Sisodia’s judicial custody extended till June 1

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till June 1 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. The judge also directed the jail authorities to consider providing the politician a chair and a table along with books inside the prison. While Sisodia […]

Rahul Gandhi listens to truckers’ ‘Mann ki Baat’

Chandigarh: Whether it was on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann ki Baat,’ or whether it was a dig at the PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat,’ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited truck drivers on Monday night to “know about their problems” and to listen to their “Mann ki Baat”. The videos which were tweeted […]

‘Around Rs 200 cr spent on salaries, allowances, facilities for Rajya Sabha MPs in last two years’

‘Around Rs 200 cr spent on salaries, allowances, facilities for Rajya Sabha MPs in last two years’

New Delhi: Around Rs 200 crore was spent on salaries, allowances and facilities for Rajya Sabha MPs over the last two years with around Rs 63 crore spent on their travel alone, according to an RTI reply. In 2021-22, in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the exchequer spent over Rs 97 crore on Rajya […]

JPC needed to probe allegations against Adani group: Congress

JPC needed to probe allegations against Adani group: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee and the SEBI have “hit walls” while investigating the Adani group’s transactions and stressed the need for a joint parliamentary committee probe to unravel the truth in the matter. The Congress’ assertion comes after a report by the Supreme Court-appointed expert committee […]

Bribery case: Bombay HC extends interim relief to Sameer Wankhede till June 8

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday extended till June 8 the interim protection granted to former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede in a case in which he is accused of demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise ‘drug bust’ case. Last […]

VP urges MLAs, MPs to ‘immobilise their remote controls’ to contribute maximum in Parl, assemblies

Thiruvananthapuram: Expressing concern over the growing tendency to “weaponise disruption and disturbance as a political strategy” in Parliament and Legislative Assemblies, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday urged MPs and MLAs to “immobilise their remote controls” to contribute their maximum in the temples of democracy. Dhankar, also Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, said there was […]

PIL in HC against exchange of Rs 2000 banknote without requisition slip, identity proof

New Delhi: A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday against permission to exchange Rs 2000 banknotes without obtaining any requisition slip and identity proof. Lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay contended in his plea that notifications by RBI and SBI in this regard are arbitrary, irrational and offend Articles 14 of […]

Nitish meets Kejriwal in Delhi, assures support to AAP govt amid tussle with Centre

Nitish meets Kejriwal in Delhi, assures support to AAP govt amid tussle with Centre

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at the latter’s residence here and extended “complete support” to him in the AAP government’s ongoing tussle with the Centre over the control of administrative services. Kumar was accompanied by his deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. The Centre promulgated […]

President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul

President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the President should inaugurate the new Parliament building and not the prime minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly-constructed Parliament building on May 28. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met Modi on Thursday last and extended an invitation to inaugurate the new building, […]

Congress leaders pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and members of the Gandhi family on Sunday paid homage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were among a large number of party leaders who paid their tributes at Veer Bhumi, the memorial of Rajiv […]