The Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has moved Supreme Court against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in Sandeshkhali violence. The Calcutta High Court last week ordered a CBI investigation into allegations of crimes against women and land-grabbing in Sandeshkhali, which had witnessed protests over the issues.
In a recent development, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting a meeting to discuss the party's 'Nyay Patra'. Kharge expressed concerns over alleged "misinformation" being fed to the Prime Minister by his advisors, emphasising that certain claims made by PM Modi regarding the manifesto were unfounded. The Congress chief clarified that the 'Nyay Patra' does not contain provisions as accused by the Prime Minister, refuting claims of wealth redistribution and targeting women's symbols like the 'mangalsutra'. This move by Kharge comes in response to PM Modi's criticism of the Congress manifesto during the Lok Sabha elections.
India TV Chunav Manch: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today (April 24) asserted that the BJP can put his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal behind bars, but cannot imprison the latter's ideas and the “change” he and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have brought about.
The Centre has approached the Supreme Court, more than a decade after the 2G spectrum case verdict, seeking a modification of the ruling. The 2012 verdict had mandated the auction route for transferring or alienating natural resources, leading to the cancellation of 2G spectrum licenses issued during A Raja's tenure as the telecom minister. The Attorney General representing the Centre has filed an interim application before a bench, seeking an urgent listing for modification of the verdict. The Centre aims to grant 2G spectrum licenses in certain cases and hence seeks a revision of the previous ruling.
Recent photographs of Chhota Rajan, a notorious underworld don, have captured public attention. The now-viral images, particulary showing Rajan admitted in a hospital, reignited discussion about his current circumstances amid previous rumors of his demise due to the disease. However, if believing onto the media reports, the images are not said to be the recent one and were initially clicked during COVID-19 period.
During an interview with Malayalam news channel Asianet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of investigative agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) functioning without interference. This statement comes amidst allegations from the opposition regarding the alleged misuse of these agencies by the government. PM Modi dismissed accusations of the ruling party using investigative agencies to stifle dissent within the opposition, asserting that these agencies must be allowed to carry out their duties independently.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that the Congress if it comes to power will repeal, amend and review various laws including Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, the new criminal laws among others. The former Union Minister during the then UPA-led government also spoke about bringing a special law 'bail is the rule, jail is exception.'
Ahead of the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public gathering in Maharashtra's Nanded. PM Modi, who is currently on a visit to Maharashtra for election campaigning, is campaigning for Mahayuti's candidates from the parliamentary seat of Nanded Prataprao Patil Chikhlikar. Speaking at the gathering, PM Modi said, "Yesterday, the first phase of polling concluded. I congratulate & express my gratitude to all those who cast their vote and especially the first-time voters. After the polling concluded, the analysis that was done on the booth level and the information that was received confirms that in the first phase, there has been one-sided voting for NDA." Further, taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi said, like Amethi, Congress will lose its ground from Wayanad also. He said, "Congress ke shehzade unhe bhi Wayanad mein sankat dikh raha hai. Shehzade aur unki toli April 26 ko Wayanad mein voting ka intezaar kar rahe hain...Jaise Amethi se bhagna pada, aap maan ke chaliye wo Wayanad bhi chodenge."
After West Bengal, Manipur reported a resurgence of violence on Friday, with the state reporting incidents of firing, booth-capturing attempts, and destruction of EVMs.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The voting for the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on April 19 (Friday). 102 constituencies in 21 states and Union Territories will go for polls in the first phase. The voting process will be completed in Tamil Nadu (39 seats), Uttarakhand (5 seats), Arunachal Pradesh (2 seats), Meghalaya (2 seats), Mizoram (1 seat), Nagaland (1 seat), Sikkim (1 seat), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1 seat), Puducherry (1 seat) and Lakshadweep (1 seat). Other states which are going for polls are Rajasthan (12/25 seats), Uttar Pradesh (8/80 seats), Madhya Pradesh (6/29 seats), Maharashtra (5/48 seats), Assam (5/14 seats), Bihar (4/40 seats), West Bengal (3/42 seats), Jammu and Kashmir (1/6 seats), Tripura (1/2 seats), Manipur (2/2 seats) and Chhattisgarh (1/11 seats).
