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Fresh trouble brews for APP's Manish Sisodia as the Enforcement Directorate has arrested him in Delhi liqour policy case. Sisodia was already in jail. The 51-year-old was placed under arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following his second round of questioning at the Tihar jail, they said. Sisodia is currently lodged in judicial custody after the CBI arrested him on February 26 in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi liquor or excise policy for 2021-22.
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AAP MLAs Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj took oath as Delhi Ministers today.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Thursday began the second round of questioning of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia at the Tihar Jail here in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, officials said. The federal probe agency had recorded the statement of the 51-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader for the first time on March 7 for about five hours.
Bollywood actor and director Satish Chandra Kaushik passed away, Anupam kher informs in a tweet. He was 67. "Actor Satish Kaushik passes away, "Actor Anupam Kher tweets along with a picture of both actors.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Minister Jagdeeshwar Reddy on Wednesday slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party govt for targeting party MLC K Kavitha after she was summoned by ED on March 11 in Delhi liquor policy case.
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Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis presents Shinde govt's maiden Budget in Assembly
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the state Finance Minister, on Thursday presented the Eknath Shinde-led government's first budget for the year 2023-24 in the state Assembly.
Fadnavis started reading out the budgetary allocations in the Lower House of the state legislature at 2 pm. He read out the budgetary provisions from an iPad instead of a conventional paper document.
This is for the first time that Fadnavis presented the state budget as he holds the finance portfolio. During Fadnavis's tenure as the chief minister between 2014-19, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sudhir Mungantiwar was the finance minister.
Ind vs Aus 4th Test: Australia reaches 149/2 at tea against India
Australia reached 149 for two at tea against India on the opening day of the series-deciding fourth Test here on Thursday.
Usman Khawaja and skipper Steve Smith were batting on 65 and 38, respectively, at the tea break.
Earlier, Smith won the toss and opted to bat first.
PM Modi condoles death of veteran actor and director Satish Kaushik
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of veteran actor and director Satish Kaushik, who passed away early Thursday.
In a tweet, Modi said, "Pained by the untimely demise of noted film personality Shri Satish Kaushik Ji. He was a creative genius who won hearts thanks to his wonderful acting and direction. His works will continue to entertain audiences. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti."
Kaushik passed away at around 1 a.m in the national capital, after he suffered a massive heart attack. He was 66.
Two-thirds of Afghan people will need humanitarian aid, says UN envoy
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that 28 million people, accounting for two-thirds of the war-torn nation's population, will need life-saving humanitarian assistance this year.
The humanitarian need will cost $4.62 billion, the single-largest country appeal ever, Otunbayeva told a Security Council meeting.
Almost half of the Afghan population -- 20 million people -- are experiencing crisis levels of food insecurity, she said, adding that 6 million people are one step away from famine-like conditions.
India must prepare to curb volatility risks of international rupee: RBI deputy gov
India needs to gear up to manage the inevitable volatility that will emerge in the foreign exchange market as the country progresses further towards internationalisation of the rupee, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India said recently.
An international currency is one that is freely available to non-residents, essentially to settle cross-border transactions, and in the case of the rupee, this will be achieved by promoting the currency for import and export, without any limits.
But, that will make the rupee more reactive to global events and that would increase outflows, increasing volatility.
President Murmu on day-long visit to Amritsar, pays obeisance at Golden Temple
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here.
Tight security arrangements have been made in the city for the president's day-long visit.
Accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami, the president paid obeisance at the Temple and listened to 'kirtan'.
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First Published: Mar 09 2023 | 7:29 AM IST