Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Delhi High Court reserved its verdict on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. The AAP national convener, who arrested by the ED on March 21, questioned the 'timing' of his arrest and said it was in contravention of the basic structure of the Constitution, including free and fair elections and level playing field.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge launched the party's 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee' initiative here under which it aims to reach out to eight crore households across the country and make them aware of its 'guarantees'. "We are distributing this guarantee card to take our 'Panch Nyay Pachees Guarantee' to people. We want to take this initiative to eight crore households across the country," Kharge said while launching the initiative.
The BJP's Delhi unit has sent a defamation notice to senior AAP leader Atishi and demanded a public apology for her claim that the saffron party approached her through a 'very close' person to join it. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said a defamation notice has been sent to Atishi, demanding a public apology for her claim.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination papers from Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. After submitting the papers, he read out the oath to uphold the Constitution which concluded the submission process.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress were not in favour of the Ram temple being constructed in Ayodhya. He also said that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has stopped the migration of people from western Uttar Pradesh by improving the law and order situation and it is the criminals who are now leaving the state.
Vijender Singh, India's first Olympic medallist in boxing who took a plunge in politics in April 2019 by joining the Congress, switched to the BJP. His name was doing the rounds for the last few days as the party's nominee from Mathura, from where actor and incumbent MP Hema Malini has been fielded again by the BJP.
The PDP and the National Conference -- the two INDIA bloc partners in Jammu and Kashmir -- will be taking on each other on the three Lok Sabha seats in the valley. Abdullah, however, hit back saying the PDP was going back on the understanding reached between the constituents of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in 2020.
Taiwan's biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed seven people, injuring more than 700, with 77 trapped in tunnels and collapsed buildings, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to help some people descend to safety. "It was very strong. It felt as if the house was going to topple," said Chang Yu-lin, 60, a worker in a hospital in Taipei, the capital.
Forner Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer six months ago, and would not take part in the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign. "I have told everything to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I will always remain grateful and dedicated to the country, Bihar and the party," he added.
White House directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international norms in space amid a growing lunar race among nations and private companies. The differing gravitational force, and potentially other factors, on the moon and on other celestial bodies change how time unfolds relative to how it is perceived on Earth.
