Category: National

Kejriwal moves Delhi HC against ED arrest in liquor policy case
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Kejriwal moves Delhi HC against ED arrest in liquor policy case

New Delhi, Mar 23: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court to challenge his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and six days of remand in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam case. Kejriwal was arrested by ED on March 21 at around 9 PM...

MEA objects to German govt’s comments on Kejriwal arrest; summons diplomat
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MEA objects to German govt’s comments on Kejriwal arrest; summons diplomat

New Delhi, Mar 23: The Government of India on Saturday took strong objection to certain remarks made by the German Foreign Ministry in relation to the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and conveyed its protest by summoning the German Deputy Chief of Mission to the External Affairs Ministry. “We see such remarks as...

India stands with Russia,’ PM Modi condemns terrorist attack in Moscow
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India stands with Russia,’ PM Modi condemns terrorist attack in Moscow

New Delhi, Mar 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack in the capital city of Russia, Moscow, and said, “India stands in solidarity with the government and the people of the Russian Federation in this hour of grief.” The incident took place on Friday night after a group of armed men...

Next five years bring new energy to India-Bhutan relations: PM Modi
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Next five years bring new energy to India-Bhutan relations: PM Modi

New Delhi, Mar 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the coming five years will bring new energy to the India-Bhutan relationship. “To fulfil your goals, India stands with you for BB—Brand Bhutan and Bhutan Believe,” Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the gathering at Tendrelthang Festival Ground in Bhutan. Prime Minister Modi...

Electoral bond has become example of misuse of government power: Congress
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Electoral bond has become example of misuse of government power: Congress

Lucknow, Mar 22: Congress on Friday termed the electoral bonds as the biggest electoral funding scam in the country and alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hatched an opaque scheme to collect black money in a white manner, which has become a unique example of misuse of government power. Talking to the reporters, the party’s...

Multi-party delegation meet ECI; lodge complaint against misuse of central agencies
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Multi-party delegation meet ECI; lodge complaint against misuse of central agencies

New Delhi, Mar 22: A multi-party delegation on Friday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) at Nirvachan Sadan here to lodge complaint against the ‘blatant and illegal use of central agencies by the government to target opposition parties’. The delegation, comprising KC Venugopal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi of Congress, Derek O Brian and Mohd...

ISRO successfully lands RLV named after legendary spaceship ‘Pushpak’
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ISRO successfully lands RLV named after legendary spaceship ‘Pushpak’

Bengaluru, Mar 22: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked a significant achievement with the successful execution of a landing mission for its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named “Pushpak” from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka’s Chalakere on Friday. Taking off at approximately 7 a.m. from the Chalakere Runway, this mission represented the RLV’s...

CM Kejriwal withdraws his plea from SC
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CM Kejriwal withdraws his plea from SC

New Delhi, Mar 22: The Delhi Chief Minister’s (CM) legal team on Friday decided to withdraw the plea filed before the top court against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise policy case. Kejriwal’s counsel, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, told the top court that he would argue the case before the magistrate...

INDIA Bloc launches joint campaign against BJP in Tripura
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INDIA Bloc launches joint campaign against BJP in Tripura

  Agartala, Mar 22 : Eight parties of the INDIA bloc on Friday launched a joint campaign for two Lok Sabha seats of Tripura, and by-elections to Ramnagar Assembly constituency targeting to reach every booth of the state against BJP candidates, said senior Congress legislator and INDIA bloc convener Sudip Roy Barman. Terming the BJP-led...

Delhi HC refuses to grant Kejriwal interim protection from arrest
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Delhi HC refuses to grant Kejriwal interim protection from arrest

New Delhi, Mar 21 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal concerning the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged excise policy scam. A division bench comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain...

Freezing of Cong account is freezing of Indian democracy: Rahul Gandhi
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Freezing of Cong account is freezing of Indian democracy: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Mar 21: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the government for freezing the party’s accounts and said that freezing the Congress’ bank accounts is freezing of Indian democracy. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, the Congress leader said, “This is not the freezing of the Indian National Congress’...

