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I criticise Jawaharlal Nehru's policies, not his intention: Rajnath Singh
In his address at an event to commemorate the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas', he said that there are a lot of people who criticise Nehru and that "I also belong to a political party... I do not want to criticise any Prime Minister of the country". "I also do not question the intention and integrity of any Prime Minister. There was no failure in their intention," he said, in a reference to the 1962 India-China war. He said today India is self-sufficient in the field of defence.
Calcutta HC directs ED to shift Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS Bhubaneswar
The bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri ordered that Chatterjee be flown to Bhubaneswar in an air-ambulance on Monday morning for medical check-up and a report should be submitted at his bench by 3 pm on Monday itself. Chaudhuri's direction came on a petition filed by the ED challenging an order from a lower court that allowed Chatterjee to be treated at the state-run SSKM Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
Chidambaram slams govt for increasing GST on scientific equipments
Criticising the increase in GST on scientific equipment, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said government believes that all the scientific knowledge that we need can be gathered by gazing at the sky and re-imagining our past. "GST on scientific equipment needed by research institutions and universities raised from 5% to 12-18%.
Superhigh ambitions prompted Arpita Mukherjee to abandon her widow mother: ED
A background check of Arpita by the central agency officials has revealed that she had always been driven by super high ambitions and shortcut methods to achieve that in her journey from a small-time Odia actress to her present status as a confidant and close aide of West Bengal Commerce & Industries Minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general, Partha Chatterjee, also had also been arrested by ED in this connection.
CPI comes out against CPM, says Kerala being branded as Pinarayi govt
Party members who were participating in the Thiruvananthapuram district committee meeting spoke about the need for internal discussions on the government. They said that there were no such attempts in the previous LDF governments led by E.K. Nayanar, P.K. Vasudevan Nair or V.S. Achuthanandan, asserting that branding an LDF government was not acceptable according to communist ideals.
Smriti Irani sends legal notice to Congress over 'malicious allegations' against daughter
The notice, sent through her lawyer, said that these allegations have been made with the knowledge of their falsity, or at least in careless disregard of the truth. "The false allegations were intended to hurt the reputation of our client as a minister and a person in public life, and also to outrage her modesty and that of her daughter.
Mamata's name, mobile number found in Partha Chatterjee arrest memo
ED sources said that while taking anyone into custody, the agency sleuths follow a procedure of issuing an arrest memo. That procedure involves asking the person to be arrested the name and contact number of one person whom he/she might wish to contact while in custody. The name and contact details of that person are mentioned in the arrest memo.
Delhi govt's event hijacked on PMO's directions: AAP
"On the orders of the PMO, the police entered the stage of Delhi government's 'Van Mahotsav' event's closing ceremony and put up a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said. Rai alleged that the police forcibly entered the event which was scheduled for Sunday evening and also threatened to arrest the AAP workers if they removed the Prime Minister's poster from the stage.
Kuldeep Bishnoi meets Nadda, Haryana CM
On July 10, Bishnoi had met Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.In the recent Rajya Sabha biennial election held in June, Congress MLA Bishnoi cross-voted which led to the defeat of party candidate and former Union Minister Ajay Maken.
Eyeing the vote of minorities in 2024, AIADMK cosying up to Cong in Tamil Nadu
According to insiders in the party, AIADMK has commenced discussions with the Congress party in Tamil Nadu aiming for the 2024 general elections and wants to snap ties with BJP. The presence of a large number of minority votes in Tamil Nadu is one of the major reasons for AIADMK under Edappadi K. Palaniswami to rework its strategies.
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