Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has been arrested by Enforcement Directorate in now scrapped Delhi liquor policy scam case. The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal any protection from coercive action in an excise policy-linked money laundering case.
The Delhi High Court today refused to grant any interim protection from coercive action to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection to the Enforcement Directorate summonses issued to him in the Delhi liquor policy case. "We are not inclined to grant an interim relief," the high court said, seeking a response from the ED on fresh interim plea. The matter has been listed hearing on April 22.
The State Bank of India (SBI) has submitted all the details on electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India (ECI) today. The data includes the unique codes for the bonds, which will help match the donors with the political parties that were the recipients.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked SBI “not be selective in its disclosure of details” regarding electoral bonds and reveal complete information, including the alphanumeric codes corresponding to each bond. It had asked the chairman and managing director of SBI to file an affidavit by 5:00 pm on Thursday.
Observing that the challenge to the FCU involves serious constitutional questions, the Supreme Court (SC) today stayed the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the central government. The SC bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud set aside the March 11 order of the Bombay High Court which had refused to grant an interim stay on setting up the FCU under the amended IT Rules.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the central government to "immediately halt" Viksit Bharat messages being sent over WhatsApp. The poll body has also directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to submit a compliance report.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot put on hold the law on the appointment of Election Commissioners. During the hearing, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said, "You cannot say that Election Commission is under the thumb of the executive. At this stage we cannot stay the legislation and it will lead to only chaos and uncertainty."
A senior Biden administration official today said that the United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as an Indian territory and opposes any attempts by China to advance its territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This comes days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over the state following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit there.
A two-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Kabir Nagar Thursday early morning resulting in the death of two people. One person was left injured. Three workers were trapped under the rubble of the building. Officials from rescue services received a call at 2:16 am about the collapse of an old construction building. The victims were identified as Arshad, 30, and Tauhid, 20. The injured person has been identified as Rehan, 22. Police said that Legal action will be taken in the matter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hours after speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and emphasised India's commitment to peace amid the war between the two countries. Multiple media outlets reported that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin invited PM Modi to their respective countries after the Lok Sabha polls.In a post on social media platform X, PM Modi stated he spoke to Putin and congratulated him on his re-election as Russia's President. "We agreed to work together to further deepen and expand India-Russia Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership in the years ahead," PM Modi said.
Two earthquakes hit Maharashtra's Hingoli city, in a span of 10 minutes, in the early hours of Thursday. The first tremor measure 4.5 on the Richter Scale, according to the National Center for Seismology. It shook the city at nearly 06.08 am. The second tremor measured 3.6 on the Richter Scale, the National Center for Seismology stated.
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