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In view of the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow (April 19) on all five seats in Uttarakhand, the state government has declared a public holiday on Friday.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: As the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to commence on April 19, there's a notable increase in queries from the public. A prevalent concern among voters is whether they can carry their mobile phones inside the polling booth. Many individuals are uncertain about the rules regarding mobile phones in polling booths. This article aims to address this crucial question and provide clarity on the matter. Stay tuned to discover the answers to all your queries.
In his election rallies in Bihar and West Bengal on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the opposition for launching a smear campaign against him on the issue of the Constitution. The opposition leaders have been telling voters that Modi would change the Constitution and end reservations for Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis. In his Gaya rally, Modi said, “Congress and its partners are resorting to lies in the name of Constitution just to abuse me. NDA respects the Constitution. Not only BJP, but even Babasaheb Ambedkar cannot change the Constitution”.
Arunachal West Lok Sabha Election 2024: In the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Election, Union Minister and prominent BJP leader Kiren Rijiju is seeking an impressive fourth consecutive term, pitted against Congress heavyweight Nabam Tuki for the Arunachal West seat. Their electoral history marks a significant showdown, notably Rijiju's resounding victory over Tuki in 2019, with a substantial lead of over 1.74 lakh votes. The Arunachal West constituency, traditionally a Congress stronghold with six victories, has seen a shifting political landscape in recent years. As the electoral battle unfolds, all eyes are on Arunachal West, awaiting an outcome that could potentially reshape the region's political trajectory.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Election Commission of India on Tuesday (April 16) imposed a ban on Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his remarks on Hema Malini. The ECI action comes days after the Commission issued a show-cause notice to Surjewala for his alleged 'undignified' comments against BJP MP Hema Malini. The EC had sought his response by April 11, 5 pm.
Ram Navami 2024: Anticipating a huge rush of devotees on the occasion of Ram Navami, Ayodhya Ram Janmbhoomi Trust has issued guidelines for the people visiting Ram Temple and has cancelled all the VIP darshan passes. The emple trust has also made changes to darshan timings as well.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to expand the bullet train services in the country while releasing the BJP manifesto on Sunday. He added that three new train corridors will be added connecting North, South and East India. PM Modi said that survey work for the corridors will begin soon.
Weather update: Heavy rainfall hit parts of Delhi-NCR today (April 13). The rainfall has brought relief from the heat as the national capital witnessed a sudden change in weather on Saturday.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Friday (April 12) met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, in a first meeting with an I.N.D.I.A bloc leader after being released from Tihar jail where he was lodged for six months in connection with the alleged liquor scam. Singh was released from the jail on April 3 evening after Supreme Court granted him relief and gave bail.
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court sent the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha to CBI remand till April 15 (Monday) in the Delhi excise policy case. She was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation yesterday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded SS Ahluwalia against Shatrughan Sinha in West Bengal's Asansol for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Elections to the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held in seven phases on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25 and June 1. By-elections to two assembly constituencies will be held on May 7 (Bhagawangola) and June 1 (Baranagar).
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Rajeev Chandrasekhar has sent a legal notice to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accusing the MP of making defamatory statements against him. In his notice, the BJP leader has accused Tharoor of disseminating "patently false information" regarding the bribing of key voters and influential figures such as parish priests, among others, by the BJP candidate.
With Ajit Pawar fielding his wife Sunetra against Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule, the war of Baramati this Lok Sabha elections 2024 has just become more interesting. And who will emerge victorious will be known only on June 4, with tough competition between sisters-in-law. Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar himself is taking charge of Sunetra's campaign and is continuously campaigning in the area. Supriya Sule is also leaving no stone unturned. She is the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar's candidate for Baramati.
