Thiruvananthapuram: Even though a few top leaders of the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) are under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed on Thursday that the party always ensures that there is transparency in all its activities. “We do not have any secret bank accounts, as we do not […]
Wayanad: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi by accusing him of being “ashamed” of party ally IUML as its flag was not shown during his roadshow in this hill district. Irani, who was campaigning for the BJP in the hill constituency where Gandhi is seeking a re-election, said […]
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) has received a notice from the income-tax department, asking it to pay “dues” of Rs 11 crore for using an old PAN card while filing tax returns during the last few years, sources said on Friday. They said the Left party is consulting its lawyers to challenge […]
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key conspirator in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.Muzammil Shareef was picked up on Wednesday and placed in custody as a co-conspirator after NIA teams cracked down at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that, according to the Reserve Bank of India, Kerala is one of the top five financially-stressed states in India, and alleged that this was due to the poor governance of successive UDF and LDF governments in the state. The union finance minister claimed that there has […]
Chennai: At least three persons, including two from Manipur, were killed when the ceiling of a pub collapsed here, a senior police official said.The incident took place at the popular bar Sekhmet on Chamiers Road in the upmarket locality of Alwarpet in the city. The victims were employees of the pub, the official said. The […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested in the excise policy scam case, will remain in ED custody till April 1. After six days of questioning, Kejriwal was produced in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue court at 2 pm yesterday. Although the ED sought his custody for seven more days, Judge Kaveri Baveja issued […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied interim relief to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in a plea challenging his arrest. Kejriwal filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking his immediate release from ED custody. But the court adjourned the case to April 3 and allowed ED till […]
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rejected the party leadership’s request to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party’s national president JP Nadda had earlier demanded the present union finance minister to choose any seat from Andhra Pradesh or Tamil Nadu which she deemed winnable. However, Nirmala Sitharaman curtly denied the request […]
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the high court on Saturday challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam but the court is unlikely to grant an urgent hearing. According to highly-placed sources in the court, the plea is unlikely to be […]