Rahul, Akhilesh, Sanjay Singh address first joint rally of INDIA bloc
Kannauj (UP): Â Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and AAP MP Sanjay Singh addressed their first joint rally of the INDIA bloc in Kannauj on Friday. The leaders appealed to the people to vote INDIA bloc to power and listed all that they proposed to do for the people if they win….
Delhi court orders framing of charges against Brij Bhushan Singh
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against former Wrestling Federation of India chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case lodged by female wrestlers, observing there was “sufficient evidence” against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Priyanka Rajpoot ordered framing of charges against…
Join Ajit, Shinde instead of dying with Congress: PM Modi tells Pawar, Uddhav
Nandurbar (Maharashtra): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the “duplicate NCP and Shiv Sena” have made up their minds to merge with the Congress after the June 4 Lok Sabha election results, but should instead join Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde. “A big leader here who is active for 40-50 years is worried after…
Kishan, Iyer’s exclusion from central contracts was chief selector Agarkar’s call: Jay Shah
Mumbai: The exclusion of Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer from the list of centrally-contracted players was a decision that was solely taken by chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has revealed, asserting that “nobody is indispensable”. Kishan and Iyer were left out after failing to show up for domestic engagements despite a…
EC castigates Mallikarjun Kharge, says he is making baseless allegation on voter turnout data
New Delhi: In an unprecedented action, the Election Commission on Friday castigated Congress President Kharge for obstructing the ongoing Lok Sabha election. The commission said the Congress President had made caseless allegations regarding the release of voter turnout data in the middle of ongoing polls which are designed to create confusion, misdirection and impediments in…
Delhi excise policy: ED files fresh charge sheet; names BRS leader K Kavitha
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a fresh charge sheet in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case naming BRS leader K Kavitha as an accused, official sources said. The federal agency had arrested 46-year-old Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, from her Banjara hills residence in…
Sam Pitroda’s controversial comments revealed Congress’ mindset: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi: Sam Pitroda’s controversial comments were not a slip of the tongue but revealed the mindset of his Congress party and that of the people he has mentored, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a veiled reference to Rahul Gandhi. Pitroda resigned as the party’s overseas unit chief after stoking a major controversy…
Cong says it disagrees with Manishankar Aiyar’s remarks on Pakistan
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday dissociated itself from party leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks on Pakistan, saying they have been revived by the BJP in its attempt to deflect attention from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s daily “goof ups”. Aiyar does not speak for the party in any capacity whatsoever, Congress media department chairperson Pawan…
SC grants Kejriwal interim bail till June 1 for campaigning in LS polls
New Delhi: In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him interim bail till June 1 to campaign in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy…
RCB beat Punjab Kings by 60 runs
Bengaluru: Virat Kohli hit a brilliant 92 off 47 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru claimed a 60-run win over Punjab Kings to keep alive their slim hopes of making the Indian Premier League play-offs. Kohli, the IPL’s top run-scorer, smashed six sixes and seven fours, but fell short of a century after he was caught…
