NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi‘s disclosure to back his allegations of rigging in Maharashtra polls is akin to “someone cutting the branch he is sitting on” as Congress and its allies won most seats where the number of voters had increased, BJP said on Friday.“This false (Maharashtra) narrative has already been rejected by people thrice and…
NEW DELHI: ED on Friday opposed in Delhi HC a plea by UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari against a trial court order declaring him a “fugitive economic offender”. The agency said when the order was passed in July, the trial court was aware of an assessment order showing property worth Rs 655 crore being surreptitiously…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor threw his weight behind Rahul Gandhi‘s “expose” on “vote chori” as the party decided to take it forward with a nationwide campaign.Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced that the party’s state units will screen Rahul’s “landmark press conference” in state capitals on Saturday “to expose the BJP-EC nexus”. Party…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has rejected the plea of alleged AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam middleman Christian Michel James for release on the grounds that he has undergone the maximum seven years of incarceration over charges that led to his extradition from UAE in 2018.“Considering the allegations under Section 467 (forgery of valuable security, will,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday said it would give legal shape to its view that a committee headed by a retired high court judge should administer Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan until Allahabad HC decided the validity of UP govt’s ordinance for development of the temple and its surroundings.A bench of justices Surya Kant…
NEW DELHI: Holding that it would be a travesty of justice if a convict completes his jail term while his appeal remains pending, SC has said bail should be granted to convicts in cases where the sentence, unlike life imprisonment, is of limited duration. If bail cannot be granted, then the appeal must be decided…
As India’s ties with the US are thrown off kilter because of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented targeting of India for its trade with Russia, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Friday, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen India-Russia relations. The conversation took place a day after Modi’s show of Global South solidarity with…
JAMMU: High court of J&K and Ladakh on Friday directed the ministry of home affairs (MHA) to file — within six weeks — a status report detailing its decision on the prosecution sanction of eight IAS officers allegedly involved in the 2012 arms licence case.The CBI has investigated the case and alleged irregularities in the…
Arvind Kejriwal (left), Bhagwant Mann (PTI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday launched 24 sectoral committees aimed at transforming Punjab’s industrial governance model. The committees will be responsible for drafting policies for each sector, shifting decision-making power from the bureaucracy to business owners, both large and…
Primary site for E-Roll download for all states working without any issues: ECI NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday clarified that its primary site for E-Roll download for all states has been working without any issues.“The primary site/link for E-Roll download for all states is https://voters.eci.gov.in/download-eroll?statecode=S25. The above site has been working…