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.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of 45 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. The party has named Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh Lok Sabha seat, UP Congress president Ajay Rai from Varanasi against PM Modi, Imran Masood from Saharanpur, Virender Rawat from Haridwar, Danish Ali from Amroha, Alok Mishra from Kanpur among others.
Punjab news: The death toll due to the suspected consumption of spurious liquor in Punjab's Sangrur district has climbed to twenty, with six more persons succumbing, officials today (March 23) said. Meanwhile, a four-member special investigation team (SIT), led by an additional director general of police (ADGP) rank officer, has been set up in connection with the incident.
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A hearing in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a special court in Sultanpur on Friday was postponed to April 2 due to a strike by lawyers.
Odisha Elections 2024: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Friday announced that it will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha and the Assembly polls in the state. This means that there will be no alliance between the BJP and Naveen Patnaik-led BJD.
Kejriwal arrested: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was presented in the court after his arrest on Thursday in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, in his first reaction said that his life is dedicated to the nation even if he's behind the bars, alive or dead.
Arvind Kejriwal arrested: Amid the crisis arising due to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the liquor policy case, the AAP leader "does not necessarily need to resign" from his post, senior Supreme Court advocate Uttara Babbar said in an exclusive interview with India TV. Kejriwal, if not granted relief by the courts, can run the Delhi government from jail, as the AAP leaders have stressed, but he would need the permissions of the court for the same, the advocate said.
In a significant development, the Supreme Court criticised Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for his refusal to reinduct senior DMK leader K Ponmudi as a minister in the state cabinet following a stay on his conviction in a disproportionate assets case. The court directed Governor Ravi to decide on the matter within 24 hours, expressing "serious concern" over his conduct and emphasising his defiance of the Supreme Court's authority.
Lok Sabha elections: A month ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Pappu Yadav on Wednesday merged his Jan Adhikar Party with the Congress. After joining, Pappu Yadav said that Rahul Gandhi is the leader who has struggled a lot.
Sangrur: At least three people have died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Sangrur district of Punjab, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in the Gujjaran village, under the jurisdiction of Dirba police station limits in Sangrur district.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Congress party has finalised candidates for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, eight in West Bengal, and seven in Telangana in its Chief Election Committee (CEC) meeting in New Delhi, sources said.
On Sunday, March 17, a big opposition rally was held in Mumbai’s Shivaji Park to mark the culmination of Rahul Gandhi’s nationwide ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. The rally was attended by top opposition leaders including M K Stalin, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Mallikarjun Kharge, Tejashwi Yadav, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others. All of them called for opposition unity, but one remark by Rahul Gandhi at the rally caused a big controversy. Rahul Gandhi said, “there is a word ‘Shakti’ in Hindu Dharma, and we are fighting against this Shakti”. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing rallies in Jagtial (Telangana) and Shivmogga (Karnataka) lashed out, saying , “Mothers and sisters, I worship you as Shakti. I am Bharat Mata’s pujari (worshipper)..Can anyone talk about destroying Shakti on Indian soil? I will put my life at stake to protect Nari Shakti….People must give the opposition a befitting response for talking about destroying “Shiv Shakti’ to which India had recently dedicated the success of its Chandrayaan lunar mission…The elections will be a defining battle between those who worship Shakti as a manifestation of female divinity and people seeking to destroy it.” Modi said, “INDI alliance’s objective is now clear, it wants to put an end to the Shakti of Sanatan dharma.” In Shivmogga, Modi said, “what was said at Shivaji Park might have surely hurt the soul of Late Balasaheb Thackeray, the founder of Shiv Sena….BJP always considers women as its silent voters…. for us, women are not only voters, they are the incarnation of Shakti, our Suraksha Kavach (shield of security)”.
NCP vs NCP: The Supreme Court on Tuesday instructed the Election Commission to recognise the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP — 'Nationalist Congress Party — Sharad Chandra Pawar' name and 'man blowing turha' symbol for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.
Tripura West Lok Sabha constituency, one of two constituencies for the Lower House in Tripura, had a long history of a direct fight between Congress and the Communist Party of India (CPI) but a surprise victory of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pratima Bhoummik in the Lok Sabha elections 2019 changed the political scenario in the state. In the last Lok Sabha elections, Bhoumik defeated Congress candidate Subal Bhowmik with a victory margin of 3,05,689 votes, securing 5,73,532 votes.
Electoral bonds: The Supreme Court on Monday (March 18) pulled up the State Bank of India to disclose the Electoral Bond numbers and directed it to file an affidavit stating that it has not suppressed any information. The SBI, in response, said that it will give every bit of information it has and the bank “is not holding back any information”.
Singer Sidhu Moosewala’s parents welcomed a baby boy today (March 17), almost two years after he was killed in Punjab.He posted on facebook and said, 'With the blessings of millions of souls who love Shubdeep, the Almighty has put Shubh's younger brother in our bag."
Odisha Assembly elections 2024: Odisha will go to polling from May 25 in four phases in the upcoming Assembly elections, announced the Election Commission on Saturday. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Polling for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections will take place on May 25 (Saturday), the Election Commission announced on Saturday (March 16). 7 states and 57 constituencies will be heading to polls in the sixth phase of the general elections the results of which will be declared on June 4.
In a major setback to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, senior MLA Raj Kumar Chabbewal resigned from the party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party. He was welcomed into the party by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The 54-year-old Chabbewal, who is a legislator from Chabbewal assembly constituency in Hoshiarpur district, posted on X, "Resigned today from INC and Legislative Assembly Punjab."
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday announced his political debut saying he would contest the election from Andhra Pradesh's Pithapuram seat.
