POLITICS

Patra Slams Kejriwal Over 'Sheesh Mahal', Compares Lavishness to Royal Extravagance
Kumar Manoj -
Referring to Kejriwal's affidavit in 2013, Patra mentioned the AAP leader's promise not to indulge in privileges like a red-beacon car, security, or a government bungalow.  
PM Modi Asserts India Doesn’t Build Relations on a 'Taken-for-Granted' Basis, Amid China Concerns
Siddhant Kumar -
"The world gets happiness from our growth and not envy," PM Modi said in a veiled message to China, which is often criticized for its perceived expansionist policies and predatory lending.
Sonia Gandhi to Lead Campaign for Priyanka’s Electoral Debut from Wayanad LS Seat
Siddhant Kumar -
Priyanka Gandhi is fighting from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, where by-election was forced due to sitting MP Rahul Gandhi, who also won UP's Raebareli, vacating the seat to retain the family stronghold.
Haryana CM Saini Retains Home, Finance, Excise, and Taxation Portfolios
Monika -
In the new Haryana ministry, Major Nayab Singh Saini retained all important portfolios such as Home, Finance, Excise and Taxation to himself. He also retained Town & Country Planning and Urban Estates, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture, Administration of Justice, General Administration, Criminal Investigation (C.I.D), Personnel & Training, and Law and Legislative with himself. Seven-time legislator and the seniormost legislator in the Cabinet, Anil Vij, has been given portfolios of Energy, Transport and Labour. He was the Home and Health & Family Welfare Minister under former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
Supreme Court Should Not Assume Role of Opposition in Parliament, Must Uphold Its Role as People's Court: CJI
Siddhant Kumar -
The CJI remarked, "One is entitled to criticize the court for the inconsistency of legal doctrine or an error but one cannot look at its role or its work from the perspective of outcomes." He underlined the need for retaining the access-to-justice paradigm evolved by the Supreme Court over the last 75 years. "Ours is not a court looking only at the big-ticket items," he said, underscoring the role of the court in dealing with issues that confront ordinary citizens.
Delhi Court Grants Bail to AAP's Satyendar Jain, Criticizes ED
Kumar Manoj -
Jain, who was arrested on the charge of laundering about Rs 4.5 crore money through four companies allegedly linked to him, walked out of the Tihar Jail Friday evening after spending more than 18 months in judicial custody.
Giriraj Singh Claims Hindus Are Facing Existential Threat
Monika -
Before this, Singh, before flagging off the Yatra, went to the Budhanath temple, where he made oblations, and then spoke to hundreds of people at the district school ground, foregrounding his organizational legacy.
Jitan Ram Manjhi Expresses Disappointment Over Jharkhand Seat-Sharing Deal
Anurima Das -
The BJP has refused to part ways with the BJP despite a high demand for a share of assembly seats.
Prakash Ambedkar Calls for Government Clarification on Sharad Pawar's Alleged Meeting with Dawood in Dubai
Kumar Manoj -
Making a sensational claim, Ambedkar told media persons that the purported meeting took place when Pawar was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra between 1988 and 1991. He had travelled abroad, first to California (USA), and then to London (UK).
PM Modi Attends NDA Leaders Conclave, Proposes Biannual Meetings
Siddhant Kumar -
At the meeting, he said making a point about the deeper connect his government enjoys with people as compared to the previous Congress-led UPA government, he has received more than 4.5 crore letters in the last 10 years as compared to only 5 lakh that his predecessor has received.
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