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Court issues release warrant for BRS leader K Kavitha in corruption and money laundering cases related to Delhi excise 'scam'.
The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi has extended the judicial custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal until September 3 in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the excise policy case.
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has once again been re-elected as the national president after she chaired the national executive meeting held in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
The Supreme Court granted bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam today. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan was hearing Kavitha's pleas seeking bail in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged scam which are being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) respectively. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Kavitha, sought bail saying the probe against her has already been completed by the two agencies.
Senior JMM leader and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren is set to join the BJP on Friday, Himanta Biswa Sarma said in a late night post on X. Champai met union home minister Amit Shah late Monday night in New Delhi along with Sarma, who is also the saffron party's co-incharge of Jharkhand assembly elections. Last week, the veteran leader, who had resigned as chief minister to make way for Hemant Soren upon his release from jail, accused the party leadership of insulting him.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha stated that the central government will send a team to the state to assess the damage caused by the floods. At least 26 people died as the floods devastated the state. A total of 17 lakh people were estimated to have been affected, and of them, 1.37 lakh were rendered homeless, officials said. "Union Home Minister Amit Shah has assured me that he will be sending a central team shortly to assess the damage caused by the floods. The central team will physically visit the flood-hit areas," Saha told reporters on the sidelines of a Janmashtami programme on Monday.
Over 70 people were dead in several cases of terror attacks reported in the Balochistan province of Pakistan, Al Jazeera reported citing military and police officials. The country's military said 14 soldiers and police were killed. 21 terrorists were also killed in fighting in a major attack that targeted vehicles on a major highway in Bela, a town in Lasbela district. In a separate attack in Musakhel district, local officials said at least 23 civilians were killed after attackers reportedly stopped their convoy, checked their IDs and determined they were from Punjab.
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President Zelensky says his military has test fired first Ukraine-made ballistic missile
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Court issues release warrant for BRS leader K Kavitha in Delhi excise 'scam' case
Court issues release warrant for BRS leader K Kavitha in corruption and money laundering cases related to Delhi excise 'scam'.
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Union minister Kurian of BJP elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from MP
Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee George Kurian was on Tuesday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha in a bypoll from Madhya Pradesh by the returning officer. The BJP on August 20 announced Kurian as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh that became vacant following Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia's election to the Lok Sabha in June.
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Several former members of banned Jamaat-e-Islami file nomination papers for Assembly polls
Several former members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday filed nomination papers to contest the Assembly polls in the Union Territory as independent candidates. Sugra Barkati, daughter of jailed separatist worker Sarjan Barkati, also filed nomination papers on behalf of her father.
While Jamaat cannot take part in the elections due to the ban imposed on it by the Union home ministry, it had shown interest in participating in the polls during the Lok Sabha elections if the ban were removed.
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PM Modi to visit Singapore soon: Foreign Minister Balakrishnan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Singapore shortly, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has announced, after senior ministers of India and Singapore concluded a high-level meeting here to further their strategic ties. A four-member Indian delegation comprising Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw participated in the second India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) here on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on issues of mutual interests.
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Supreme Court halts Ayush Ministry notification over misleading drug ad
The top court has temporarily halted a notification issued by the Ministry of Ayush that omitted Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. This rule is crucial as it prohibits misleading advertisements for Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani drugs. Read here for more details.
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Collapsed statue of Shivaji Maharaj was built by Navy; govt to install bigger one there: Deputy CM Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj which collapsed in Sindhudurg district a day ago was built by the Navy, but the state government has now decided to install a bigger statue of the Maratha warrior king at the same place. Fadnavis said, "The construction of the statue was not overseen by the state government but by the Navy. The individuals responsible for the fabrication and installation of the statue might have overlooked important local factors, such as high wind speed and the quality of the iron used. The statue might have become more prone to rust due to its exposure to ocean winds."
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BRS leader KT Rama Rao hails SC granting bail to sister Kavitha
BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Tuesday thanked the Supreme Court for granting bail to his sister and party MLC K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam and said justice has prevailed in the cases. Rama Rao was in Delhi in view of Kavitha's bail plea coming up in the apex court on Tuesday. "Thank You Supreme Court. Relieved. Justice prevailed," he said on X.
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News update: Mohanlal resigns as AMMA president as Hema committee report fallout continues
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Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till September 3
A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam till September 3. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody after he was produced before the court through video conference on expiry of the judicial custody granted earlier.
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SC notice to Guj govt on plea against conviction in custodial death case
The top court today sought the Gujarat government's response on former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea against his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. "Issue notice returnable in four weeks," a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale said. The court also tagged the appeal with other matters related to the case.
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Police seek shifting of Darshan from Bengaluru prison
The Bengaluru Police have sought shifting of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, and rowdy elements from Parappana Agrahara jail here to other prisons, city Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Tuesday. The city police's proposal comes in the wake of a photograph of Darshan hanging out with three others, including a rowdy-sheeter, on the lawns of the jail emerging on social media on Sunday, sparking a row.
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Bombay HC division bench recuses from hearing ex-cop Sachin Waze's plea seeking release
A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing a petition filed by dismissed policeman Sachin Waze seeking bail in the CBI's corruption case also involving former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh. Waze, who is in judicial custody, had sought to be released on bail, claiming he is an approver in the case and on grounds of parity as all the other accused are out on bail.
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SC seeks Gujarat govt's response on Sanjiv Bhatt's plea against conviction in custodial death case
The SC sought the Gujarat government's response on former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt's plea against his conviction in a 1990 custodial death case in which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. "Issue notice returnable in four weeks," a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale said. The court also tagged the appeal with other matters related to the case.
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BSP supremo Mayawati re-elected as party's national president
Bahujan Samaj Party's chief Mayawati has been re-elected as the national president after she chaired a meeting in Lucknow
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First Published: Aug 27 2024 | 8:59 AM IST
