Mumbai, April 18 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached the properties of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Ripu Sudan Kundra, alias Raj Kundra. In a statement, the agency announced its decision to provisionally attach immovable and movable properties belonging to Ripu Sudan Kundra, also known as Raj Kundra, under the...
New Delhi, April 18: A high-stake political battle is set to kick off on Friday with as many as 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and union territories (UTs) going to the hustings in the first of the seven-phase Indian general election. Along with parliamentary seats, 92 assembly constituencies in Arunachal and Sikkim will also...
Agartala, April 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed Congress and CPI-M for making Tripura a hub of corruption before Bharatiya Janata Party came to power. Addressing a massive rally for BJP candidates Biplab Kumar Deb and Kriti Singh Debbarma, Modi appealed voters to ensure victory of saffron party candidates in the...
Mandya (Karnataka), April 17 : Congress MP Rahul Gandhi addressed a public meeting in Mandya on Wednesday, unveiling the Congress party’s new initiative aimed at tackling youth unemployment. During his speech, he announced the launch of a new scheme named ‘Pehali Naukari Pakki’, which translates to ‘First Job Guaranteed’. “I am here to inform...
Mumbai, Apr 17 : According to the Election Commission, various departments of the central and state governments have confiscated a total of Rs 421.41 crore. The amounts accounts for cash, liquor, drugs, freebies, precious metals, and other items, according to State Chief Election Officer and Principal Secretary S Chokkalingam. In his press statement, he...
Ghaziabad (UP), April 17 : Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the electoral bonds as the biggest extortion scheme in the world and alleged that the entire country knows that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the “champion of corruption”. In a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, the...
New Delhi, Apr 15: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan challenging the Delhi High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of the Delhi Wakf Board. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleged that ordinary depositors are being cheated by the CPI(M)-controlled cooperative banks in Kerala. Addressing a BJP rally at Kattakkada in the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency, the Prime Minister said common people, labourers, farmers and women are being cheated by cooperative banks which are under the...
Mumbai, Apr 15: Mumbai crime branch has detained two suspects from neighbouring New Mumbai City within 24 hours after several rounds were fired outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai’s posh Bandra locality, Mumbai Police crime branch officials said on Monday. The case is currently being probed by the crime branch after an...
New Delhi, Apr 15 : The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the ED in the Excise policy case. A bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta sought a response from the Enforcement Directorate on the...
New Delhi, Apr 15: Even before the country goes to vote for the first phase of polling on April 19, the enforcement agencies have so far seized Rs 4650 crores which is higher than the total seizures of the 2019 General Elections. Rajasthan topped the list with a total seizure amounting to Rs 778.5 crores,...
Mysuru, Apr 14 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a gathering in Mysuru on April 14, referred to the Congress party as the “Sultan of the Tukde-Tukde Gang.” “The Congress party today is roaming around like the ‘Sultan’ of a ‘Tukde-Tukde’ gang. The dangerous intentions of dividing, breaking, and weakening the country are still...
Jamui, Apr 14: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday slammed family members of RJD chief Lalu Prasad for ” jail jibe ” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying no one in the country would tolerate such statements. Singh while addressing a public meeting here in favour of NDA candidate Arun Bharati for ongoing Lok Sabha...
New Delhi, April 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the BJP’s manifesto ‘Sankalp Patra’ with tagline ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ and said that the ‘ambition’ of 140 crore people of the country was his ‘mission’ and sought their blessings in creating a ‘Viksit Bharat’. The Prime Minister, while addressing the party leaders after releasing...
New Delhi, April 14 : Citing the potential threat to peace and security amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, India on Sunday called for “immediate de-escalation” and “exercise of restraint” between both nations. The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement today said, “We are seriously concerned at the escalation of hostilities between...
Mumbai, April 14: Two unidentified persons opened fire outside Bollywood megastar Salman Khan’s Bandra home on Sunday at 5 a.m. and ran away on their motorcycles, officials said. According to reports, the two unknown persons sporting helmets came speeding on a motorcycle and fired at least four shots in the direction of Galaxy Apartment...
Imphal, Apr 14: The Congress party has filed a formal complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur on Saturday as some unidentified armed persons resorted to firing during a meeting of the party at Moirang, Bishnupur district on Friday. Congress candidate for Inner Manipur, Ak Bimol along with Girish Chodankar, AICC In-charge Manipur, K. Meghachandra,...
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Apr 13: In a major seizure ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Election Flying Squad officials seized Rs One Crore cash from the house of Ettarai Panchayat Union President A.Dhivya at Ettarai village in Tiruchirapalli district on Friday night. Disclosing this to newsmen here on Saturday, District Collector M.Pradeep Kumar...
Patna, April 13: RJD in its manifesto for Lok Sabha election released on Saturday, promised to provide one crore jobs to youths and financial assistance of Rs one lakh to one woman of every poor family in a year. Leader of the opposition and senior RJD leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav while releasing the manifesto...
Shimla, Apr 13 : A woman lost her life and several were injured when an HRTC electric bus went out of control at an old bus stand in Shimla. The chaos unfolded as the bus driver, Praveen Kumar from Sarkaghat, rammed into a parked bus, a bike, and a car at the taxi stand,...
New Delhi, Apr 12: Reviewing the preparedness for the first phase of Lok Sabha election at a meeting, the Election Commision on Friday directed the central observers to ensure smooth, free and fair voting. The commission has deployed 127 General Observers, 67 Police Observers and 167 Expenditure Observers in total 102 Parliamentary Constituencies across 21...