In a meeting that is being seen as politically significant, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday visited PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar to offer condolences on the demise of her father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Ms. Gandhi, who arrived from Delhi, drove straight from the airport to the Fairview residence of Ms. Mehbooba Mufti in Gupkar […]
» Read moreAs a virtual war of words broke out between JD(U) and RJD in the wake of murders of engineers in Bihar, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday took a jibe at his one-time ally Lalu Prasad saying what can be more “ridiculous” than the latter talking about law and order. Mr. Paswan also reiterated that the alliance between RJD […]
» Read moreIn a massive relief for Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in the high-profile National Herald case, the Patiala House court in New Delhi on Saturday granted them unconditional bail on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 each. While former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh filed the bail bond on behalf of Sonia, her daughter Priyanka Vadra did the […]
» Read moreThe Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday morning conducted searches at the office of Secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “A corruption case has been registered against Rajendra Kumar, Secretary to the Delhi CM, on the allegation that he abused his official position to favour a particular firm in getting tenders from various Delhi government departments in the past […]
» Read moreThe Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to CBI to register a case against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly declaring himself as a British national before company law authorities there. A bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy questioned the “authenticity of the document” attached with the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) […]
» Read moreNEW DELHI: Hours before Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar chief minister following an election that the BJP handsomely lost, disgruntled party leader Shatrughan Sinha, through a series of tweets, continued to taunt his party leadership, which he has repeatedly attacked for ignoring him during the crucial polls. “It has been the victory of democracy. I wish the new government led […]
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