Bengaluru,24/4: In a fierce retort to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who accused her party of going after women’s jewellery, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her mother’s mangalsutra was “sacrificed” for the nation. Priyanka chose the Bangalore South constituency, where her party has fielded Sowmya Reddy against BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, to respond to…
Ranchi, 24/4: Former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court saying the High Court is not pronouncing a verdict on his plea challenging the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, PTI reported. Soren told the top court that the HC had reserved its verdict on February 28 on his plea against the arrest…
New Delhi, 23/4: Delhi Police had briefly detained an eatery owner following a complaint that he had sold biryani on disposable plates purportedly having a picture of Lord Ram on them in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, officials said on Tuesday. During investigations, it was found that the shopkeeper had bought 1000 plates from a factory and…
New Delhi, 23/4: Amid the continuing suspense over his candidature from Amethi Lok Sabha seat, renovation and cleaning works at senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s house at Gauriganj in Amethi have triggered speculations in the political circles here that the former Congress president could also contest from his one time bastion along with Wayanad seat…
New Delhi,23/4 : A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 7. Special judge for CBI and ED matters Kaveri Baweja extended their custody after they were produced before the court through…
New Delhi, 23/4: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to an accused in a UAPA case linked to the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 communal riots here, saying a violent public demonstration goes beyond the constitutional right to protest A bench headed by Justice Suresh Kumar Kait, in its order uploaded…
New Delhi, 23/4: Indian manufacturer Everest Food Products said on Tuesday its spices were safe for consumption after Singapore authorities asked an importer to recall a product for inspection, following a sales ban in Hong Kong, which warned of a cancer risk. Everest’s spice mixes are exported to countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the…
New Delhi,23/4: All eyes are on the Election Commission over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “hate speech” at a campaign rally with the Congress on Monday demanding that candidates who create division among people be disqualified as candidates. Parties like CPI(M) and CPI(ML)L too joined in seeking action, including a ban from campaigning, against him, even…
New Delhi, 23/4: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been administered a ‘low dose’ of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail here said on Tuesday. “Kejriwal was given two units of low dose insulin on Monday evening on the advice of AIIMS doctors,” a Tihar official said. His blood sugar…
Ahmedabad,24/4: A day after Congress candidate and his substitute’s nominations were canceled over discrepancies in the signatures of their proposers, eight other candidates including one from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) withdrew their nominations, paving the way for the BJP candidate to be elected unopposed. Since Monday morning, seven candidates including Soheil Shekh from Log Party,…
