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Gun, ammunition, cash recovred from aides of AAP MLA Amanatullah
Sources said that the aide of Amanatullah failed to produce a licence for the gun seized in the raid. "The gun, live cartridges and cash to the tune of Rs 12 lakh have been recovered from the premises of Hamid Ali, an associate of Amanatullah," said the source. On Thursday, Amanatullah was summoned by the ACB to join the investigation in connection with an ongoing probe into criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust by public servants.
Congress workers threaten Kerala vegetable vendor over donation for 'Bharat Jodo' yatra
Reacting to the incident, Kerala Congress unit Chief K. Sudhakaran tweeted, "Three party workers involved in an unacceptable incident in Kollam have been suspended with immediate effect. They do not represent our ideology and such behaviour is inexcusable. The party is crowdfunding small donations voluntarily unlike others who get corporate donations. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also came down heavily over the incident.
Ghulam Nabi Azad's exit to impact Cong in Jammu & Kashmir: Karan Singh
"He (Azad) is intelligent, whatever step he has taken, he must have taken it after careful consideration. It will have an impact on the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir," Senior Congress leader Dr. Karan Singh, who is from the erstwhile royal family of Jammu and Kashmir, said.
CBI court releases Lalu Prasad's passport for two months
With this, the decks have been cleared for him to go to Singapore for the kidney transplant. After he was convicted in a fodder scam, his passport was seized in 2017. The RJD chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav who is currently on bail, is suffering from many diseases including infection in kidneys, lungs, blood pressure and others. Both his kidneys are damaged up to 75 per cent.
Avanish Awasthi appointed CM Yogi's advisor
Former Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Avanish Awasthi retired from IAS officer service on August 31. According to an official order, Avanish Awasthi's term will be till February 28, 2023 and he will advise the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in administrative matters.
Amarinder Singh to join BJP on September 19
PLC spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal said that Singh will also announce the merger of his party with the BJP the same day. He said that a few former MLAs will also join the BJP along with Singh on September 19. Speculations of Amarinder Singh joining the BJP had grown stronger after he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on September 12.
PM Modi to inaugurate NE's biggest power plant and only greenfield airport in Arunachal
A official of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said that CM Khandu apprised PM Modi about the Kameng Hydro Electric Project, executed by the state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) with an estimated cost of around Rs 8,000 crores and about the greenfield airport, commissioned by the Airport Authority of India at a cost of Rs 650 crore.
Will lead AIADMK at appropriate time: Sasikala
Sasikala in a statement on Friday said that the AIADMK would win all the Lok Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu in the 2024 general elections. The estranged leader said that the majority of the party cadres are with her and O. Panneerselvam and that she would soon be at the helm of affairs in the party.
Excise Policy scam: ED team reaches Tihar Jail to quiz Satyendar Jain
The central agency is currently conducting raids at more than 40 locations across India. According to the sources, raids that started early on Friday morning, are underway in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR and Nellore. ED's case is based on the FIR of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Chidambaram takes jibe at Sitharaman over her 'half-baked' statement
Chidambaram tweeted, "The FM is reported to have said that the 1991 reforms were "half-baked", Thank God, Dr Manmohan Singh did not serve over-cooked and unpalatable food like Demonetisation, multiple-rates GST and savage taxes on petrol & diesel
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