The government appointed former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners on Thursday, setting the stage for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification announcing the appointments of Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu to the Election Commission (EC).
BJP brought about a major upset in Haryana on Tuesday. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was replaced by Nayab Singh Saini, the state party chief, at the party legislators’ meeting. Five ministers, who were in Khattar’s cabinet, were sworn in along with Saini by the Governor. On Wednesday, Saini, the new CM, won the vote of confidence in the assembly by a voice-vote. The change in Haryana leadership was unexpected. Nobody had the remotest hint about it. On Monday, Khattar had appeared with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gurugram for the inauguration of Gurugram-Dwarka expressway. Modi praised Khattar from the dais. Nobody knew that this could be Khattar’s farewell speech. When news came on Tuesday morning that Khattar would resign and a new leader would be elected at the legislative party meeting, there was hectic political activity. Everybody was stunned. Two central party observers reached Chandigarh to attend the legislative party meet.
The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules for the amended Citizenship Act, four years after it was enacted to fast-track granting of citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014. The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by Parliament in 2019 and was signed by the President, but due to Covid epidemic, the rules could not be notified. Home Minister Amit Shah had promised in West Bengal that CAA rules would be notified before the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde's statement on the amendment of the Constitution.
Brijendra Singh, Hisar MP, resigned from the primary membership of BJP, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The Hisar MP announced his resignation on social media platform X citing 'compelling political reasons'.
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PM Modi Assam visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the elephant safari and jeep ride inside Assam's Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve today morning (March 9). PM Modi, on his maiden visit to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, first took the elephant safari in Mihimukh area of the Central Kohora Range of the park followed by the jeep safari inside the same range.
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has rejected a plea filed by the Congress Party seeking a stay on Income Tax Department proceedings to recover dues and freeze their bank accounts. Senior counsel Vivek Tankha, representing the Congress Party, urged the ITAT to suspend the order for ten days to allow them to appeal in the High Court. Tankha emphasised the significant consequences of the decision for the party's financial affairs, stating, "Since you have dismissed the stay application, which has far-reaching consequences for the party. Can I request the court to keep the order in abeyance for 10 days so that I can go to high court?"
Reports have emerged indicating that an army officer was abducted from their residence in Manipur, marking the fourth such incident since the violence in May 2023. According to sources familiar with the matter, the abduction adds to a series of security concerns plaguing the region. An alarming trend of targeted abductions continues in Manipur as a serving Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian Army, Konsam Kheda Singh, was reportedly kidnapped from his home in Manipur's Thoubal district on Friday morning. This incident marks the fourth such abduction since the onset of ethnic violence in May 2023.
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Election 2024: Rae Bareli is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh. The state has 80 parliamentary seats. The Rae Bareli seat comprises five Assembly segments including Bachhrawan, Harchandpur, Rae Bareli, Sareni and Unchahar. The constituency is a general seat and not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) are the main parties in the constituency. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi won the Rae Bareli seat five times in a row in 2004, 2006 (bypoll), 2009, 2014 and 2019.
Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha Election 2024: Mumbai North Central is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra. The state has 48 parliamentary seats. The Mumbai North Central seat comprises six Assembly segments including Vile Parle, Chandivali, Kurla, Kalina, Vandre East and Vandre West. The constituency is a general seat and not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the Shiv Sena are the main parties in the constituency. Congress leader Sharad Dighe represented the Mumbai North Central constituency twice in 1984 and 1991. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi also won the seat in 1999. BJP's Poonam Mahajan has been representing the seat since 2014.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to make her electoral debut from the party's Uttar Pradesh stronghold of Raebareli, sources said. Rahul Gandhi, meanwhile, will return to the Congress' other UP bastion - Amethi. He lost to the BJP's Smriti Irani in 2019. Rahul Gandhi will, however, also fight from his Wayanad seat in Kerala.
Lok Sabha Opinion Poll: Odisha may witness a neck-and-neck contest between Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if Lok Sabha elections are held today, according to India TV-CNX opinion poll.
The Supreme Court on Monday (March 4) rebuked Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his “eradicate Sanatan dharma” remark and said that he abused his right to freedom of speech and expression, and further asked why he has moved the court with his plea for clubbing together the FIRs filed against him.
Puri Lok Sabha Election 2024: Puri is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha. The state has 21 parliamentary seats. The Puri seat comprises seven Assembly segments including Pipili, Puri, Brahmagiri, Satyabadi, Chilika, Ranpur and Nayagarh. The constituency is a general seat and not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are the main parties in the constituency. Braja Kishore Tripathy represented the Puri constituency four times in 1991, 1998, 1999 and 2004.
In a major development, Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh on Sunday declined to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from West Bengal's Asansol constituency. This comes a day after he was named in the BJP's first list of candidates for the upcoming general elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the first list of candidates ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 today (March 2). Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again contest from Varanasi. BJP addressed the presser at the party headquarters in the national capital on Saturday.
Mumbai: A ship en route to Pakistan's Karachi from China has been stopped by Indian security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missiles programme, officials said on Saturday. Based on an intelligence input, the customs officials halted a Malta-flagged merchant ship - CMA CGM Attila - that was bound for Karachi.
Jharkhand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched various developmental projects in Jharkhand on Friday, during a public address reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will cross 400 seats mark in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, due in April-May.
Senior Congress leader Aziz Qureshi breathed his last at the age of 83 on Friday. He passed away in Bhopal. Qureshi has served as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Mizoram. According to reports, former Madhya Pradesh CM Digvijay Singh reached the hospital to meet his family after receiving information about Qureshi's condition. Several leaders in the political circle mourned the loss of the senior Congress leader.
