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BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi said to ANI, "Nitish Kumar should sack Tejashwi Yadav from the cabinet because the CBI has filed a charge sheet against the Dy CM (Tejashwi Yadav) in a corruption case (land-for-jobs scam)...will you (Nitish Kumar) still give him protection or sack him from the cabinet."

CBI files charge sheet against Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi in land for jobs scam case, said officials, according to PTI.

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the telecom arm of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd said on Monday it is set to launch a new internet-enabled phone priced at Rs 999.

Industrialist Anil Ambani appears before ED in Mumbai as part of FEMA investigation, say officials, according to PTI.

Delhi High Court dismissed the bail petition of Delhi Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to the Delhi Excise Policy matter.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin spoke to NCP President Sharad Pawar today & extended his support to him, says ANI Tweet.

The Congress announced on Monday that the next meeting of opposition parties will be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal made the announcement on Twitter and said "we are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces".

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass on Monday an order on the bail plea of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, arrested for his alleged role in the money laundering case relating to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy.

10:56 PM

Fire broke out in a chemical company in the Boisar Tarapur industrial area in Palghar district, Maharashtra

10:07 PM

Manipur CM N Biren Singh addresses the media after holding a key security meeting in Imphal

"More security personnel will be deployed in five districts. Schools will be opened from Wednesday, July 5 for classes 1 to 8," says CM Biren Singh.

 

10:06 PM

Monsoon session of Parliament will start in the old building: Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi

6:30 PM

IndusInd Bank’s promoter, IIHL, approves capital raising of $1.5 bn

IndusInd Bank’s promoter, IIHL, approves capital raising of $1.5 billion.

 

3:43 PM

'Treachery' of highest order: Digvijaya on NCP developments

In the wake of a split in the NCP led by Ajit Pawar, Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh has described developments in the Sharad Pawar-headed party as treachery of the highest order.

 

Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday led a vertical split in the party to become the deputy chief minister in the Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Maharashtra.

 

Eight other NCP leaders were also sworn in as ministers in the Maharashtra government.

 

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday took a swipe at the ruling BJP, saying the development was not a "googly" but a "robbery".

 

On Pawar's comments, Digvijaya Singh in a tweet on Sunday said, Not only Robbery Pawar Saheb but Treachery of the highest order. Sad."

 

When reporters on Sunday asked Sharad Pawar if the move by nine NCP leaders was a game-plan of the BJP or a googly he talked about recently, the NCP president said, "...It is not googly, it is a robbery. It is not an easy thing. The allegations levelled by Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) against the party...Now (he) has done an important work of exonerating some of the leaders from those allegations.

2:43 PM

Delhi HC dismisses Manish Sisodia's bail plea in excise policy case

LIVE: Delhi HC dismisses Manish Sisodia's bail plea in money laundering case

 

Delhi High Court dismissed the bail petition of Delhi Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to the Delhi Excise Policy matter.

2:23 PM

Next Opposition meet of parties to be held in Bengaluru on July 17-18: Cong

The Congress announced on Monday that the next meeting of opposition parties will be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18. Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal made the announcement on Twitter and said "we are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces".

1:24 PM

Centre to soon notify rules for setting up GST appellate tribunals

The Centre will soon notify rules for setting up GST appellate tribunals and appoint members after approval from the GST Council, a senior CBIC official said on Monday.

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) member (GST) Shashank Priya said the department is working to expand the taxpayer base and doing data triangulation with the corporate taxpayers in income tax regime.

1:04 PM

Centre's help needed for projects to check sea erosion: Karnataka minister

The Union government should provide assistance to the state in taking up permanent projects to check sea erosion at different places along the 320-km coastal line of Karnataka, state Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Inland Water Transport Mankala S Vaidya has said.

Talking to reporters after visiting the Kodi Kanyana fisheries port in Udupi district on Sunday, he said the state government is doing its best by taking temporary measures to prevent sea erosion.

12:36 PM

Political parties to be able to file financial accounts online, says EC

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Sharad Pawar addresses public meeting in Karad, a day after Ajit Pawar's rebellion

Today, in Maharashtra and the country, a rift is being created between the society in the name of caste and religion by some groups: NCP President Sharad Pawar

 

11:57 AM

Excise policy scam: Delhi HC set to pronounce order on Sisodia's bail plea

The Delhi High Court is scheduled to pass on Monday an order on the bail plea of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, arrested for his alleged role in the money laundering case relating to alleged irregularities in the city government's excise policy.

As per a cause list uploaded on the court's website this morning, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma will pronounce the order on Sisodia's bail plea at 2:30 PM.

11:10 AM

PMI manufacturing: Factory output drops to 57.8 in June from 58.7 in May

India's manufacturing sector showed a slowdown in June as compared to May, a private survey showed. According to S&P Global India, the country's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 57.8 in June from 58.7 in May. A PMI higher than 50 shows an expansion in the sector.

10:39 AM

We have seen big changes in world initiated by India in 9 yrs: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar says, "If you see the recent US visit of PM Modi, you saw that there were many prime ministers have visited the US but this visit of PM Modi was different. It was because PM Modi has a different image. He is a senior, experienced and credible leader. When PM Modi tries something or takes a position, its effect is seen in global politics. In the last 9 years, we have seen big changes in the world initiated by India"

10:32 AM

First attack corrupt, then embrace them: Kapil Sibal's dig at BJP

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at the BJP on Monday over NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, saying "first attack the corrupt and then embrace" them. Ajit Pawar pulled off a stunning revolt in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday, triggering a vertical split, and joined hands with the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra to become the deputy chief minister.