India

Raghav Chadha retains govt bungalow, DHC overturns trial court order

18 Oct 2023 09:15 AM IST

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed AAP Leader Raghav Chadha to plead challenging the trial court’s decision to vacate its interim order that had prevented the Rajya Sabha Secretariat from evicting him from the government bungalow allotted to him. This trial court decision paved the way for Chadha’s eviction.

SC Reserves Verdict on Manish Sisodia’s Regular Bail Pleas

18 Oct 2023 09:14 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the regular bail pleas of former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia. These pleas are related to corruption and money laundering cases arising from the Delhi excise policy ‘scam.’ A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and

Delhi LG grants approval to file case against 2 PWD engineers

18 Oct 2023 09:13 AM IST

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has given his assent for lodging a case under the anti-corruption law against an assistant engineer and junior engineer of the public works department in an alleged scam related to a road construction project in 2014–15, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday. The approval

Money laundering laws can’t be misused for oppression: Sanjay Singh

18 Oct 2023 09:12 AM IST

AAP leader Sanjay Singh, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a case related to the now-scrapped excise policy for the city, told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that the law against money laundering cannot become an “instrument of oppression,” as he demanded his release in the matter. The counsel

SC reserves verdict on Naidu’s plea against HC order in SDC scam case

18 Oct 2023 09:06 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP Supremo N Chandrababu Naidu’s petition challenging the high court order, which refused to quash the FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. The bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M

Corruption has doubled in Tamil Nadu due to DMK: Piyush Goyal

18 Oct 2023 09:05 AM IST

Union textiles minister Piyush Goyal was in Coimbatore on October 16th to attend the padyatra by BJP state president K Annamalai at Tirupur. Speaking on the occasion, Goyal said, “After M K Stalin became the chief minister in Tamil Nadu, corruption has doubled. Now there is a son (Udhayanidhi Stalin)

Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries to get a gas cylinder free: Yogi Adityanath

18 Oct 2023 09:02 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today announced that Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries will be given a cooking gas cylinder free of cost as a “Diwali gift”. The Chief Minister made the announcement during an event in Bulandshahr where he inaugurated multiple development projects worth Rs 632 crore. The projects include

Telangana Congress chief detained in Hyderabad for breaching election code

18 Oct 2023 09:01 AM IST

Congress’ Telangana Chief Revanth Reddy was detained by Telangana Police on Tuesday at Gun Park in Hyderabad during the party’s protest against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao where he alleged that the Chief Minister has been using money and liquor in an effort to win votes. Reddy was demanding Chandrasekhar

Samajwadi Party releases manifesto, challenges Congress

18 Oct 2023 08:30 AM IST

Tensions between the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) are escalating in the run-up to the Madhya Pradesh legislative elections. Shortly after the Congress released its list of candidates, SP promptly announced its own list of nine nominees. Now, in response to the Congress manifesto, SP has launched its own declaration.

Congress-AAP alliance faces hurdles in north India

18 Oct 2023 08:28 AM IST

I.N.D.I.A, the opposition alliance against the central NDA government is facing internal rifts, particularly in the northern states of Punjab, Delhi, and Haryana. The main point of contention is the reluctance of Congress leaders from these states to collaborate with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha

Calcutta HC warns ED not to leak information to media

18 Oct 2023 08:21 AM IST

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday laid down guidelines for the media to adhere to when reporting on criminal cases concerning the school jobs for cash scam in which Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee is facing a probe. In the same ruling, the Court also sounded a warning against

North Bengal parties set up forum to push for separate state

18 Oct 2023 08:17 AM IST

North Bengal seems headed for a fresh bout of unrest after eight organisations and political parties in the region have come together to form a common platform to push for a separate state. They have set up a forum, named the United Front for Separate State (UFSS), which was formed