Political

04 Aug

Har Ghar Tiranga campaign being run by those who didn’t hoist flag for 52 years: Rahul Gandhi

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In a fresh push for the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Har Ghar Triranga campaign, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, referring to the RSS, said the record shows that those running the Har Ghar Triranga campaign are from an organization (RSS) that has carried the tricolor for 52 years. Did not lift. Rahul was staying in Karnataka's Hubli district on Wednesday. In the pix he posted about her visit to the Karnataka Khadi village industry, he is seen wearing the national flag and ironing. “Today it was a great pleasure to meet all the employees who weave our tricolor at Karnataka…

03 Aug

ED seals Young Indian’s office; police forces deployed outside Sonia Gandhi’s house

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (August 3) 'temporarily sealed' the premises of the Congress-owned office of Young Indian Private Limited (YIL), a day after the raid at the National Herald newspaper's head office in Delhi. ED officials told PTI that steps have been taken to "preserve evidence" which should no longer be collected as accredited agents were not present at some stages of Tuesday's raid. The rest of the National Herald office remains open, sources instructed the information agency. As per the officials, the ED sleuths had emailed the main officer/incharge of the Young Indian workplace to open the…

02 Aug

SSC Scam: Lady throws CHAPPALS at Partha Chatterjee, says ‘I would have found peace IF…’

editorPolitical, West Bengal

A woman throws CHAPPALS at Partha Chatterjee. The woman throws CHAPPALS at his vehicle as he was leaving Joka ESI Hospital, where Partha was taken for a medical check-up on Tuesday. Although the shoe did no longer hit Partha. It fell on his car. The female identify is Shubhra Gharvi. Her house is in Amtala. The woman's be apologetic about is that her thrown shoe did not fall on Partha, "I would have discovered peace if the shoe had fallen on his head." Later the girl said, "They have crores of rupees. Bought residences in numerous locations in Kolkata. Coming…

02 Aug

Money placed in flat in my absence: Partha Chatterjee aide Arpita Mukherjee on seized cash

editorPolitical, West Bengal

Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee on Tuesday said, "The money does now not belong to me, it was stored there in my absence". The ED had previously recovered more than Rs 50 crores in money from her homes in Kolkata. Former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee were despatched to ED custody until August 3. Chatterjee is involved in an alleged recruitment scam of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ staff, Assistant Teachers of training IX-XII and essential teachers. Meanwhile, the probe corporation is conducting raids at four locations in connection with the teacher recruitment scam. According to sources, the…

01 Aug

Former Andhra Pradesh CM NTR’s daughter dies by suicide

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K Uma Maheshwari, daughter of late actor-politician NT Rama Rao and sister-in-law to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, allegedly died by attempt to suicide on Monday. Uma Maheshwari was found facing health problems and was going through treatment for the final few months. Maheshwari breathed her last moment at her house in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. She was located hanging from the ceiling fan in her bedroom. The police have shifted the physique for autopsy. "According to a preliminary investigation, she used to be below melancholy due to sick health. A case has been registered and the body has…

01 Aug

Smriti Irani, daughter not owners of Goa restaurant, never applied for license: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court on Monday stated that Union Minister Smriti Irani and her daughter Zoish are not the owners of the Goa restaurant. No license was once ever issued in their favour, the courtroom said. The order of the court was once stated after Smriti Irani filed a civil defamation suit against Congress leaders who alleged that the minister's daughter was once walking an unlawful bar in Goa. Following this, Delhi High Court had issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera and Netta D'Souza on a civil defamation suit filed by politician Smriti Irani. The BJP leader…

31 Jul

Congress suspends 3 Jharkhand MLAs caught in West Bengal cash haul

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The Congress party on Sunday suspended three MLAs after the West Bengal police found a large amount of money in their car on Saturday. The police said that the cash amount was around Rs 48 to 50 lakh but did not give the exact figure now. Jharkhand Congress time-honored secretary and party in-charge Avinash Pandey said, "The three MLAs, who were arrested yesterday with mountains of cash, have been suspended from the celebrations with spot effect." Three MLAs, Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachhap and Naman Bixal Kongari were traveling in an SUV on National Highway-16 in Ranihati when the police intercepted…

31 Jul

Mann Ki Baat: Nation will witness a historic moment as India turns 75, says PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 91st edition of his monthly radio program Mann Ki Baat on Sunday (July 31, 2022). In his address, Prime Minister Modi noted that India is set to witness a grand and ancient second as India completes 75 years of independence and said he was happy to see the "Azadi Ka Amrita Mohotsav" a mass movement come to an end." “We are all going to witness the historic moment of 75 years of our independence. The elixir of independence is turning into a mass movement. People from all walks of life and people from every…

31 Jul

‘Maafi Maango’: Mahua Moitra asks PM Modi to APOLOGISE, calls THIS BJP leader ‘Drama Bahu’

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Trinamool MP Mahua Maitra on Sunday (July 31, 2022) took a dig at Union Minister Smriti Irani in a tweet and also appealed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to hand over the microphone to the opposition on Monday so they can question Prime Minister Narendra. Modi apologizes to Gujarat BJP MLA for rape of a woman. Moitra tweeted, “Lady raped and limited by means of BJP Guj Minister Arjunsinh for 5 yrs. Expecting Hon’ble @ombirlakota to hand mic to Oppn as SOON as he enters LS on Monday so we can ask PMji to Maafi Maango. Equality earlier than…

30 Jul

Partha Chatterjee, aide Arpita bought farmhouse together for 20 lakh rupees, deed shows

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Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukhopadhyay were arrested. They owned a joint property in Santiniketan. The two accused in the Bengal SSC scam case bought a joint property in 2012. A document accessed by India Today showed that the farmhouse bought by the duo cost Rs 20 lakh. Earlier in the day, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated proceedings to freeze at least three bank accounts of Arpita Mukherjee, in which they found at least Rs 2 crore. Several "shell company" bank accounts of Mukherjee are also under the ED scanner. An ED sleuth said the…