Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Tuesday night said she is withdrawing her decision to appoint her nephew Akash Anand as her successor. She further said that she is also removing her nephew from his responsibilities as the party’s national co-ordinator. In a post on X, Mayawati said that she has taken the latest decision in the interests of the party and it will remain so till the time Anand gains full maturity. Her brother and Akash’s father Anand Kumar will continue to fulfil his responsibilities as before, she said. In her X post, she said, “It is…
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In a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), three independent candidates, who earlier sided with the BJP, have now withdrawn their support and extended it to the Congress in Haryana. According to reports, former CM Bhupendra Singh Hooda and Congress state chief Uday Bhan have informed that MLA Sombir Sangwan from Dadri, MLA Dharampal Gondar from Nilokheri, and Randhir Golan from Pundri have declared support to the Congress. Independent MLA from Haryana, Randhir Golan, who withdrew support from the BJP-led government in Haryana, said, “For the last 4.5 years, we extended support to the BJP. Today unemployment and inflation are…
Nirav Modi, a fugitive businessman, who has been in prison in London for over five years, on Tuesday made a new bail application which was rejected by a UK judge who ruled that he continued to pose a “substantial risk” of absconding justice. The 52-year-old diamond merchant, who lost his extradition battle to face fraud and money laundering charges in India, did not appear for the bail hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in London but his son and two daughters were present in the gallery. District Judge John Zani accepted their legal team’s submission that the long passage of time since the last bail application three and a half years ago constituted a change in circumstances to allow…
The polling for Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Tuesday with a voter turnout of approximately 61.16 per cent, according to the Election Commission data. While Assam recorded the maximum voter turnout of 75.01 per cent, Maharashtra witnessed the lowest voter turnout of 54.09 per cent. While the voting remained largely peaceful across 11 states and Union Territories with sporadic incidents of violence recorded in West Bengal. The stakes being high for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which had won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, in the last election. …
The stage is set for the voting in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories on Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. The stakes are high in the third phase elections for the BJP which had won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, in the last election. Over 1,300 candidates, including around 120 women, are in the fray. Among the bigwigs are Union ministers Amit Shah from Gandhinagar constituency, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Mansukh Mandaviya from Porbandar, Parshottam Rupala from Rajkot, Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad and SP…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed confidence that the NDA government will be formed in Andhra Pradesh and also in Delhi. He said this is the first time that elections are held in AP for the first with a slogan of Vikasit Andhra Pradesh. Addressing election rallies in Rajahmundry and Anakapalli of Andhra Pradesh on Monday, he emphasized the need for a double engine government in Andhra Pradesh for development. He said that the YSR Congress Party got an opportunity of five years to work for the people which they wasted and led the state lagging in development. He highlighted that…
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena Monday recommended a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from banned extremist organisation Sikhs for Justice. L-G House sources said this has been recommended on the basis of a complaint that the AAP received $16 million from the pro-Khalistan group for “facilitating the release of Devendra Pal Bhullar and espousing the Pro-Khalistani sentiments”. The complaint in this regard was filed by Ashoo Mongia of the World Hindu Federation. In his recommendation to the Union Home Secretary, Saxena has stated that since the complaint is made against a…
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Monday dismissed the bail petitions moved by BRS MLC K Kavitha in connection with CBI and ED cases related to the Excise policy case. Special judge Kaveri Baweja on Monday passed the order and said both bail petitions in ED as well as in the CBI case were dismissed. A detailed order copy is awaited. Senior Advocates Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Vikram Chaudhari alongwith advocates Nitesh Rana, Mohit Rao and Deepak Nagar appeared for the K Kavitha in the matter. Through plea, K Kavitha alleged that the ruling party in the Centre is using investigative agencies…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a mega roadshow as a part of an election campaign for their party – Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday evening. Before embarking on the roadshow, PM Modi offered prayers at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. It was PM Modi’s first visit to Ayodhya after the historical consecration of the Ram Temple in the holy city on January 22 ending the centuries-old dispute over the religious site. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP’s Faizabad candidate Lallu Singh accompanied him. Apart from CM Yogi, the BJP’s Faizabad…
The Election Commission has directed the Andhra Pradesh government to transfer Director General of Police K V Rajendranath Reddy with immediate effect. The poll panel has directed the state government to send three names of DGP-rank officers; a new DGP would be appointed by 11 am Monday. Reddy, a 1992-batch IPS officer, had taken over as the DGP of Andhra Pradesh in February 2022 from D Gautam Sawang. The EC has taken this crucial decision on the opposition’s complaints that the DGP and several other officials are colluding with the ruling YSR Congress Party in the state and violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The transfer of…