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A face off between the ruling JD(U)-RJD alliance and Opposition BJP seems to be on the cards in the Bihar Assembly with a no-trust motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, a senior BJP leader. The Nitish Kumar-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government will also face a floor test to prove its majority in the Assembly on the opening day […]

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, the BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, has strongly criticised the grand welcome given to the 11 men convicted for the rape of Bilkis Bano after their release from jail. The men were released on Independence Day by the Gujarat government under an old remission policy. Videos of their being welcomed with sweets and […]

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A former Twitter Inc security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put a government agent on the payroll, according to a whistleblower disclosure with US regulators. Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko raised the issue with the US Securities and Exchange Commission among other security lapse claims at Twitter. He said the government […]

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday denied registering a money laundering case against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several others moments after an official said that the agency had registered a case to probe charges of alleged irregularities in Delhi excise policy. ANI news agency clarified stating the report was published after Additional Director […]

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down on the DMK for some of its statements on the issue of freebies, saying the judiciary is “responsible” and the “wisdom does not belong to a particular party or a particular person”. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, during the hearing of a PIL against […]

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought to position the contest between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls as a “Dharamyudh” like the Mahabharat where the ruling outfit has the “armies” of probe agencies CBI and the ED on its side, while his party has the […]

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Samajwadi Party, the main opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, is now gearing up to contest assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The party will not just be contesting elections in these states but will also strengthen its roots in the run up to 2024 general elections. The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party now looks at […]

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Two senior bureaucrats were suspended on Monday by the Union Home Ministry amid a widening probe and an all-out BJP vs AAP political battle over Delhi’s now-overturned liquor sales policy that has also ensnared Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The then Excise Commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna and Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari were suspended days after […]

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A political row erupted in Bihar on Monday after State Minister Mohammad Israil Mansuri entered the Vishnupad temple in Gaya where the entry of Non-Hindus was prohibited. In a photo that is going viral on social media, Mansuri could be seen with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inside the temple. Mansuri, who holds the portfolio of […]

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Former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu has been arrested by the vigilance bureau after allegations of corruption against him. Bharat Bhushan Ashu, the former food and civil supplies minister, is at the centre of allegations in a transport scam in which tenders were allocated allegedly on fake registration numbers of vehicles. According to an official […]

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The Finance Ministry on Sunday said United Payments Interface (UPI) is a digital public good and there is no consideration in the government to levy any charges on this. This statement allays fear emanating from the RBI’s discussion paper on charges in the payment system suggesting that UPI payments might be subject to a tiered […]

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Trusted friend, guru and ace investor-entrepreneur Radhakishan Damani is understood to be the main trustee of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s estate. The other trustees include Kalpraj Dharamshi and Amal Parikh, both confidantes of Jhunjhunwala. Jhunjhunwala’s firm Rare Enterprises will continue to be managed by his two trusted lieutenants Utpal Seth and Amit Goela. Utpal Sheth […]

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Shares of One97 Communications, which operates the financial services platform Paytm, gained nearly 4 per cent on Monday after shareholders of the company approved the re-appointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. The resolution to reappoint Vijay Shekhar Sharma as Paytm’s chief executive officer and managing director […]

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The government has no plan to import wheat into India and the country has sufficient stocks to meet its domestic requirements and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has enough stock for public distribution. The Department of Food & Public Distribution said this on Sunday in response to media reports that government authorities are making […]

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Five of the top-10 valued firms together lost Rs 30,737.51 crore in market valuation last week. In the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex advanced 183.37 points or 0.30 per cent. While Reliance Industries, Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India and Bajaj Finance were the laggards from the top-10 pack, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan […]

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The impact of recent changes to GST rates and somewhat uneven distribution of the southwest monsoon rainfall with the deficiency in the eastern region of the country could be a source of upward pressure on prices, according to the minutes of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). It also said some rise in GST tax […]

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As the countdown began for the election of Congress president, the party’s election authority on Sunday said it would stick to the schedule of electing a new chief by September 20. Chairman of the party’s Central Election Authority Madhusudan Mistry said it was up to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) to approve the final date […]

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Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will embark on a two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat from today. Kejriwal will be accompanied by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who is facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in connection with the AAP government’s previous excise policy. The AAP […]

