The Punjab Governor was duty-bound to summon the Budget Session of the assembly once the state cabinet recommended for it, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday even as it made it clear that the Chief Minister was equally duty-bound to furnish information sought by the Governor.”Under Article 167(b) of the Constitution, when the Governor asks […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s plea seeking protection against five-day CBI remand.A Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud asked Sisodia to take up the matter in Delhi High Court. “Just because incident happened in Delhi, you cannot come here; you have your remedies,” SC said.A special Delhi court had […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s trusted lieutenants Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, both behind bars on corruption charges, resigned from the Cabinet on Tuesday.Kejriwal has accepted the resignations of the two leaders, who played a pivotal role in implementing his governance agenda of good education and health facilities in the national capital, according to officials. […]
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has been sent to five-day custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the excise policy case.During the hearing, the CBI sought five days for Sisodia, claiming conspiracy was hatched in a very planned and secret manner. Sisodia’s lawyer opposed the remand application, arguing, “If someone is […]
All eligible members can opt and apply jointly with their employers for higher pension till May 3 at unified members’ portal of retirement fund body EPFO.Earlier, there were apprehensions that March 3 is the last date for opting for higher pension. The URL on the EPFO unified members’ portal activated recently shows clearly that the […]
The report of forensic science laboratory has confirmed that the charred bodies and the blood stains found in the SUV recovered from a cow shelter in Haryana’s Jind were of Junaid and Nasir, a Rajasthan police officer said.The bodies of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur-based men, who were abducted, were found inside a vehicle in Haryana’s Bhiwani district […]
Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest by the CBI in the liquor policy case has led to a furore within the AAP.Reacting strongly, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday tweeted: “I am told that most CBI officers were against Manish’s arrest. All of them have huge respect for him and there is no […]
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia was arrested on Sunday by the CBI in the Delhi liquor scam case. Sisodia was summoned for questioning by the agency. The arrest comes after the CBI questioned Sisodia for 8 hours starting from around 11.12am. The arrest does not come out of the blue for the Aam Aadmi […]
Chitkara International School hosted its flagship event “Chitkara Lit. Fest – A Celebration of Literature and Ideas” at its state-of-the-art campus here in Chandigarh. Organised to celebrate the prominent role that literature plays in society, the event witnessed an extraordinary line-up of writers, poets and artists including Javed Akhtar, Usha Uthup, Irshad Kamil, Laxmi Dhaul, […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that “Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are one” as he questioned why BJP leaders came to the defence of the billionaire in Parliament. “I criticised Gautam Adani in Parliament and asked what relationship he has with PM Modi. The government and its ministers came to the […]