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'No one is above the law of the land', says Anurag Thakur on I-T 'survey' at BBC offices
Addressing the media in Mumbai, Thakur said, "The Income Tax Department conducts surveys from time to time where irregularities are found and when the survey work is completed, it issues a detailed press note." Describing the country's agencies as completely autonomous, Thakur said that no one is above the law of the nation, and no one is above the judicial system.
Tripura polls: Campaigning ends, voting on Thursday
Election Officials said that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and state police personnel have taken up positions in all the constituencies. Around 31,000 polling personnel have either reached or were on the way to their designated 3,327 polling stations in 2504 locations.
Efforts to silence Congress, but it will not happen: Jairam Ramesh
Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Ramesh said, "JPC was constituted in Harshad Mehta case, then in Ketan Parekh case and now our demand is legitimate in the Adani-Hindenburg issue as public sector banks and LIC money is at stake. "The Adani issue pertains to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Australia and Israel."He said that the expunction of 'Parliamentary' words are unprecedented.
Will accept and abide by SC judgement on MCD, says Delhi BJP
"BJP believes that when a matter is sub judice, we should not react on any observation made in the courtroom, ot outside it and especially avoid media trial," state General Secretary Harsh Malhotra said. BJP's mayoral candidate Rekha Gupta has moved a intervention application in the matter and we will now present our contention before the court itself, he added.
Don't turn House into a municipal corporation, Speaker tells warring TMC, BJP MPs
The drama started when Khan sought to know during Question Hour as to how many unorganised sector workers from West Bengal had registered with the e-Shram portal of the Labour Ministry, as he said that many such workers have been agitating and complaining about lack of payment of dearness allowance.
Shivraj announces multiple schemes in election year, stumps Congress
A verbal tug-of-war had broken out between Chouhan and former CM and state Congress chief Kamal Nath began in the last week of January, and since then, both the senior politicians have been training their guns on each other regularly. Chouhan has started posing a series of questions to Kamal Nath over the 'failed' promises of the 15-month Congress government, while the latter is trying to 'expose' the ruling party in a similar fashion.
Objections to Justice Nazeer' appointment as Governor ill-founded: YSRCP
YSRCP Parliamentary Party leader V. Vijayasai Reddy said that all eminent citizens have equal right to become Governor. "Objections of the opposition on Justice Abdul Nazeer's appointment as the Governor of AP are ill-founded. Article 157 is clear on the qualifications for the appointment of Governor. All eminent citizens have an equal right to become a Governor of a State," tweeted the Rajya Sabha member.
Paras claims Bihar govt will fall before 2024, Nitish says 'celebrate'
Talking to media persons here, Paras, The President of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP), said that 'three wickets' of the Mahagathbandhan have fallen in the last 5 months. "The situation is not looking good for the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. The JD-U and RJD leaders are taking on each other every day.
'There is no illegality': SC junks plea against delimitation exercise in J&K
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka said there is no illegality associated with the establishment of the Delimitation Commission under the impugned order issued on March 6, 2020. "There is no illegality associated with the delimitation/readjustment of Parliamentary constituencies of the Union Territory of J & K undertaken by the Delimitation Commission," it added.
Chair hurled at Nitish Kumar during Samadhan Yatra in Aurangabad
Nitish Kumar reached the Barun block to inaugurate the panchayat building, and attend a programme there, when a chair fell in front of him. Following the incident, security personnel surrounded the Chief Minister and took him away after the event. The local police started the investigation to identify that person responsible for hurling the clair on CM Nitish Kumar.
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