Kochi: Various trade union outfits of Indian Railways are observing today the golden jubilee year of the 1974 railway strike that led to imposition of Emergency in 1975. The 20-day strike by 17 lakh workers lasted from May 8 to May 27, 1974, and failed to evoke any response from the Congress government led by …
Kochi: Kerala recorded a polling of 39.26% till 1 pm in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls for 88 seats in 13 states on Friday, media reports said. There are 2.77 crore to seal the fate of the 194 candidates including Union Ministers Rajeev Chandrashekharan and V Muraleedharan of BJP in Kerala which has …
Kochi: The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution bench Kerala government‘s prayer seeking to raising the ceiling on net borrowing, media reports said. Kerala in its plea accused the Union government of arbitrarily restraining its borrowing limits pushing it into a financial emergency. The division Bench observed that the Centre had already allowed …
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Kochi: A Delhi court on Monday sent Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to 14 days judicial custody after the end of his custody with the ED which had arrested him in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case, media reports said. The ED told Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court that it was not asking for further remand …
Kochi: Karnataka has cautioned Kerala against harming the federal system of the country, media reports said.Taking a dig at Kerala Minister P Rajeev for luring IT companies in water starved Bengaluru to the Left ruled state by offering surplus water, Karnataka’s Minister M B Patil said such moves would harm the federal structure of the …
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday blamed the Congress for failing to keep the strategic Katchatheevu island under India’s control, media reports said.Modi expressed shock over the Right To Information (RTI) report which gave details of how the Congress government handed over the island to Sri Lanka in 1974.Citing a media report, Modi wrote …
Kochi: CPM has been directed to pay Rs 11 crore “dues” by the Income Tax department for using an old PAN card during filing of tax returns, media reports.The “dues” include penalties and interest for “discrepancies” in the use of the old PAN card by CPM, the reports said.The Congress too was directed by the …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody with Directorate of Enforcement (ED) was further extended till April 1 by a Delhi court in a money laundering case on Thursday, media reports said.Kejriwal was produced in Rouse Avenue Courts on the expiry of his six days of ED custody.He was arrested on the night of March …
Kochi: Arvind Kejriwal of AAP will continue as the Chief Minister as the Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected a PIL seeking his removal following his arrest in a money laundering case, media reports said.Dismissing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the court said the petitioner failed to show any bar in the law which prohibited …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal suffered a jolt when Delhi High Court refused his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam, media reports said. The case has been posted for April 3 even as the court directed the ED to respond to Kejriwal’s petition by April 2. …
Kochi: The CPM-led government in Kerala has moved the Supreme Court challenging President Droupadi Murmu sitting on four bills passed by the state assembly, media reports said. Kerala has said that the bills were withheld without any ground. The state also blamed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for withholding the bills for a long period …
Kochi: The CPM-led government in Kerala has moved the Supreme Court challenging President Droupadi Murmu sitting on four bills passed by the state assembly, media reports said. Kerala has said that the bills were withheld without any ground. The state also blamed Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan for withholding the bills for a long period …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal was remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody for seven days in the alleged liquor policy scam case, media reports said.The ED had sought 10 days custody of Kejriwal before the Rouse Avenue Court.The ED described Arvind Kejriwal the “kingpin” and “key conspirator” in the alleged scam, the reports said.The ED said the …
Kochi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor policy scam on Thursday, media reports said. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief was arrested in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, the reports said. Kejriwal is the first chief minister to be arrested in an alleged corruption case …
Kochi: The ruling BJP topped the list of political parties who used electoral bonds to raise funds from 2019 to 2023, according to media reports.The BJP used bonds worth Rs 6,986.5 crore, Trinamool Congress Rs 1,397 crore, Congress Rs 1,334 crore, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi Rs 1,322 crore among others. The ruling BJD in Odisha …
Kochi: Lok Sabha elections will be held in the country in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, while voters over 85 years could vote from home, the He Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh will go to assembly polls on May 13, Sikkim on April 19, Arunachal Pradesh on …
Kochi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa of the BJP was booked under charges including POCSO Act on a complaint of a 17-year-old girl’s mother, media reports said. The case was filed at Sadashivanagar police station in Bengaluru under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and 354(A) of the IPC. According to …
Kochi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered a major injury and was admitted to a hospital, media reports quoting Trinamool Congress said. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief suffered head injuries in an accident at home, the reports said.The 69-year-old chief minister had returned from a programme in Ballygunge.The TMC released her pictures on social …
Kochi: All eyes are on the Supreme Court where the BJP-led government will make its position clear about helping debt-ridden Kerala to tide over its financial crisis on Wednesday, media reports said.The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to consider diluting the borrowing limits of Kerala for the current financial year before March 31, …
Kochi: As planned, the BJP-led government announced implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Monday, media reports. CAA was passed by Parliament in December 2019 kicking off a series of protests and violence claiming over 100 lives. The protests abated after the spread of Covid 19. The act enables the government to grant Indian nationality …
