Nearly 67% voter turnout in first four phases of Lok Sabha elections: Election Commission
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Supreme Court says ED can’t arrest PMLA-accused after special court takes cognisance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cannot arrest an accused under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a special court has taken cognisance of the complaint of money laundering. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan...
Read moreNCW summons Delhi CM Kejriwal’s aide Bhibhav Kumar in Swati Maliwal assault case
New Delhi: The NCW has summoned Bhibhav Kumar -- the aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal -- Thursday over allegations of assault of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. The hearing of Bhibhav Kumar is scheduled for Friday at 11am, according to the summon. The National Commission of Women (NCW) took suo moto cognizance of a media post titled "Ex-DCW chief Swati Maliwal accuses Arvind Kejriwal's personal secretary of assaulting...
Read moreSwati Maliwal controversy: AAP goes into silent mode, Akhilesh dodges question
Lucknow: The Swati Maliwal episode is getting increasingly awkward for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. At a Press conference with Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow Thursday, Kejriwal was at a loss to face questions on the issue and quietly shifted the microphone to AAP MP Sanjay Singh. Singh diverted the issue of Swati Maliwal being roughed up by Delhi Police personnel when she went to support the protesting women wrestlers. Singh evaded...
Read moreSupreme Court on Kejriwal case: No exception made in granting interim bail, critical analysis of verdict welcome
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday steered clear of the political talk about it having made an exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him interim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls but said, "Critical analysis of the judgement is welcome". A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to consider claims and counterclaims by advocates for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Kejriwal on...
Read moreSecurity team foils infiltration bid on LoC, kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Tangdhar sector
Srinagar: An infiltration bid was foiled Thursday by the Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Tangdhar sector of J&K’s Kupwara district, said officials, adding that two terrorists have been killed. Officials said that the Army engaged a group of terrorists in sustained gunfire after they made an attempt to sneak into this side of the LoC in the sector. “Two intruding terrorists have been hit in this operation,...
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Xi, Putin say China-Russia ties stabilising factor for world, conducive to peace
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Thursday said ties between the two countries have become a stabilising factor for the world and a fine example for other countries, as the two leaders met here amidst mounting pressure over Beijing to scale down support to Moscow over its prolonged war in Ukraine. Putin...
Nearly 67% voter turnout in first four phases of Lok Sabha elections: Election Commission
New Delhi: The cumulative turnout in the first four phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been recorded at 66.95 per cent, the Election Commission said Thursday, adding 45.10 crore of the nearly 97 crore electors have voted so far in the ongoing electoral exercise. In a statement, the poll panel urged electorate to come out and...
Disney Star to add Indian sign language and audio descriptive feed for T20 WC
Mumbai: On the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Disney Star in association with India Signing Hands (ISH), announced the availability of an Indian Sign Language feed for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, starting June 1. This will be applicable for 10 matches including the India matches, semifinals and finals. The company will also support...
‘There will be a huge gap to fill now’: Indian legend Bhaichung Bhutia on Chhetri’s retirement
New Delhi: It is truly a sad day for Indian football as Sunil Chhetri, one of the greatest players in Indian football, has announced his decision to retire following FIFA World Cup 2026 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 match against Kuwait in Kolkata June 6. As the news spread, some of the biggest names in India have...
PM Modi accuses Congress, SP of spreading lies about CAA, says law here to stay
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday accused the opposition of spreading lies about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that the law is here to stay. "Do whatever you want to, but you will never be able to remove CAA," Modi said at a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh a day after the first set of citizenship...
Delhi Police team reaches Swati Maliwal’s residence to seek details of ‘assault’ incident
New Delhi: A Delhi Police team reached AAP MP Swati Maliwal's house Thursday in connection with the alleged assault on her at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, officials said. Led by an Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) rank officer, the team has gone to the Rajya MP's residence to seek details of the incident, they said. Monday...
Woman featured in this video criticizing the BJP government is not former PM Vajpayee’s niece; she is Atiya Alvi, a social activist
A post accompanying a video of a woman criticizing the BJP government on a news channel is widely circulating across social media platforms (here, here, and here), claiming that the woman featured is the niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In this article, let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. The archived version of this post can...
Janhvi flaunts ‘Mahima ke dono roop’ in new Insta post; boyfriend Shikhar Pahariya showers hearts
Mumbai: Janhvi Kapoor, who is all geared up for the release of the upcoming romantic sports drama Mr. & Mrs. Mahi Thursday shared her two contrasting looks from the movie. Taking to Instagram, Janhvi, who portrays Mahima in the Rajkummar Rao-starrer, shared two pictures. In one photo, she can be seen wearing a white suit, exuding joy...
Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Voting Fraud in Hyderabad Lok Sabha Polls
The video could be traced back to 2022, which predates the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. WEBQOOF Amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, a video showing a man repeatedly casting votes on behalf of other people is being circulated as a recent incident from Hyderabad. What are users claiming?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user shared the video with...
T20 WC: Edgbaston Stadium to host fan park for IND v PAK blockbuster
Birmingham: England's Edgbaston Stadium will host the fan park for the spectators for the much-awaited clash between arch rivals India and Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 June 9. As per the venue's official statement, the fan park can accommodate up to 8,000 viewers for the blockbuster clash after the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed...
