Political

25 Jul

Ex-President Ram Nath Kovind moves out of Rashtrapati Bhavan, arrives at new residence

editorPoliticalRam Nath Kovind

Ram Nath Kovind, the now-former President of India, vacated Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, after his successor in the best office, Droupadi Murmu, was once sworn-in as the country’s fifteenth President. However, before he left, Kovind received a final tri-service guard of honor. Kovind and his wife Savita will now reside in the national capital on 12, Janpath. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who lives 10, across the street, will be a neighbor of the former first couple.

25 Jul

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee does not require hospitalisation, says AIIMS

editorPolitical, West Bengal

The ED on Monday gave info to Kolkata court that West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with an alleged faculty jobs scam, has persistent fitness issues, but does not require hospitalisation. The ED introduced AIIMS Bhubaneswar scientific report of Partha Chatterjee in front of the courtroom which mentioned that he is fit and stable. "There is nothing wrong with scientific reports. He was taking benefit of his position to stay in a state-run hospital. He is fit and can be taken into custody," ED stated citing AIIMS report. The Enforcement Directorate demanded 14-day custody of Partha Chatterjee.

24 Jul

Shift Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, orders court in setback to Mamata Banerjee’s minister

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to shift West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS Bhubaneswar early on Monday, saying the ruling party's political leaders had successfully evaded ED interrogation by taking refuge earlier. SSKM Hospital. The courtroom was listening to the Enforcement Directorate’s plea towards the switch of the arrested West Bengal minister to state-run SSKM Hospital. The court docket said that the accused would be taken to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata by using an ambulance from the SSKM Hospital and would be accompanied through his suggest and an SSKM doctor.…

23 Jul

Charges against Manish Sisodia bogus: CM Arvind Kejriwal on L-G recommending CBI probe into AAP govt’s excise policy

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Moments after Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena backed a CBI probe into the AAP government's new excise policy on corruption charges, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated the case was "completely bogus" and had no substance.Delhi L-G Kejriwal government's Excise Policy, 2021-22 has prompted a CBI probe into alleged irregularities and procedural lapses. Citing a report by the Delhi Chief Secretary, Saxena alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who headed the Delhi government's excise wing, was once concerned about corruption and gave undue benefits to liquor traders.It further alleged that there was "deliberate and gross procedural lapse" to give "undue…

23 Jul

‘Will see Congress leaders in court’: Smriti Irani denies allegations against her daughter running bar in Goa

editorPoliticalSmt. Smriti Irani.

Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday denied Congress' allegations that her 18-year-old daughter was jogging an "illegal bar" in Goa. Addressing a press conference, Irani stated that Congress had "publicly mutilated" her daughter's persona and she would see them in court. "My daughter's fault is her mom holds press convention on the loot of Rs 5,000 crore through Sonia and Rahul Gandhi," Irani said. "It is finished at the path of the Congress leadership, particularly the Gandhi family. Because I had the audacity to maintain a press conference and question Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on the Rs 5,000 crore…

23 Jul

NV Ramana: ‘Media running kangaroo courts… taking democracy backwards’

editorPoliticalNV Ramana

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Saturday, while listing troubles dealing with the present-day judiciary, stated that a number of media organizations in the us of a have been strolling “kangaroo courts… on problems even skilled judges discover hard to figure out on”. Addressing an event at the National University of Study & Research in Law in Ranchi, the CJI said: “Ill-informed and agenda-driven debates on issues involving justice shipping are proving to be hazardous to the fitness of democracy. Biased views being propagated by way of media are affecting the people, weakening democracy, and harming the system. In…

22 Jul

ED questions Sonia Gandhi for 2 hours in National Herald case

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Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday seemed before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the alleged National Herald cash laundering case, while senior party leaders and employees protested in the Lutyens’ Zone, a stark reminder of remaining month’s scenes when Rahul Gandhi used to be interrogated via the federal agency. Rahul and Priyanka by her side, Sonia Gandhi reached the ED office round noon and was puzzled for a little over two hours about Associated Journals Limited (AJL), which ran the newspaper, as well as her function in the everyday affairs of Young Indian Pvt Ltd…

22 Jul

Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister

editorinternational, Politicalsri lanka crisis

Senior Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in on Friday as the new PM, his office said, a day after the swearing-in of a new president as the Indian Ocean state grapples with its worst monetary disaster in decades. The action came simply hours after protection forces raided a protest camp on government grounds in the fundamental city of Colombo and cleared section of it, with at least nine arrests, as the new administration strikes to crack down on protesters. A former minister from the Podujana Peramuna party, Gunawardena took the oath of office in the presence of Wickremesinghe,…

20 Jul

Can’t ask journalist not to write: SC in bail to Mohammed Zubair

editorPoliticalSupreme court

The Supreme Court has granted Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair bail in all cases filed against him for allegedly derogatory tweets. The court ordered the immediate release of Mohammad Zubair from custody. The Supreme Court also directed that all FIRs filed against Zubair in UP be transferred to the Delhi Police's Special Cell, which is investigating a separate case related to an allegedly offensive tweet against a Hindu deity he posted in 2018. The court rejected the UP government's plea to restrain the docket Mohammad Zubair from tweeting and said, “How can we say that? It’s like asking an attorney…

17 Jul

Violent stir over girl’s death at school in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi, CM Stalin appeals for peace

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Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichy district witnessed violent protests on Sunday over the death of a 17-year-old girl studying in a private residential faculty at Kaniyamur near Chinna Salem. Protesters entered the school premises where the woman committed suicide and vandalized property. A number of buses were also set on fire during the agitation. In the wake of the violence, Chief Minister MK Stalin issued a proclamation and appealed for peace. To bring the situation under control the police had to resort to baton charges. Later, an additional five hundred personnel were deployed at the spot, the Director General of Police (DGP)…