Politics

Supreme court cancels early release of Bilkis Bano rape-murder convicts, slams Gujarat government

The Gujarat government's authority to release the men in 2022 was sharply criticised by the Supreme Court, prompting waves of condemnation from civil society, activists, and opposition politicians.

AAP welcomes investigation into Mohalla clinics, BJP claims yet another scam by AAP

NEW DELHI: The politics around Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Mohalla clinic is heating up as reports from the regular monitoring done on the direction of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (LG) has found fraudulent practices being prevalent in the government clinics runned by the state government. The reports allegedly claim fraudulent practices to be prevalent in the lab […]

Mahadev app case: Bhupesh Baghel alleges ED acting on orders of its political superiors

NEW DELHI: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched a scathing attack on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) following his name surfacing in the agency’s recent second charge sheet related to the Mahadev betting app case investigation. Baghel’s reaction stemmed from Asim Das’s jail-recorded statement, where Das refuted claims of delivering money to politicians or their affiliates, […]

NPP urges Centre’s intervention to save rubber farmers

KOTTAYAM: In a fervent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Commerce Ministry, the National Progressive Party (NPP), a prominent right-wing political entity, recently called for a rise in the support price of natural rubber to Rs 300 per kg in Kottayam in Kerala.   The NPP aims to alleviate the plight of lakhs of […]

Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel named in Mahadev app case

A person named Dixit Kothari has been arrested from Mumbai in connection to this Mahadev betting app case.