Politics

In jail, Sisodia seeks Pen, Bhagavad Gita & diary from court

Even as Rouse Avenue Court on Monday sent former Delhi deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia to judicial custody till March 20 in Delhi excise policy case, his counsel demanded that the leader be given a diary, pen, Bhagavad Gita and some medicines during stay in the jail.  The former education minister of […]

Rabri Devi questioned by CBI sleuths at Patna residence in land for jobs scam case

Officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrived at the residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi to question her in relation to land for jobs scams, which happened during Lalu Yadav’s tenure as the railway minister. The case relates to supposed illegal appointments made in the railways in return for […]

Kejriwal, Mann sound poll bugle in Chhattisgarh; predict AAP-Cong bipolar contest

Anticipating a bipolar contest between the ruling Congress and his party, the Delhi CM said BJP is politically irrelevant in the state while speaking at a karyakarta sammelan in Raipur. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was also in attendance.

Cong spox in jail: 3 am arrest for speaking against Didi in Bengal

West Bengal Congress spokesperson Kaustav Bagchi who was arrested at 8:30 am on Saturday by Bortala police from his Barrackpore residence has been granted bail after eight hours in Police custody. Bail was granted to him on a security bond of Rs 1000. There was major drama at the Banshall Court on Saturday, where Bagchi’s […]

Nitish Kumar sends team to Tamil Nadu to probe alleged attack on Bihari migrants

A four-member team of officials from Bihar on Saturday left for Tamil Nadu to look into allegations of attacks on migrant workers. The allegations have been denied by the southern state. The Bihar government has made a team of four officials to probe the matter. The team includes Alok Kumar, Special Secretary of the Labor […]