Day after the Delhi High Court rejected Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition challenging his arrest, his advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appealed to the Chief Justice of India for an early hearing of his petition challenging the HC verdict. The CJI, on Wednesday, promised “to look into it”. On Tuesday, Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma of Delhi HC in a 106-page judgment noted that the Enforcement Directorate had sufficient evidence “at this stage which points out towards the guilt” of Kejriwal for the commission of offence of money laundering in the Delhi excise policy case. The High Court said, “he is allegedly involved in two capacities – in his personal capacity as he was involved in the formulation of the policy and in demanding kickbacks; And as the national convenor of AAP… for the use of the proceeds of crime.”
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Abbas Ansari to participate in the 'Fatiha' ceremony, scheduled for April 10 in memory of his father Mukhtar Ansari, who died in jail recently. Abbas Ansari is presently incarcerated in Kasganj district jail in Uttar Pradesh, where he is under judicial custody due to his involvement in various criminal cases.
LoK Sabha Elections 2024: Prominent BJP leader in Haryana and former Union minister Birender Singh has announced his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and stated that he will be joining the Congress party. Singh's decision to join the Congress comes a month after his son, Brijendra Singh, resigned from the Lok Sabha and left the BJP and joined the grand old party.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Days ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, the Congress party on Monday moved the Election Commission (EC) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for comparing the party manifesto with the Muslim League.
PM-Kisan 17th installment: Good news for the beneficiary farmers who are eagerly anticipating the 17th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme. As per the reports, the 17th installment of the PM-Kisan scheme is expected to be disbursed in the last week of May. Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed the 16th installment in February 2024.
The Kaithal sub-divisional magistrate-cum-assistant returning officer was suspended by the Haryana government for using abusive language while rejecting AAP's poll application. According to an official order, Haryana Civil Services (HCS) officer Brahm Parkash has been suspended with immediate effect. The AAP had alleged that its application seeking permission for two poll events from the authorities concerned was denied with abusive language in the reply.
Feisty BJP candidate from Hyderabad Kompella Madhavi Latha has predicted that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will lose this time by a margin of 1,50,000 votes. Madhavi Latha who appeared on India TV's Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma's iconic show Aap Ki Adalat emphasised that Owaisi's 'bogus vote bank' won't work this time.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was spotted dancing on stage during an election campaign at Titabor Bokahola Bagisa in Jorhat today (April 6). The campaign rally was in support of Topon Kumar Gogoi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Jorhat parliamentary constituency.
A massive fire broke out at NTPC's Kaniha plant in Odisha's Angul district, fire officials said on Saturday. The fire broke out at 8.10 am in the coal transporting conveyor belt of the plant in the Talcher area of the district, they added.
Jharkhand: At least 15 workers have been kept under medical observation after a fire broke out on Saturday morning at SAIL's Bokaro steel plant in Jharkhand, an official informed. This is a precautionary measure and all of them are out of danger, he said.
One person was killed and another seriously injured in a blast near Panur in this north Kerala district in the early hours of Friday, police said. The incident occurred around 1 am, and the opposition Congress alleged that the blast happened during the manufacturing of country-made bombs. Sherin, a resident of Kaivelikkal, succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode. The other injured person, Vineesh, lost one palm and is in critical condition, according to the police. Both of them are supporters of the CPI(M).
New Delhi: A major controversy erupted on Wednesday when Haryana Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala apparently made "sexist" comments against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mathura MP Hema Malini by insinuating that the veteran actress was elected to "lick". The BJP was quick to take note and slam the Congress leader and even alleged that it showed the main opposition party's misogynistic approach.
Political parties seem to be attacking each other regarding the Lok Sabha elections. Women's respect is also becoming a big issue during the election season. We will tell you later why women's respect is being talked about, but before that, know that Congress once again seems to be surrounded by the issue of women's respect. The reason is a statement given by senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala regarding BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the question of who could be an alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'irrelevant' as in a parliamentary system people are not electing an individual, but a party or a coalition of parties.
