Supreme Court orders Baba Ramdev to personally appear in Patanjali hearing

New Delhi, 19/3: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Swami Ramdev, Patanjali co-founder, and company MD Acharya Balakrishna to appear personally, LiveLaw reported. The apex court resumed the hearing where it had previously issued a Contempt notice when Patanjali Ayurved continued publishing misleading ads about medicinal cure. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin…

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Modi violated model code of conduct by sending letter to voters: TMC complains to Election Commission

New Delhi, 19/3: The Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the BJP candidate from Varanasi, has violated the model code of conduct by using central government funds for campaigning. In a letter addressed to the chief election commissioner on Monday, TMC Rajya Sabha MP…

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PMK joins BJP-led NDA in Tamil Nadu in major boost for saffron camp ahead of Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi,18/3: In a major boost to the BJP alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the influential Paatali Makkal Katchi (PMK) on Monday joined the alliance led by the saffron party. “We have decided to go with the BJP for Lok Sabha polls,” PMK general secretary Vadivel Ravanan told reporters. The decision comes after…

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NDA finalises Bihar seat-sharing for LS polls: JD(U) to contest 16, BJP to field candidates in 17 seats

New Delhi, 18/3: The NDA on Monday announced its seat-sharing formula for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, giving 17 seats to the BJP, 16 to the JD(U) and five to Chirag Paswan’s LJP (Ram Vilas Paswan’s son). Two other NDA allies — Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha — will contest…

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SC tells SBI to disclose all details of electoral bonds; rejects plea to reveal details prior to April 12, 2019

New Delhi, 18/3: The Supreme Court on Monday told the SBI that there is no manner of doubt that in its judgement of February 15, 2024 declaring Electoral Bonds as unconstitutional, the issuing bank has to disclose all details, including alphanumeric numbers, to the EC. The top court, however, rejected a plea to disclose details…

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Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission orders large-scale transfers of bureaucrats, West Bengal DGP

New Delhi, 18/3:Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added. Also, the secretary of the general…

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Telangana and Puducherry Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan likely to resign; might be fielded as a BJP candidate

Hyderabad, 18/3: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who also holds additional charge as Lt Governor of Puducherry, is likely to resign from her post to make a reentry into electoral politics. Soundararajan, who was Tamil Nadu BJP chief till 2019, was appointed as Telangana Governor in September 2019. She was given additional charge as L-G of…

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