Income Tax dept freezes Congress accounts, appellate tribunal de-freezes them

New Delhi, 16/2: The Congress on Friday said Income Tax authorities had frozen its main bank accounts, impacting all political activity. However, the accounts were later de-frozen by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal pending a further hearing next week. Party leader Vivek Tankha, who appeared before the tribunal against the order, said the party was…

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Farmer groups to observe Bharat Bandh today against Modi govt’s policies

New Delhi, 16/2: The Samyuktha Kisan Morcha (SKM) and central trade unions barring the BMS on Wednesday announced a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on February 16 to protest against Narendra Modi government’s “growing corporate, communal and authoritarian attack” on people. Traders and transporters have also appealed for support for the strike, which will also act as a…

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NC quitting I.N.D.I.A.? Omar says no, Farooq Abdullah hints at rejoining NDA

Kashmir, 15/2: In a damage-control exercise, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Thursday said his party will continue to remain a member of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. The statement came hours after his father and party president Farooq Abdullah announced his party would contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls on…

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Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bond Scheme as unconstitutional

New Delhi, 15/2: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared the Electoral Bonds Scheme introduced, in 2018, for contribution to political parties, as unconstitutional for being violative to the Right to Information of the citizens. A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai,…

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