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday evening met popular actor Jr NTR in Hyderabad. Shah, who is on an official visit to Telangana, termed the RRR star as “the gem of Telugu cinema” and a “very talented actor”. “Had a good interaction with a very talented actor and the gem of our Telugu cinema, […]

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The CBI Sunday issued Look-out Circulars against eight private persons named in the FIR registered in the Delhi excise policy “scam” case, officials said. They said no LoCs have been opened against four public servants named in the FIR, including Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and three former excise department officials. Officials said the […]

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Issuing a clarification amid controversy over a Hrithik Roshan-starrer advertisement, food delivery company Zomato said that the company will be withdrawing the ad. “We offer our sincerest apologies, for the intent here was never to hurt anyone’s beliefs and sentiments,” the company said. The statement came after priests of the Mahakaleshwar temple in Madhya Pradesh’s […]

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In strict rules sent to all districts of Bengal on 100 days of work and other programmes, the state government has stressed on ‘zero tolerance to corruption’ as its main message. The new rules issued by the government clearly state that if money has been disbursed in the name of the 100 days programme or […]

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After the CBI registered an offence against Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, the Punjab Congress has now launched an attack on the Bhagwant Mann government seeking a probe into Punjab’s excise policy alleging that it had been ‘manipulated’ on the lines of Delhi. A battery of senior party leaders lead by state Congress president […]

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Senior Congress leaders from Gujarat have alleged that there are at least 18 to 20 lakh duplicate voters found in the electoral list of the state. These duplicate voters misuse the elections, they said. Congress Legislative Party whip C.J. Chavda addressing the mediapersons in Gandhinagar on Saturday cited few examples, “In Mehsana constituency alone there […]

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In an apparent attempt at image makeover for his party,  Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday came up with a list of do’s and dont’s for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ministers. The directives came as the RJD is facing the heat over criminal cases pending against many ministers. The RJD leader issued 6-point directives on Facebook where […]

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TRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday accused the NDA government at the Centre of not deciding on the State’s share of Krishna river water and also of taking up several anti-people measures, even as he talked of working with the Left parties in future. Rao, also known as KCR, made […]

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It will be Narendra Modi versus Arvind Kejriwal in the 2024 general elections, the AAP claimed Friday seeking to project itself as the principal challenger to the BJP riding on the CBI raid at Manish Sisodia’s residence. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also claimed that Prime Minister Modi is “rattled” by the “growing popularity” of […]

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Amid an eventful two days for the Congress in Karnataka after Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah’s car was attacked with eggs in Kodagu on Thursday, the grand old party went a step ahead and alleged that the chief minister’s post in the state was “for sale”. Leader of opposition in the Karnataka legislative council, BK Hariprasad […]

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In a bureaucratic reshuffle, a dozen IAS officers were shifted between departments on Friday, hours after a CBI raid at Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence in connection with the Delhi excise policy. According to a transfer posting order issued by the services department of the Delhi government, those transferred include special secretary of health […]

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The New York Times story on Delhi’s education system was based on “an impartial and on-the-ground reporting”, the American newspaper said on Friday, rejecting a ‘paid news’ charge that was being hurled between the BJP and AAP amid a CBI raid on Manish Sisodia’s residence. The report had triggered a war of words between the […]

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Bhutan will ban the import of all vehicles except utility vehicles, heavy earthmoving machines and agriculture machinery to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves, the government said in a notice seen by Reuters on Friday. Nestled between China and India, the country of fewer than 800,000 people is grappling with the effects of soaring oil and […]

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Four-nation grouping Quad on Tuesday launched a major new initiative for the Indo-Pacific that allows the partner countries to fully monitor the waters on their shores and help ensure peace and stability in the region, a move that comes amid China’s increasingly intimidatory behaviour. The announcement on the rollout of the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness […]

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An unpremeditated comment by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee indirectly appealing to Trinamool Congress activists to hit the streets in case the central agency sleuths reach her doorsteps have sparked major debates in the political and legal circles in the state. Late Sunday evening at a public rally in south Kolkata, the chief Minister […]

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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Sunday said there is a need to re-write “our nation’s history and free it from the prejudices and distortions” of western historians. “Our past was glorious and it needs to be taught in its true spirit to our younger generation,” he said. Many attempts over the past 70 years […]

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