The Supreme Court will hear on March 3 an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government against a Madras high court order allowing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to take out a route march across the state on March 5. Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud agreed to list the state’s appeal for Friday […]
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday forwarded the names of AAP MLAs Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi to the lieutenant governor for their appointments to the Delhi cabinet. This comes a day after Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain resigned from the cabinet following their arrest. Satyendar Jain was arrested in 2022 and since his arrest, […]
Delhi has turned into a hub of diplomatic activity till the weekend with a large number of Foreign Ministers from some of the world’s most economically powerful countries having either arrived or being on the way.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and UK Foreign Secretary have already arrived as have Foreign Minister from Turkiye Mevlut Cavusoglu, […]
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 […]