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In a stunning own goal that has pushed the Congress on the backfoot, senior party leader Sam Pitroda today stoked the debate over the BJP’s allegations that the Congress is planning a redistribution of wealth. Mr Pitroda’s example of an inheritance tax in the US added fuel to the fire that the Congress has been […]

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The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta this morning asked a senior official of the Election Commission of India […]

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Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised questions about the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) following what she calls “a shocking statement” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Ms Karat, the Prime Minister’s words violated Indian laws against inciting communal enmity and hate speech, yet the ECI has failed […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was today administered insulin at Tihar jail after his blood sugar level soared, reaching 320. The AAP chief yesterday accused the Tihal jail administration of not providing him with insulin despite repeated requests. Kejriwal’s accusations were met with a rebuttal from the Tihar jail administration, which claimed that during a […]

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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara has raised a controversy over his references to Muslims, with leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA calling the speech an attempt to divert attention from “real issues”. “This ‘urban Naxal’ mindset, mothers and sisters, they will not even leave your ‘mangalsutra‘. They can go to that […]

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Tesla chief Elon Musk this morning said he has postponed his planned trip to India due to “very heavy Tesla obligations”, a day before his visit was expected to begin. Musk, who owns Tesla and SpaceX, was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit and announce investment plans for his businesses. The […]

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Friday that Iran will respond at an immediate and “maximum level” if Israel acts against its interests. “If Israel wants to do another adventurism and acts against the interests of Iran, our next response will be immediate and will be at the maximum level,” Amirabdollahian said, speaking through […]

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Gunshots were fired near a polling booth in Manipur this morning. A 25-second video circulating online shows commotion and people shouting before two shots are heard in quick succession. A third shot is then heard, presumably in response to the first two. After this a volley of gunshots – possibly from an automatic weapon – […]

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A mob vandalised a missionary school in Telangana’s Mancherial district and manhandled the institution’s staff after the principal questioned some students wearing religious attire to campus. Following a complaint from the students’ parents, police have registered a case against two staff members, including the principal, under sections related to hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity […]

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The US has encouraged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation and find a resolution through dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday. Asked whether the Biden administration is concerned about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remarks that India will not hesitate to kill terrorists in their homes, Miller […]

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The Congress has objected to an Indian envoy accusing a “single dynastic party” of corruption in remarks published in a leading Irish daily. Akhilesh Mishra, the Indian ambassador to Ireland, made the remarks in a rejoinder after the embassy termed an editorial published in The Irish Times “highly biased and prejudiced”. The Congress denounced the […]

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Yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna are in the Supreme Court today as it hears the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved in connection with its misleading ads and Covid cure claims. The court had come down heavily on the Patanjali founders during the previous hearing last week. It had also pulled up the Uttarakhand […]

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Air India flights will be avoiding Iranian airspace amid soaring Middle East tensions as warnings grew of retaliation for Israeli strike on Iran’s embassy, sources said today. A London-bound Air India flight took longer route to avoid Iranian airspace this morning, tracking website Flightradar24 showed. The flights may now take two hours more to reach the […]

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A day after the Delhi High Court dismissed his petition challenging his arrest in the liquor policy case, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal approached the Supreme Court today. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader’s counsel will raise the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud around 10.30 am and seek an urgent hearing. The high […]

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Congress MP Nakul Nath – the son of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is the richest candidate in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections with assets of Rs 717 crore, according to an analysis done by Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR). Nath senior and junior had the Congress leadership on tenterhooks […]

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While every Indian is likely to harbour a political ideology or inclination, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud emphasized today that the loyalty of lawyers and judges should be directed towards the Constitution. Making the remarks just days before the Lok Sabha elections begin, the Chief Justice stressed the need for judges to be non-partisan. […]

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The Congress has released its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, with jobs creation, development of infrastructure, and a national caste census among the major highlights. The manifesto was released in Delhi by party boss Mallikarjun Kharge, who was flanked by senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has assets worth Rs 20 crore, but owns no vehicle or residential flat, according to his affidavit to file nomination for the Lok Sabha election in Kerala’s Wayanad. Mr Gandhi has declared about Rs 9.24 crore in movable assets. This includes Rs 55,000 cash, Rs 26.25 lakh in bank deposits, Rs […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is unwell and has lost 4.5 kg since he was arrested on March 21, sources in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have said. Authorities in Tihar jail, however, have said he is fine, and jail doctors have not flagged his health condition. Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked […]

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Yoga guru Ramdev today appeared in the Supreme Court over Patanjali Ayurved’s “misleading advertisements”. The Supreme Court during the last hearing severely criticised Patanjali for failing to obey its directives and directed Ramdev and company’s Managing Director Balkrishna to be personally present before the court today. After the hearing, an unconditional apology was submitted to […]

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The Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has been sent to judicial custody until April 15 by Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court. This decision comes after his custody with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concluded. Kejriwal was produced before Special Judge Kaveri Baweja in a jam-packed courtroom with high security. During this development, AAP ministers Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal were present in court1. The ED had moved an application in the Rouse Avenue court, seeking direction […]

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The Congress party was greatly relieved to hear in the Supreme Court today that the government will hold off on any attempts to collect the purported income tax arrears from the party until the conclusion of the imminent general elections. The commitment was made by the Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, before a panel […]

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The INDIA bloc’s rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan yesterday afternoon was a massive show of strength where the leaders of all major Opposition parties pressed for the release of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Jharkhand’s former Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The leaders flagged concerns about the health of the country’s democracy, accusing the BJP […]

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The Congress could face an existential crisis as the Income Tax Department is likely to ask the party to cough up nearly two times the amount of money than its total net worth of nearly Rs 1,430 crore. The Congress on Friday said it has been served income tax demand notices for five assessment years […]

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