Congress’ bankruptcy is moral and intellectual, not financial: JP Nadda
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Congress’ bankruptcy is moral and intellectual, not financial: JP Nadda

New Delhi, Mar 21 : BJP President JP Nadda on Thursday hit out at the Congress for blaming the government for blocking its accounts and said, “Instead of correcting their errors, Congress is blaming authorities for their troubles”. Taking to social media post-X, Nadda said, “Be it the ITAT or the Delhi HC, they have...

PM Modi using ways to cripple Cong financially: Sonia Gandhi
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PM Modi using ways to cripple Cong financially: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Mar 21 : Former Congress president on Thursday slammed the government and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deliberately using ways to cripple the main opposition party of the country financially. Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Gandhi said, “A systematic effort is underway by the Prime Minister to cripple...

TN LS polls : Polling to be held between 7.am and 6 p.m.
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TN LS polls : Polling to be held between 7.am and 6 p.m.

  Chennai, Mar 21: The single phase polling for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone seat in Puducherry will be held from 7 am to 6 pm on April 19. This was announced by the Election Commission, as notification for the polls was issued yesterday, marking the commencement of nominations...

PM Modi, President Putin discuss India-Russia strategic ties
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PM Modi, President Putin discuss India-Russia strategic ties

New Delhi, Mar 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his re-election as the President of the Russian Federation for the fifth term. During the telephone conversation, both leaders discussed bilateral cooperation and other global issues. “We agreed to work together to further deepen...

5G data usage nearly 4 times higher than 4G: Nokia Report
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5G data usage nearly 4 times higher than 4G: Nokia Report

  New Delhi, Mar 20: The launch of high-speed mobile data, or 5G mobile services, about 18 months ago has emerged as a significant catalyst for the growth in data usage, contributing to 15 percent of all data traffic in 2023. Mobile infrastructure and handset company Nokia on Wednesday published the findings of its annual...

Punjab: Four die, 3 hospitalised after drinking poisonous liquor
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Punjab: Four die, 3 hospitalised after drinking poisonous liquor

  Sangrur, Mar 20 : Four people died and three others were hospitalised after consuming poisonous liquor in Punjab’s Sangrur district, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened in Gujran teh Dirba village on Tuesday night. Police said two persons named in the FIR – Manpreet Singh alias Mani and Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha –...

Election Commission issues notification for 1st phase of LS polls
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Election Commission issues notification for 1st phase of LS polls

New Delhi, Mar 20: The Election Commission (ECI) on Wednesday issued notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections for 102 seats. During the first phase, elections will be held on April 19, with 102 Lok Sabha seats in 17 states and four Union Territories. These include 33 seats in Tamil Nadu, 12 seats...

DMK, Cong two sides of same coin, BJP will win over 400 seats : PM
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DMK, Cong two sides of same coin, BJP will win over 400 seats : PM

Salem, (Tamil Nadu) Mar 19 (UNI) Terming the DMK and its ally, the Congress as two sides of the same coin involved in corruption and dynastic politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the BJP-led NDA will win more than 400 seats in this year’s Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a massive pubic meeting...

SC seeks Centre’s response on plea to stay CAA rules; no interim stay
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SC seeks Centre’s response on plea to stay CAA rules; no interim stay

New Delhi, Mar 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on the plea to stay the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) rules of 2024 and asked it to file its reply by April 2. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra directed...

India denounces China’s remarks over Arunachal Pradesh
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India denounces China’s remarks over Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi, Mar 19 : India has denounced the comments made by the Chinese Defence Ministry Spokesperson regarding Arunachal Pradesh, saying, “Repeating baseless arguments in this regard does not lend such claims any validity”. In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry said, “We have noted the comments made by the Spokesperson of...