The CBI on Monday started questioning Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the alleged scam in Delhi excise policy being probed by it, officials said.Sisodia went to his party office in the morning from where he proceeded to Rajghat. A large number of his supporters gathered outside his residence ahead of his […]
The Congress began voting today to elect the first non-Gandhi president in 24 years, as the party gears for the fifth major election in its 137-year-old history and only the first such election in the past 20 years.The election is a direct contest between 80-year-old Karnataka veteran Mallikarjun Kharge and 66-year-old former UN diplomat-turned-politician Shashi […]
Delhi Police registered an FIR against some unknown persons taking suo moto cognizance of a viral video went in which a few men were seen attempting to enter the all-women Miranda House in New Delhi during a Diwali Mela event organised at the college. A woman, who said she was a student at the college, […]
In a bid to deepen financial inclusion in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today dedicate 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) to the nation via video conferencing today. He will also address a gathering on the occasion, the Prime Minister’s Office said. As part of the Union budget 2022-23, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had […]
Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday issued a warning to the Aam Aadmi Party that it will be decimated in the coming Gujarat assembly election after AAP Gujarat chief Gopal Italia has been accused by the BJP of insulting PM Modi’s mother in an undated video. Reiterating her condemnation of the video, Smriti Irani said […]
The Election Commission is set to hold a press briefing on Friday afternoon where it’s expected to announce the schedule for the assembly polls for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The briefing is set to be held at 3 pm at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. Political temperatures are already running high in the states in the […]
Aadhaar holders who were issued the unique ID more than 10 years back but have not updated their details since are being urged to update identification and residence proof documents, UIDAI said.In a statement, UIDAI — the government agency that issues Aadhaar numbers — said the updation can be done online as well as at […]
The Supreme Court will take up on November 1 former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh’s killer Balwant Singh Rajoana’s petition seeking his release for final disposal. A three-judge Bench led by CJI UU Lalit said the Centre is at liberty to take a final decision on his mercy plea before the next date of hearing. […]
Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Tuesday set in motion the process of appointment of his successor by recommending to the Centre the name of senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.The CJI handed over the copy of his letter of recommendation to Justice Chandrachud, who is set to become the 50th Chief […]
Three-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at a private Gurugram hospital on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 82.In a tweet, Samajwadi Party confirmed the demise of the veteran politician quoting SP chief Akhilesh Yadav as saying, “My father and everyone’s dear Neta ji is no […]