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March 28, 2024

ED remand ends today, CBI may take CM into custody

THE CBI is likely to seek the custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with its probe into the excise policy case after his remand to the Enforcement Directorate ends on March 28, sources said.

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EC sends notice to Supriya, Dilip

THE Election Commission of India on Wednesday sent show cause notices to Congress leader Supriya Shrinate and BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for their controversial comments on actor Kangana Ranaut and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, respectively.

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'Dy commander' among 6 Maoists killed in C'garh

SECURITY forces on Wednesday gunned down six Maoists, including two women, in a fierce exchange of fire at Chipurbhatti area of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

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KEJRIWAL GETS NO INTERIM COURT RELIEF

Wife Sunita claims he would do a 'big expose' on excise scam today

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Govt takes strong objection, raps US envoy for CM comment

A day after a US spokesperson commented on the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, saying they hoped his trial was fair, India objected to it and summoned their acting Deputy Chief of Mission Gloria Barbena.

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ED case to probe fund flow of Pinarayi daughter's company

THE Enforcement Directorate has lodged a case to probe alleged dubious transactions between Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter T Veena’s firm Exalogic Solutions and Kochi-based Cochin Minerals & Rutile Ltd (CMRL).

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Male students in mohiniyattam soon as Kalamandalam goes gender neutral

A meeting of Kerala Kalamandalam’s administrative board on Wednesday decided to make all its courses on performing arts gender-neutral, a move that will now make male students eligible for admission to courses hitherto reserved exclusively for girls, including mohiniyattam and nangiarkoothu.

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ED summons TMC's Mahua.Hiranandani in FEMA case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a third summons to Trinamool Congress leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra and businessman Darshan Hiranandani for questioning in an alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case.

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Arrest illegal, AAP out with 'Me bhi Kejriwal'

AAP MLAs arrived at the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday dressed in yellow T-shirts and wearing ‘Kejriwal’ masks, to mark their protest against the arrest of party supremo and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy 21-22.

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No bar for CM to govern from jail: Atishi

Senior AAP leader Atishi on Wednesday, addressing a press conference at the party office, asserted that no constitutional provision bars ‘governance from jail’, citing the representation of the People Act, 1951 and the Government of nCT of Delhi (GnCTD) Act to support her claims.

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Rift in Cong over Kolar candidate

Party leaders threaten to quit over move to give seat to food and civil supplies minister’s kin

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Civic woes galore in Sangam Vihar, solutions not in sight

Falling under South Delhi constituency, basic ammenities are lacking

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'Will give ₹3K cr seized by ED to poor'

PM tells BJP’s Krishnanagar candidate to inform voters about legal options being considered

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EXISTENTIAL BATTLE FOR ALL 3 FRONTS IN KERALA

KERALA has often shown a tendency to vote differently from the rest of the nation.

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A Basic Test Of Legitimacy For Elections 2024

Institutions can help restore democracy when the opposition is unfairly boxed in, as happened after Emergency. But what happens when a shadow hangs over the independence of the EC?

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GAZA IS A CRISIS OF HUMANITY, NOT JUST INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE

NEVER in this century has so much destruction been wrought on so many by so few.

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'After electoral bonds junked, BJP readied Plan B for funds'

LAUNCHING a scathing attack on the BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said that after the Supreme Court struck down the electoral bond scheme, the saffron party has formulated 'plan B' for seeking funding and is straight away inducting people supporting the outfit monetarily.

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Cong okays list of 14 candidates

CEC finalises nominees of 4 Uttar Pradesh seats, but no word on Raebareli and Amethi

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Ukraine foreign minister seeks help from Delhi, says India a global power

UKRAINE'S Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, is scheduled to arrive in Delhi on Thursday for a two-day official visit.

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MVA in Maha spot as Cong.Uddhav cross over 3 seats

HARDLY has the election campaign begun in Maharashtra than the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has started faltering on seat-sharing.

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Double blow to AAP in Punjab as MP & MLA join BJH

IN a double blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, its MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku and Jalandhar (West) MLA Sheetal Angural joined the BJP on Wednesday.

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Search for six missing workers in Baltimore bridge collapse continues

Hopes dim as the construction workers who fell into the chilly waters are presumed dead

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Nigerian parents finally meet their kids who spent over 2 weeks in captivity

PARENTS of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn't hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion.

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Israel Bombs Gaza, Fights Hamas Around Hospitals

ISRAELI forces pounded besieged Gaza on Wednesday in the war sparked by the October 7 attack and fought Hamas around several hospitals despite a UN Security Council demand for a ceasefire.

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Senior level rejig at MSIL as co tries to win back 50% domestic mkt share

THE board of Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) has approved the appointment of Partho Banerjee as the new head of marketing and sales function effect ive from April 1, 2024.

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House sales hit fresh decadal high

MMR and Pune accounted for over 51% of total sales in top 7 cities in first quarter of 2024

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Good Tax Collection Eases Pressure On Corporations

UNLIKE previous years, companies feel less pressure to pay pending dues, as the government has exceeded its revenue targets for the current financial year.

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Govt may borrow 7.5L cr from mkt in first half

THE central government is planning to raise ₹7.5 lakh crore through market borrowing in the April-September period of 2024-25 to fund the revenue gap to push economic growth, finance ministry said on Wednesday.

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