […]
Delhi Assembly adjourned till Thursday as AAP MLAs seek CBI probe into ‘Operation Lotus’
Delhi Assembly proceedings were adjourned till Thursday following slogan shouting by ruling AAP MLAs who demanded a CBI probe into the alleged “Operation Lotus” by the BJP. The AAP members also supported the BJP’s demand for a probe into the allegations of poaching of MLAs. At a press conference earlier in the day, the BJP […]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal counters BJP over ‘classroom scam’ allegations
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal targeted the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) over BJP allegations of ‘classroom scam’. He also took a dig at the conditions of the MCD school which is run by the BJP. Taking to a microblogging site, Kejriwal added, “BJP’s allegation is why so many government schools should be built, why so […]
‘No case is made out’, SC on PIL seeking independent probe in Rafale deal
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL by advocate M.L. Sharma seeking an independent probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal in view of a French media report, claiming Dassault Aviation paid one million Euros to a middleman for executing the deal. A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and comprising […]
Justice UU Lalit takes oath as 49th Chief Justice of India
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India today, a day after the retirement of Justice NV Ramana. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of India to Justice UU Lalit at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice UU Lalit succeeds Justice NV Ramana, who retired on August […]
SC dismisses plea challenging Allahabad HC judgement on 2007 Yogi Adityanath hate speech
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court judgement in a matter pertaining to the alleged hate speech of 2007 involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said it is not necessary to go into issue of denial of sanction in […]