Congress on Tuesday released the first list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. For the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, the party released a list of 114 candidates. The state Assembly has a total of 175 seats. The list includes leaders like BBS Srinivas Rao, Masupatri Chakravarthy Reddy, Paidi Nagabhushan Rao, Satish Kumar Sunkari, and Mantri Narasimha Murthy among others.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted above-normal heatwave days in many parts of the country in April. Union Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju said that India is predicted to experience extreme weather conditions this year, starting at the end of April and coinciding with the general elections, making it crucial for all stakeholders to prepare in advance.
Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren decided to withdraw his plea from the Supreme Court on Monday. His plea challenged a previous high court order that denied him permission to participate in the state assembly's budget session. Soren withdrew the plea as the assembly session had concluded, rendering the matter moot. However, his counsel, senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, requested the court to keep the legal question open for future consideration.
In mounting trouble for the Congress, sources in the party said it has received fresh notices from the Income Tax department, raising a tax demand of Rs 1,745 crore for the assessment years 2014-15 to 2016-17.
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest in Ghazipur, UP, today in the presence of several thousand mourners. A huge contingent of police and armed forces was present to ensure that the funeral took place peacefully. There have been demands from several political parties for a top-level inquiry into the circumstances in which he suffered cardiac arrest in Banda jail and later died. The death must be probed and the real reason for his death must be made public. This will be by the principles of natural justice and there are provisions in our law for this. Allegations have been made by Mukhtar's family members that he was served food laced with slow poison in jail. But it will be unjustified to politicize the issue.
Refuting the family's allegations, the post-mortem on gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari confirmed that he died of cardiac arrest. Ansari, a former MLA who had been booked in more than 60 cases, died Thursday night after he was rushed to the Rani Durgavati Medical College in Banda from the district jail, where he was lodged. The autopsy was conducted by a panel of five doctors.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The political parties have begun their rallies and mass reachout programmes for the general elections in the country. Several parties have also declared many of their candidates in respective states and seats. Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal will contest 26 seats, while the Congress will field candidates in nine seats. Follow LIVE updates here:
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Kangana Ranaut, the BJP's Lok Sabha election candidate from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, held a roadshow in the city for the upcoming elections. The "Queen" actress received a warm welcome as she waved to the assembled crowd during the event.
Aam Aadmi Party's Goa unit president Amit Palekar along with three others, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday for interrogation regarding a money laundering case. According to reports, all four individuals were summoned for questioning regarding the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, in which Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and some other AAP leaders have been arrested.
New Delhi: India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, news agency Reuters reported citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities. Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs Delhi said it would fence the border and end a decades-old visa-free movement policy with coup-hit Myanmar for border citizens. The Indian government said the reasons behind the fencing are national security and to maintain the demographic structure of its northeastern region.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Rekha Patra, the BJP candidate from Basirhat and a survivor of the Sandeshkhali incident. During their conversation, they discussed her campaign preparations, the growing support for the BJP among the people, and other related matters. The Prime Minister referred to her as "Shakti Swaroopa," acknowledging her strength and resilience.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: With the 18th Lok Sabha elections approaching, political parties are actively engaged in campaigning across the country. The ruling NDA, led by the BJP, is relying on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc faces challenges following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by the ED in the Delhi liquor policy case. The BJP has released its fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls for which the party has fielded many prominent personalities such as actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in Ramayana, will contest from Meerut (UP). Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has been fielded from Mandi (Himachal Pradesh). The BJP's Kerala unit president K Surendra against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad. Gandhi is a sitting MP of the constituency. In the seats that have been announced, the ruling party has opted not to field its sitting MPs in as many as 37 constituencies. Among these, nine are in Uttar Pradesh, five in Gujarat, four in Odisha, and three each in Bihar, Karnataka, and Jharkhand.
A car belonging to the wife of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda was stolen from the Govindpuri area in South East Delhi. According to reports, the vehicle had been entrusted to the driver at a service center in Govindpuri while he went home for dinner.
