Anubhav Mohanty leaves BJD, Likely to join BJP
Cuttack, 30/3: In a big political development, Odia superstar and Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty leaves BJD.He is likely to join BJP. Previously Sidhant Mohapatra and Akash Das Nayak also left BJD.
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Chiranjib Biswal leaves Congress
Bhubaneswar, 30/3: In a big setback for Congress, Chiranjib Biswal. Quits Congress He resigns from primary membership of the Congress .Chiranjib was twice elected as MLA from Congress.
AAP minister Kailash Gahlot summoned by ED in Delhi excise policy case today
New Delhi, 30/3: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot for questioning on Saturday in connection with a money-laundering case linked to the now-scrapped excise policy for the capital, official sources said. Gahlot (49), an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Najafgarh, is the minister for transport, home and law in the…
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, CPI reportedly gets I-T department notice for Rs 11 crore dues on same day as Congress
New Delhi, 29/3: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has received a notice from the income-tax department, asking it to pay “dues” of Rs 11 crore for using an old PAN card while filing tax returns during the last few years, sources said on Friday. They said the Left party is consulting its lawyers to…
UP court orders judicial probe into Mukhtar Ansari’s death
UP, 29/3: A chief judicial magistrate’s court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday ordered a judicial inquiry into the death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, a senior official said. Banda Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Bhagwan Das Gupta appointed Garima Singh, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (MP-MLA Court Banda) as the investigating officer in the case, the official…
Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar, RJD to contest 26, Congress 9,Left 5
Patna, 29/3: The Mahagathbandhan, the opposition coalition in Bihar, on Friday announced that the RJD, its largest constituent, will contest 26, out of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress will contest nine seats, followed by CPI(ML) 3 and CPI and CPI(M) one each. As per the announcement, the Congress has been made to…
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets Ukranian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba
New Delhi, 28/3: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba in New Delhi on Friday as part of a bilateral engagement. Kuleba, who arrived here on Thursday, is on a two-day visit to India. “Welcome FM @DmytroKuleba of Ukraine to Hyderabad House. Look forward to our discussions today,” Jaishankar…
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Greece
Greece, 29/3: A 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Friday hit Greece, reported news agency PTI. The earthquake occurred 30 km North-West of Filiatra, the agency added.
Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, I-T department slaps Congress with Rs 1700 cr demand notice: Report
New Delhi, 28/3: The Income Tax Department has issued demand notice of Rs 1,700 crores to the Congress, news agency ANI reported, citing sources. The fresh demand notice is for assessment years 2017-18 and 2020-21, and includes penalty and interest.
Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail: Son Umar Ansari
Banda, 29/3: Mukhtar Ansari was subjected to slow poisoning in jail, Umar Ansari, the son of the gangster-turned-politician who died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda, alleged early Friday. The charge has been denied by authorities. Mukhtar Ansari was brought to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district…