NGOs seek listing in SC of PIL for court-monitored SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme

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New Delhi: Two NGOs Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to consider listing their PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team into alleged instances of "apparent quid pro quo" involving political parties, corporate entities and officials of investigative agencies in the electoral bonds scheme. A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for NGOs ‘Common Cause' and the...

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Kejriwal’s PS ‘misbehaved’ with Maliwal at CM house, strict action will be taken: AAP’s Sanjay Singh

Sanjay Singh

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's PS Bibhav Kumar "misbehaved" with AAP RS MP Swati Maliwal Monday at the CM's residence and the AAP supremo will take strict action in the matter, party leader Sanjay Singh said. Addressing a press conference Tuesday, Singh said it is a "condemnable incident". "Yesterday, Maliwal had gone to meet Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. While she was waiting to meet him in the drawing...

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PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination Tuesday from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, aiming for a larger victory margin compared to his previous two wins in 2014 and then in 2019. The Prime Minister got down from his car at the gates of the district collectorate and walked to the office where he filed his nomination papers. The four proposers of his nomination were Pandit Gyaneshwar Shastri, who has played a...

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Mumbai hoarding crash toll mounts to 14

Mumbai hoarding crash

Mumbai: The death toll in the hoarding collapse incident in Mumbai has risen to 14 while 75 others are injured, civic officials Tuesday said as rescue and search operations continued a day after the tragedy. Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar assured strict action against those responsible for the incident, while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it will take down the remaining billboards on the GRP land where the hoarding collapsed....

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Temp to rise by 2-4 degree Celsius in Odisha from May 16: IMD

Bhubaneswar: After a brief respite from heatwave, temperatures would again increase in Odisha from May 16, an official of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. The highest temperature of 44 degree Celsius was recorded at Nuapada Tuesday while the temperature was within 41 degree Celsius at all other places in Odisha. There will be no change in...

LSG, DC, IPL

Porel, Stubbs take DC to 208/4 against LSG

New Delhi: Delhi Capitals posted 208 for four in their must-win Indian Premier League match against Lucknow Super Giants here Tuesday. Opener Abhishek Porel scored a 33-ball 58 at the top while a rearguard act by Tristan Stubbs (57 not out off 25 deliveries) took DC over the 200-run mark. Naveen-ul-Haq (2/41) was the most successful bowler...

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Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Odisha Wednesday

Bhubaneswar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address election rallies in support of their respective party candidates in Odisha Wednesday. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha. Shah will hold a roadshow and two public meetings Wednesday, while Rahul Gandhi will join a bike rally and address an...

BJP govt will give Rs 50,000 to women in Odisha: Rajasthan minister

BJP govt will give Rs 50,000 to women in Odisha: Rajasthan minister

Puri: Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar and in-charge of the Puri Lok Sabha constituency Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will give Rs 50,000 to every woman in Odisha under the ‘Subhadra scheme’ while rice will also be purchased from Odisha farmers at a rate of Rs 3,100 per quintal once it comes to...

Dheerj Wadhawan

DHFL scam: CBI arrests Dheerj Wadhawan in Rs 34,000-crore bank fraud

New Delhi: The CBI has arrested former DHFL Director Dheeraj Wadhawan in connection with the alleged defrauding of a 17-member lender bank consortium to the tune of Rs 34,000 crore, officials said Tuesday. Wadhawan, arrested from Mumbai Monday night, was produced before a special court here which remanded him in judicial custody Tuesday, they said. The former...

Narendra Modi, LS polls, Election

PM Modi has assets worth Rs 3.02 crore; owns no house, car

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday declared his total assets amounting to Rs 3.02 crore in his poll affidavit filed along with his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency. According to the affidavit, PM Modi has Rs 52,920 in cash and fixed deposits worth Rs 2.85 crore in the State Bank of India (SBI). The...

 

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