CHENNAI: Veerappan’s daughter Vidyarani who has left BJP and joined actor-director Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi will contest the parliamentary elections from Krishnagiri. Vidyarani joined the BJP four years ago. Naam Tamilar Katchi, which is a Tamil nationalist party, is contesting without joining any front this time as well. The names of Seeman candidates have been […]
NEW DELHI: The Kerala government on Saturday, in one unusual move, approached the Supreme Court against President Droupadi Murmu’s indecision regarding the bills passed by the Assembly. Earlier, from the seven bills sent by Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan to the president, only Lokayukta Bill was approved. Meanwhile, the bill to remove the governor from […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, officials said. The arrest came hours after the Delhi High Court refused to grant protection to the AAP national convenor from any coercive action by the agency. The 55-year-old leader’s arrest, amid campaign […]
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice DY Chandrachud criticized RN Ravi for refusing to re-enter the cabinet of Dr K. Ponmudi, despite the Supreme Court staying the three-year prison sentence in a corruption case. Expressing grave concern over the actions of the Governor, the Chief Justice gave an ultimatum that a decision should be taken on inviting […]
NEW DELHI: Kerala has informed the Supreme Court that it is striving to overcome its financial crisis without conflicting with the central government. This statement was made during the hearing regarding Kerala’s request for a loan approval of at least 10,000 crores before March 31. Additionally, Kerala alleged that the central government is attempting to […]
RANCHI: JMM MLA and leader Sita Murmu Soren, sister-in-law of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and former chief minister Hemant Soren, has left the party. Sita Murmu Soron left the party leadership and joined the BJP citing that she has not received the respect she deserves to date. Sita Murmu Soren informed the JMM president and […]
New Delhi: Asserting that the country is seeking a change, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said the ‘guarantees’ touted by the present government would meet the same fate as the ‘India Shining’ slogan of 2004. Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party leaders K C Venugopal and […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond within three weeks to applications seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud posted the matter for resumed hearing on April 9. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told […]
Hyderabad/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested BRS leader K Kavitha after a daylong raid at her premises in Hyderabad and was bringing her to Delhi for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, agency sources said. Kavitha, 46, a Telangana Legislative Council member, was arrested by the […]
Chandigarh (Haryana): A day after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini won the floor test during a special session of the state assembly on Wednesday.”I come from a humble family background, no one is in politics in my family. I am just a party worker of the BJP […]