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Friday - Sep 13, 2024
New Delhi: India's Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of India's capital and a key political opponent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kejriwal has been behind bars for months on allegations that his party took kickbacks in exchange for liquor licences. "Prolonged incarceration amounts to unjust deprivation of liberty," Supreme Court justice Surya Kant said in the verdict. Kejriwal was first taken into custody in March by India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), a central agency established to fight financial crimes. His arrest led to widespread speculation since it came weeks before the country's national elections.
The Supreme Court let him out temporarily in May for some 20 days, to campaign for the polls. In July, he was granted bail in the ED case but remained in the custody of the federal |
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Friday - Sep 6, 2024
Dehradun: A year after extremists forced Muslim neighbours from their homes in India, victims live in despair as their tormentors seek to drive Islam from what they consider a Hindu "holy land". Mohammad Salim shudders when he remembers the campaign that erupted in May 2023 against his Muslim minority community in Purola, a seemingly sleepy town surrounded
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Saturday - Aug 3, 2024
On July 28, Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., of Atlanta, issued a statement regarding the recent events at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Paris, France: “The Olympics are the pinnacle of international sporting events and are supposed to reflect unity in diversity. Athletes come together from around the world, from different countries and
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Tuesday - Jul 23, 2024
Istanbul: Turkey has discreetly imposed a comprehensive ban on the export of weapons and defence-related items to India, one of the world’s leading arms importers, to show its support for Pakistan, India’s main rival in South Asia. The decision, which has major geopolitical and economic significance, was taken in a closed-door session of the Turkish Parliament
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Thursday - Jul 11, 2024
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Patanjali Ayurveda to provide proof that it has ceased the sale and advertisement of 14 products that were banned by the Uttarakhand state licensing department in April, seeking to verify Patanjali’s claim that it issued directives to all store owners
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Thursday - Jul 11, 2024
BJP MLA Bharat Shetye from Mangalore north constituency has been booked for allegedly making provocative statements against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. The Kavoor police in Mangalore city registered the case on Tuesday night following a complaint by Mangalore city corporation member Anil Kumar
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Wednesday - Jul 10, 2024
New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his then deputy Manish Sisodia and former media in-charge of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Vijay Nair asked for “additional” money “over and above” ₹100 crore for their election funding in Goa and Punjab, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in
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Wednesday - Jul 10, 2024
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday issued a production warrant for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) while taking cognisance of the seventh supplementary chargesheet filed in connection with the excise policy. Simultaneously, the court also took cognisance of the eighth supplementary
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Friday - Jul 5, 2024
London: Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour party, will take over from Rishi Sunak as UK prime minister with the most emphatic election victory by any British political party this century. Individual constituency results overnight signalled Labour would comfortably win an overall majority on a modestly increased share of the vote, returning the left-of-centre
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Thursday - Jul 4, 2024
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that instances of violence that have roiled Manipur for over a year have begun to decline, and that the resumption of schools, offices and establishments in the state is a sign of normalcy being restored, his first comments in Parliament
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