Swati Maliwal controversy: AAP goes into silent mode, Akhilesh dodges question

Swati 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...

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Supreme Court on Kejriwal case: No exception made in granting interim bail, critical analysis of verdict welcome

We have to save country from dictatorship, says Kejriwal after walking out of Tihar

New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Thursday that it has not made any exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him interim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls and "critical analysis of the judgment is welcome". A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused to consider claims and counters of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Kejriwal's lawyer on statements made related to the interim bail...

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Security team foils infiltration bid on LoC, kills 2 terrorists in J&K’s Tangdhar sector

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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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Govt slashes windfall tax on domestic crude to Rs 5,700/tonne

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New Delhi: The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 5,700 per tonne, from Rs 8,400 per tonne, with effect from Thursday. The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The SAED on the export of diesel, petrol and jet fuel or ATF, has been retained at 'nil'. The new rates are effective from May 16, an official notification said. India...

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Kartik Aaryan unveils second poster of ‘Chandu Champion’

Mumbai: Kartik Aaryan Thursday unveiled the second poster from the upcoming sports drama Chandu Champion, leaving fans in awe of his impeccably sculpted physique. The first-look poster of Chandu Champion featured Kartik in a never-before-seen avatar, wearing a ‘langot’. The new poster shows the 33-year-old actor wearing boxer shorts, flaunting his toned abs while he closes his...

Netizens hail Aishwarya as she jets off for Cannes with injured arm

Mumbai: Hindi film star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a regular at the Cannes red carpet, was seen entering the airport with her daughter Aaradhya Bachchan, wearing an arm sling, as they headed to attend the 77th edition of the prestigious event at the French Riviera. Fans quickly noticed the injury and lauded her professionalism. This year, the theme...

 

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