Category: Politics

Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case by a Surat court. A notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said he stood disqualified from the House from March 23, the day of his conviction. Rahul Gandhi has to now move a higher court and get his conviction stayed. Rahul Gandhi defamation case was filed on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for remarks he had made at a Lok Sabha election rally…

Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha, a day after he was convicted in a defamation case by a Surat court. A notice issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said he stood disqualified from the House from March 23, the day of his conviction. Rahul Gandhi has to now move a higher court and get his conviction stayed. Rahul Gandhi defamation case was filed on a complaint lodged by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi for remarks he had made at a Lok Sabha election rally…

Amongst continued adjournments and without any debate, the Lok Sabha approved the Union Budget envisaging an expenditure of around Rs 45 lakh crore for financial year 2023-24. The entire exercise was over in 12 minutes completing two-third of the parliamentary approval. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present during the passage of the Budget. Opposition MPs entered the Well of the House shouting slogans, and the House could not even discuss the demands for grants of the identified ministries. The passed Bills will now be sent to the Rajya Sabha for…

The Government of Uttar Pradesh and Quality Council of India, in collaboration with industry associations – ASSOCHAM, FICCI, IIA and PHDCCI – launched the Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp (Uttar Pradesh Quality Mission) at Lucknow today. The Sankalp was inaugurated by Deputy CM of UP, Shri Brajesh Pathak and launched by the Minister of Cooperation (IC) Shri J. P. S. Rathore in the august presence of Shri Awanish Awasthi, Shri G. N. Singh and Prof. D. P. Singh, Advisors to the Chief Minister of UP, Shri Anil Agrawal, DGP (Training and…

Amritpal Singh was living in Dubai helping out with his uncle’s transport business till February 2022. With a short moustache and trimmed hair, the look he sported was far away from that of an orthodox practising Sikh. But at present Amritpal Singh is a self-proclaimed Khalistani leader sporting a long beard and hair wrapped in a saffron turban, characteristics usually associated with a practicing Sikh. He is also the ‘Jathedar’ of Waris Punjab De and now the pro-Khalistan preacher declared a fugitive by Punjab Police. The transformation happened when Amritpal…

The Surat District Court sentenced Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in jail in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him for his alleged “Modi surname” remarks. The court granted him bail, and stayed its order for a period of 30 days so the Congress leader can appeal in a higher court. “Why all the thieves, be it Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi or Narendra Modi, have Modi in their names,” the Congress leader had allegedly said during the rally in Karnataka’s Kolar on April 13, 2019. Reacting to…

Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday proposed a budget worth Rs 78,800 crore, two days after the standoff between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Union government over high expenditure allocation for advertisements and publicity. Cabinet Minister Shri @kgahlot Presenting Delhi’s Budget | LIVE #DelhiBudget2023 https://t.co/MEKSUHyXSy — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) March 22, 2023 Gahlot, in his budget speech, lauded the Delhi model of governance and said the AAP government has shown zero tolerance for corruption. Rs 21,000 will be used to make Delhi clean, beautiful and modern,” Gahlot said. The finance minister also hailed the government’s…

The name of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been removed from the Interpol database of Red Notices. As per Interpol, a Red Notice or a Red Corner Notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action. A Red Notice is not equivalent to an arrest warrant. Mehul Choksi is one of the prime accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam. Choksi allegedly connived with bank officials to get fraudulent Letters of Undertaking. Choksi topped the list…

The Delhi Police has arrested at least six people and registered more than 100 FIRs in connection with “objectionable posters”, including those with derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, across the national capital. The arrested people also include owners of two printing press. According to reports, some parts of Delhi also had posters with the caption “Modi Hatao Desh Bachao”. However, posters did not have details of the printing press. The police said at least 2,000 posters were removed and a similar number were seized from a van at IP Estate when it…

The much-awaited Delhi budget will be presented at the Assembly today (Tuesday). The Delhi Budget which was to be presented on Tuesday was resubmitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs for approval amid the tussle between the Centre and the AAP government. The Union Home Ministry eventually approved the Delhi Budget on Tuesday following a clarification from the AAP government, paving the way for its presentation in the Assembly. While the matter sparked a fresh row between the AAP government and the Centre, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that the Kejriwal…