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The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union elections this year witnessed the victory of two Dalit students, Priyanshi Arya and Dhananjay, who secured the positions of general secretary and president respectively. Priyanshi Arya, a 23-year-old from Haldwani, Uttarakhand, is the oldest of three daughters from a middle-class family. Her journey to social work was inspired by […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for issuing executive orders from the Enforcement Directorate’s custody. The party has demanded his resignation on moral grounds, citing his continued hold on the position as a sign of insecurity and greed. BJP leader Dr Harshvardhan stated, “Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is in […]
The United States is closely monitoring the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, a prominent Indian opposition figure and Chief Minister of Delhi, urging a fair and transparent legal process. The arrest, made by India’s financial crime-fighting agency on corruption charges, comes a month before the national elections and has been vehemently denied by Kejriwal’s political party. […]
New Delhi: Days after the State Bank of India released data on electoral bonds after Supreme Court orders, transparency activist Anjali Bhardwaj has noted that the data shows that the invisible alphanumeric codes on each bond slip was tracked by the SBI – contrary to what the Narendra Modi government had explicitly claimed. In theory, electoral bonds allowed […]
The Congress party has replaced Sunil Sharma, who was initially chosen for the Jaipur city Loksabha seat, following a political uproar over his association with Jaipur Dialogues, a right-wing forum known for targeting the Congress leadership and minority communities. On March 24, the party announced former minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas as the new candidate. Khachariyawas, […]
Sukesh Chandrashekhar, currently lodged in Tihar jail over his alleged involvement in a Rs 200 crore ($23.9 million) money laundering case, has threatened to expose Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest. Chandrashekhar stated that he would become an approver against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and his team. “I will become an […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, has termed his arrest and subsequent remand to ED’s custody as illegal. He has approached the high court for an urgent hearing and is seeking immediate release. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was taken into custody in relation to […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slapped a hefty fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for violating flight duty time regulations (FDTL) and the fatigue management system (FMS). The punitive action was taken following a January audit that revealed several breaches, including insufficient weekly rest periods for the crew, inadequate rest […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on the evening of March 21 in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam, has withdrawn his petition against the arrest from the Supreme Court. Kejriwal will now approach a lower court, following protocol. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took Kejriwal into custody after the Delhi High Court […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested on March 21, late evening in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam after skipping nine summons by the Enforcement Directorate, has withdrawn a Supreme Court petition against his arrest, according to sources. Kejriwal will now approach a lower court, following protocol. This move comes hours after […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in connection with its ongoing probe into a money laundering case. The arrest took place at Kejriwal’s official residence, following the Delhi High Court’s refusal to grant him interim protection from coercive action by the ED in the excise policy case. The court […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) team arrived at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, mere hours after the Delhi High Court denied him protection from arrest in the ongoing liquor policy case on Thursday, late evening. The team, comprising 12 officials, entered the residence armed with a search warrant. Kejriwal, who also serves as […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to stay the controversial legislation that removes the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel which will appoint election commissioners. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta heard petitions by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, the Association for Democratic Reforms, and others, questioning the new Chief Election […]
The Rajasthan police have revealed that the alleged kidnapping of a girl student from Madhya Pradesh, who was preparing for NEET in Kota, was actually a conspiracy hatched by the student herself and her two friends. The motive behind the plot was to extract money from her father, as she harboured dreams of going abroad. […]
The Isha Foundation announced that their spiritual leader, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, has successfully undergone emergency brain surgery following a severe health crisis. The 66-year-old leader is now in a stable condition and on the path to recovery. The foundation’s statement read, “Sadhguru has recently faced a life-threatening medical situation. He is currently recovering well.” Prior […]
This “update” came after many people on social media pointed out how this colour segregation could be used to target those eating non-vegetarian food. Food delivery company Zomato has come under criticism for its decision to introduce a “pure veg fleet” of delivery vehicles, which will not deliver food from any restaurants that serve egg, […]
Narendra Modi is everywhere this election season; he is campaigning offline, online and would reach the quantum realm in a jiffy if it helps the National Democratic Alliance win those 400-plus MP seats for the upcoming parliament elections. The WhatsApp messages from the prime minister sending us a letter to reply to him with feedback […]
Two of India’s most senior and most highly regarded lawyers have sharply differed over whether the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 (CAA) violates the constitution and also over whether the rules notified on Monday (March 11) should be stayed till the 200 plus challenges to the Act, which have been admitted by the Supreme Court, […]
At least three companies, Kamna Credits and Promoters Pvt Ltd., Innocent Merchandise Pvt Ltd. and Renuka Investment Finance Ltd, that have bought electoral bonds to fund political parties for the elections have featured in the Ministry of Finance’s annual lists of ‘high-risk non-banking financial services (NBFCs)’ for violating rules under the Prevention of Money Laundering […]
Four firms linked to Kolkata-based industrialist Mahendra K Jalan and his family purchased electoral bonds worth Rs 616.92 crore between April 2019 and January 2024, data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under the Supreme Court (SC)’s instructions revealed This makes the group the third-highest political funder, after the Tamil Nadu-based lottery firm […]
