New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the Centre over the electoral bondds issue, the Congress on Monday accused the Modi government of “hafta vasuli” (extortion) and claimed that a total of 21 firms that have faced investigations from the CBI, ED, or IT, have donated through electoral bonds. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said…
Thiruvanthapuram: As the campaign for the Lok Sabha polls intensified, Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Monday accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of attempting to create “a space” for the BJP in the southern state. Speaking to reporters in Attingal near here, Satheesan also asserted that…
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, sources said. It also ordered the removal of the West Bengal director general of police, they added. Also, the secretary of the general…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State Bank of India to make a complete disclosure of all details related to electoral bonds, including the unique bond numbers that would disclose the link between the buyer and the recipient political party, by March 21. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the regular bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. A bench of justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal asked Jain, who is out on interim bail, to surrender forthwith. The top court rejected an oral request by Jain’s counsel to allow…
Jagtial (Telangana): Alleging that the INDIA bloc’s manifesto talks about finishing ‘Shakti’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the fight is between those who want to destroy ‘Shakti’ and those who worship them. Addressing a rally here, Modi said, for him, every mother and every daughter is a form of ‘Shakti’ and that he…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin in his election victory speech said Russia would not be “intimidated” as he became one of the longest-serving Russian leaders in more than 200 years. “I want to thank all of you and all citizens of the country for your support and this trust. No matter who or how much…
New Delhi: In projection of India’s growing maritime power, the Indian Navy executed a dramatic mid-sea operation ending a three-month hijacking of a bulk carrier with deployment of its warship INS Kolkata, long-endurance Sea Guardian drones, P-8I surveillance aircraft and airdropping of elite MARCOS commandos from a C-17 plane. The Navy seized the former Maltese-flagged…
MUMBAI: Several opposition leaders targeted the ruling BJP from one platform on Sunday, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stressing that he was compelled to launch his Bharat Jodo yatras to highlight rising unemployment, inflation and hatred in society. In a show of strength, leaders of the INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) grouping assembled here…
Palanadu (AP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasized the need to have a double-engine sarkar even in Andhra Pradesh if it needs to prosper. Addressing a massive rally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in which Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam and Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena, were inducted as allies, said the bugle for the…
